Road Location Transcripts, 1723 - 1924

Item — Container: Bound Volume Shelving, Town Clerk’s Vault

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Roads Book

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Scope and Contents

This volume includes "true copies of the locations and laying-out of roads", and well as orders for building roads. The majority of the book is typewritten, and a chronological index of documents is included at the front of the volume. Most of the original documents can be found either in "Road Petitions and Town Lines" or "Laying-out of Roads". The volume is labeled "Roads: 1894" on its spine, however the documents contained actually span from 1723-1924.

Dates

Creation: 1723 - 1924

Creator

From the Collection: Town of Southborough (Organization)
From the Collection: Southborough Select Board (Organization)
From the Collection: Road Commission (Organization)
From the Collection: Committee on Highways (Organization)
From the Collection: Surveyor of Highways (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research. Whenever possible, digital surrogates must be consulted in lieu of the original documents to prevent unneccesary handling and mitigate wear. Research is accommodated by appointment only. Please call (508) 485-0710 x 3005 to make an appointment, or send an email to: [email protected]

Extent

1 Volumes

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Preservation Actions

This volume underwent conservation treatment in October 2007 at Brown’s River Records Preservation Services in Essex, Vermont (now Kofile Inc.).

Treatment Summary: Book dismantled and binding materials removed. Gross tears mended with Japanese tissue or Crompton heat set tissue. Paper deacidified using magnesium oxide. Sheets encapsulated in archival grade polyester envelopes. Envelopes bound in a record binder.