BLACKWELL FAMILY Henry B. Blackwell Suffrage Article in Town WarrantsHENRY B. BLACKWELL INDEX To Town list 1882-1883 SUFFRAGE ARTICLE IN TOWN WARRANTS List of Towns pp. 49-141 Article "passed" pp. 145-231 Indefinitely postponed pp. 245-333 Adopted Article pp. 345-[425] 409 Summary p. 424-425Index Page. Ashburnham 502146. Athol 502146. S Abington 502146. Auburn (146) 50. Abington 146, 502346. Athol 50. No. Adams 50. Ashland 146. Ayer 146 Acton 246. Acushnet 246 Andover 246 Ashby 346.2 3B Page. Barnstake. 54. Boylston. 542150. Burlington. 542250. Gr. Barrington. 54. W. Brookfield. 54. New Braintree. 350. 542150. Belmont. 250. 542150. Bridgewater. 150. Bedford. 150 Buckland. 350 Bernardston. 150. Brookline. 5445 Page Chesterfield. 582154 Charlemont. 582154 C Cohasset. 582154 Cummington. 582354. Chatham. 154258. Chesterfield. Clinton. 154. Centreville. 254.6 7 Page W. Dennis. 62. Duxbury. 62. Deerfield. 158&62. D Danners. 62. Dunstable. 158 Dover. 158 Dalton. 158. Dudley. 158 Dighton. 158. Dedham. 258.8 9 Page Egramont. 66. Eastham 662262 Everett. 162. E10 (Empty) 11 Page Fairhaven. 266 Foxborough. 266 Framingham. 1662 [166] F12 (Empty) 13 Page Greenfield. 74. Groton. 142270 Granville. 170 Georgetown 170. Gay Head 170. G14 (Empty) 15 Page Holden. 78&268. Hatfield. 78&174. Hingham. 78&274 Hadley. 78.174.368. Hudson. 78. Hopedale. 78. Harvard. 174 Hanson. 368. H Hanover. 368 Hyde Park. Harwich. 16 (Empty) 23 Page Leicester 94.186 Longmeadow. 94.186. Leyden. 94. Ludlow. 186. Lynnfield. 186. Lunenburg. 186. Leominster. 94. Littleton 378. L24 25 Page Mitton. 98.294. Mifford. 98.190 Maynard. 98. Medfield. 98.190. Monterez. 98.190. Middleton. 98.294. Millbury. 380. 98.294. Mashpu. 98. Marion. 98. Montville. 98 Mattapoisett. 98.190 Mendon. 190 Merrimae. 294. Manchester. 190. Middleborough. 98. Medray. 98. Marshfield. 98.26 27 Page Northampton. 102. 194. Nantucket. 102. Needham. 102. 194. Newbury. 384. Northborough Natick 102. Norfolk.28 29 Page Orleans. 302.30 31 Page Pelham. 110 Provincetown. 110. 200. Plymouth. 110. 306. Princeton 200.3235 Page Rochester. 118. Rockland 118. 394. Russell. 394. Rutland 208. 394 Richmond. 118.36 [empty] 37 Page Sturbridge 122.214. Stow. 122.214. Southborough. 122 398 Spencer. 122.214. Sandwich. 122.318 Swanzey. 214. [Scituate] 214. Sherborn. 214. Stoughton. 214. Shelburne. 398. Sukonk. Sharon. 214. (Springfield W.) S38 39 Page Tewksbury 126,218 Templeton 126 Tyringham 218 Tynesboro 322 Topsfield 126,21838 39 Page Tewksbury. 126. 218. Templeton. 126. Tyringham. 218. Tyngsboro. 322. Topsfield. 126. 218. T W Y 40 45 Page Westminster. 134. 230 Whately. 134. 230 Warren. 134. Westport. 134. 332 West Springfield. 122 Waltham. 134. Westfield. 134. Watertown. 134. 230. Weston. 134. Walpole 134. 230. Wrentham. [134.] 230. Westford. 230. Wendell. 230. 408. Wakefield 332. Westborough. 230 W Y 46 47 Page 882 Yarsmouthport 1882 140. 883 Yarsmouthport. 1883 " Y48 Henry B. Blackwell Names of Towns that Inserted the Suffrage Article in the Town Warrant 1882 and 1883 0249-141O. 1882 & 83. 49 Names of Towns that inserted the Suffrage article in the town warrant.50 A. [Auburn] 1882. Ashburnham. Athol. S. Abington. Auburn. 1883. Abington. Athol. No. Adams. 51 [Simeon Moewitt. Eliza H. Doane. James E. Batis. Thomas S. Eaton. Henry A. Noyes. Chairman of Selectmen. Mrs. Eliza H. Doane. Chas. M. Barton?]52 5354 B. 1882. Barnstable. Boylston. Burlington. G. Barrington W. Brookfield. 