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To raise nine hundred dollars for the support of Schools the current year.
82 1862 Voted
That the School money be divided equally among the seven school Districts
To raise eight hundred dollars for repairs and amendments of the Highways the current year
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To allow a man while working on the Highways. twelve and a half cents per hour, for a yoke of oven twelve and a half cents, for a horse and horse cart twelve and a half cents, for a ox shovel twelve and a half cents, for a plough-twelve and half cents and for an x cart five cents per hour, while. used on said Highways
To raise fifteen hundred dollars to defray the necessary expenses of the Town the current year
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That the collecting of the Jakes be set up to the lowest bidder
The collecting of the Taxes were bid off by William R Kimball at 6 1/2 mills per dollar
Voted
To accept of the following list of names as Jurors John Averill William N Cleaveland Daniel U. Conant
Samuel B Carleton Daniel Gould
Joseph@Cole
Moses Kimball
George W Chadwick
Charles I Kimbally Samuel Peabody
Andrew Frame
Henry AToune
Matthew Hale John BJwieden
Edward Houve
John I Wood
Voted
To pass over the 16th article of the warrant
To recommit Benjamin Peabodys bill
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1862
Voted
To raise five hundred dollars to aid the families of volunteers in the army
Voted
To take the 2ª article of the warrant
Chose
Um & Killam } Treasurer
William R Kimball refused to collect the Taxes for the current year ---
Voted
To take up the 14th article of the warrant To set up the collecting of the Faxes to the lowest bidder
The collecting of the Taxes were bid off by Joseph & Janes at eight mills per dollar
Voted
To take up the 2d article of the warrant
Chose
Joseph Ht Janes } Collector
To choose one more ythingman in West Parish Robert B Anderson & Tythingman
Voted Shore "1
Voted
Samuel Goodale & Measures of Wood & Bark Jo abate the Poll tax set to Jacob Dresser in list of 1858 also Joseph Peabody Silas BEdwards I and George Love in list of 1859 also William Blodgett James A Dennet IN Johnson, William & Thompson Michael Logan Samuel Evans Chandler B Hardy and Aaron Scofield in list of 1860, also Um Broderick Patrick Doherty GB Hardy A I Pierce and Tax of 1,75 set to James W Holister in list of 1861
Voted
To Dissolve the Meeting Um& Killam } Clerk
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At a legal Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Boxford qualified to vote in Elections and Town affairs, held in the Vestry in the first Parish in said Town on Monday the Thirty first day of March A.D.1862
Chose Voted
Nathan Towne } Moderator
That the taxes be committed to the Collector within three days of the first day of September next, and that all taxes be collected within Sixty days after the date of the tax list
Voted Voted
To pass over the third article of the warrant To dissolve the meeting
UmE Killam Voun Clerk
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At a legal meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Boxford qualified to vote in town affairs, held in Vestry in the First Parish in said Town on Tuesday the twenty second day of July A. D. 1862
Nathan Towne Moderator
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That a bounty of Two hundred dollars be offered to any person being a citizen of this Town who May enlist into the service of the U.S. for the terms of three years to be paid them when they are sworn into said service, until this towns quota is full.
Voted
That in order to obtain this bounty they must enlist within twenty days from this date
Voted
That this bounty be not paid until they have been examined by the Surgeon appointed for that purpose and sworn and mustered into service
Voted
That the recruiting officer be authorized after the expiration of twenty days to recruit from any other source approved by law offering a bounty of one hundred dollars.
