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1868-11-03Commonwealth of 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 Third day of November next at eight o’clock before noon to give in their votes by ballot for the following officers. Viz.:- Electors of President and Vice President of the United States. Representative in the next Congress of the United States, from District Number Five. Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary, Treasurer and Receiver General, Auditor, and Attorney General of said Commonwealth. Councillor for District Number Two, and Senator for Fifth Essex District. To Representatives to the General Court for the Tenth District of the county of Essex. District Attorney for the Eastern District. Sheriff, Register of Probate and Insolvency, County Commissioner, Two Special Commissioners and Three Commissioners of Insolvency for the County of Essex. The said officers will all be voted for on one ballot, and the poll will be opened at eight o’clock A.M. and closed at four o’clock P.M. unless otherwise ordered by the meeting. Hereof fail not but make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon before said time. rd Given under our hands and seal this 23 day of October A.D., 1868. John I. Baker Seth NorwoodSelectmen of Beverly Samuel Porter th Beverly Oct. 24 1871. Pursuant to the foregoing warrant I have notified the persons therein named as therein directed by posting notifications thereof at the several places in town according to the Town Regulations. A true copy of original warrant and return thereon.William P. Moses, Constable of Beverly 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 is required, to vote for Representatives in the General Court, holden on the Tuesday next at the first Monday in November, being the Third day of said month in the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight, for the purpose of giving in their votes for Electors of President and Vice President of the United States; - Representative in the Congress of the United States for District Number Five; - Governor; - Lieutenant Governor; - Secretary; - Treasurer and Receiver General; - Auditor; - and Attorney General of said Commonwealth; - Councillor for District Number Two; - Senator for Fifth Essex District; - Two Representatives to the General Court for the Tenth District of the County of Essex; - District Attorney for the Eastern District; - Sheriff; - Register of Probate and Insolvency; - County Commissioner; - Two Special Commissioners; - and Three Commissioners of Insolvency for the County of Essex; - all ballots given in therefor were sorted, counted and recorded, and declaration thereof made as by the Constitution is directed and were for the following persons: viz.;- For Collectors at Large. David Sears of Boston, nine hundred thirty-one John H. Clifford of New Bedford, nine hundred thirty-one Josiah G. Abbott of Boston, one hundred nineteen John R. Briggs of Sheffield, one hundred nineteen For an Elector for District Number Two. Richard L. Pease of Edgartown, nine hundred thirty-one Isaiah T. Jones of Sandwich, one hundred nineteen For an Elector for District Number Two William Mason of Taunton, nine hundred thirty-one S. E. Thaxter of Abington, one hundred nineteen For an Elector for District Number Three William Whiting of Boston, nine hundred thirty-one James M. Keith of Boston, one hundred nineteen For an Elector for District Number Four Frank B. Fay of Chelsea, nine hundred thirty-one Edwin C. Barnes of Chelsea, one hundred nineteen For an Elector for District Number Five James N. Buffam of Lynn, nine hundred thirty-one Jonathan Nayson of Amesbury, one hundred nineteen For an Elector for District Number Six George Cogswell of Bradford, nine hundred thirty-one John K. Tarbox of Lawrence, one hundred nineteen For an Elector for District Number Seven J. Wiley Edwards of Newton, nine hundred thirty-one William F. Salmon of Lowell, one hundred nineteen For an Elector for District Number Eight Paul Whitin of Northbridge, nine hundred thirty-one Levi Barker of Worcester, one hundred nineteen For an Elector for District Number Nine Charles A. Stevens of Ware, nine hundred thirty-one J. Otis Hale of Hubbardston, one hundred nineteen For an Elector for District Number Ten Milton B. Whitney of Westfield, nine hundred thirty-one Henry W. Bishop of Lenox, one hundred nineteen For Representative in the Congress of the United States from District Number Five Benjamin F. Butler Gloucester, seven hundred sixty-six Otis P. Lord of Salem, one hundred twenty-eight Richard H. Dana Jr. of Manchester, one hundred thirty-six John I. Baker of Beverly three John C. Kimball of Beverly one For Governor William Claflin of Newton, nine hundred thirteen John Quincy Adams of Quincy, one hundred twenty-three George Millett of Beverly, one For Lieutenant Governor Joseph Tucker of Lenox, nine hundred nine Reuben Noble of Westfield, one hundred twenty-four For Secretary Oliver Warner of Northampton, nine hundred fifteen Charles Brimblecom of Barre, one hundred twenty-two For Treasurer & Receiver General Jacob H. Loud of Plymouth, nine hundred fifteen Harvey Arnold of North Adams, one hundred twenty-two For Auditor Henry S. Briggs of Pittsfield, nine hundred fifteen F. Devereaux of Boston, one hundred twenty-two For Attorney General Charles Allen of Boston, nine hundred fourteen William C. Endicott of Salem, one hundred twenty-one A. A. Abbott of Peabody, one For Councillor for District Number Two Roland G. Usher of Lynn, nine hundred twenty-four Jeremiah P. Jones of Georgetown, one hundred twenty-two William Endicott of Beverly, one. For Senator for Fifth Essex District J. Scott Todd of Rowley, nine hundred twenty-six Benjamin H. Corliss of Gloucester one hundred twenty-three For District Attorney for the Eastern District. Edgar J. Sherman of Lawrence, eight hundred ten S. Edwin Iveson of Lynn, one hundred seventeen A. A. Abbott of Peabody, one hundred twenty-two For Sheriff Horatio G. Herrick of Lawrence, nine hundred fifteen William Nutting Jr. of Marblehead, one hundred twenty-one For Register of Probate and Insolvency Abner C. Goodell Jr. of Salem, nine hundred thirteen J. H. Carlton of Haverhill, one hundred nineteen Ephraim Brown of Salem, one James Ropes of Salem, one For County Commissioner Charles P. Preston of Danvers, nine hundred fifteen Charles Kimball of Ipswich, one hundred twenty-seven For Two Special Commissioners Amos Poor Jr. of West Newbury, nine hundred seventeen Daniel W. Bartlett of Essex nine hundred seventeen John G. Choate of Essex, one hundred twenty-two Mark Jewett of Rowley, one hundred twenty-two For Three Commissioners of Insolvency William P. Upham of Salem, nine hundred sixteen William L. Thompson of Lawrence, nine hundred sixteen William C. Currier of Newburyport, nine hundred sixteen Nathaniel Pierce of Newburyport, one hundred twenty John W. Russell of Salem one John I. Baker of Beverly eight hundred ninety-one Freeborn W. Cressy of Beverly eight hundred eighty-seven David Crowell of Beverly one hundred twenty-one Andrew L. Eaton of Beverly one hundred twenty Freeborn Cressy of Beverly, nine John H. Young of Beverly, eight Joseph Wilson of Beverly, five Robert R. Endicott of Beverly, five John Pickett of Beverly, four B. Osgood Pierce, two F. E. Porter, J. H. Wilson, William F. Davis, William D. Crosfield, George Roundy, Eben Moulton and John C. Kimball one vote each John I. Baker Samuel Porter Seth Norwood Selectmen B. N. Dodge of Beverly Attest. James Hill, Town Clerk