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2009-100-1No3.21 |
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Title |
Celebrations-Visits of Lafayette& Presidents- 4th of July & Memorial Day |
Caption of Image |
Bill for Gen. Lafayette's dinner |
Scope & Content/Description |
This file contains receipted invoiced for work and materials billed to the Town for celebrations, and other material pertaining to holiday celebration in the 19th century. 1. (No date) Town in amount of $40 with Simon A. Stone for firing salute and refreshments for 4th of July $40 2. 1817) A constable's warrant for a town meeting on 11 June 1817 "to see what order the Town will take, respecting receiving and paying suitable attention to the President of the United States now on tour through the United States". Signed by John Prince, Benj. Knight, John Bailey, Selectmen and Jospeh Cloutman Constable. 3. 1826 Town to Joseph Cloutman for notifying and waiting on Committee of Arrangements and Master of Ceremonies $6.00. 4. 1824 Town bill to Commonwealth for providing breakfast for General Fayette visit $107.43. Capt. Wm Hooper recd payment. 5. 1828 Invitation to Richard Homan by the Committee to Overseers of the Poor to to join in celebrating the Anniversary of American Independence. 6. 1833 town to J. Richardson for expenses to escort the President $4.00. 7. 1833 Town to Thomas Bowden for 1 day Drumming $4.00 8. 1833 Town to J. Cloutman for Notifying Selectmen forArragement of Marshalls $10. 9. 1833 Town to William G. Hawkes for fiffing one day $4.00 10. 1833 Town to Reuben Cahoon for ringtin bell for President's visit and Independence day $2.00 11. 1833 Town to Wm. Proctor for serving one day on the fife $4 12. 1833 Town to A.C. Orne for room and refreshments $1.75 13. 1833 to F. Robinson & H. Knight for expenses to Boston to invite the President to visit Marblehead $3.75 14. 1833 Town to Samuel Turner for refreshments delivered $2.03 15. 1833 Town to Jospeh Mansfield for ringing bell for reception of the President for for attendance of the same $3.00 16. 1833 Town to Joel Newhall for 22 yds Flannel $6.60 17. 1833 Town to Luke Brooks for nine pieces of music including expenses $100. 18. 1833 Petition June 5, to the Selectmen for a Town Meeting to see what arrangements will be made for visit of the President. Signed: Frederick Robinson, Francis Fay, Samuel Chinn, william Hooper, Jeremiah Smith, A.C. Orne, Robert Orne, Benjamin Harris, Benjamin Brown, Ezekiel Darling, Frank Knight, Wm. Hawkes John Orne, James Goodwin 19. 1836 Town to Benjamin Dennis July 4th for powder for salute $25 19. 1845 Town to John Dixey for wathcing the 3 of July night $1.50 20. 1848 Town to E.F.Osborn for service on the evening of the 3rd 41.50 21. 1848 Tiown to Samuel Sinclair for watching on the evening of the 3rd $1.50 22. 1852 Salem, June 28 to the board of Selectmen of Marblehead inviting them to a celecration of the anniversary of American Independence. A sentiment in honor of the town will be anounced. 23. 1852 Selectmen to the Mayor of Salem stating they would be unable to attend the celebration 24. 1852 Letter to the Selectmen from the Committee of Arrangements for celebration of Indpendence Day requesting an appropriation of sufficient funds to defray the expense of firing the salutes. Appropriation $25. 25. 1856 Town to Simon Stone fir firing salute and refreshments 4th of July $40. 26. 1856 Town to William Aborn for service as police for 4th of July $7.50 27. 1856 Town to Smith & Manning for brochures for 4th celebration 410. 28. 1856 Town to Edward Arnold for attending National Salute and deocrations for 4th $125 29. 1854 Town to Benjamin Pierce for Entering Commissions & Council $20.75 30. 1874) A petition to the Selectmen to insert in the Town Warrant a sum of $100.00 for expenses for Decoration Day for this year.by Daniel Hathaway, Micholas Bartlett, Thomas Clothey, Charles Litchman, E.A. Pitman, Conrad Broughton, JE Bailey, John Goodwin, James Foss 31. 1878) A receipt for $120.00 for Decoration Day 1878 signed by Philip Trasher QM Post 82, G.A.R. 32. 1879 A receipt for $120.00 for Decoration Day 1879 signed by Philip Trasher QM Post 82, G.A.R. 33. 1881 A receipt for expenses for Decoration Day for $125.00 ssigned by Thams Swasey Post #82 GAR 34. 1883 A receipt for expenses for Memorial Day for $125.00 signed by H.O Symonds 35. 1884) 2 receipts for 4 of July expenses, one is for$1.50 for a "Notice" in the Essex County Statesman about the prohibition of use of fireworks along the parade route. The second is from Franklin Wilkins for services on the 4th of July for $14.50 36. 1885) A receipt for $125.00 for Memorial Day by HO Symonds 37. 1890) A receipt for $150.00 for June Memorial Day John B. Graves 38. 1894) Two Receipts, One to the "Fourth of July Com." for books from Merrill H. Graves, $1.76, the other to the July Celebration Committee from Jennie Smith for " 268 Printed Circular" $4.87. 39. 1896) A receipts to the Town of Marblehead for $200 for Memorial Day dated June 5th 1889.by John B. Graves 40. 1899) Two receipts to the Town. The first is dated Jan. 2, 1892 from N. Allen Lindsey & Co. for various printed items including "75 poetale.(sic.) Anniversary Com. 1.75." The other is from "John Goodwin Jr. Post 82, G. A. R. for $150.00 for Memorial Day, Dated June 1, 1899. 41. 1923) The last item is a program for a Concert, Entertainment and Dance sponsored by Philanthropic Lodge, A.F. & A.M. held on May 11, 1923 at Abbot Hall |
Subjects |
Celebrations |
Date |
1817 |
Year Range from |
1817 |
Year Range to |
1923 |
Catalog date |
2022-10-06 |
People |
Aborn, William Arnold, Edward Avery, Samuel Bailey, John Bailey, J. E. Bartlett Nicholas Blanchford, Chas. Blaney, John C. Boniler, John C. Bowden, Thomas Brooks, Juke Broughton, Horace Broughton, John G. Brown, Benja Cahoon, Reuben Chinn, Samuel Clothey Cloutman, Joseph Coffin, James Dalton, E. M. Dennis, Benjamin Dixey, John Foss, James Goodwin, James Goodwin, John Graves, John B., Jr. Graves, Merrill H. Hathaway, D. R. Hawkes, William Homan, Richard Hooper, William Joy, Francis Knight Frank Knight H. Knight, Benjamin Larling, Ezehiel Lindsey, N. A. Litchman, Charles H. Mansfield, Joseph Newhall, Joel Orne, A. C. Orne, Adonivam C. Orne, Robert Osborn, E. F. Peirce, Benjamin Philip Trasher Pitman, E. A., Jr. Prince, John Proctor, William Richards, Lessee M. Robinson, Fredrick Sinclair, Archbald Sinclair, Samuel Smith, Jennie Smith, Jeremiah Swasey, Thomas, Jr. Symonds, H. O. Turner, Samuel Upham, Charles W. Wilkins, Frank |
Search Terms |
Old Town records |
Lexicon category |
10: Unclassifiable Artifacts |
Lexicon sub-category |
Need to Classify |
Collection |
Gosling Collection |
Condition |
Good |