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1875-11-02 ElectionCommonwealth of Massachusetts Essex ss: To one of the Constables of the town of Beverly. Greeting. You are hereby required in the name of the Commonwealth, to notify and warn, in the usual manner, the qualified voters of said town, to meet at the Town Hall, in said town, on Tuesday the Second of November next, at Eight o'dock in the forenoon. To give in their votes by ballot, for a Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary, Treasurer and Receiver General, Auditor, and Attorney General of the Commonwealth, a Councillor for the Fifth District, a County Commissioner for the County of Essex, a Senator for the Fifth Essex District, and Two Representatives to the General Court for the Tenth District of the County of Essex. The votes for all the above offices will be received on one piece of paper, and the polls will close at half past four o'clock P.M. unless otherwise ordered at the meeting. Hereof fail not, but make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon, before the time appointed for such meeting. Given under our hands and seal this 21st day of October A.D. 1875. John I. Baker Joseph Wilson J. H. Young Selectmen of Beverly Essex ss: October 23 A.D. 1875 Pursuant to the foregoing warrant I have notified the persons therein named, as therein directed, by posting notification state the time, place and objects of said meeting, at all the several places in town, required by the Town Regulations. William P. Moses, Constable of Beverly A true record of the original warrant and return thereon. Attest James Hill, Town Clerk Commonwealth of Massachusetts At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Beverly, in the County of Essex, qualified as by the Constitution required to vote for Civil Officers, holden on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November, being the Second day of said month, in the year One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy Five, for the purpose of giving in their votes for a Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary, Treasurer and Receiver General, Auditor, and Attorney General of the Commonwealth, a Councillor for the Fifth District, a County Commissioner for the County of Essex, a Senator for the Fifth Essex District, and Two Representatives to the General Court for the Tenth District of the County of Essex. All the ballots given in thereof made, as by the Constitution is directed, and were for the following persons, namely: For Governor Alexander H. Rice of Boston, Two hundred and forty William Gaston of Boston, One hundred and eighty one John I. Baker of Beverly, Three hundred and eighty four Charles Francis Adams of Quincy, twelve votes Benjamin F. Butler of Gloucester, one Wendell Phillips of Boston, one Daniel F. Smith of Beverly, one For Lieutenant Governor Horatio G. Knight of Easthampton, Six hundred & thirty two John Quincy Adams of Quincy, one hundred & seventy eight William F. Bartlett of Pittsfield, Eleven votes Daniel F. Smith of Beverly, one vote For Secretary Henry B. Pierce of Abington, Six hundred and twenty seven George H. Munroe of Boston, One hundred and ninety four For Treasurer Charles Endicott of Canton, Six hundred and forty four Preston Howland of Fairhaven, One hundred and Seventy Seven For Auditor Julius L. Clarke of Newton, Six hundred & thirty two John E Fitzgerald of Boston, One hundred & eighty six For Attorney General Charles R. Train of Boston, Six hundred & forty two George F. Verry of Boston, fifty eight George F. Verry of Worcester, One hundred & Eighteen Hertry P. Moulton of Beverly, two votes For Councillor Robert Couch of Newburyport, Six hundred & thirty eight J. Sidney Howe of Methuen, One hundred & Sixty two For County Commissioner James Kimball of Salem, Six hundred & forty one Jonathan Nayson of Amesbury, One hundred & Eighty For Senator Charles Howes of Essex, Four hundred & twenty six Charles Howes of Essex, Two hundred & one John P. Baker of Ipswich, One hundred & ninety one For Representative to the General Court John B. Hill of Beverly, three hundred & seventy seven David A. Preston of Beverly, Three hundred & fifty four Henry P. Woodberry of Beverly, Three hundred & forty three John H. Woodberry of Beverly, Two hundred & seventy two Henry P. Kitfield of Manchester, Ninety Seven Joseph Woodberry 2d of Beverly, Six Daniel F. Smith of Beverly, Seventeen H. P. Woodberry of Beverly, Six D. A. Preston of Beverly, Two Robert R. Endicott of Beverly, Two Charles Moulton, Two Joseph W. Stocker, Elliolt Woodberry, Benjamin F. Bennett, Eben H, Moulton, one vote each John I. Baker Joseph Wilson Freeborn W. Cressy Selectmen Of Beverly James Hill, Town Clerk Commonwealth of Massachusetts At a meeting of the Town Clerks of Manchester, Beverly, Hamilton, said towns comprising the Tenth Representative District of the County of Essex, held at the office of the Town Clerk in Beverly on Wednesday the Third day of November, in the year Eighteen Hundred and Seventy five, at Twelve o'clock noon, to examine and compare the transcripts of the records of votes in said towns for Two Representatives in the General Court for said District said transcripts were examined and compared and the votes for Representative were for the following persons: John B. Hill of Beverly, four hundred sixty four David A. Preston of Beverly, four hundred twenty seven Henry P. Woodberry of Beverly, four hundred thirteen John H. Woodberry of Beverly, three hundred forty four Henry P. Kitfield of Manchester, two hundred & twenty Joseph Woodberry 2d of Beverly, ninety four Daniel F. Smith of Beverly, thirty two H. P. Woodberry of Beverly, six D. A. Preston of Beverly, two 464 427 413 344 220 94 32 6 2 Charles Moulton of Beverly, Robert R. Endicott of Beverly, two votes each William Crowell of Manchester, two Joseph W. Stocker of Beverly, Elliott Woodberry of Beverly, Benjamin F. Bennett of Beverly, Eben H. Moulton of Beverly, Samuel P. Allen of Manchester & John Lee of Manchester one vote each. And John B. Hill of Beverly and David A. Preston of Beverly having the highest number of votes, were declared elected and certificates of their election were duly issued and signed by us according to law. John Lee Town Clerk of Manchester James Hill Town Clerk of Beverly Joseph P. Lovering Town Clerk of Hamilton