1852-11-02 ElectionEssex, 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 Tuesday the
second day of November next at nine o’clock before noon-
To give in their ballots for Electors of President and Vice President of the United States for
the next Presidential term: to wit, for two Electors at-large, one for each Congressional District.
The poll will open at nine o’clock A.M. and close at four o’clock P.M.
The votes will be received on one piece of paper, in a sealed envelope, according to the Ballot
Law of 1851, and of 1852.
Hereof fail not, but make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon, before said
time.
Given under our hands and seal this twenty-second day of October in the year eighteen
hundred and fifty-two.
Wm. H. Lovett
Haskett D. WhitneySelectmen
Alpheus Davis of
Joseph E. Ober Beverly
Andrew C. Baker
Essex, ss. Beverly Oct. 23,1852. Pursuant to the within I have notified & warned the said voters to
meet at the Town Hall by posting notices agreeable to the vote of the town.
Francis Lamson, Constable.
A true record of the original warrant and the return thereon.
Attest.
John I. Baker, Town Clerk.
Essex, ss. November 2,1852. Charles H. Stocker. and Benjamin C. Sumner were sworn to
the faithful discharge of their duty as envelope distributors for this day, before
John I. Baker, Town Clerk.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
At a legal meeting of the Inhabitants of the town of Beverly in the County of Essex, qualified
according to the Constitution to vote for Representatives in the General Court, holden on the
Tuesday next after the first Monday in the month of November, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-
two, being the second day of said month, for the purpose of giving in their votes for Electors of
President and Vice President of the United States, the whole number of persons who gave in their
votes was ascertained, as directed in the Revised Statutes (Chap. 4, Sec. 13,) by counting the whole
number of ballots given in; and the whole number of ballots was eight hundred and fifty-five.
And the whole number of votes given in were received, sorted, counted, and declared, and
record thereof made in open town meeting, as by law directed; and said votes were as follows, viz.:
For Electors at Large.
Robert C. Winthrop of Boston, four hundred votes
George Bliss of Springfield, four hundred votes
Stephen C. Phillips of Salem, two hundred and twelve votes
James Fowler of Westfield, two hundred and twelve votes
Charles G. Greene of Boston, twenty-five votes
James S. Whitney of Conway, two hundred and forty-three votes
Charles C. Hazewell of Concord, two hundred and eighteen votes
For an Elector for District Number One
J. H. W. Page of New Bedford, four hundred votes
John H. Shaw of Nantucket, two hundred and thirteen votes
S. B. Phinney of Barnstable, two hundred and forty-two votes
For an Elector for District Number Two
George H. Crocker of Taunton, four hundred votes
Wm. H. Wood of Middleborough, two hundred and thirteen votes
Edward Carznean of Hingham, two hundred and forty-two votes
For an Elector for District Number Three.
John Gardner, Dedham, four hundred votes
Ed. L. Keyes, Dedham, two hundred and thirteen votes
Caleb Stetson, Braintree, two hundred and forty-two votes
For an Elector for District Number Four.
Amos Lawrence, Boston, four hundred votes
Timo. Gilbert, Boston, two hundred and thirteen votes
Isaac Adams, Boston, two hundred and forty-two votes
For an Elector for District Number Five.
Robert G. Shaw, Boston, four hundred votes
J. G. Palfrey, Cambridge, two hundred and twelve votes
Benjamin F. Hallett, Boston, twenty-five votes
Charles L. Woodbury, Boston, two hundred and eighteen votes
For an Elector for District Number Six.
