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Voted Voted
To take up the Third article That the Town approve of the action of the Committee ons chool funds in Regard to a bequest to the Town of Joseph Poster and also of Mis Mary Kimball
Voted Voted
To pass over the Sixth article for the Present
That all bills be Presented to the Selectmenofor allowance but the Selectmens on or before the twentieth day of February 1871 and that the selectmens bills be Brought before the Town for acceptance
Voted
That the Roads be broken out as last year eight feet wide and that all bills be Brought be- fore the Selectmen and that no bill be allowed but those that are brought by the surveyors of Highways, and that they be allowed fifteen cents per hour for a Man and fifteen cents hr. hour for a yoke of oven and that all bills be presented on or before the 20 day of February 1871
Voted
That the Town raise four thousand Dollars for the Expenses the current year
To take up the ninth article of the Warrant
Voted Voted Voted Voted
Jo naise twelve hundred Dollars for the Support of Schools the Present year That the School committee be requested to divide the School Money equally among the Several Schools That the Town raise one Thousand Dollars for repairs and amendmts of the Highways the current year
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That the Surveyor of Highways notify every Man he has a tax against and give him Lawful notice and that he beallowed twenty cents per hour and if he refuses to or neglects works his tax that The Surveyor work the tax himself or hise hands to workerand tax and return his list to the assess ors on or before the first day of August That the collection of taxes be let out to the lowest bidder
Voted
Voted
Struck off to Joshua J. Day at two Million Dollar That all taxes shall be collected on or before the first day of January 1871
Voted Voted Choose
To take up the Second article To choose a collector
Joshua F. Day } Collector and Treasurer
Voted Voted
To choose six Fence viewers three in each Parish Thim by nomination
Choose
John K. Cole William R. Kimball William E. Killam Fence viewers
Voted
Joshua J. Day Benjamin S. Barnes John Barker To excuse Moses Dorman from serving as Field Driver
6 hoz Voted Voted
Daniel West in his stead
To pass over the fourth article
Jo abate a Poll tax set to William B. Brown in list of 1867 also to Grille & Hover in list of 1868 Difi- culty of High also to William B. Blodgett in list 02 1869
Voted
To Unite the third and fourth Schoolsin Boxford
183
Voted
Choose
Voted
To Build a School House for the Seventh School
Voted
Voted Choose
To Choose a Committee of three for the purpose of Building said House To take up sixth Article Jonathan & Porter
Henry Barker Committee
Voted
Benjamin S. Barnes That this committee assertain the prob- able cost and determin the size and how to build and locate said House and to assertain as near as possible every thing of interest that may pertain to Building and cost of said House and report at the adjournment of this Meeting the 28th inst
Voted
Joallow a bill of charge to George W. Chadwick of ninety nine Dollars and forty nine cents for his services as selectman Assessor and Overseer of the Poor the past year $99.49
Voted Toallow a bill of charge to William & Killam of Seventy five Dollars and Sixty four cents for his services selectman Assessor and Cover - seever of the Poor the past year $ 75.64 Voted To allow a bill of charge to John K. Cole of twenty eight Dollars and fifty five cents for his services as Selectman Assessor and Overseerer of the Poor the past year $28.55
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To Choose a Committee of three by Ballot residents within the Limits of those two Schools to look into the of removing thise school house or devis- ing Method that will be of importance to the Several Schools and Report at the adjournment of this Meeting March 28 Charles C. Stevens Daniel Gould Committee Leverett S. Houve
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184
The following is a list names of Persons Presen. ted by the selectmen and accepted by the Town as juros John Barker Thomas Sawyer Solomon W. Howe Elbridge Perley George Perley Charles R. Anderson
Daniel UConant
George B. Austin John J. Word
Albert Perler,
Solomon & Lowe
0 William H. Word
Joseph H. Janes Daniel Gould
John Averill Israel F. Spofford
Voted
To adjourne Three weeks from to day the 28 inst at 12 o clock M
