Archive CD Books USA has added a new scanned-book on CD-ROM, "
History of the Town of Palmer, Massachusetts, Early Known as The Elbow Tract: Including Records of the Plantation, District and Town. 1716-1889" (Palmer, 1889), by J.H. Temple.
Palmer was established as a district in 1752, having previously existed as a plantation known as "The Elbows." It was then made a town in 1775. Palmer has written a narrative history of Palmer, interwoven with extensive extracts from the records of the plantation, district and town. These are not just town orders about ringing the swine and electing the constable. There are also militia lists, tax lists, petitions and other documents that include information on town inhabitants at all social levels.
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