1883. Barnstable. N. Braintree. Belmont. Brookline. 55 Nathaniel Hinckley. Samuel Siwell. Town Clerk. Jane H. C. HIggins. W. B. Stone. Lizzie Lewis. J. P. Gleason. B. H. Baker56 5758 C. 1882. Chesterfield. Charlemont. Cohasset. Cummington. 1883. Chatham. Cummington. 59 O. M. Pearl. Town Clerk. N. S. Tyler. N. B. Towes. Town Clerk. L. H. Towes. Joesph H. Smallay. Town Clerk. L. H. Towes.60 6162 D. 1882. W. Dennis. Duxbury. 1883. Deerfield. Danvers. 63 Mrs. B. D. Oreston. E. S. Stetoon. M. G. Pratt. Chas. H. [Shehard?].64 6566 E. 1883. Egremont Eastham. 67 S. B. Dewey. Town Clerk. Sarah W. Chipman.68 7374 G. 1882. Greenfield. 1883. Groton. 75 S. B. Slate. Geo. D. Brigham. Town Clerk76 7778 H. 1882. Holden. Hatfield. 1883. Hingham. Hadley. Hudson. Hopedale. 79 Isaac Damon. James Branning. Mary A. Fiske H. Edson. Ch. Selectmen. William H. Brigham. Ex. mentor H. of R. Delano Patrick.80 9394 L. 1882. Lewiston Longmeadow. 1883. Leyden. Leominster 95 S. May. John C. Pease. M. L. Darling. Town Clerk. C. W. Curtis.96 9798 M. 1882. Milton. Milford. Maynard. Medfield. Monterey. Middleton. 1883. Milford. Millbury. Mastpec. Macion. Montrille Monterey. Mattaporsett. Middleboro Medway. Marshfield. 99 Miss Abby D. Hicks. Lewis Harden Town Club. V. J. Brennane, Selectman. W. F. Guild. Mrs. M. S. Bidwell. J. A. Batchelder. Lewis Hayden. J. M. Goddard O. T. Jones. Town Clerk. C. H. Delano. Geo. A. Shepard. Town Clerk. M. C. Lang. H. A. Shurtleff. Town Clerk. C, T, Thatsher. " " O. A. Mason. " " Geo. Baker. Ch. Selectman. 102 1883 Northhampton. Nantucket. Needham. Natick. 101 103 Luke Lyman. Selectman John F. Brown. Town Clerk. Chas. C. Greenwood. " " Geo. L. Sleeper.104 109110 P. 1882 Pelham. Provincetown. Plymouth. 1883 Provincetown. Plymouth. 111 J. W. Keith. Marshall l. Adams. L. H. Spooner. A. H. Gifford. L. H. Spooner. 112 117118 R, Rochester. 1883 Rochester. Rockland. Richmond. 119 Cornelia R. Church. " " " C. W. Howland A. G. Sharp Town Clerk120 121122 S 1882. Sturbridge Stow. 1883 Southborough. Stow. Spencer. Sandwich. W. Springfield. 124123 Noah D. Ladd, C. A. Whitney. Selectman. D. S. " C. A. " A. W. Curtis. David D. Nye. J. N. Bagg. 125126 T Tewksbury. 1883 Templeton. Topsfield. 127 Enoch Foster Charles Parkhurst. Town Clerk. John H. Gould. " " 128 135 133134 W. 1882 Westminster. Whately. Warren. Westport. Waltham. 1883 Westfield. Warren. Watertown. Weston. Walpole. Westfield. 135 Edward Bacon. Chairman. C. G. Crafts. " W. B. Ramsdell. " G. C. Brownell. " E. P. Hutchinson. Charles K. Morton. Ch. Selectman. W. B. Ramsdell. W. H. Ingraham. Town Clerk. [S. M. Griggs.] " " T. W. Bird. Jas. Nolle. 136 139140 Y. Yarmouthport. 1883 Yarmouthport. 141 Winthrop Sears. Ch. Selectman.142 Z Henry B. Blackwell Papers 1882 and 1883 Towns which "passed" article in Town warrants "Suffrage article" pp. 145-231145 Names of towns that passed the article. over.146 A. 1882. Auburn. Ashland. S. Abington. Ashburnham. Athol. Ayer. 1883. Abington 147 Thomas S. Eaton. Selectman. A. N. Rof W. P. Corthell. Moderator. Simeon Merritt G. Southard. Chairman. Mary J. Bancroft Geo. (?) Beal. Town Clerk148 149150 B. 1882. Belmont. Bridgewater. Bedford. Boylston. 1883. New Braintree Bernardston. 151 Mr. W. H. Locke. Moderator. E. A. Newell. Town Clerk. O. J. Lane. (?) no. (?). 3rd 41 no. 14 3rd James L. Barke152 153154 C. 1882. Charlemont. Cohasset. Chesterfield. 1883. Clinton. Chatham. 