Voted
Meet March 28 according to adjournment. at 12 am That School Housses be open for Religious and Political Meetings after having obtained the privilege of the School Committee
Voted
To choose a committee to take care of Each school House
Voted Chose
They be chosen by nomination No/ Thomas Sawyer 2 Cornilins Pearsons 3 Edward & Batchelder 6 Joshua J. Day 7 Jonathan &. Porter 4 Charles 6. Stevens
Committee
Voted Voted
Voted
That the Taxes be committed to the Collector on or before the first Day of October To take up the nineteenth Article of the Warrant
That the Selectmen be instructed not to Permit. the holding of a Muster in Boxford the present year and that they be instructed not to sign any Document Permitting them to hold the Muster in said
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185
Voted
To take up the 20th Article of the Warrant
Voted
To leave the Matter of Repairing of the Road from the third School House in Boxford by the Alms house to Georgetown line near the House of Augustus Perley to the Selectmen that they view the Road and Report at some future Meeting
Voted
To take up the 18th Article
Voted Voted Voted
To take up thesixteenth article To accept the Majority Report To Divide the House on the Majority Report decided in the afermative
Joadjourn one hour
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Meeting Meet according to adjournment To take up the second article George L. Reynolds Surveyor of Highways in sted of Valorns V. Mouton excused William R. Kimball Constable instead of A. J. Henley excused Robert B. Anderson Pound Keeper instead. of Aaron Park declined
Voted Voted
Voted
To take up the 16th article To Build a School House for the Seventh School that will & eat forty four scholars
To Appropriate TheSum of two Thousand Dollars for the Purpose of Building a house for the Seventh School in Boxford and that the Committee locate said hours where they may think best Purchest the Land and Build said House and fence the Lot and dig a well and herforme all the Required deities and all for two Thousand Dollars
Voted
Voted.
To choose a committee of three to Locate the School House for the third and fourth School-Choose Charles & Stevens Daniel Gould Leverett & Howe SCommittee to Dissolve this Meeting
n
Voted chose
choose
Voted
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186
1870
At a legal Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Boxford held March twenty eighth 1870
Choose Voted
Jonathan &. Porter } Moderator That the Committee chosen to defend the Town in the case with John Manyon be authors- ised to Settle the case by reference or otherwise as they may think best for the interest of the town, or failing to Settle to defend" the case before the superior Court
Voted
to Move the fourth School House to a point as near the centre as a lot of Land can be obtained at a Reasonable rate between the House of Charles 6, Stevens and the House of Amos Stevens
Voted Voted
Voted
To Reconsider the vote last past To purchase the Lot of Land owned by Major Um Lowe if it can be obtained and if not to purchase a lot as near as can be Itaimed at a Reasonable Rate To Desolve this Meeting
William R. Kimball } Town Clerk
May 16
At a legal Meeting of the inhabitants of Boxford held in the Vestry in the first Parish in said town on Monday the sixteenth instant of 1870 Choose Ancill Dorman } Moderator to pass over the first article in the Warrant
Voted
Voted
the the committee be instructed to Build a School House for the Seventh School in Boxford one story high without a Basement
Voted
to disolve this Meeting William R, Kimball Town
187
1870 Choose
Voted
At a legal Meeting of the Inhabitants of Boxford held in the Vestly in the first Parish in said Town on tuesday the sixth day of September A. D 1870
jamin S. Barnes Moderator
Not to allow any person within the limits of the Town to Sell Ale, Porter, Strong Beer or lager beer the Vote stood 11 to 9 Voted to Disolve This meeting Boxford Sept 6th AD 1870
William R. Kimball Town Blesk At a legal Meeting of the inhabitants of Boxford held in the Vestry, in said town on Tuesday No vember eighth 2 1870 for the purpose of giving in their votes for the following officers for a Representative in the next Congress of the united States for District No. 6; Also to give in their ballots for a Governor Lintenant Governor, Secretary Treasurer and Recei- verGeneral, Auditor of Accounts and Attorney General of this Commonwealth.
