1864-11-08 Election Commonwealth Massachusetts
Essex, ss. To one of the Constables of the town of Beverly. Greeting.
You are hereby required in the name of said Commonwealth, to notify and warn in the usual
manner, the qualified voters of said town, to meet at the Town Hall on Tuesday the eighth day of
November next, at Eight o'clock before noon.
To give in their ballots for Electors of President and Vice President of United States, to wit:
for Two Electors At Large, and One Elector for each Congressional District in the Commonwealth,
for a Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary, Treasurer, and Receiver General, Auditor and
Attorney General of this Commonwealth; for a Representative in the next Congress of the United
States, for the Fifth Congressional District of Massachusetts; for a Councillor for District Number
Two; for a County Commissioner, for a County Treasurer, and a Register of Deeds of the County
of Essex; for a Senator for the Fifth Senatorial District and Two Representatives to thc General Court
for the Third Representative District of the County of Essex.
The votes for all the above mentioned officers will be received on one piece
of paper, and the polls to be closed at four o'clock unless otherwise determined by the meeting.
Hereof fail not but make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon, before the time
appointed for said meeting.
Given under our hands and seal this 27th day of October A.D. 1864
Joseph Wilson
Robert S. Foster
Lawson Walker Selectmen of Beverly
James Hill
John T. Ober
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Essex, ss. Beverly November 1st, 1864.
Pursuant to the foregoing warrant I have notified the persons therein named as therein directed by
posting notifications thereof at or near each of the public meeting houses and at other places in town
as required by the Town Regulations.
William P. Moses, Constable of Beverly.
A true copy of the original warrant and the return thereon.
Attest. James Hill, Town Clerk
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
At a legal meeting of the Inhabitants of the town of Beverly and the County of Essex, qualified as
by the Constitution is required to vote for Representatives in the General Court, holden on the
Tuesday next after the first Monday in November being the eighth day of said month in the year
1864 for the purpose of giving in their votes for Electors of President and Vice President of the
United States, for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary, Treasurer, Auditor and Attorney
General of said Commonwealth, for a Representative in the 39th Congress of the United States, for
a Councillor for District Number Two, a County Commissioner, a County Treasurer and a Register
of Probate for the County of Essex, a Senator for the Fifth Senatorial District, and Two
Representatives to the General Court for the Third Representative District of the County of Essex.
Before commencing to ballot it was voted that the polls be closed at 48 minutes pass four o'clock
in the afternoon at sunset, and they were closed at that time.
All the ballots given in for said officers were sorted, counted and recorded, and declaration thereof
made as by the Constitution is directed and were for the following persons namely:
For Electors at Large.
Edward Everett of Boston, eight hundred and fifty-one votes
Whiting Griswald of Greenfield, eight hundred and fifty-one votes
Robert C. Winthrop of Boston one hundred and one votes
Erasmus D. Beach of Springfield one hundred and one votes
For Elector for Dislrict Number One.
Richard Borden of Fall River, eight hundred and fifty-one votes
A. H. Howland of New Bedford, one hundred and one votes
For Elector for District Number Two.
Artemas Hale Bridgewater, eight hundred and fifty-one votes
William D. Swan of Dorchester, one hundred and one votes
For Elector for District Number Three
George Putnam of Roxbury, eight hundred and filly-one votes.
Abraham Jackson of Boston, one hundred and one votes.
For Elector for District Number Four.
John M. B. Williams of Cambridge, eight hundred and fifty-one votes
Andrew Pierce of Boston, one hundred and one votes
For Elector for District Number Five.
John G. Whittier of Amesbmy, eight hundred and fifty-one votes
Samuel Endicott Peabody of Salem, one hundred and one votes
For Elector For District Number Six.
George S. Davis of North Andover, eight hundred and fifty-one votes
James H. Carlton of Haverhill one hundred and one votes
For Elector for District Number Seven.
Stephen M. Weld of West Roxbury, eight hundred and fifty-one votes
Leverett Saltonstall of Newton, one hundred one and votes
For Elector for District Number Eight.
Levi Lincoln of Worcester, eight hundred and fifty-one votes
Isaac Davis of Worcester, one hundred and one votes
For Elector for District Number Nine.
William S. Clark of Amherst, eight hundred and fifty-one votes.
William H. Fuller of Whately, one hundred and one votes
For Elector for District Number Ten.
John Wells of Chicopee, eight hundred and fifty-one votes
Abram Paige of Springfield, one hundred one votes
For a Representative in the 39th Congress of United States.
John B. Alley of Lynn, eight hundred and forty-seven votes
Joseph B. Morse of Newburyport, one hundred and two votes
Charles W. Upham of Salem, one vote
Stephen H. Phillips of Salem, one vote
For Governor
John A. Andrew of Boston, eight hundred and thirty-three votes
Henry W. Paine of Cambridge, one hundred and two votes
Samuel E. Caswell Boston, one vote
John I. Baker of Beverly, one vote
For Lieutenant Governor.
Joel Hayden of Williamsburg, eight hundred and forty-six votes
Thomas F. Plunkett of Pittsfield, one hundred and two votes
For Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Oliver Warner of Northampton, eight hundred and forty-eight votes
Frederick O. Prince of Winchester, one hundred and one votes
For Treasurer and Receiver General.
Henry K. Oliver of Salem, eight hundred and forty-eight votes
Nathan Clark of Lynn, one hundred and one votes
For Auditor..
Levi Reed of Abington, eight hundred and forty-eight votes
Moses Bates of Plymouth, one hundred and one votes
For Attorney General.
Chester I. Reed of Taunton, eight hundred and forty-eight votes
Samuel O. Lamb of Greenfield, one hundred and one votes
For County Commissioner.
Jackson B. Swett of Haverhill, eight hundred and forty-eight votes
John I. Ladd of G-roveland, one hundred and one votes
For County Treasurer
Allen W. Dodge of Hamilton, eight hundred and forty-seven votes
Joseph D. Tuck of Beverly, one hundred and one votes
For Register of Deeds.
Ephraim Brown of Salem, rdne hundred and forty-nine votes
For Councillor for District Number Two
Eben S. Poor of South Danvers, eight hundred and forty-eight votes
William Nutting Jr. of Marblehead, one hundred and one votes
For Senator for Fifth Essex District.
Eben A. Andrews of Ipswich, eight hundred and forty-seven votes
John Hobbs of Ipswich, one hundred and one votes
S. M. Worcester of Salem, one vote
For Representatives to General Court for the Third Representative District of the
County of Essex.
John I. Baker of Beverly, seven hundred and ninety-eight votes
Charles H. Odell of Beverly, seven hundred and ninety-two votes
Charles F. Dodge of Beverly, one hundred and six votes
Charles Herrick of Topsfield, one hundred and three votes
Joseph Wilson of Beverly, ten votes
George W. Lee of Beverly, nine votes
Luke Morgan of Beverly, four votes
Benjamin E. Cole, Josiah A. Haskell, James Hill, Augustus A. Galloupe, William Endicott two votes
each, and Thomas H. Prime of Salem, Henry E. Woodberry, J. Appleton, T. Haskell, Charles H.
Lovett, John E. Davis, Josiah R. Lee, David Symmes, John Nichols, John G. Smith, Wm. D.
Crosfield, Isaac Appleton, Robert Whipple, Adoniram Goodhue, William Baker, Joseph Odell, F.
W. Choate, Israel F. Lee, R. R. Endicott, Joseph Thissell and George Woodberry, one vote each.
Joseph Wilson
Lawson Walker
Robert S. Foster
John I. Ober
James Hill
Selectmen of Beverly
Attest. James Hill, Town Clerk