155 A. S. Tyler. N. B. Towes. Town Clerk O. M. Pearl. ' ' W. J. Costello. Town Clerk. L. Atwood ' ' 156 157 158 D. 1882. Dunstable. Dover. Dalton. Dudley. 1883. Dunstable. Dighton Deerfield 159 Washington E. Blood. Chairman. A. W. Shemcasy. A. E. Chemberton. W. Barnes Jr. W. E. Blood. G. A. Shore. Town Clerk. Elisha Wells. " ' 160 161 162 E. 1883 Everett. 163 Joseph H. Cannell.164 165166 F. 1883. Framingham 167 Frank E. Hemenway. Town Clerk168 169170 G. Granville. Georgetown. 1883. Gay Head. 171 J. C. Carpenter Chairman. Sherman Nelson. Isaac D. Rose. Town Clerk.172 173174 H. Hatfield. 1883. Harvard. Hadley Hatfield 175 Charles H. Merton. Chairman. W. H. Savage. H. S. Shipman. Town Clerk 35 against 15 for women's Suffrage. W. D. Billings. Town Clerk. q Hatfield.176 185186 L. 1882 Ludlow. Lynnfield. Longmeadow. Leicester. Lunenburg. 1883. Lunenburg 187 The Selectmen. R. S. Richardson. John C. Pease. L. D. Thurston. Town Clerk. M. A. Abercrombie. " " 188 189190 M. 1882. Mendon. Monterey. Milford. Medfield. 1883 Milford. Monterey. Mattapoisett Manchester. 191 G. B. Williams. M. C. Langdon. Town Clerk. Lewis Hayden. W. T. Guild. Lewis Hayden. [H. A. Shurtleff] H. A. Shurtleff Wm. A. Stone192 193194 N. 1883 Northampton. Needham. 195 John A. Sullivan. Town Clerk. Chas. C. Greenwood. Apt. 31. Neg. 172.196 O. 199200 P. 1882. Princeton. Provincetown. 201 W. H. Bullard. Chairman. Marshall L. Adams.202 207208 R. 1883. Rutland. 209 W. H. Moulton. Chairman.210 213214 S. 1882. Sturbridge. Swanzey. Scituate. Sherborn. Stow. Stoughton. 1883. Scituate Spencer Stow Sharon 215 Noah D. Ladd. J. S. H. Mason. W. H. Litchfield. J. Dowe. Town Clerk. C. A. Whitney. Selectman. C. Southworth. Chairman of Selectman A. W. Curtis. Town Clerk. Henry Gatis. F. F. Bryant. Town Clerk.216 217218 T. Tewksbury. Tyringham. 1883 Topsfield Tyringham. 219 Enoch Foster. D. M. Garfield. Chairman. John H. Gould. Town Clerk. G. W. Garfield. " " 220 229230 231 W. 1882 Whateley. C.G. Crafts. Chairman. Westminster. Edward Bacon. Watertown. W.H. Ingraham. Town Clerk. Walpole. James G. Scott. Chairman. Wrentham. W.H. Wade. Selectman. Westford. Geo. L. Day. Chairman. 1883. Wendell. Mr. Holster. Westboro. S.M. Griggs. Clerk Watertown W. Ingraham. Walpole George P. Morey. Town Clerk. 232 Henry B. Blackwell papers 1882 and 1883 NAMES OF TOWNS INDEFINITELY POSTPONED ACTION on suffrage in Town Warrant pp245-333245 24 Hames of Towns that indefinitely postpone46 A 24 [*246*] [*247*] Acton. W.D. Tuttle. Town Clerk. Acushnet Pardon Taber. Chr. of Selectmen. 1883. Andover. George A. Putnam. Town Clerk.48 [*248*] 249250 B. 251 Burlington Samuel Sewell. Town Clerk. 1883. Belmont. W.W. Mead. Town Clerk.252 253254 C. 255 1883 Centreville F.G. Kresey. Town Clerk256 257258 D. 259 1882 Dedham. C.H. Farington.260 261262 E. 263 1883 Eastham. Geo. H. Clark. Town Clerk.264 265266 F. 267 1882. Fairhaven. C. Leavitt. Selectman. Foxborough. W.H. Tower. Clerk.268 269270 G. 271 1883. Groton. Geo. D. Brigham. Town Clerk.272 273274 H. 275 1882 Hingham. Chas. N. Marsh. Town Clerk.276 293294 M. 295 1882. Milton. Miss Abby D. Hicks. Merrimac. Bailey Sawyer. Town Clerk. Middleton. J.A. Batchelder. Chairman. 1883. Millbury Geo. N. Goddard. Town Clerk296 301302 O. 303 1882 Orleans F. Doane. Selectman.304 305306 P. 307 1883 Plymouth L. H. Spooner308 317318 S. 319 1883 Sandwich H.G.D. Ellis. Town Clerk.320 321322 T. 323 1883 Tyngsboro J.B. Butterfield. Char. Selectmen.324 331332 W. 333 1882 Wakefield. J.S. Eaton. Sec. of Selectmen. Westport. G.E. Brownell. Chr. Selectmen.334 X Henry B. Blackwell Papers Names of Towns that Adopted Suffrage Article in Town Warrant 1882 and 1883 pp 345-409X. 345 Names of Towns that adopted the article.346 A. 1882. Ashby. Abington. 