Voted
That the Town Treasurer be authorized to hire money to pay this bounty
Voted
Voted
That the Town raise and the Treasurer be authorized to hire the sum of Eight hundred dollars for the aid of families of Volunteers
To dissolve this Meeting um & Killam Town bleck
Chose Voted
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At a legal meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Boxford qualified to vote in town affairs held in the Vestry in the first Parish in sand Town on Friday the twenty second of August A.D. 1862
Chose Voted
Nathan Towne } Moderator
That the Town will pay to each person who shall be a resident of this town, who shall enlist into The federal army and be duly enrolled under the last call of the President for 300.000 men for nine months, untill the quota for B oxford shall be filled-a bounty of Two hundred dollars
Voted Voted
To add fifty dollars to the bounty already raised
That the Treasurer for Boxford is hereby authorized and instructed to hire whon the credit of the Town such sums of money as may be needed to pay the bounty agreeably to the role of the town upon the second article just passed to such persons as volunteer and are duly munstered into the service
Voted
To adjourn this meeting until next wednesday at three. O clock PM, at this place Um E Killam Town leck
The Inhabitants of the town of qualified to vote in town met according to adjournment on wednes- dy the twenty seventh day of Aug. at three Q clock PM, A. D. 1862 after having the doings of the last meeting read
Voted
To add to the vote passed on the 2& article in the warrant, after he has acertained the quota for Boxford
That the Treasurer be instructed to hire such surms. of money as he need at the lowest rate of interest that he can
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That the Treasurer be instructed to pay the first on the enlistment roll provided they shall be duly enrolled and mustered into the service until the quota is full
To dissolve the meeting Um & Killam } down blesk
At a legal meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Boxford qualified to vote in town affairs, held in the vestry in the first Parish in said Town on Monday the twenty ninth day of Sept A. D. 1862
Nathan Towne & Moderator
To recind and annul their vote of Aug 27th 1862 whereby they voted to add to their vote on the 2 d. article of their warrant of Ang 22 % 1862. after the Treasurer has ascertained the quota for Boxford
That the Treasurer be authorized to pay fifteen persons if that number are duly mustered into the Service of the United States on or before Saturday the fourth day of Oct next, and that the persons whose names are now on the enlisting papers shall have the preference before any other's up to the time named. Ifany of the fifteen above refered to shall not be mus- tered into the service by the time specified the Treas- user is authorized to pay any others mustered into the Service who are inhabitants of Boxford in their place, and if a larger number is required than the fifteen above named, the Treasurer is hereby author- ized to pay the same bounty to each Soldier duly mustered into the service till the quota for Burford is full
To dissolve the meeting Wm & Killam } Town Clerk
Voted
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Chose
Voted
Voted
Voted
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At a legal meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Boxford in the Country of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts qualified according to the Constitu~ tion to vote for Representatives to Congress for State and County officers holden in the vestry in the first Parish in said Boxford on Tuesday the fourth day of Nor A.D. 1862 for the purpose of aring in their rotes to the Selectmen for Governor and Lient, Governor of this Commonwealth, for Councilor for District No 2 for Secretary of State for Treasurer, for Attorney- General for Auditor of Accounts, for Senator for the 3%. Essex District, for Representative to General Court to North Andover No twenty, for District Attor- mey, for Sheriff for Essex County, for three Commis- sioners of Insolvency for Representative to Congress for Dien No 7, for one County Commissioner for three years and two Special Commissioners for the there years
Voted
The whole number of ballots given in was One hun- dred & thing seren
The whole number of ballots were sorted counted and recorded and declaration thereof made as by the Constitution directed and were for the following persons viz
For Governor John A Andrew of Boston Ninety three Gen Charles Derens is of Worcester Forty two
