This collection consists exclusively of documents generated by town governments in the state of Maine, dating from 1827 to the present. These include annual reports, comprehensive plans, charters, minutes of meetings, maps and other materials that document the activities of local government. Some materials date from the late 1990s to the present and were downloaded from town web-sites. Earlier documents are in the process of being scanned for selected towns from print archives at Fogler Library and the Maine State Library.
The documents provide information on a variety of subjects pertaining to local governance, such as education, infrastructure, and the local economy. Those dating from before the mid-twentieth century also provide information for the provision of welfare services to local residents. The documents dating from the early twentieth century onward provide information about town planning and environmental issues.
Collectively these documents offer a unique set of materials to study the evolution of public policy issues in the state of Maine, which are intended to complement the Maine State Documents available at
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1867
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Town of Whitefield, Reports of the Selectmen, Auditor, Treasurer, and Superintending School Committee for the Year Ending February 28th, 1867, Whitefield, (Me.).
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Report of the Receipts and Expenditures of the Town of York, Me. For the Financial Year Ending March, 1867, York (Me.)
1866
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Report of the Selectmen of the Town of Albion For the Year ending March 1st, 1866, Albion (Me.)
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Reports of the Selectmen and Superintending School Committee of the Town of Albion for 1866., Albion (Me.).
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Sixteenth Annual Report of the Committee on Finance, and the City Treasurer Made to the City Council of Augusta, at the Close of the Municipal Year, March 17, 1866, With the Mayor's Address, Reports of the Several Departments, Organization of the City Government, and Joint Standing Committees for 1866., Augusta (Me.).
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City of Bangor. Mayor's Inaugural Address, March 19th, 1866. Also, the Annual Reports of the Several Departments, and the Receipts and Expenditures, for the Municipal Year 1865-1866., Bangor (Me.)
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Report of the Selectmen of the Town of Farmington of the Finances of the Town For the Year Ending, February 27th, 1866, Farmington (Me.).
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Mayor's Address and Annual Reports Made to the City Council of Hallowell, at the Close of the Municipal Year, March, 1866; With A List of City Officers., Hallowell (Me.)
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The Third Annual Report of the Receipts and Expenditures of the City of Lewiston for the Fiscal Year Ending February 28, 1866, Together With Other Annual Reports and Papers Relating to the Affairs of the City, Lewiston (Me.)
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Account of the Great Conflagration in Portland, July 4th & 5th, 1866, John Neal
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Selectmen's Annual Report Town of Richmond for the Municipal Year ending Feb. 20, 1866, Richmond (Me.)
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The Supervision of Schools and the Auditor's Account of the Town of Saco For the Year Ending February 28, 1866, Saco (Me.)
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Annual Report of the Town Officers of the Town of Standish for the Year Ending February 20, 1866, Standish (Me.). Town Officers
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Annual Report of the Committee on Accounts for the Town of Topsham, Topsham (Me.)
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Town of Whitefield. Auditors' Report and Report of the Superintending School Committee, For the Year ending March 20, 1866, Whitefield (Me.)
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Town of Whitefield, Auditor's Report and Report of the Superintending School Committee for the Year Ending March 20th, 1866, Whitefield, (Me.).
1865
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Fifteenth Annual Report of the Committee on Finance, and the City Treasurer, Made to the City Council of Augusta, at the Close of the Municipal Year, March 20, 1865, With the Mayor's Address, Reports of the Several Departments, and of Disbursements of State Aid for 1864, Organization of the City Government, and Joint Standing Committees for 1865., Augusta (Me.).
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City of Bangor Mayor's Inaugural Address, March 20, 1865; Also, The Annual Reports of the Several Departments, and the Receipts and Expenditures, for the Municipal Year, 1864-1865, Bangor (Me.)
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History of Thomaston, Rockland, and South Thomaston, Maine, from their First Exploration, A. D. 1605; with Family Geneaologies, Cyrus Eaton
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Report of the Town Officers of the Town of Falmouth, for 1865, Falmouth (Me.).
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Report of the Selectmen of the Town of Farmington of the Finances of the Town For the Year Ending, March 6th, 1865, Farmington (Me.).
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City of Gardiner. Mayor's Address, and Annual Reports, March, 1865., Gardiner (Me.).
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Mayor's Address and Annual Reports Made to the City Council of Hallowell, at the Close of the Municipal Year, March, 1865; With A List of City Officers., Hallowell (Me.)
