1846-11-09 ElectionWarrant for Town Meeting for Governor etc..
Essex, ss. To one of the Constables of the town of Beverly - Greeting -
You are hereby required in the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to notify and warn in
the usual manner the qualified voters of said Town to meet at the Town Hall on Monday the ninth
day of November next at nine o’clock before noon, for the following purposes: - viz..
To see if the town will send one or more persons
to represent them in the next General Court - and if they so decide, to give in their ballots for the
purpose of choosing the same -
Also, To give in their ballots for a Governor &
Lieutenant Governor of this Commonwealth - and for Senators from this district for the ensuing
political year - and for a Representative in the next Congress of the United States from District
Number Two -
The ballots will be received on one piece of
paper, and the poll will open immediately after deciding upon sending Representatives, and close at
four o’clock, afternoon -
Hereof fail not, but make due return of this
warrant, with your doings thereon, before said time -
Given under our hands and seal, this thirtieth
day of October, in the year Eighteen hundred and forty-six -
Wm. H. LovettSelectmen
John I. Baker of
Haskett D. Whitney Beverly
nd
Beverly, November 2 A.D. 1846 - Pursuant to the foregoing warrant, I have
notified the persons therein named, as therein directed -
David L. Smith,
Constable of Beverly
A true record of the original warrant, and return thereon -
Attest,
John I. Baker,
Town Clerk.
At a legal meaning of the qualified voters of the town of Beverly held at the Town Hall on
Monday the ninth day of November A. D. 1846, at nine o’clock before noon (pursuant to the warrant
on page next preceding)
Voted. To send two Representatives to the next General Court, and that the poll close at four
o’clock afternoon -
The ballots were then received for said
Representatives, as well as for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, five Senators, and one Representative
in Congress - and the whole number of ballots for said Representatives to General Court were sorted
and counted, as by law is directed, and the whole number of ballots was - five hundred and sixty-
seven - necessary for a choice - two hundred and eighty-four.
Albert Thorndike, had Three hundred and forty-three votes.
John I. Baker, had Three hundred and sixty votes
John Porter 2d, had One hundred and fourteen votes
Josiah Lovett 2d, had One hundred and twelve votes
Thomas B. Smith, had Eighty-one votes
David Standley, had Seventy six votes
Isaac Galloup, head Sixteen votes
Wm. G. English, had Seventeen votes
Wm. A. Foster, had one vote
Robert Rantoul, had one vote
Wm. H. Lovett, had one vote
John B. Hill, had one vote
B. H. Moulton, had one vote
J. T. Haskell, had one vote
Wm. F. Davis, had one vote
And Albert Thorndike and John I. Baker having
more than the requisite number are accordingly elected, and declared so to be.
At a legal meaning of the Inhabitants of the town of Beverly, in the County of Essex, and
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, qualified by the Constitution to vote for Governor and Lieutenant
Governor, holden on the ninth day of November, being the second Monday of said month, in the year
of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and forty-six, for the purpose of giving in their votes for
Governor and Lieutenant Governor of said Commonwealth, the whole number of persons who gave
in their votes was ascertained, as is directed in the Revised Statutes (Chap. 4, Sec. 13) by counting
the whole number of separate ballots given in; and the whole number of ballots was five hundred and
sixty-six.
And the whole number of votes given in for Governor were sorted, counted and recorded,
and declaration thereof made as by the Constitution is directed; and said votes were for the following
persons; viz.
For Governor
George N. Briggs, of Pittsfield, Three hundred and forty-eight votes
Stephen C. Phillips of Salem, Two votes - Charles F. Adams of Boston one vote
Isaac Davis (of Worcester) One hundred and sixteen votes
Ezekiel Webber of Beverly - one vote - John Ray of Beverly - one vote -
Samuel E. Sewall, of Roxbury, eighty votes -
David Briant of Boston - one vote -
Francis Baylies of Taunton sixteen votes-
And the whole number of ballots for Lieutenant Governor was five hundred and sixty five -
and the whole number of votes given in for Lieutenant Governor, were sorted, counted, and
recorded, and declaration thereof made as by the Constitution is directed; and said votes were for the
following persons; viz.
For Lieutenant Governor
John Reed of Yarmouth, three hundred and forty-nine votes -
George Hood (of Lynn), one hundred and seventeen votes-
John M. Brewster, of Pittsfield. Eighty votes-
Charles W. Moore of Charlestown, Sixteen votes-
Israel Trask 5th of Beverly - one vote - John Allen of Lowell one vote - Charles F. Adams of Boston
- one vote -
At a legal meeting of the Inhabitants of the town of Beverly, in the County of Essex, and
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, qualified by the Constitution to vote for Senators holden on the
ninth day of November, being the second Monday of said month, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and forty-six, for the purpose of giving in their votes for Senators, for the
District of Essex, the whole number of persons who gave in their votes was ascertained as is directed
in the Revised Statutes, (Chap. 4, Sec. 13) by counting the number of separate ballots given in; and
the whole number of ballots was five hundred and sixty-two -
And the whole number of votes were sorted, counted and recorded, and declaration thereof
made as by the Constitution is directed; and said votes were for the following persons; viz..
George Hodges of Andover, Three hundred and forty-nine votes
Dennis Condry of Newbury, Three hundred and forty-seven votes
James Gregory of Marblehead, Three hundred and forty-nine votes
Jonathan C. Perkins of Salem, Three hundred and forty-eight votes
John W. Lowe of Gloucester, Three hundred and fifty votes
Edmund Kimball, One hundred and seventeen votes
Edwin Lawrence One hundred and sixteen votes
C. H. Safford One hundred and sixteen votes
George Osborne, One hundred and sixteen voters
Nathaniel Frothingham Jr. One hundred and seventeen votes
William Carey, of Amesbury, Eighty votes
Ebenezer Hunt, Danvers, Seventy-nine votes
Dan Weed, Ipswich, Seventy nine votes
Daniel Perley, Lynn Eighty votes
Benjn. F. S. Griffin, of W. Newbury, Eighty votes
Major Goodwin, of Newbury, Sixteen votes
Edward H. Pierce, of Gloucester, Seventeen votes
Stephen Whitmore Jr., of Salem, Sixteen votes
Bracket Lord, of Lynn, Sixteen votes
Josiah Caldwell, of Ipswich, Sixteen votes
Wm. Woodberry, Gloucester, One vote
C. A. Dearborn Salem, One vote
B. S. Lunt Beverly, One vote
Dan Weed, Salem, One vote
One vote was also given for Josiah Bailey of Malden, which was not counted as he is not a resident
of this County -
At a legal meeting of the Inhabitants of the town of Beverly, in the County of Essex, and
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, qualified by the Constitution to vote for Representatives in the
General Court, holden on the ninth day of November, being the second Monday in said month, in the
year one thousand eight hundred and forty-six, for the purpose of giving in their votes for a
Representative of said Commonwealth, in the Congress of United States for District Number Two -
The whole number of
persons who gave in their votes was ascertained, as is directed in the Revised Statutes, (Chap. 4, Sec.
13) by counting the number of separate ballots given in, and the whole number of ballots was five
hundred and sixty-four.
And the whole number
of votes given in, was sorted, counted, recorded, and declaration thereof made as by Law is directed;
and said votes were for the following persons; viz.
Daniel P. King Danvers, three hundred and fifty-three votes -
George W. Dike one hundred and fifteen votes -
Lemuel Gott of Rockport, Seventy Nine votes -
Increase H. Brown of Marblehead, Sixteen votes -
Dan Weed of Ipswich - One vote -