Daniel C. Baker, Lynn, four hundred votes
J. G. Whittier, Amesbury, two hundred and thirteen votes
Jonathan Nayson, Amesbury, two hundred and forty-two votes
For an Elector for District Number Seven
George Coggswell, Bradford, four hundred votes
S. E. Sewall, Stoneham, two hundred and thirteen votes
Eben H. Safford, Haverhill, two hundred and forty-two votes
For an Elector for District Number Eight
Jacob Coggin, Tewksbury, four hundred votes
John W. Graves, Lowell, two hundred and thirteen votes
Walter Fessenden, Townsend, two hundred and forty-two votes
For an Elector for District Number Nine
Ebenezer Torrey, Fitchburg, four hundred votes
Chas. Mason, Fitchburg, two hundred and twelve votes
J. S. C. Knowlton, Worcester, two hundred and forty-three votes
For an Elector for District Number Ten
Rufus Bullock, Royalston, four hundred votes
Rodols B. Hubbard, Sunderland, two hundred and whole votes
O. P. Ingraham, South Hadley, two hundred and forty-two votes
For an Elector for District Number Eleven
Ezekiel R. Colt, Pittsfield, four hundred votes
Joel Hayden, Williamsburg, two hundred and twelve votes
Jonathan E. Field, Stockbridge, two hundred and forty-two votes
Wm. H. Lovett
Haskett D. WhitneySelectmen
Andrew C. Baker of
Joseph E. Ober Beverly
Alpheus Davis
Attest,
John I. Baker, Town Clerk
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 the town of Beverly to meet at the Town Hall on Monday the eighth 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 given in their ballots for the purpose of choosing the same.
Also, To give in their ballots for a Governor and Lieutenant Governor of this Commonwealth,
and for Senators for the District of Essex, for the ensuing political year; and for a Representative in
the Congress of the United States, to fill a vacancy in Old District Number Two, and also for a
Representative to the next Congress from District Number Six.
Also, To give in their votes by ballot on this question: “Is it expedient that delegates should
be chosen to meet in Convention, for the purpose of revising or altering the Constitution of
government of this Commonwealth?”
The votes for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Senators, Representatives to Congress and
to the General Court will be received on one piece of paper, and with the votes upon the
Constitutional Convention will all be received in one sealed envelope under the ballot laws of 1851
and 1852.
The polls will open immediately after deciding upon sending Representatives, and close at four
o’clock after noon unless otherwise determined by the meeting.
Hereof fail not, but make due return of this warrant, with your doings thereon, before said
time.
Given under our hands and seal this twenty ninth day of October in the year eighteen hundred
and fifty two.
Wm. H. Lovett
Haskett D. Whitney Selectmen
Alpheus Davis of
Beverly
Beverly October 30, 1852. Pursuant to the foregoing warrant I have notified the persons
therein named as therein directed - Charles H. Stocker, Constable of Beverly.
A true record of the original warrant and return.
Attest, John I. Baker, Town Clerk.
At a legal meeting of the qualified voters of the town of Beverly, in the County of Essex, held,
pursuant to the foregoing warrant, on Monday the eighth day of November in the year eighteen
hundred and fifty two, at Town Hall at nine o’clock before noon -
Voted,To choose two Representatives to the next General Court, the poll to close at four
o’clock P.M. at which time the ballots for Representatives were sorted, counted and declared as
follows -
Whole number of ballots, nine hundred and thirty four -
Necessary to a choice, four hundred and sixty eight -
Joseph E. Ober had four hundred and ninety five votes
Willaim Endicott had four hundred and ninety one votes
Levi A. Abbott had three hundred and seventy eight votes
Frederick W. Choate had three hundred and seventy seven votes
William Friend had forty six
David Crowell had forty four votes
John Proctor had thirteen votes
Thomas Remmonds had eleven votes
Jeremiah Porter had three votes
Joshua Stickney had three votes
Wells Standley head two votes
Edward Pousland had two votes
Mark Morgan had two votes, and the following had one vote each, Samuel Endicott, Amos Lefavour,
Thomas A. Morgan, Samuel Dike, John Lovett, Daniel Foster, Ezra O. Woodbury, Edward P. Allen,
Thomas Patterson, Aaron Foster, Ephraim Harris and Rice Morgan.
And Joseph E. Ober and William Endicott
having more than the Number requisite to a choice are accordingly elected, and were so declared.