Also for a Councillor for District No 5: Sen- ator for the Third Essex District, and a Rep- presentative to the next General Court for the District Composed of the Towns of Georgetown Groveland and Boxford Also the following County officers a clerk of the Courts for the county of Essex to fill an Existing vacancy a county Commissioner A bounty, Treasurer and a Register of Deeds for the Southern District of Essex the Votes for all officers will be Received on one ballot The Polls will be open at Quarter before one o clock P.M. and may be closed at 2 warter before three o clock The Whole number of Ballots for Governor was one hundred and three Kendall Philips) William Claflin hadsixty three Votes of Newton
Boston two John Quincy Adams " forty
of 2 winry
188
1870
For Lieutenant Governor Joseph Inches of Lenox Sixty four votes James & hattaway of Springfield thirty Eight
Secretary of State or Commonwealth Oliver Warns of Northampton Sixty five L. Stevenson In of Hingham forty
Treasurer and Receiver Generall Charles Adams In of North Brookfield Sixty five Leri Haywood of Gardner forty
Auditor of Accounts Charles Endicott of Canton Sixty five Phineas Allen of Pittsfield forty
Attorney General Charles Allen of Boston Sixty five William W. Warren of Brighton forty
Reprentative to Congress Des No Six Nathaniel? Banks of Waltham Sixty five John K. Jarbox of Lawrence forty
Clerk of the Courts
Alfred A. Aboth of Peabody Sixty Eight
N. K. Fowler of Boxford"
one
2.2. Porter of
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one
W R Kimball ..
one
Nathaniel G. Spiller ..
one
County Commissioner
Jackson B. Sweet of Haverhill Sixty five
W. H. Atherton of Boxford one
W. B. Houve
one
Richard S Dodge of Ipswich one
Flagnes Boford
two
WR Kimball
one
N. A Moulton of Newburyport one
189
Councillor for District No Six John F Harris of Marblehead Sixty five Israel W. Andrews of Danvers thirty eight
County Treasurer Allen W Dodge of Hamilton Sixty four John Hobbs of Ipswich thirty eight
Register of Deeds for South District Ephraim Brown of Salem one hundred and three
For Senator Essex District No three Nathans, Kimball of Haverhill Sixty four Joseph is Howe of Methnen forty
The Vote For Representative for the District No 5 Georgetown Boxford
Osgard 186
Noyes
73
Jones
57
Cesgood 62 votes Reb Jones 39 , Dem
Groveland Osgood 124 Reph Jones 60 Dem
Noyes 25 labor R
Boxford Novem 10, 1870
William R. Kimball} Town Clerk
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1870
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190
1871
At a legal Meeting of the inhabitants of Boxford held in the Vestry in the second Parish in said Town on Monday the sixth day of March AD 1871
Chose
Geo. W. Chadwick } Moderator
Voted
To waive the second reading of the Warrant Thomas .Dorman } Town Clerk
Chose
Chose
George W. Chadwick Ancill Dorman (selectmen) John K. Cole
drick sele
Chose
Joseph H. Janes William R. Kimball
¿ Constables
Voted Chose
To choose eight Tythingmero in the 1st Parish Frederick A. Howe
James P. Cleaveland
William E. Killam
Moody Perley Amor Stevens Daniel W. Conant
Voted Chose
S. Frank Ayers Daniel West To choose two in the 2 nd Parish Franklin Jaques
Voted
Voted Chose
Nathan R. Fowler To add Charles R. Anderson to the Board of Tythingmen To choose six Field Drivers Francis Curtis Andrew Frame Joseph H. Janes William R. Kimball George W. Chadwick Oliver P. Killam
191
1871 Chose
William E. Killam George B. Killam Benjamin F. Peabody Charles Perley John L. KillamX Daniel Andrews Henry A. Jonne Joseph H. James John R. Webster Robert B. Anderson Sammel Rowe Israel Herrick
XExcusedJohn Sanger chosen
Surveyors of Highways
Benjamins. Barnes Edward . Batchelder Jonathan &. Porter Joshua I. Day Moses Dorman Benjamin French Samuel B. Carleton John Hale Sealer of Leather
Chose Voted Chose
To choose twelve Surveyors of Lumber Solomon W. Lowe John Parkhurst
Samuel Kimball Augustus Hayward Sammel Bixby Andrew Frame Nathan K. Fowler Jonathan &. Porter Joshua J. Day Samuel B. Carleton Daniel F. Harriman John Day
Chose
Frederick A. Howe Robert B. Anderson
Wound Keepers
192 1871
Voted Chose
To choose twelve Measures of Wood and Bark Samuel Bixby Solomon W. Lowve Isaac b. Day John Barker Samuel B. Carleton Daniel F. Harriman John Parkhurst Benjamin F. Peabody Amos Stevens Israel Herrick Joshua J. Day Samuel P. Peabody
Voted Chose
Voted
To takeup the third Article John S. Sayward School Committee for three years To accept the Report of the Selectmen relative to Guide Boards without reading
Voted
To take up the 16th Article
Voted
To divide the house
V
Voted Voted Voted
