General correspondence, 1869-1915.

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General correspondence, 1869-1915.

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The Board of Harbor and Land Commissioners and its predecessor to 1879 the Board of Harbor Commissioners had general care and supervision of harbors and tidewaters in the Commonwealth; from 1888 the later body was also responsible for great ponds, and, 1901-1914, for completion of a town boundary survey initially undertaken by the Topographical Survey Commission. Correspondence was created to support these functions.

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives

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Massachusetts. Board of Harbor Commissioners

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The Board of Harbor Commissioners was created by chapter 149 of the acts of 1866 to provide general care and supervision over all the harbors, tidewaters, and flats in Massachusetts except for Back Bay lands in Boston, which remained under the charge of the Commissioners on Public Lands (St 1861, c 89). The board was comprised of five members appointed by the governor. They were required to keep account of their actual services and expenses and to submit an annual report...

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The Topographical Survey Commission was created in Massachusetts per Resolves 1884, c 72, and during its existence had a mandate to carry out two projects: preparation of a contour topographical map of the state in conjunction with the U.S. Geological Survey, and with the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (1884-1887) to produce a town boundary survey (the determination by triangulation of boundary lines of cities and towns) starting in 1885. Additional legislation was initiated to auth...