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The Second Annual Report of the Receipts and Expenditures of the City of Lewiston, for the Fiscal Year Ending Feb. 28, 1865, Together With Other Annual Reports and Papers Relating to the Affairs of the City, Lewiston (Me.)
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Selectmen's Annual Report to the Town of Richmond, for the Muncipal Year Ending Feb. 20, 1865, Richmond (Me.)
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Report of the Supervisor of Schools for the Town of Saco, for the Year Ending March, 1865., Saco (Me.)
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Annual Report of the Financial Standing of the Town of Skowhegan, For the Year Commencing March 1, 1864 and Ending March 1, 1865, Skowhegan (Me.)
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Report of the Committee on Accounts, for the Town of Topsham, Topsham (Me.)
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Town of Whitefield. Auditors' Report and Report of the Superintending School Committee For the Year ending March 20, 1865, Whitefield (Me.)
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Town of Whitefield, Auditor's Report and Report of the Superintending School Committee for the Year Ending March 20th, 1865, Whitefield, (Me.).
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The History of Portland, from 1632 to 1864, William Willis
1864
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Fourteenth Annual Report of the Committee on Finance, and the City Treasurer, Made to the City Council of Augusta, at the Close of the Municipal Year, March 19, 1864, With the Mayor's Address, Reports of the Several Departments, Organization of the City Government, Joint Standing Committees for 1864., Augusta (Me.).
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City of Bangor. Mayor's Inaugural Address, March 21, 1864; Also, the Annual Reports of the Several Departments, and the Receipts and Expenditures, for the Municipal Year 1863-1864., Bangor (Me.)
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City of Biddeford. Ninth Annual Report of the Receipts and Expenditures; The Annual Reports of the Several Departments, and the School Report, for the Municipal Year 1863-1864, Biddeford (Me.)
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Report of the Selectmen of the Town of Farmington of the Finances of the Town For the Year Ending, March 7, 1864, Farmington (Me.).
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Financial and Superintending School Committee's Reports of the Town of Freeport, from March 16, 1863, to March 14, 1864, Freeport (Me.)
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City of Gardiner. Mayor's Address, and Annual Reports, March, 1863., Gardiner (Me.).
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Mayor's Address and Annual Reports Made to the City Council of Hallowell, at the Close of the Municipal Year, March, 1864; With A List of City Officers for 1864, Hallowell (Me.)
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The First Annual Report of the Receipts and Expenditures of the City of Lewiston, for the Fiscal Year Ending February 29, 1864, Together With Other Annual Reports and Papers Relating to the Affairs of the City, Lewiston (Me.)
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The Annual Report of the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Poland, for the Year ending March 10, 1864, Poland (Me.)
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Selectmen's Annual Report to the Town of Richmond, for the Municipal Year Closing Feb. 20, 1864, Richmond (Me.)
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Annual Report of the Selectmen and Superintending School Committee, of the Town of Skowhegan, For the Year Ending March 1, 1864, Skowhegan (Me.)
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Report of the Committee on Accounts, for the Town of Topsham, Topsham (Me.)
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Town of Whitefield. Auditors' Report and Report of the Superintending School Committee For the Year ending March 20, 1864, Whitefield (Me.)
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Town of Whitefield, Auditor's Report and Report of the Superintending School Committee for the Year Ending March 20th, 1864, Whitefield, (Me.).
1863
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Thirteenth Annual Report of the Committee on Finance, and the City Treasurer, Made to the City Council of Augusta, at the Close of the Municipal Year, March 16, 1863, With the Mayor's Address, Reports of the Several Departments, Organization of the City Government, Joint Standing Committees for 1863., Augusta, (Me.).
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City of Bangor Mayor's Inaugural Address, March 16, 1863; Also, The Annual Reports of the Several Departments, and the Receipts and Expenditures, for the Municipal Year, 1862-1863, Bangor (Me.)
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Sixteenth Municipal Register of the City of Bath., Bath (Me.)
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Annual Report of the Town of Falmouth for the Fiscal Year Ending March 1st, 1863, Falmouth (Me.).
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Report of the Selectmen of the Town of Farmington of the Finances of the Town For the Year Ending, March 3d, 1863, Farmington (Me.).
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City of Gardiner. Mayor's Address, and Annual Reports, March, 1863., Gardiner (Me.).
