1850-11-11 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 Monday the eleventh day of November
current at nine o’clock before noon for the following purposes-
To see if they will send one or more Representatives to the next General Court, and if they
so decide, give in their ballots for the purpose of choosing the same.
Also, to give in their ballots for a Governor and Lieutenant Governor of said Commonwealth,
and for Senators for this District for the ensuing political year, and for a Representative from District
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Number Two in the 31 and 32 Congress of United States.
The ballots for all these officers 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, 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 on hands and seal this first day of November in the year eighteen hundred and
the fifty.
Wm. H. LovettSelectmen
John I. Baker of
Andrew C. Baker Beverly
Essex, ss. Pursuant to the above, I have notified and warned the legal voters of said Town
therein named as therein directed.
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Beverly Nov. 2 1850.Jacob Lunt, Constable of Beverly.
At a legal meeting of the qualified voters of the town of Beverly held pursuant to the warrant
on the page next proceeding, on Monday the eleventh day of November in the year eighteen hundred
and fifty, at nine o’clock before noon.
Voted, To choose two Representatives to the next General Court.
Voted, To close the poll at six o’clock afternoon-
The ballots were then given in for Representatives, and the same were sorted and counted and
the result found to be as follows: -
Whole number of ballots nine hundred and twenty
Necessary to a choice four hundred and sixty-one -
And the ballots were for the following persons -
Jeremiah Porter had four hundred and forty-four votes
Wells Standley had four hundred and forty-one votes.
Stephens Baker have three hundred and three votes.
William Porter had two hundred and ninety-eight votes.
Haskett D. Whitney had one hundred and sixty-six votes.
Joseph E. Ober had one hundred and sixty-six votes.
Edward Pousland had three votes, Benjamin C. Sumner three votes, and the following had one vote
each, viz: Robert Rantoul, William Endicott, John Lovett, John Porter, Josiah Lovett, Stephen
Woodbury, Josiah Stickney, William Thissell, Robert G. Bennett and Walter Rogers-
No person having as many votes as is requisite, there is no choice.
A motion was made to adjourn this meeting until tomorrow Tuesday morning at nine o’clock
for the choice of Representatives, and upon this motion the meeting divided, 97 for, and 121 against
the motion, so it was lost.
Voted, That this meeting be dissolved.
A true record,
Attest,
John I. Baker, Town Clerk.
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 eleventh day of November, being the second Monday of said month, in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty, for the purpose of giving in their votes th for
e 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 number of separate ballots given in, and the whole number of ballots was nine hundred and
twenty-five.
And the 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, four hundred and fifty-six votes
George S. Boutwell of Groton, three hundred and seven votes
Stephen C. Phillips Salem, one hundred and sixty-two votes
And the 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, whole number of ballots, nine hundred and twenty-six
John Reed of Yarmouth, four hundred and fifty-five votes
Amasa Walker of North Brookfield, one hundred and sixty-four votes
Henry W. Cushman of Bernardston, three hundred and seven votes
Wm. H. LovettSelectmen
Andrew C. Baker of
Haskett D. Whitney Beverly
John I. Baker
Attest,
John I. Baker, Town Clerk
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
eleventh day of November, being the second Monday of said month, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and fifty, for the purpose of giving in their votes for Senators, for the District
of Essex, the whole number of persons to gave in the 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-five.
And the 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..
Nathan W. Hazen of Andover, four hundred and forty-seven votes
Moses Newell of West Newbury, four hundred and fifty-two votes
Albert Thorndike of Beverly, four hundred and fifty votes
Robert S. Daniels of Danvers, four hundred and fifty-two votes
David Pingree of Salem, four hundred and forty-five votes
John B. Alley of Lynn, four hundred and sixty-two votes
Edmund Kimball of Bradford, four hundred and sixty-one votes
Daniel Saunders Jr. of Lawrence, four hundred and sixty-two votes
Frederick Robinson of Marblehead, four hundred and fifty-seven votes
Abner L. Bailey of Amesbury, four hundred and fifty-nine votes
Nathaniel J. Lord of Salem, one vote
Jonathan Nayson of Amesbury, one vote
George Osborne of Danvers, one vote
Wm. H. Lovett
Andrew C. BakerSelectmen
Haskett D. Whitney of
Beverly
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 eleventh day of November, being the second Monday in said month,
in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty, for the purpose of giving in their votes for a
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Representative of said Commonwealth, in the 31 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, in the
whole number of ballots was nine hundred and four.
And the whole number of votes given in, with sorted, counted, recorded, and declaration
thereof made as by Law is directed; and said votes were for the following persons; viz..
Charles W. Upham of Salem, four hundred and twenty-five votes
Robert Rantoul Jr. of Beverly, three hundred and eighteen votes
Samuel E. Sewall of Stoneham, one hundred and fifty-seven votes
William.. H. Lovett of Beverly, one vote
Benjamin C. Sumner of Beverly, one vote
John I. Baker of Beverly, two votes
Wm. H. Lovett
Andrew C. BakerSelectmen
Haskett D. Whitney of
Beverly
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 eleventh day of November, being the second Monday of said month,
in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty, for the purpose of giving in their votes for a
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Representative of said Commonwealth in the 32 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 nine hundred and five.
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..
Charles W. Upham of Salem, four hundred and twenty-six votes
Robert Rantoul Jr. of Beverly, three hundred and nineteen votes
Samuel E. Sewall of Stoneham, one hundred and fifty-six votes
William H. Lovett of Beverly, one vote
Edward Pousland of Beverly, one vote
John I. Baker of Beverly, two votes
Wm. H. Lovett
Andrew C. BakerSelectmen
Haskett D. Whitney of
Beverly