That the 16 th Article be indefinitely postponed To pass over the 17th Article To adjourn one hour
Voted
Met according to adjournment To take up the 21 st Article
Voted That the selectmen be authorized to straight In the line of fence by land of Nathan K. Fowler at his request
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193
To take up the 20th Article To indefinitely postpone the 20th Article "1
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To take up the 5th Article
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To dispense with the reading of the last partof the Report of the Committee on School Funds
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To accept said Report
Voted That the Report of the Selectmen relative to the Receipts and Expenditures of the Town be read
To accept said Report
Voted
To take up the 7th Article
Voted
Toallow a bill of charge to Ancill Dorman of one hundred and twelve dollars for services and cash paid as Selectman Assessor and Overseer of the Poor the past year Services 87.85
Cash hard, Travel &c $
24.15
112.00
Voted To allow other bills beside the Selectmens to be presented for allowance
Voted
To allow a bill of change to Jonathan J. Porter of nineteen dollars and eighty two cents for service as one of the Building Committee of the 7th School House in Boxford
Journey to Groveland Georgetown Boxford 3.00 Drawing plan of said House 5.00
Making specifications of House 7.00 Journey to Lawrence for under pinning 1,50 Journey around Town 3.00
Paid to Henry Barker ,32
$ 19.82
1871. Voted
194 1871 Voted
To allow a bill of charge to Geo W. Chadwick of fifty two dollars for service as one of the selectmen Assessors and Overseers of the Pour the past year 52,00
Voted
To allow a bill of change to Joshua J. Day of sixty one dollars and twenty five cents for service and cash haidar one of the Selectmen Assessors and Overseers of the Poor the past year Services 60.00
Cash hard for Printing .75
Cash paid for Postage & Stationery ,50
61.25
Voted
To allow a bill of charge to & os hua J. Day of thirty four dollars and forty five cents In services and cash paid as Treasures of the Town the past year Services 28,00
Cash paid for Carfare 4.20
" Express fees ,50
Postage + Revenue 1.75 11
34.45 To take up the 8 th Article
Voted "
That all bills for service against the Town except the bills of the selectmen Assissons and Overseers of the Poor be presented to the Selectmen for allowance on or before the twentieth day of February 1872
Voted
To adopt the same measures as were last year adopted for breaking out the roadswhen encum bered with snow
Voted To raise the sum of 1200, 00 for the support of schools the current year and to divide the same equally among the several schools
Voted
To raise the sum of 4000, 00 for Town expenses the current year
195
1871 voted
To raise the sum of 100. 00 for the repairs of High- ways and Bridges the current year
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To raise the sum of 210, 00 in addition to the above amount for repairs of Highways and Bridges the current year
Voted That the money be expended in the following manner. That a man be allowed twenty cents per hour, for a yoke of open twenty cents per hour, a horse and house cart twenty cents per hour an Ox shovel twelve and one half cents per hour a plough twelve 15 and one half cents per hour an Ox cart five cents per hour while employed on the Highways
Voted That the taxes be committed to the Collector on or before the first day of September
Voted Voted
To let out the collection of the takes to the lowest bidder That all taxes be collected before the first day of November
Voted That the Moderator let out the taxes to the low- est bidder, Struck off to Joshua J. Day for one half of a mill on a dollar
Voted To accept the following list of names of furos presented by the selectionen
Augusters M. Perlen, Daniel F. Harriman Thomas P. Dorman John Barker Harrison Q. Ross Israel F. Spofford Franklin Jageres George B. Austin Samuel P. Peabody John S. Sayward Israel Herrick Joseph H. James Benjamin S. Barnes Isaac b. Day
196 1871 Voted To excuse John L. Killam from serving as Survey or of Highways thecurrent year John Sawyer Surveyor of Highways
Chose
Joshua J. Das Treasurer and Collector
Chose Voted
To h vass over the 15th Article
Voted
To reconsider the vote whereby it wasvotedto indefinitely postpone the 16th Article
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Voted
To take up the 16th Article
Voted Not to reestablish the School District system
Voted. To adopt the same action in regard to the hold ing of a Military Encampent in the Town that was adopted last year
Voted Voted.