Attest,
John I. Baker, Town Clerk.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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 Governor and Lieutenant
Governor, holden on the eighth day of November being the second Monday of said month, in the year
of our or Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty two, for the purpose of giving in their votes for
Governor and Lieutenant Governor of said Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the whole number of
persons who gave in their votes was ascertained, as is directed in the Revised Statutes (Chap. 4, Sec.n
13,) by counting the whole number of separate ballots given in; and the whole number of ballots was
For Governor, nine hundred and forty one
For Lieutenant Governor, nine hundred and fifty three
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:-
For Governor, John H. Clifford of New Bedford, three hundred and sixty three votes-
Horace Mann of West Newton, three hundred and twenty one votes-
Henry W. Bishop of Lenox, two hundred and fifty votes
David Henshaw of Leicester, three votes
Rufus Choate, two votes - George Chapman one vote - William Friend one vote -
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, Elisha Huntington of Lowell, four hundred and three votes
Amos Walker of North Brookfield, two hundred and eighty four votes
James D. Thompson of New Bedford, two hundred and sixty three votes
Bradford L. Wales of Randolph, three votes-
Wm. H. Lovett
Haskett D. WhitneySelectmen
Andrew C. Baker of
Alpheus Davis Beverly
Joseph E. Ober
Attest, John I. Baker, Town Clerk
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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
eighth day of November, being the second Monday of said month, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and fifty two, 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 nine hundred and forty three.
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.:-
Albert Currier of Newburyport, five hundred and sixteen votes
James M. Sargent of Lynn five hundred and fifteen votes
C. D. Hunking of Haverhill four hundred and eighty nine votes
Dan Weed of Lawrence, two hundred and four votes
Elisha Mack of Salem, five hundred and seventeen votes
Dan Weed Jr. of Lawrence, three hundred and thirteen votes
Micajah Lunt of Newburyport, three hundred and seventy three votes
Thomas Wright of Lawrence three hundred and seventy one votes
Henry Russell of Salem four hundred votes
Alfred A. Abbott of Danvers three hundred and seventy seven votes
Nathaniel S. Howe of Haverhill, three hundred and eighty one votes
James Blood of Newburyport, thirty seven votes
William Hammond of Marblehead, thirty seven close
George B. Loring of Salem, thirty seven votes
Samuel C. Pitman of Marblehead, thirty seven votes
Edward C. Peabody of Groveland, thirty seven votes
Jonathan Morrill of Amesbury, three votes, N. J. Lord of Salem, three votes, Eben Sutton of Danvers,
three votes, Josiah Lovett 2d of Beverly, two votes, Aaron Wallis of Ipswich, three votes, John B.
Hill of Beverly, one vote, Joseph Gregory of Marblehead, three votes, Abraham H. Fisk, one vote,
A. A. Blanchard of Lawrence, three votes, Edward Pousland one vote, Gilbert T. Hawes one vote,
John Knowlton, one vote-
Wm. H. Lovett
Haskett D. WhitneySelectmen
Joseph E. Ober of
Andrew C. Baker Beverly
Alpheus Davis
Attest, John I. Baker, Town Clerk
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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 eighth day of November being the second Monday of said month, in
the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty two, for the purpose of giving in their votes for a
Representative of said Commonwealth, in the Congress of United States, for Old District Number
Two, for the remainder of the term of two years from the fourth day of March, 1851.
The whole number of persons who gave in the votes was ascertained as is directed and the
Revised Statutes, (Chap. 4, Sec. 13) by counting the number of separate ballots given in, and the
whole number of ballots was - nine hundred and thirty nine.
And the whole number of votes given in were sorted, counted, recorded and declaration
thereof made as by law is directed - and were for the following persons: -
Francis B. Fay of Chelsea, three hundred and eighty seven votes
John B. Alley of Flynn, two hundred and seventy five votes votes
George Hood of Lynn, two hundred and thirty eight votes
N. J. Lord of Salem, thirty six votes
George Osborne of Danvers, three votes
Wm. H. Lovett
Haskett D. WhitneySelectmen
Joseph E. Ober of
Andrew C. Baker Beverly
Alpheus Davis
Attest, John I. Baker, Town Clerk
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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 two vote for Representatives in the
General Court, holden on the eighth day of November, being the second Monday of said month, in
the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty two, for the purpose of giving in their votes for a
Representative of said Commonwealth, in the Congress of United States, for District Number Six.