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Mayor's Address and Annual Reports Made to the City Council of Hallowell, at the Close of the Municipal Year, March, 1863; With A List of City Officers for 1863, Hallowell (Me.)
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The Charter and Ordinances of the City of Lewiston, with the Boundaries of the Wards, &c., Lewiston (Me.)
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Selectmen's Annual Report to the Town of Richmond, for the Municipal Year Closing Feb. 20, 1863, Richmond (Me.)
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Annual Reports to the City Council of the City of Rockland, at the close of the Municipal Year Ending in March, 1863. Together with the Mayor's Address, and a list of City Officers and Joint Standing Committees for the Municipal Year 1863, Rockland (Me.)
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Town of Whitefield. Auditors' Report For the Year ending March 20, 1863, Whitefield (Me.)
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Town of Whitefield, Auditor's Report for the Year Ending March 20th, 1863, Whitefield, (Me.).
1862
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Twelfth Annual Report of the Committee on Finance, and the City Treasurer, Made to the City Council of Augusta, at the Close of the Municipal Year, March 16, 1862, with the Mayor's Address, Reports of the Several Departments, Organization of The City Government, Joint Standing Committees for 1862., Augusta (Me.)
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City of Bangor Mayor's Inaugural Address, March 17, 1862; Also, The Annual Reports of the Several Departments, and the Receipts and Expenditures, for the Municipal Year, 1861-1862, Bangor (Me.)
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Statement of the Appropriations, Receipts and Expenditures, of the City of Bath, for the Financial Year, ending March 1st, 1862, with the Reports of the Superintending School Committee, Overseers of the Poor, Chief Engineer of the Fire Department, City Marshal, and Superintendent of the Burial Grounds., Bath (Me.)
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Annual Report of the Selectmen, Assessors and Overseers of the Poor of the Town of Denmark, For the Municipal Year 1861-62, Denmark (Me.)
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Mayor's Address and Annual Reports Made to the City Council of Hallowell, at the Close of the Municipal Year, March, 1862; With A List of City Officers for 1862, Hallowell (Me.)
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Auditors' Report of the Receipts and Expenditures by the Selectmen and Treasurer Report of the Superintending School Committee of the Town of Kittery, Me., for the Year Ending March 1, 1862., Kittery, Me.
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The Annual Reports of the Board of Selectmen and Supervisor of Schools of the Town of Lewiston for the Year Ending March 1, 1862, Lewiston (Me.)
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Selectmen's Annual Report to the Town of Richmond, for the Municipal Year Closing Feb. 20, 1862, Richmond (Me.)
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Report of the Committee on Accounts, for the Town of Topsham, Topsham (Me.)
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Town of Whitefield. Auditors' Report For the Year ending March 20, 1862, Whitefield (Me.)
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Town of Whitefield, Auditor's Report for the Year Ending March 20th, 1862, Whitefield, (Me.).
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Annual Report of the Selectmen of the Town of Winthrop, and Supervisor of Schools, for the Municipal Year 1861-2, Ending March 10, 1862, Winthrop (Me.)
1861
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Eleventh Annual Report of the Committee on Finance, and the City Treasurer, Made to the City Council of Augusta, at the Close of the Municipal Year, March 16, 1861, with the Mayor's Address, Reports of the several Departments, Organization of the City Government, Joint Standing Committees for 1861., Augusta (Me.).
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City of Bangor Mayor's Inaugural Address, March 18, 1861; Also, The Annual Reports of the Several Departments, and the Receipts and Expenditures, for the Municipal Year, 1860-1861, Bangor (Me.)
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Statement of the Appropriations, Receipts and Expenditures, of the City of Bath, For the Financial Year Ending, March 1st, 1861. With the Reports of the Superintending School Committee, Overseers of the Poor, Chief Engineer of the Fire Department, City Marshal, and Superintendent of the Burial Grounds., Bath (Me.)
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Annual Report of the Selectmen and Assessors of the Town of Denmark, For The Municipal Year 1860-1861, Denmark (Me.)
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City of Gardiner Finance Report for the Municipal Year 1860-61., Gardiner (Me.).
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Mayor's Address and Annual Reports Made to the City Council of Hallowell, at the Close of the Municipal Year, March, 1861; With A List of City Officers for 1861, Hallowell (Me.)