To pass over the 19th Article
That the Selectmen be authorized to purchase one or more Grand Pits for the use of the Town in repairing the Highways
Voted Chose
To choose two Auditors for the current year William &. Killam William H. Wood
Voted That the Auditors makeout their Report and have it printed and circulated as soon as hos- sible after the books are delivered to them
Voted Chose Voted
To choose three Fence Viewers by nomination Thomas Sawyer, Amos Berry, William R. Kimball
To take up the 8th Article
197
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1871
Voted
That the Selectmen SchoolCommittee and all Town Committees chosen the current year shall present their bills to the town for allowance
voted
To reconsider the last vote passed
Voted
That the Selectmen be authorized to allow the School Committee two dollars per day for services and a fair compensation for travel,
Voted
To dissolve this meeting
Thomas P. Dorman Town Clerk
At a legal meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Boxford qualified to vote at elections and in Town affairs held in the Vestry in The Second Parish in said Town on Wednesday the 2 nd day of August AD 1871.
William R Kimball Moderator.
Chose Voted
That the Resolutions offered by F. A. Howe bevoted on separately
Voted
That in voting on the Resolutions that the vote be taken by year and Ways
Voted Voted
To reconsider the vote last frassed
That the house be divided on the question relating to the acceptance of the Resolutions
Voted To adopt the First Resolution offered by F. A. Howe, viz "That it is not advisable nor desirable to have the 2 nd Brigade or any other division
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198
1871
the State Militia encamp within the Limits of this Town at any time during this year.
Voted
The vote was forty seven in favor of the above Resolution and twenty four against To adopt the following Resolution vig. "That the vote passed at our annual Town Meeting held in the month of March in regard to encampments of the State Militia being held within our Town shall remain whow the Town record just as it was recorded at that time
Voted
To adopt the following Resolution presented bre Anciel Dorman viz. "That in view of the evils that attended the Military Encamp- ment held in Boxford in 1869. We the in- habitants of said Town, in Town meeting assembled, earnestly request the Gover- nor & Commander in chief, not to issue any order authorizing the holding of Auchan encampment within our limits the present year
Voted
To dissolve the meeting
Thos P. Dorman Town Clerk
199
1871
Voted
Ata legal meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Boxfold in the bounty ? Essexqualified, as by the Con- stitution required, to vote for Civil Officers holden at the Vestry in the Second Parish in said Town, on the Tuesday nextafter the first Monday in November being the seventh day of sand month in the year one thousand eight hundred and seventy one for the purpose of giving in their votes foragovernor Lieu- tenant Governor, Secretary, Treasurer and Receiver General, Auditor of Accounts, and Attorney General, for the Commonwealth Massachusetts Also for Councillor for District Number Five Also for a District Attorney for the Eastern District Also, for a Sheriff, Clerk of Courts, County Commissioner, two Special Commissioners, and three Commissioners of Insolvency for the Country of Essex, Also, for a Senator for the Third Essex District Also, for a Representative in the General Court for District Number Five in the bounty of Essex All on one ballot
At the expiration of two hours from the opening of the polls it was that the polls be closed
The whole number of ballots given in was One hundred and two
The whole number of ballots were sorted, counted, recorded and declaration thereof made as by the Constitution directed and were for the following persons vig.
