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Tramp statistics [Massachusetts Board to Investigate the Subject of the Unemployed]

Part of: Board to Investigate the Subject of the Unemployed

Tramp statistics, 1891-1894.

45 leaves in 1 box
Call no.: CO29/1359X

Scope and Content: The Board to Investigate the Subject of the Unemployed inquired into the subject of the unemployed in Massachusetts and measures for their relief by the Commonwealth and its municipalities.  It was to cooperate with county and municipal authorities in devising methods of distinguishing confirmed vagrants from those willing to work (St 1894, c 239, s 4).  To further its investigations in this area, the board tracked the flow of tramps lodged overnight by police in Massachusetts towns, as recorded in this series.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by month, thereunder by town
Notes: Collated 1895
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Transcript of Eastern claims [Massachusetts Committee on Eastern Claims and Settlements]

Part of: Committee on Eastern Claims and Settlements

Transcript of Eastern claims, 1648-1720 (Bulk: 1674-1714).

1 document box
Call no.: EA3/1705X

Scope and Content: The General Court established committees in 1714 and 1715 to promote resettlement of frontier towns in the Province of Maine.  This transcript records claims of persons with land titles predating 1713, made as a preliminary step to such resettlement.
Arrangement: Arranged by location, thereunder by claimant
Restrictions: Original transcripts are restricted as fragile. Access by permission of state archivist or curator of Massachusetts Archives only
Notes: Surrendered with related papers in 1724 by Clerk Samuel Phipps to Council committee on Eastern Indians. Has cover title: Eastern claims, 1674-1720.  T.p.: Copy of the ancient book of Eastern claims
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Restrictions: Original transcripts are restricted as fragile. Access by permission of state archivist or curator of Massachusetts Archives only

Transcript of hearings [Massachusetts Board to Investigate the Subject of the Unemployed]

Part of: Board to Investigate the Subject of the Unemployed

Transcript of hearings, 1894-1895.

1 document box, 4 file folders (partial document box), 2 partial microfilm reels
Call no.: CO29/1354X

Scope and Content: The Board to Investigate the Subject of the Unemployed inquired into the subject of the unemployed in Massachusetts and measures for their relief by the Commonwealth and its municipalities.  To further its investigations the board held hearings at which private and public sector employers and union officials from throughout the state testified in response to a series of set questions regarding levels of employment/unemployment and wages/trade-union benefits paid, 1892-1894, as recorded in this series.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by hearing date
Notes: Lacks pages 222-295, 1531-1552, 1611-1688
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Transcript of Maine state constitution [Maine Constitutional Convention (1819)]

Part of: Maine Constitutional Convention (1819)

Transcript of Maine state constitution, 1819.

1 file folder (partial document box)
Call no.: EA14/104X

Scope and Content: Pursuant to St 1819, c 161, an act to provide for separation of the District of Maine from Massachusetts as a state, a constitutional convention met in Portland, Oct. 11-29, 1819 and Jan. 5-7, 1820; the resulting constitution was submitted to Maine inhabitants and ratified Dec. 6, 1819.  Attested ms. copy is by Robert C. Vose, convention secretary.
Notes: Sent by convention president William King per order of Jan. 7, 1820 to Governor John Brooks.  At his request placed in Archives (state secretary’s office) by General Court per order of Feb. 4, 1820.  Formerly part of state secretary’s: Miscellaneous collection, box 18
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Transcript of proceedings [Maine Constitutional Convention (1819)]

Part of: Maine Constitutional Convention (1819)

Transcript of proceedings, 1819-1820.

