Record of Town Meeting, March 24, 1755

Image

records_meeting_17550324.jpg

Title

Record of Town Meeting, March 24, 1755

Subject

Local government
Amherst (Mass.)

Description

Record of town meeting held in Amherst in 1755, 20 years after the first meeting. Votes recorded are concerned with choosing officers, committees, raising money for wood for the minister, that the committee chosen to "seat the meetinghouse" make some changes to accommodate newcomers, and setting the date for the annual meeting.

Publisher

Jones Library Special Collections

Date

1755-03-24

Format

image/jpg

Language

English

Type

Manuscripts

Original Format

Document

Citation

“Record of Town Meeting, March 24, 1755,” Digital Amherst, accessed April 23, 2024, https://digitalamherst.org/items/show/713.