Returns of votes for state senators, 1842-1885.

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Returns of votes for state senators, 1842-1885.

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The state secretary holds constitutional and statutory responsibilities for elections. Returns of votes for senators in the Massachusetts General Court were transmitted by municipalities to the secretary on printed forms supplied by the secretary's office and bound into volumes.

17.5 cubic ft. (14 record center cartons)

Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives

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