For Lieutenant Governor Quel Hayden of Williamsburg Ninety three Plunkett of Pittsfield Forty two
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For Secretary of State Oliver Warner of Northampton Ninety three Nathaniel B Shurtleff of Boston Forty three
For Treasurer & Receiver General Henry Koliver of Salem Ninety three Daniel Saunders ju of Lawrence Forty three
For Attorney General Dwight Foster of Worcester Ninety three Henry W Paine of bambudge Forty three
For Auditor of Accounts Levi Reed of Abington Ninety three
Charles Kimball of I fewich Forty three
For Representative to Congress Sixth District Du booch of Melrose Forty three
Oliver & Perry of Andover Forty three Daniel WeTouch of Melrose Forty nine
For Conseiller District No 2 Gerry W Cockraine of Methuen Ninety Havo Stephen B. Ses jr of Salern Forty three
For Senator third Essex District Thomas Wright of Lawrence Ninety two Forty three George & Cabot of Lawrence For District Attorney Alfred A Abbott of South Danvers Forty three
Alfred A Abbott of Danvers AA Abbott of South Danvers For Sheriff James bary of Lawrence Ninety two Forty two
Forty nine Forty three
Moses Jerney of Georgetown Fin County Commissioner Abram D Waitt of Ipswich Ninety three Forty three
Leri Catch of Gloucester
90
For Special Commissioners John Danforth jr of Lynfield Ninety two John B Jenkins of Andover Ninety two Serome Davis of Saugus Forty three
Moses Carr of West Newbury Forty three
For Commissioners of Insolvency
George & Choate of Salem Ninety two
W Ht P W night of Lawrence Ninety two Benj H Smith of Gloucester Forty three William & Binney of Amesbury Forty Three WE P. S mythe of Lynn Forty Three
Alfred Kittredge of Haverhill Forty three
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BH Smith of Gloucester Forty mine
For Representative to General Court District No 20 John Perley of Bradford Ninety one Leverett W Johnson of Bradford Forty three
Um & Killam } Town Clerk
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1863
At a legal meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Boxford duly qualified to vote for town officers and in town affairs held in the Vestry in the second Parish in said town on Monday the second day of March A.L. 1863.
Chose
William R. Kimball Moderator
Voted
Chose
To pass over the second article till a block is chosen William H. Wood & Jown black
Chose
John J Kimball William E. Killam (Selectmen Israel Herrick
Voted
To take up the twenty sixth Article in the warrant
Voted
To release W. H. and Um A. Carleton from their obligation to the town of Boxford
Chose
Samuel Morse
2 Constables
Joseph H Janes 1
Bhose
William E. Killam John K. Cole Richard K. Foster f. Gilbert Day David M. Cole
Intheingmen
Thomas L. Spofford
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92 1863. Chose
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Chose
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Moses Dorman Sammel Bixby Dean Andrews William H. Word Jonathan E. Foster William R. Kimball
Fence Viewers
Surveyors
Highways
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George Perley Moses Dorman William R. Kimball Jonathan &. Porter }Dec. Oliver P. Killam John F. Kimball Nathan K. Fowler Joseph N. Pope George Stetson John Sawyer Edward Houve
Field Drivers
Chose
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Edward Howe Samuel Fowler Dean Andrews Daniel Word Elbridge Perley George W. Chadwick John L. Killam Alonzo J. Henley Daniel Andrews George Perley John Janes Nelson Bodwell Sylvester Dolloff John R. Webster John J. Wood Robert B Anderson Charles G. Stevens George B. Killam
Henry Barker Amos Stevens
93
1863
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Augustus Hayward Dean Andrews Samuel Kimball Samuel Bixby JoshuaJ. Day Jonathan J. Porter, Dec. Daniel F. Harriman John Pearl
Surveyors of Lumber
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Chose
Samuel Bixby Amos Stevens Israel Herrick Charles E. Stevens Benjamin J. Peabody Joshua J. Day Daniel F. Harriman Samuel B. Carletono
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Measures of Wood and Bank
Chose 11
William A. Howe Aaron L. Parker
1Pound Keepers
Chose 11
John Averill Isaac W. Andrew.
I sealers of Leather
Chose 11
Ancill Dorman William R. Kimball
Auditors
Chose
Voted
Samuel Kimball School Committee for three years To allow each school District to choose their own Prudential Committee
94
1863 Voted
Voted
Voted
To pass over the fifth Article in the warrant. To take up the second Article in the warrant To pass over the second Article in the warrant To allow the Prudential Committee of each School District to contract with the Teachers for their respective Schools the current year.
