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001.002.021 - Record, Judicial
This is a document appointing Thomas D. Connolly a justice of the peace. "To all to whom these presents shall come. Greeting: Know ye, that we confiding in the ability, doscretion and integrity of Thomas D. Connolly of Beverly in our county of Essex do hereby, by our governor, with the advice and consent of our council, assign, constitute and appoint him, the said Thomas D. Connolly to be one of our justices of the peace within and for the co...
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008.006.069 - Document
Income Tax Return for the estate of Matha P. Smith made by Adelaide Bradshaw . Has stamp of Edward S. Webber.
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009.057.034 - Letter
Letter to Samuel H. Stone, esq. from Horace H. Atherton, Jr., Register of Probate, regarding the estate of George Osborne. The letter acknowledges the receipt of the executor's inventory of George Osborne's estate and states that said inventory will be filed. The letterhead lists Clarence W. Brown and Lucy S. Brown as Mr. Atherton's Assistants and Harry R. Dow and Alden P. White as Judges. According to the 1919 city directory of Beverly, MA,...
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009.057.035 - Letter
Letter to Caroline Osborne from William D. T. Trefry, Tax Commissioner in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, regarding the estate of George Osborn. Caroline Osborn was the executor of George Osborne's will. The letter is requesting that an inventory of George Osborne's estate be filed as required by law. Should said inventory not be filed, Mr. Trefry will refer the matter to the Attorney-General. Caroline Osborne apparently followed up as ind...
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009.057.036 - Letter
Letter to Samuel H. Stone regarding the estate of Elizabeth Foster. The letter is from the Probate Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and indicates that Samuel H. Stone has been appointed executor of Elizabeth Foster's will. It describes Mr. Stone's duties as executor. Harry R. Dow is named as the Judge of the Probate Court and as witness. The Register's signature is illegible. According to the 1918 city directory of Beverly, Elizabeth...
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009.057.037 - Letter
Letter to Samuel H. Stone from William D. T. Trefry, Tax Commissioner for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, regarding the estate of John W. Haskell. This three page document indicates exactly what John W. Haskell's estate owes in taxes on his personal estate and his real estate. John W. Haskell died on November 3, 1915, according to the 1916 city directory of Beverly, MA. Prior to this, he resided at 12 Brackenbury Lane, Beverly, MA. S...
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009.057.038 - Letter
Letter to Elisha Woodbury from George F. Choate appointing her as executor of Lucy Ray's last will and testament. George F. Choate, Esquire, was the Judge of the Probate Court in and for Essex County. The letter/document outlines the duties of the executor and is signed by George F. Choate and A. C. Goodell, Register. Lucy Ray is listed as a "single woman" in the document and was a resident of Beverly, MA. According to the 1875 city direc...
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009.057.039 - Document
Document outlining the accounts of Alfred R. Woodberry, executor of the last will and testament of Mary R. Woodberry. In other documents "Woodberry" is spelled "Woodbury." This document is labeled as a "copy." Mary R. Woodberry is listed as having been a widow. Elisha Woodberry's name (spelled "Woodbury" in another document) seems to have been signed then crossed out.
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009.057.040 - Letter
Letter to Alfred R. Woodberry appointing him as executor of Mary R. Woodberry's last will and testament. (In other documents, "Woodberry" is spelled "Woodbury"). The appointment was made by Beorge F. Choate, Esquire, Judge of the Probate Court in and for Essex County. Mary R. Woodberry is listed as having been a widow. The letter/document also outlines the duties of the executor. In the 1876 city directory of Beverly, Alfred R. Woodbury (not...
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009.057.041 - Document
Document outlining the accounts of Elisha Woodbury, executor of Lucy Ray's last will and testament. Lucy Ray is listed as a single woman and as having resided in Beverly, MA. Mary S. Woodbury signed the document as an "interested party." On the reverse side of the document is written "copy" indicating that this is not an original.
