Massachusetts 1798 Worcester County, Division
- Office:
- Referendum (State)
- Title:
- Referendum
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1798 Worcester County, Division
- Date:
- 1798
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- Referendum/Referendum
- Candidates:
- for, against
| Candidates: | for | against[1] |
|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | ||
| Final Result: [2] | - | - |
| Worcester County | - | - |
| Town of Ashburnham | - | - |
| Town of Athal | - | - |
| Town of Barre | - | - |
| District of Berlin | - | - |
| Town of Bolton | - | - |
| Town of Boylston | - | - |
| Town of Brookfield | - | - |
| Town of Charlton | - | - |
| Town of Douglas | - | - |
| Town of Dudley | - | - |
| Town of Fitchburg | - | - |
| Town of Gardner | - | - |
| Town of Gerry | - | - |
| Town of Grafton | - | - |
| Town of Hardwick | - | - |
| Town of Harvard | - | - |
| Town of Holden | - | - |
| Town of Hubbardston | - | - |
| Town of Lancaster | 3 | 107 |
| Town of Leicester | - | - |
| Town of Leominster | - | - |
| Town of Lunenberg | - | - |
| Town of Mendon | - | - |
| Town of Milford | - | - |
| Town of New Braintree | - | - |
| Town of Northborough | - | - |
| Town of Northbridge | - | - |
| Town of Oakham | - | - |
| Town of Oxford | - | - |
| Town of Paxton | - | - |
| Town of Petersham | - | - |
| Town of Princeton | - | 77 |
| Town of Royalston | - | - |
| Town of Rutland | - | - |
| Town of Shrewsbury | - | - |
| Town of Southborough | - | - |
| Town of Spencer | - | - |
| Town of Sterling | - | - |
| Town of Sturbridge | 51 | 4 |
| Town of Sutton | - | - |
| Town of Templeton | - | - |
| Town of Upton | - | - |
| Town of Uxbridge | - | - |
| Town of Ward | - | - |
| Town of Westborough | 19 | 37 |
| Town of Western | - | - |
| Town of Westminster | - | - |
| Town of Winchendon | - | - |
| Town of Worcester[3] | - | 140 |
Notes:
[1]Not approved.
[2]"Worcester and Berlin have unanimously voted against a contemplated division of the County in which they are situated." Massachusetts Mercury (Boston, MA). April 6, 1798.
[3]"At the meeting held for the particular purpose of collecting the sentiments of the inhabitants, upon the expediency of dividing the county of Worcester, the votes given in against dividing were 140 in favor of it 0." Thomas's Massachusetts Spy: Or, The Worcester Gazette (Worcester, MA). April 4, 1798.
References:
Thomas's Massachusetts Spy: Or, The Worcester Gazette (Worcester, MA). April 4, 1798.
Massachusetts Mercury (Boston, MA). April 6, 1798.
Thomas's Massachusetts Spy: Or, The Worcester Gazette (Worcester, MA). April 11, 1798.
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