Returns of compensation by appointed officials, 1843.

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Returns of compensation by appointed officials, 1843.

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An order of the Massachusetts House of Representatives of Jan. 28, 1843, directed the state secretary to provide it with a list of all officers, commissioners, and agents, who held, or who had held in the past ten years, an office or other appointment by executive or legislative authority, along with date of appointment, compensation, and compensation of deputies and clerks. The secretary requested this information from appointees, who furnished these returns by letter.

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