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Records of maintenance work completed on town highways, bridge repairs, alteration of highway districts, deeds and leases to land for the installation or widening of roads, records relating to redefining highway boundaries, and a list of surveyors of highways (1803-1815).

Scope and Contents From the Series:

Records of maintenance work completed on town highways, bridge repairs, alteration of highway districts, deeds and leases to land for the installation or widening of roads, records relating to redefining highway boundaries, and a list of surveyors of highways (1803-1815).

Scope and Contents From the Series:

Records of maintenance work completed on town highways, bridge repairs, alteration of highway districts, deeds and leases to land for the installation or widening of roads, records relating to redefining highway boundaries, and a list of surveyors of highways (1803-1815).

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"Plan of a survey for the proposed Boston and Providence Railway" by James Hayward, Jan. 1828

Scope and Contents Records relating to the placement of roads in Southborough extend back to 1723, predating the Town of Southborough itself which did not break away from Marlborough until 1727. The collection includes countless citizen’s petitions requesting that new roads be laid-out in the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries, which afford a unique window into the Town’s growth and settlement.The majority of materials document the formation of new roads, along with subsequent maintenance, repairs, and...

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Includes: 1) Petition of Isaac Buck to the Town Selectmen 1761. 2) Papers Containing the Proceedings of the Selectmen 1785. 3) Petition of Trowbridge Taylor to the Town Selectmen 1787. 4) Committee findings accepted by the town relating to Trowbridge Taylor.

Scope and Contents Southborough appointed its first Selectmen shortly after the town was founded in 1727. The Select Board has several important responsibilities under Massachusetts Law, which include the power to prepare the town meeting warrant or agenda, the power to make appointments to town boards and offices, the power to employ professional administrative staff and town counsel, and the authority to grant licenses and permits. The Select Board also sets policy and strategic direction, coordinates the...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection is composed of records which relate to Southborough’s militia, and document the town's role in military conflicts from the French Indian War forward. There is considerable documentation relating to the Revolutionary War, including enlistment records and payment stubs for local men who served in the continental army. The town’s records relating to the Civil War are even more expansive and provide extraordinarily thorough accounts of local soldiers and their...

Scope and Contents This collection is composed of records which relate to Southborough’s militia, and document the town's role in military conflicts from the French Indian War forward. There is considerable documentation relating to the Revolutionary War, including enlistment records and payment stubs for local men who served in the continental army. The town’s records relating to the Civil War are even more expansive and provide extraordinarily thorough accounts of local soldiers and their...

Abstract Documents in this folder:1) Payment of twenty-two pounds and ten pence from the Town of Southborough to Timothy Johnson for sundry services done by him for the town (1/2/1734). Folder: 1003-026.2) Payment of fourteen shillings from the Town of Southborough to Isaac Newton Sr. for a payment he made on the account of Robert Campbell, and the church taxes (minister’s rate) he collected (4/10/1739). Folder: 1003-026.3) Receipt for work completed by Gideon Newton...