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The Town & the City: Lowell before and after The Civil War

Originally created to be a digital archive for Lowell documents from 1826 to 1861, this website has grown to cover many periods and events in Lowell's history.

Common_council_001 to Common_council_075

file_item yyymmddd date title Description Subject Year
common_council_001     Front cover Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_002 18370403 4/3/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_003 18370403 4/3/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_005 18370403 4/3/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_007 18370403 4/3/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_009 18370403 4/3/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_011 18370403 4/3/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_013 18370403 4/3/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_015 18370403 4/3/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_017 18370403 4/3/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_019 18370407 4/7/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_021 18370407 4/7/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_023 18370407 4/7/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_025 18370407 4/7/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_027 18370414 4/14/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_029 18370414 4/14/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_031 18370414 4/14/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_033 18370414 4/14/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_035 18370414 4/14/1837 & 4/17, 5th meeting Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_037 18370417 4/17/1837 & 4/19, 6th meeting Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_039 18370419 4/19/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_041 18370419 4/19/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_043 18370419 4/19/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_045 18370419 4/19/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_047 18370419 4/19/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_049 18370419 4/19/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_051 18370424 4/24/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_053 18370424 4/24/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_055 18370424 4/24/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_057 18370424 4/24/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_059 18370424 4/24/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_061 18370424 4/24/1837 & 5/1 8th meeting Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_063 18370501 5/1/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_065 18370501 5/1/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_067 18370501 5/1/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_069 18370504 5/4/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_071 18370504 5/4/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_073 18370504 5/4/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_075 18370504 5/4/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839

Common_council_077 to Common_council_155

common_council_077 18370504 5/4/1837 & 5/8, 10th meeting Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_079 18370508 5/8/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_081 18370519 05/19/1837 & 5/26, 12th meeting Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_083 18370526 5/26/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_085 18370526 5/26/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_087 18370526 5/26/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_089 18370526 5/26/1837 & 6/2, 13th meeting Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_091 18370602 6/2/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_093 18370602 6/2/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_095 18370602 6/2/1837 & 6/6, 14th meeting Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_097 18370606 6/6/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_099 18370606 6/6/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_101 18370606 6/6/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_103 18370606 6/6/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_105 18370606 6/6/1837 & 6/12, 15th meeting Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_107 18370612 6/12/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_109 18370612 6/12/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_111 18370612 6/12/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_113 18370612 6/12/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_115 18370616 6/16/1837 & 6/17, 17th meeting Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_117 18370617 6/17/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_119 18370617 6/17/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_121 18370617 6/17/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_123 18370617 6/17/1837 & 6/26, 18th meeting Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_125 18370626 6/26/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_127 18370626 6/26/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_129 18370626 6/26/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_131 18370626 6/26/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_133 18370626 6/26/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_135 18370626 6/26/1837 & 7/10, 19th meeting Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_137 18370710 7/10/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_139 18370710 7/10/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_141 18370710 7/10/1837 & 7/24, 20th meeting Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_143 18370424 7/24/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_145 18370424 7/24/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_147 18370424 7/24/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_149 18370424 7/24/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_151 18370424 7/24/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_153 18370424 7/24/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_155 18370424 7/24/1837 & 7/27, 21st meeting Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839

Common_council_157 to Common_council_235

common_council_157 18370727 7/27/1837 & 7/31, 22nd meeting Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_159 18370731 7/31/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_161 18370731 7/31/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_163 18370731 7/31/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_165 18370731 7/31/1837 & 8/14, 23rd meeting Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_167 18370814 8/14/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_169 18370814 8/14/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_171 18370821 8/21/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_173 18370821 8/21/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_175 18370828 8/28/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_177 18370828 8/28/1837 & 9/11, 26th meeting Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_179 18370911 9/11/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_181 18370911 9/11/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_183 18370925 9/25/1837 & 10/2, 28th meeting Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_185 18371002 10/2/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_187 18371002 10/2/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_189 18371002 10/2/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_191 18371009 10/9/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_193 18371009 10/9/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_195 18371009 10/9/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_197 18371009 10/9/1837 & 10/23, 30th meeting Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_199 18371023 10/23/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_201 18371023 10/23/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_203 18371023 10/23/1837 & 11/13, 31st meeting Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_205 18371118 11/18/1837 & 11/14, 11/18 Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_207 18371118 11/18/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_209 18371118 11/18/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_211 18371118 11/18/1837 & 11/27, 34th meeting Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_213 18371202 12/2/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_215 18371202 12/2/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_217 18371202 12/2/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_219 18371202 12/2/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_221 18371202 12/2/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_223 18371202 12/2/1837 & 12/9, 36th meeting Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_225 18371209 12/9/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_227 18371209 12/9/1837 & 12/23, 37th meeting Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_229 18371223 12/23/1837   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_231 18371223 12/23/1837 & 1/1/1838, 38th meeting Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_233 18380101 1/1/1838 & 1/13/1838, 39th meeting Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_235 18380122 1/22/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839