Voted
Voted
To allow the several School Districts to divide their proportion of the school money as they think proper for the support of the summer and winter terms of School
voted
To accept the report of the selectmen relative to Guide Boards without reading.
Voted
To accept the report of the Committee on School Funds
Voted Voted
To accept the report of the Auditors
To allow a bill of charge presented by Um E. Killam for service as Chairman of Selectmen Assessor and Overseer of the poor the past year, and cash paid for Stationary, postage, Express fee , c. $ 85,91.
Voted
To allow a bill of charge presented by Thomas L. Spofford for service as one of the Selectmeno and Overseer of the poor $ 20.75
95
1863 Voted
To allow a bill of change /presented by George W. Chadwick for service as Selectman, Assessor, and Overseer of the poor and Cash paid $37.00
Voted
To allow a bill of charge presented by Um & Killamo for services as Treasurer The past year and Cash paid for postage and express fees $ 12.53
Voted
To allow a bill of charge presented by Joshua J. Day for service as Auditor and Cash paid for printing Report $ 1600
Voted
To allow a bill of change presented by Joseph H. James for notifying Town meeting For March 2 nd 1863, $1,50
Voted
To allow a bill of charge presented by Thomas L. Spofford Surveyors of Highways for repairing Bridge and extra labor on Highways near George Stetsons. $1.00
Voted
To allow a bill of charge presented by Samuel Iwisden for gravel for mending Highways one hundred loads at five cents a load $5.00
Voted
To hass over the twelfth Article in the warrant
Voted
That Surveyors of Highways when the roads are encumbered with snow be directed to break them out eight feet wide and that twelve and a half cents per hour be allowed for a man, and twelve and a half cents per hour be allowed for a yoke of oxen while employed under the direction of a Surveyor of Highways, and that all bills for such service be presented to the selectmen previous to the 20 th of February 1864.
96 1863
Voted
To raise Nine hundred dollars for the support of Schools the current year.
Voted
That the school money be divided equally among the seven School Districts
Voted
To raise one thousand dollars for repairs and amendments of the Highways the current y car
voted That there fourths of the Highway tax be worked out before the first day of fully, and To allow a man while working on the Highways twelve anda half cents per hour. for a note of oxen twelve and a half cents, for a horse and house cart twelve and a half cents, for an ox shovel twelve and a half cents, for a plough twelve and a half cents, and for an or cart five cents per hour while used on said Highway
Voted
To adjourn the meeting one hour.
Afternoon Session The qualified voters met according to adjourn- ment a id proceeded to business
Voted
To raise fifteen hundred dollars to defray the necessary charges and expenses of the Town the current near
Voted.
That a discount of four percent is allowed on all Taxes hard before the first of November, and two her cent on all fraid before the first of December and that all the Taxes be paid before the first of January .
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Voted Chose
Chose
To take w/ the third Article in the warrant William R. Kimball & Collector of Taxes. William R. Kimball Treasurer
Jonathan f. Porter declined serving as Field Driver and Surveyor of Lumber
Chose
Chose
Voted
To take up the twelfth Article in the warrant
Voted
To allow the Treasurer and Collector Forty dollars for his services the current year.
Voted
That the Treasurer be instructed to hire one thousand dollars to aid the families of volunteers as it shall be needed from time to time.
Voted
That the Selectmen be instructed to draw money from the Treasurer in such sims as they need from time to time to play the families of volunteers
Voted
To abate the Poll Tax set to Jacob D. Brown, George W. Cunningham George H. Holt and Gilman P. Parker in list of 1861.
Orville L. Honey Surveyor of Lumber James Carlton & Field Driver
98 1563
Voted
To pass over the remainder of the Article.
Voted
To choose to committee to visit the Alms house Estab- lishment and see what repairs are necessary,- und stake out a place where they think the barn ought to stand on or before the 20th Inst, and ascertain the expense of such repairs and removing the barn, and report at the next Town Meeting
Voted.