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009.057.042 - Probate
Letter to Leland S. Wilson, appointing him to appraise the estate and effects of Bertha L. Atwood who is listed as a minor. Census records show her birth date as October 1895. Annie F. Dugan is listed as Bertha L. Atwood's guradian. The register of the Probate Court's signature is illegible. It seems that Bertha L. Atwood became the ward of Annie F. Dugan following her father, Frederick I. Atwood's, death on September 29, 1913. Annie F. ...
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009.057.044 - Letter
Letter to Samuel H. Stone regarding his appointment as administrator of the estate of Calvin Foster. The letter outlines Samuel H. Stone's responsibilities as administrator of said estate. Calvin Foster died on May 26, 1902 according to the 1903 city directory of Beverly, MA. He resided with his wife, Elizabeth A. Foster at 310 Hale Street, Beverly Farms, MA. He was survived by his wife and four daughters Mary E. Brown, Almira Foster, Ade...
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009.057.045 - Letter
Letter to Samuel H. Stone regarding his appointment as administrator of the estate of Sarah Francis Woodberry. The letter outlines Samuel H. Stone's responsibilities as administrator of said estate. Sarah Francis Woodberry was the widow of Alfred R. Woodberry and died on May 4, 1916, according to the 1916 and 1915 city directories of Beverly. She resided at 141 Hale St., Beverly, MA. Samuel H. Stone was, at various times, the proprieto...
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010.002.020 - Document
This is a document granting Thomas D. Connolly to be one of the justices of the peace for 7 years. "To all to whom these presents shall come, Greetings: Know ye that we, confiding in the ability, discretion and integrity of Thomas D. Connolly of Beverly in our county of Essex do hereby, assign, constitute and appoint him, the said Thomas D. Connolly to be one of our justices of the peace within and for the commonwealth, for and during the te...
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948.010.173 - Document
Last Will and Testament of Rufus Anderson; Rufus Anderson married Elizabeth Lovett on May 27, 1804. This will was created to ensure his new wife was provided for in case of his death. He had three children by his first wife who died in 1803.
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964.001.226 - Announcement
Official Commonwealth of Massachusetts letterhead, dated 1866, accouncing the incorporation of the Second Congregational Society in Beverly: "AN ACT: to incorporate the Second Congregational Society in Beverly, and in relation to the Salem and Beverly Precinct." The document notes that the House of Representatives passed the act on 03/26/1866, the Senate passed it on 03/28/1866, and that Joseph A. Pond approved of the act on 03/30/1866. Th...
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964.001.227 - Announcement, Meeting
An accouncement to the members of the Second Congregational Church that they are called to a meeting on 12/03/1903 for the purposes of incorporating their organization: "To the members of the Second Congregational Church in Beverly, Mass. You are hereby notified that a meeting of the resident members of said church, of twenty-one years of age and upwards, for the purpose of organizing said church into a corporation, by the adoption of by...
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964.001.229 - Envelope
A standard-size envelope, addressed to Edmund M. Wylie, Esq. at 649 Cabot Street in Beverly, Mass. It was sent from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Office of the Secretary in Boston. The envelope is kept with the certificate of incorporation (item #964.001.228) and presumably was used to send the executed certificate to Wyle, an attorney in Beverly. The envelope has been opened with a slice across the top. It was posted with two stamps; the...
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964.001.230 - Receipt
A receipt confirming the receipt of a fee for the incorporation of the SCC: "Received of the Second Congregational Church of Beverly, Massachusetts, Five Dollars, in payment for filing and recording Certificate under Revised Laws, Chap. 36 Sec. 51." The receipt is mostly typewritten with names and dates filled in by hand. It was signed by William M. Olin, the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
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964.001.251 - Letter
A handwritten letter, directed to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Senate, and House of Representatives, petitioning them to officiate the incorporation of the Second Congregational Society in Beverly. It is dated 03/13/1821 and is signed, "Charles Dennis and 46 others." There is an additional note near the bottom of the page that reads, "June 7, 1821. Left the above with Isaac Woodberry, Jr." The letter was written on a single sheet of wove...
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