1 volume
Call no.: EA14/103X

Scope and Content: Pursuant to St 1819, c 161, an act to provide for separation of the District of Maine from Massachusetts as a state, a constitutional convention met in Portland, Oct. 11-29, 1819 and Jan. 5-7, 1820.  Transcript of proceedings includes committee reports, resolutions, and orders of the convention.  Attested ms. copy is by Robert C. Vose, convention secretary.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by date of meeting
Notes: Sent by convention president William King per order of Jan. 7, 1820 to Governor John Brooks.  At his request placed in Archives (state secretary’s office) by General Court per order of Feb. 4, 1820.  Formerly part of state secretary’s: Miscellaneous collection, box 18
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Transcript of proceedings [Massachusetts Brunswick Convention (1816)]

Part of: Brunswick Convention

Transcript of proceedings, 1816.

1 file folder (partial document box)
Call no.: EA12/101X

Scope and Content: The Brunswick Convention met Sept. 30-Oct. 9, 1816, to consider separating the District of Maine from Massachusetts as a state.  Transcript of proceedings records its actions.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by date of meeting
Notes: Formerly part of state secretary’s: Miscellaneous collection, box 17. Cover title: A copy of the record of the Brunswick Convention
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Transcript of returns of vote on Maine state constitution [Maine Constitutional Convention (1819)]

Part of: Maine Constitutional Convention (1819)

Transcript of returns of vote on Maine state constitution, 1819-1820.

1 file folder (partial document box)
Call no.: EA14/105X

Scope and Content: Pursuant to St 1819, c 161, an act to provide for separation of the District of Maine from Massachusetts as a state, a constitutional convention met in Portland, Oct. 11-19, 1819 and Jan. 5-7, 1820; the resulting constitution was submitted to Maine inhabitants and ratified Dec. 6, 1819.  Ratification votes were tabulated under direction of a committee headed by Albion K. Parris.  Attested ms. copy of returns is by Robert C. Vose, convention secretary.
Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically by county, thereunder alphabetically by town
Notes: Sent by convention president William King per order of Jan. 7, 1820 to Governor John Brooks.  At his request placed in Archives (state secretary’s office) by General Court per order of Feb. 4, 1820.  Formerly part of state secretary’s: Miscellaneous collection, box 18
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Transcript of the Garrett investigation [Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office]

Part of: Attorney General’s Office

Transcript of the Garrett investigation, 1930.

2 volumes in 1 document box
Call no.: AG1/1400X

Scope and Content: The attorney general of Massachusetts was authorized by Resolves 1930, c 4 and c 13 to make an investigation of the circumstances surrounding the pension awarded to Oliver B. Garrett as a member of the Police Department of the city of Boston (following an accident on August 2, 1927) and related matters, and to conduct public hearings thereon.  Series consists of transcripts of those hearings, including testimony and exhibits.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
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Transcripts and exhibits of the Skeels murder trial [Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office]

Part of: Attorney General’s Office

Transcripts and exhibits of the Skeels murder trial, 1901-1924 (Bulk: 1918-1919).

2 document boxes
Call no.: AG1/11X

Scope and Content: As chief legal officer of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the attorney-general, at that time Henry C. Attwill, participated in and accrued files relating to the prosecution of Elizabeth M. Skeels, tried in 1919 for the murder of Florence M. Gay, who died of arsenical poisoning in 1917.  Skeels was acquitted.  Series contains trial transcript (Essex Superior Court Criminal Session, Judge Webster Thayer presiding), depositions, autopsy reports, and other court exhibits and filings, as well as correspondence and background materials on court cases stemming from similar circumstances.
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Transcripts of adoptions [Massachusetts State Board of Lunacy and Charity]

Part of: Massachusetts State Board of Lunacy and Charity

Transcripts of adoptions, 1888-1889.

1 volume
Call no.: HS20/544X

Scope and Content: In 1886 the Massachusetts State Board of Health, Lunacy, and Charity was renamed the State Board of Lunacy and Charity, while a separate State Board of Health was established. The State Board of Lunacy and Charity inherited all powers and duties of its predecessor except those vested in the newly established State Board of Health, i.e., general supervision and investigative powers over charitable, reformatory, and mental health institutions and some authority over the transfer and removal of patients.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by adoption date
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