Files on the Massachusetts-Connecticut boundary, 1791-1913 (bulk 1791-1827).

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Files on the Massachusetts-Connecticut boundary, 1791-1913 (bulk 1791-1827).

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Several groups of Massachusetts commissioners worked with their Connecticut counterparts to resolve disputes that surfaced after the Revolutionary War concerning the boundary between the two states. An agreement was reached on the section of the line west of the Connecticut River in 1803 and on the line east of the Connecticut River in 1826. These files were created by the various commissioners and compiled by the state secretary to assist in the resolution of the boundary line dispute.

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St 1832, c 166 authorized county commissioners in Massachusetts to grant liquor licenses to innholders and retailers. St 1852, c 322 (revised by St 1855, c 215) established state-wide prohibition, forbidding the sale of all liquor except for medicinal, chemical, or mechanical purposes. This was changed by St 1868, c 141, passed in April of that year, which authorized county commissioners (in Suffolk County specially-elected license commissioners) to issue licenses for the sale of liquor in their...