To choose a Committee of three and they be chosen by ballot
Chose
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Joshua J. Day John K. Cole Thomas Sawyer
1 Committee
Voted
To take up the twenty second Article in the warran That the Town Stand Their own insurance
Voted.
Voted
To cut thirty cords of wood on the down farm draw it off from the lot and pile it in the pasture
Voted
Toaccept the following list of names as furor
Albert Brown John K. Cole
William R. Cole
Orville L. Hovey Henry James' Asa Kimball William R. Kimball Valorns V. Moulton
Stephen book Andrew Frame Jonathan E. Foster Israel Herrick Edward Howe
Samuel P. Peabody Daniel Russell John J. Wood
99
1863
Voted
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To pass over the twenty fourth Article in the warrant
That the Taxes for the current year be committed to the Collector on or before the first day of October.
To take up the twenty third Article in the warrant
That the Overseers of the poor be instructed to cut off thirty cords of wood on the Town Farm,- draw it from the lot and pile it in the pasture prenons to the first of May
Voted
To take up the twentieth article in the warrant
Voted
To abate the Poll tax set to Henry Q. Hale, Thomas Haines and Thomas Reedy in list of 1862.
Voted
That this Meeting be dissolved
William H. Wood } Down Clerk.
Voted
Voted
Voted
100 1863
Voted
At a legal meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Boxford in the Country of Essex and Common wealth of Massachusetts qualified by the Consti- tution to vote for Senators and Representatives in General Court, holden in the Vestry in the second Parish in said Boxford on Monday the sixth day of April A. D. 1863. being the first Monday in said month for the purpose of giving in their votes by ballot for or against an Article of Amendment to the Constitution of this Commonwealth
At the expiration of two hours from the of ning of the Polls the Town voted to close the Poll
The whole number of persons who gave in Their votes was ascertained as by law directed and the whole number of ballots was thirty and the whole number of votes were received, sorted, counted, and declaration thereof made in open Town meeting as by law directed and were as follows.
Amendment to the Constitution ges. Four No. Twenty six
To dissolve the Meeting
Um H. Wood } Journ Clerk
101
1863
At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Boxford qualified to vote in Elections and Town affairs held in the Vestry in the second Parish in said Town on Monday the sixth day of March A.D. 1863
Chose
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George Gear }Moderator
To expend a sum of Money not to exceed seventy-five dollars to repair the barn at the Almshouse establishment where it now stands
To choose a committee of one to carry this into effect :
Joshua J. Day Hcommittee To dissolve the Meeting
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Um H. Wood & Town Clerk
Voted -
Voted
Chose to
Voted
102
1863
At a legal meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Boxford dily qualified to vote for town officers and in town affairs held in the Vestry in the second Parish in said touno on Monday the eighth day of Jane A. D. 1863.
Chose Voted
William R. Kimball } Moderator
That the Selectmero be instructed to investigate the affair relative to Albert W. Stevens being injured by a house slipping down in the road near the house of John Gould,- and to settle with him the best they can
Voted
That all votes passed at this meeting be reconsidered
Voted
To dissolve the meeting Wm H. Wood & Town Clerk
103
1863
At a legal meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Boxford duly qualified to vote for town officers and in town affairs held in the Vestry in the second Parish in said town on Monday the seventeeth day of August A. D. 1863
Chose
John F. Kimball Moderator
Voted
That there be a committee chosen to defend the Town, in the suit commenced against said Town by Albert W. Stevens
Voted Chose 11
That there be a committee of two chosen
Daniel F. Harriman Committee John J. Kimball
Voted
That action on the third article in the warrant be indefinitely postponed.
Voted
That this meeting be dissolved
William H. Wood } Town Check
104 1863
At a legal meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Boxford in the Country of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts qualified to vote for State and County Officers, held in the Vestry in the second Parish in said Boxford on Tuesday the third day of November- A. D. 1863. for the purpose of giving in their vote to the Selectmen for Governor and Lient Governor of this Commonwealth, for a Councillos for District No. 2. Secretary of State, Treasurer, Attorney General, Auditor of Accounts , Senator for the third Essex District, for Register of Probate and insolvency for the bounty of Essex, Representative to General Court for North Andover District No. 20. and for one bounty Commissioner for three years.
