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This volume provides the names of those who subscribed to the Southborough Military Fund during the Civil war, along with their respective contributions.

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Militia rolls, lists of volunteers, certificates of mustering officers, lists of recruits who had been accepted by the examining surgeon, correspondence, and certificates from the adjutant-general's office pertaining to men from Southborough who enlisted in the Civil War.

Abstract Following is a list of documents in this volume which provide the names of soldiers or their families. Records which do not reference personal names are unindexed.1) Communication from the Surgeon General to the Southborough Select Board forwarding twenty dollars on the account of Frederick Nottage (7/13/1867). TC008: Military Records 1741-1950, Series 4: Spanish War and State Aid Pensions 1867-1929, Volume: 1867-1929. Document 1.2) Verification of service for James L....

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...

Scope and Contents This collection contains lists of paupers and petitions for aid and support from impoverished townspeople, correspondence relating to the disposition of paupers, updates on their care, and the names of their benefactors. Expense books also document accounts of the Overseers of the Poor with various local merchants to purchase supplies necessary for the care of paupers, such as medicine, food, clothing, and equipment. Some statewide statistics relating to the care of the poor are also...

Scope and Contents Meetings of the school committee include the election of officers, appointments of truant officers, lists of teachers employed during each term and the schools assigned to them, a list of books recommended for teaching, salaries, expenditures, appropriations, budgets, recommendations, resignations, etc.Also included is a list of children in Southborough who were between 5 and 15 years of age on May 1st 1875, a copy of the deed from Henry H. Peters, Esq. to the Inhabitants of...

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Includes secretary and treasurer reports of the Peters High School Reunion Association, a description of the Association’s constitution and bylaws, names of members present at the reading of the constitution and bylaws, and notes on the Old Home Week Committee for the High School Reception in 1904.

Scope and Contents This collection contains records relating to schools and education that are held by the Southborough Town Clerk’s office. It includes budgeting, salary and financial records, as well as minutes, reports and correspondence of the Schoolhouse and School Districting Committees. An extensive selection of enrollment and attendance registers are also included. They provide the names and ages of each student in the town from 1890-1895, along with records of their attendance, and the names of school...

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This collection consists of three ledger books which provide a record of all tests and inspections conducted by the Sealer of Weights and Measures in the Town of Southborough from 1908-1940 and 1950-1965.

Scope and Contents From the Series: These ledgers provide a record of all tests and inspections performed by the Sealer of Weights and Measures in Southborough from 1908-1940 and 1950-1965. Each entry includes the name of the business being inspected or it’s proprietor, the type of business (i.e. Ice Delivery, Milk Delivery, Gasoline Station, Dairy, Grocery Store, Bakery, Butcher), and its address. For each business the Sealer recorded the quantity of platform scales over 5,000 pounds, platform scales under 5,000 pounds,...