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 - nine hundred and twenty six.
And the whole number of votes given in were sorted, counted, recorded, and declaration
thereof made as by Law is directed - and were for the following persons: -
Charles W. Upham of Salem, three hundred and seventy one votes
John B. Alley of Lynn, two hundred and seventy five votes
George Hood of Lynn, two hundred and thirty eight votes
N. J. Lord of Salem, thirty five votes
Jeremiah L. C. Stickney of Lynn, three votes
Benjamin Balch of Newburyport, two votes
William Perry of Beverly, one vote
Daniel B. Gardner of Salem, one vote
Wm. H. Lovett
Haskett D. WhitneySelectmen
Joseph E. Ober of
Andrew C. Baker Beverly
Alpheus Davis
Attest, John I. Baker, Town Clerk.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Pursuant to an Act of the General Court of this Commonwealth, approved by the Governor,
May 7, 1852, entitled, “And Act relating to the calling a Convention of Delegates of the People, for
the purpose of revising the Constitution,” - the inhabitants of the town of Beverly qualified to vote
for Senators, or Representatives of the General Court, being duly convened, at a meet legally warned
and held on the second Monday of November current, 1852, being the eighth day of said month, for
the purpose of giving in their votes upon the following question, viz.: - “ Is it expedient that delegates
should be chosen to meet in convention for the purpose of revising or altering the Constitution of
Government of this Commonwealth?” - and the result was as follows:
For calling a Convention, four hundred and ninety-two votes -
Against calling a Convention, three hundred and ninety-five votes -
Wm. H. Lovett
Haskett D. WhitneySelectmen
Joseph E. Ober of
Andrew C. Baker Beverly
Alpheus Davis
Attest, John I. Baker, Town Clerk.
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 the Town Hall on Monday the
thirteenth day of December instant at nine o’clock, before noon -
To give in their ballots for a Representative in Congress to fill the vacancy existing in Old
District Number Two; also for a Representative in the next Congress of the United States from
District Number Six.
The ballots for both these offices will be received on one piece of paper in sealed envelopes.
The polls will open at nine o’clock before noon, 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 third day of December in the year eighteen hundred and
fifty two.
Wm. H. Lovett
Haskett D. WhitneySelectmen
Alpheus Davis of
Beverly
Beverly, Dec. 4, 1852. Pursuant to the foregoing warrant I have notified the persons therein
named as therein directed, -
Jacob Lunt, Constable of Beverly.
A true record of the original warrant and the return thereon.
Attest,
John I. Baker, Town Clerk.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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 thirteenth day of December being the second Monday of said month,
in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty two for the purpose of giving in their votes for a
Representative of said Commonwealth, in the Congress of United States for Old 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 six hundred and twenty one.
And the whole number of votes given in, was sorted, counted and recorded, and declaration
thereof made as by Law is directed; and said votes were for the following persons; viz..
George Hood of Lynn, three hundred and four votes
Francis B. Fay of Chelsea, two hundred and ninety five votes
Nathaniel J. Lord of Salem, twenty votes
George Osborne of Danvers, two votes
Wm. H. Lovett
Joseph E. OberSelectmen
Haskett D. Whitney of
Andrew C. Baker Beverly
Alpheus Davis
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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 thirteenth day of December, being the second Monday in said month,
in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty two, for the purpose of giving in their votes for a
Representative of said Commonwealth, in the Congress of United States, for District Number Six.
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 six hundred and twenty.
And the whole number of votes given in, were sorted, counted and recorded, and declaration
thereof made as by law is directed; and said votes were for the following persons; viz..
George Hood of Lynn, three hundred and five votes
Charles W. Upham of Salem, two hundred and ninety four votes.
Nathaniel J. Lord of Salem, nineteen votes.
Jeremiah S. C. Stickney of Lynn, two votes.
Wm. H. Lovett
Joseph E. OberSelectmen
Haskett D. Whitney of
Andrew C. Baker Beverly
Alpheus Davis