For Governor William B Washburn of Green field, Sixty four John 2. Adams of Quincy Thirty five Robert & Pitman of New Bedford Two Edwin M. Chamberlin of Boston Une
200 1871
For Lieutenant Governor. Joseph Jucker of Lenox sixty four Samuel @ Lamb of Greenfield thirty five Elinhaled Track of Springfield Two Allen Dean of Westfield One
For Secretary Oliver Warner of Northampton sixty four Luther Stephenson Ir of Ringham Thirty five. Georges Bell of Upton Juto
Henry Maglathlin of Duxbury one
For Treasurer and Receiver General Charles Adams Jr. of North Brookfield Sixty four, Levi Haywood of Gardner Thirty five Johnd. Baker of Beverly Two Henry? Delano of Charlestown One
Fior Attorney General Charles R Train of Boston Sixty four William W Warren of Brighton Thirty five Samuel J. Field of Shelburn Two 0 George & Ruffin of Boston come
For Auditor of Accounts Charles Endicott of Canton Sixty four Phineas Allen of Pittsfield Thirty five Egras Conant of Randolph Two George PSanderson of Lynn One
For Councillor Fifth District John F. Harris of Marblehead Sixty four John W. Russell of Salem Thirty five I. W. Andrews of D'anvers One
For Senator Third Essex District Nathan & Kimball of Haveskill Sixty four John K. Jarbox of Lawrence Thirty six
201
1871
For Sheriff Horatio I Herrick of Lawrence Sixty five William b. Binney of Amesbury Thirty five
For District Attorney Eastern District Edgar & Sherman of Lawrence Sixty five Henry N Merrill of Haverhill Thirty five
In blesk of Courts Alfred Abbott of Peabody Sixty four Jeremiah & Jones of Georgetown Thirty five.
For County Commissioner Charles Preston of Danvers sixty four Benjamin A. Ward of Lynn Thirty five
For Special Commissioners Aaron Sawyer of Amesbury Sixty four Nehemiah Burnham of Essex Sixty four Robert W Burnham of Essex Thirty Five Horace & Monroe of Lynn Thirty five Horace & Monroe of Lynn One
For Commissione of Insolvency William I Thompson of Lawrence Sixty four Dean Peabody of Lynn Sixty four N. J. Holdend of Salem Sixty four John R Baker of Ipswich Thirty four John & Sanborn of Lawrence Thirty four Charles C More of Newburyport Thirty four.
For Representative Fifth Esse District Leverett Hopkinson of Groveland Sixty three Mark Griffin of Grove land Thirty four Henry C. Rice of Groveland One
voted
To dissolve this meeting Thos . Dorman Town Clerk.
202 1871
At a meeting of the Town Clerks of the Towns o Inen cland Georgetown and Boxford held at the office of the Town & lack of Georgetown on Wednesday the eighth day of November in the year one thousand eight hundred and seventy one for the purpose of ascertaining the result of the Election of a Representative in the Gen- eval Court for the Fifth Essex District, the votes returned by the Officers of the said Jouns were as follows:
In Georgetown Leverett Hopkinson of Groveland had one hundred and nineteen Mark Griffin of Groveland had Sixty eight Henry & Rice of Groveland had Forty six
In Groveland Leverett Hopkinson of Groveland had One hundred and twenty nine Mark Griffin of Groveland had Fifty seven Henry & Rice of Groveland had Twenty two
In Boxford
Leverett Hopkinson of Groveland had Sixty three Mark Griffin of Groveland had Thirty four Henry & Rice of Groveland One
Total, Leverett Hopkinson had Three Hundred and eleven Mark Griffin had One Hundred and Fifty nine Henry & Rice had sixty nine
Thos .Dorman Town Clerk.
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203
1872
At a legal meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Boxford qualified to vote at Elections and in Town affairs held in the Vistry in the First Parish in said Town on Monday the fourth day of March A. D. 1872
Chose
John k. Cole Moderator Thomas P. Dorman Town Clerk
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Chose
T Thomas . Dorman George W. Chadwick
(selectmen) William R. Kimball
Chose
Cornelius Pearson (Constables Isaac b. Day
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