Votid
At the expiration of two hours from the ofming of the Polls, that the Polls be closed,
The whole number of ballots given in was one hundred an thirteen
The whole number of ballots were sorted counted and declaration thereof made as by the Constitu tion directed and were as follows viz.
For Governor
W hote number of ballots One hundred and thirteen 113 John A. Andrew of Boston Eighty four 84 Henry W. Paine of Cambridge Twenty nine 29
For Lieutenant Governor
Whole number of ballots One hundred and thirteen 13 Joel Hayden of Williamsburg Eighty four 84 Thomas J. Plunket of Pittsfield Twenty nine 29
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For Secretary of state Whole number of ballots One hundred and thirteen 113 Oliver Warner of Northampton Eighty four 84
Frederick Q. Prince of Winchester Twenty nine 29
For Attorney General
Whole number of ballots One hundred and thirteen 113. Dwight Foster of Worcester Eighty four 84.
Theodore It. Sweetser of Lowell Twenty nine
29.
For Treasurer
Whole number of ballots One hundred and thirteen 113 Henry K. Oliver of Salem Eighty four 84 Nathan Clark of Lynn Twenty nine 29
For Auditor
Whole number of ballots One hundred and thirteen 113. Levi Reed of Abington Eighty four £ 84
Moses Bates of Plymouth Twentynine 29.
For County Commissioner Whole number of ballots One hundred and thirteen 113. James Kimball of Salem Eighty four 84 Moses Newell of West Newbury Twenty nine 29
For Register of Probate and Insolvency for the County of Essex.
Whole number of ballots One hundred and thirteen 113. Abner C. Goodell Jr. of Salem Eighty four 84 George R. Lord of Ipswich Twenty nine 29.
For Councillos. - Dist. No. 2 Whole number of ballots One hundred and thirteen 113 Eben S. Poor of South Danvers Eighty four 84 William Nutting Ir. of Marblehead Twenty nine 29
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For Senator 3rd Essex District
Whole number of ballots one hundred and thirteen 113. Thomas Wright of Lawrence Eighty four 84 Samuel Gould of Lawrence Twenty nine 29
For Representative to General Court District No. 20. Whole number of ballots One hundred and ten 110 Jefferson Kimball of Boxford sixty four 64 Ashura J. Day of Boxford Forty six 46. Meeting Dissolved William H. Wood Town Clerk
107
1863
At a legal meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Boxford duly qualified to vote for town officers and in town affairs held in the Vestry in the second Parish in said town on Tuesday the third day of Nov. A. D. 1863.
Chose Voted
John K. Cole
3 Moderator
To pass over the second article in the warrant
Voted
To raise four hundred dollars for paying State Aid to families of deceased Soldiers, and that the Treasurer be authorized to hire the same
Votid
That the repairing of the road on the hill northerly of the house of Samuel Killand be refered to the Selectomen
Voted
Jo dsselve the meeting
William H. Uvod} Jour Clock
108
1863
At a legal meeting of the Inhabitants of the town of Boxford duly qualified to vote for town officers and in town affairs held in the Vestry, in the second Parish in said town on Wednesday the thirtieth day of December A. D. 1868.
Chose
William R. Kimball } Moderator
Voted
That there be a committee of five chosen, consisting of the Selectmen, and two others, to aid in procuring Volunteers, to fill the gro ta of the town under the last call of the President of the U.S.
Chose
Charles . Stevens „Committee
James P. Cleaveland
Voted
That the expense in getting Volunteers, that has already been incurred, be assumed by the Town.
Um E. Killam declined serving as one of the committee to aid in procuring volunteers.
Chose
William J. Savage instead of Iron &. Hillam- declined
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