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 Revolutionary 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 Softbound volume entitled "Complete Record of the Names of all the Soldiers and Officers in the Military Service and of all the Seamen and Officers in the Naval Service of the United States from the town of Southborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts during the rebellion began in 1861". The ledger is divided into two sections: Soldiers and Officers of the Military Service, and Seamen and Officers of the Naval Service. Listed are each soldier's name, term of enlistment, regiment, company,...

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A partial index can be found in the back of this volume. This volume includes a registry of Dog Licenses issued in Southborough 1864-1874 Dog licenses include the date and number of license, owner's name, and the dog's name along with its age, breed and color.

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This volume was used to record a variety of things in addition to Chattel Mortgages. It Includes:

Lost Property, Stray Cows, Money Found, 1848-1849 (pg. 140-142) Fence Divisions, 1838-1863 (begin pg. 201, 418) Deeds for Pews, 1848-1849 (pg. 151-154) List of Dog Licenses Issued in Southborough, 1849-1864: these records include the date and number of license, owner's name, and the dog's name along with its age, breed and color (pg. 435-450).

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This volume contains an index to grantors, and dog licenses for 1864-1883. It also includes a registry of Dog Licenses issued in Southborough 1864-1874. Dog licenses include the date and number of license, owner's name, and the dog's name along with its age, breed and color.

Scope and Contents This volume was used to record a variety of things in addition to Chattel Mortgages. It Includes:Chronological Grantor Indexes to Chattel Mortgages 1883-1887, and 1887-1895. Records of Chattel Mortgages, 1883-1896 Appointment of Railroad Police,1883 (pg. 200-201) Assignments of Mortgages, 1884 Assignment of Wages, 1885-1890 Women Doing Business in Their Own Names, 1884-1890 Opinion of P. C. Bacon regarding the Town of Southborough and the Pilgrim Evangelical Society relative to...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: By definition a Chattel Mortgage is a loan used to purchase an item of movable personal property. They include a description of goods and chattels, the terms of agreement between parties concerned, names of vendor and vendee, place, amount, list of goods or chattels, amount paid, conditions and agreement of mortgages, payments, and signatures of vendors. Some volumes include an index listing vendors and vendees alphabetically, along with the year and page number.Chattel Mortgage...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: By definition a Chattel Mortgage is a loan used to purchase an item of movable personal property. They include a description of goods and chattels, the terms of agreement between parties concerned, names of vendor and vendee, place, amount, list of goods or chattels, amount paid, conditions and agreement of mortgages, payments, and signatures of vendors. Some volumes include an index listing vendors and vendees alphabetically, along with the year and page number.Chattel Mortgage...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: By definition a Chattel Mortgage is a loan used to purchase an item of movable personal property. They include a description of goods and chattels, the terms of agreement between parties concerned, names of vendor and vendee, place, amount, list of goods or chattels, amount paid, conditions and agreement of mortgages, payments, and signatures of vendors. Some volumes include an index listing vendors and vendees alphabetically, along with the year and page number.Chattel Mortgage...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: By definition a Chattel Mortgage is a loan used to purchase an item of movable personal property. They include a description of goods and chattels, the terms of agreement between parties concerned, names of vendor and vendee, place, amount, list of goods or chattels, amount paid, conditions and agreement of mortgages, payments, and signatures of vendors. Some volumes include an index listing vendors and vendees alphabetically, along with the year and page number.Chattel Mortgage...