Common_council_237 to Common_council_313

common_council_237 18380127 1/27/1838 & 2/10, 42nd meeting Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_239 18380210 2/10/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_241 18380210 2/10/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_243 18380210 2/10/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_245 18380210 2/10/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_247 18380223 2/23/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_249 18380223 2/23/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_251 18380224 2/24/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_253 18380224 2/24/1838 & 3/10, 45th meeting Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_255 18380310 3/10/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_257 18380310 3/10/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_259 18380310 3/10/1838 & 3/24, 46th meeting Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_261 18380324 3/24/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_263 18380324 3/24/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_265 18380324 3/24/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_267 18380324 3/24/1838 & 3/31, 47th & 48th Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_269 18380331 3/31/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_271 18380331 3/31/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_273 18380331 3/31/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_275 18380331 3/31/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_276 18380402 4/2/1838 1st meeting Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_277 18380402 4/2/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_279 18380402 4/2/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_281 18380402 4/2/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_283 18380402 4/2/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_285 18380402 4/2/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_287 18380402 4/2/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_289 18380404 4/4/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_291 18380404 4/4/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_293 18380404 4/4/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_295 18380404 4/4/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_297 18380411 4/11/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_299 18380411 4/11/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_301 18380411 4/11/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_303 18380411 4/11/1838 & 4/14, 4th meeting Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_305 18380414 4/14/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_307 18380414 4/14/1838 & 4/20, 5th meeting Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_309 18380420 4/20/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_311 18380420 4/20/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_313 18380420 4/20/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839

Common_council_315 to Common_council_374

common_council_315 18380420 4/20/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_317 18380420 4/20/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_319 18380427 4/27/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_321 18380427 4/27/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_323 18380427 4/27/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_325 18380427 4/27/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_327 18380427 4/27/1838 & 5/4, 7th meeting Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_329 18380504 5/4/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_331 18380504 5/4/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_333 18380504 5/4/1838 & 5/11, 8th meeting Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_335 18380511 5/11/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_337 18380511 5/11/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_339 18380511 5/11/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_341 18380511 5/11/1838 & 5/23, 9th meeting Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_343 18380523 5/23/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_345 18380523 5/23/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_347 18380523 5/23/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_349 18380523 5/23/1838 & 6/13, 10th meeting Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_351 "Blank" "Blank"   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_353 18380613 6/13/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_355 18380613 6/13/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_356 18380613 6/13/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_357 18380613 6/13/1838 & 6/27, 11th meeting Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_358 18380613 6/13/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_359 18380613 6/13/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_360 18380613 6/13/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_361 18380702 7/2/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_362 18380702 7/2/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_363 18380702 7/2/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_364 18380702 7/2/1838 & 7/11, 13th meeting Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_365 18380711 7/11/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_366 18380711 7/11/1838 & 7/18, 14th meeting Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_367 18380718 7/18/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_368 18380718 7/18/1838 & 7/25, 15th meeting Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_369 18380808 8/8/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_370 18380808 8/8/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_371 18380808 8/8/1838 & 8/15, 17th meeting Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_372 18380815 8/15/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_373 18380815 8/15/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_374 18380815 8/15/1838 & 8/22, 18th meeting Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839

Common_council_375 to Common_council_414

common_council_375 18380822 8/22/1838 & 9/12, 19th meeting Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_376 18380912 9/12/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_377 18380912 9/12/1838 & 9/26, 20th meeting Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_378 18380926 9/26/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_379 18380926 9/26/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_380 18380926 9/26/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_381 18380926 9/26/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_382 18381011 10/11/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_383 18381011 10/11/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_384 18381018 10/18/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_385 18381018 10/18/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_386 18381018 10/18/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_387 18381018 10/18/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_388 18381018 10/18/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_389 18381018 10/18/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_390 18381018 10/18/1838 & 10/25, 23rd meeting Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_391 18381025 10/25/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_392 18381025 10/25/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_393 18381025 10/25/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_394 18381108 11/8/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_395 18381108 11/8/1838 & 11/22, 25th meeting Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_396 18381122 11/22/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_397 18381122 11/22/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_398 18381122 11/22/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_399 18381122 11/22/1838 & 12/13, 26th meeting Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_400 18381213 12/13/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_401 18381213 12/13/1838 & 12/29, 27th meeting Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_402 18381213 12/13/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_403 18381213 12/13/1838 "End of 1838" Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_404 18380112 1/12/1838 & 1/26, 29th meeting Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_405 18380126 1/26/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_406 18380126 1/26/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_407 18380126 1/26/1838 & 2/9, 30th meeting Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_408 18380209 2/9/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_409 18380209 2/9/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_410 18380209 2/9/1838 & 2/23, 31st meeting Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_411 18380223 2/23/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_412 18380223 2/23/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_413 18380223 2/23/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_414 18380223 2/23/1838 & 3/9, 32nd meeting Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839

Common_council_415 to Common_council_426

common_council_415 18380309 3/9/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_416 18380309 3/9/1838 & 3/16, 33rd meeting Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_417 18380316 3/16/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_418 18380316 3/16/1838 &3/24, 34th meeting Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_419 18380324 3/24/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_420 18380324 3/24/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_421 18380324 3/24/1838 & 3/30, 35th meeting Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_422 18340330 3/30/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_423 18340330 3/30/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_424 18340330 3/30/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_425 18340330 3/30/1838   Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839
common_council_426     Back cover Minutes Common Council 1837 to 1839