347 Wm. S. Estabrook. Chairman. yes 75. No. 13. Henry A. Noyes.348 349350 B. 1882. Buckland. 1882. New. Braintree 351 Zapha Woodward. Chairman. yes 33. No 27. J. P. Gleason. Chairman. yea 44. Nay 34.352 353354 C. 1883 Cummington. 355 R. R. Packard. Town Clerk.356 367368 H. 1882. Holden Hanson. Hadley. [Hanover.?] 369 Isaac Damon. John Barker. Town Clerk. yes 43. No 37. F. Edson. yes 65. No 55. yes 57. No 39. 370 377378 L. 1882. Littleton 379 Geo. H. Barker. Selectman380 M. 1882 Millbury 381 John N. Goddard. Town Clerk.382 383384 N. 1882. Newbury. 385 H. F. Longfellow.386 393394 R. 1882. Rockland. Russell. Rutland. 395 E. R. Studley. Town Clerk. A. S. Parks " " W. K. Moulton. Chairman.396 397398 S. 1882. Sherburne 1883. Southboro 399 Amasa Bardwell Chairman. yes 25. No 18. F. Eate. Town Clerk.400 407408 W. 1882. Wendell 409 John C. Halston410 424 1886 No. of Towns that inserted the Suffrage article in the town warrant. 40. No. of Towns that passed the article over. 45. No. of Towns that indefinitely postponed. 13. No. of Towns that adopted the article. 15. yes 342. No 223. Records prepared by Harriet Lemist. [*Editor's Tally (see attached 5 sheets) 1882 1883 No of Towns on 3 lists 88 72 No. Towns adopted Article (ยบ) 17 1 " " passed " (*) 44 33 " " postponed indefinitely (P) 12 9 " " No. Report 15 88 29 72*] [*ok*]423 425 ?883. No. of Towns that inserted the Suffrage article in the town warrant. 52. No. of Towns that passed the article over. 32 Aff. 60 Neg. 248. No. of Towns indefinitely postponed. 9. No. of Towns that adopted the article. 2. 426 [*p 1*] List of Towns-Suffrage Art. in Warrant Art. Adopted 0 Art. "passed" * Art. indefinitely postponed P 1882 1883 246 Acton 246 Aeushnet 50 146 346 Abington (see also So Abington) 50 146 Andover 346 Ashby 146 Ashland 50 146 Ashburnham 50 146 Athol 50 126 Auburn 146 Ayer 50 Adams, North 54 Barnstable 54 150 350 BRAINTREE (new) 250 54 150 Belmont 150 Bedford 150 Bernardston 54 150 Boylston 54 Brookline 54 250 Burlington 150 Bridgewater 54 Barrington, Great 350 Bucklaud 54 Brookfield, West 58 154 Cjarlemont 58 154 Chesterfield 58 154 Chatham 58 154 CohassetCummington Clinton Centreville Dalton Dedham Deerfield Dennis-West Dighton Danvers Dudley Dunstable Dooer Duxbury Easthaue Egremont Everett Foxborough Fairhaven Framinghaue Gay Head Greenfield Georgetown Granville Groton Hatfield Hadley Holden Harvard Summary List of Towns Art. adopted 1882 1883 n "passed" n "indef postponed Hanson Hanover Hopedale Hudson Hinghaw Leyden Leicestar Littlefon Leominster Longmeadow Ludlow Lunenburg Lynnfield Marion Mashpee Maynard Medfield Milford Millbury Milton Middleton Mendon Monterey Merrimae Manchester Marshfield Montville Mattapoiset Middleboro Medway Nantucket Needham Natick Newbury Northampton Orleans Pelham Plymouth Provincetown Princeton Rockland Rochester Richmond Rutland Russell Scituate Sherborn Sandwich Sharon Shelburne Southborough Spencer Springfield-West Stow Sturbridge Swanzey Stoughton Tewksbury Tyringham Templeton Topsfield Tyngsborough Wakefield Warren Walpole Watertown Wendell Westminister Westford Waltham Whately Westport Westfield Weston Westboro Wrentham YarmouthportK.