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Auditors' Report of the Receipts and Expenditures by the Selectmen and Treasurer of the Town of Kittery, Me., for the Year Ending March 1, 1861., Kittery, Me.
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Town of Saco Reports For the Year Ending March, 1861, Saco (Me.)
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Town of Whitefield. Auditors' Report For the Year ending March 20, 1861, Whitefield (Me.)
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Town of Whitefield, Auditor's Report for the Year Ending March 20th, 1861, Whitefield, (Me.).
1860
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Annual Report of the Board of Selectmen and Supervisor of Public Schools of the Town of Auburn, For the Year 1859-1860, Auburn (Me.).
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Tenth Annual Report of the Committee on Finance and the City Treasurer, Made to the City Council of Augusta, at the Close of the Municipal Year, March 17,1860, with the Mayor's Address, Reports of the Several Departments, Organization of the City Government, Joint Standing Committees for 1860; Also, Ordinances Passed by the City Council of 1859-1860, Augusta (Me.).
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City of Bangor Mayor's Inaugural Address, March 18, 1861; Also, The Annual Reports of the Several Departments, and the Receipts and Expenditures, for the Municipal Year, 1860 & 1861, Bangor (Me.)
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City of Bangor. Mayor's Inaugural Address, March 19, 1860. Also, the Annual Reports of the Several Departments, and the Receipts and Expenditures, for the Municipal Year, 1859 & 1860., Bangor (Me.)
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Statement of the Appropriations, Receipts and Expenditures, of the City of Bath, for the Financial Year Ending March 1st, 1860. With the Reports of the Superintending School Commitee, Overseers of the Poor, Chief Engineer of the Fire Department, City Marshal, and Superintendent of the Burial Grounds., Bath (Me.)
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Annual Report of the Selectmen and Assessors of the Town of Denmark, For The Municipal Year 1859-1860, Denmark (Me.)
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City of Gardiner. Mayor's Address, Delivered March 19, 1860, and Annual Reports for the Municipal Year 1859-60. With a List of City Officers for 1860-61., Gardiner (Me.).
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Mayor's Address and Annual Reports Made to the City Council of Hallowell, at the Close of the Municipal Year, March, 1860; With A List of City Officers for 1860, Hallowell (Me.)
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Report of the Superintending School Committee Together with the Auditors' Report of the Receipts and Expenditures of the Town of Kittery, Me., for the Year Ending March 1, 1860, Kittery, Me.
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Town of Manchester School Report, Manchester (Me.)
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Town of Whitefield. Auditors' Report For the Year ending March 20, 1860, Whitefield (Me.)
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Town of Whitefield, Auditor's Report for the Year Ending March 20th, 1860, Whitefield, (Me.).
1859
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Annual Reports of the Committee on Finance and City Treasurer, Made to the City Council of Augusta, at the Close of the Municipal Year, March 19, 1859 with Mayor's Address, Reports of Departments, Organization of the City Government for 1859, and Superintending School Committee's Report, Augusta (Me.).
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Mayor's Address: and the Annual Reports of the Several Departments of the City Government of Bangor, at the Close of the Municipal Year, March, 1859., Bangor (Me.)
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City of Gardiner. Mayor's Address, Delivered March 21, 1859, and Annual Reports for the Municipal Year 1858—9. With a List of City Officers for 1859—60., Gardiner (Me.).
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Mayor's Address and Annual Reports Made to the City Council of Hallowell, at the Close of the Municipal Year, March, 1859, With A List of City Officers for 1859, Hallowell (Me.)
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Annual Reports, Hebron 1858-9, Hebron (Me.)
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Annual Report of the Supervisor of Schools, and Board of Selectmen, of the Town of Lewiston, for the Year 1858-9, Lewiston (Me.)
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Selectmen's Annual Report to the Town of Richmond, for the Municipal Year Closing Feb'y 20, 1859, Richmond (Me.)
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Town of Whitefield, Auditor's Report for the Year Ending March 20th, 1858, Whitefield, (Me.).
1858
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Annual Reports of the Committee on Finance, City Treasurer, Overseers of the Poor, Commissioners of Streets, Chief Engineer of Fire Department, and City Marshal Made to the City Council of Augusta at the Close of the Municipal Year Ending March 13, 1858, with the Mayor's Address, and Organization of the City Government of 1858, Augusta (Me.).
