This 1807 document is four pages and includes a committee report endorsing Dwight Foster's proposal for a new burial ground.

This 1808 document is 2 pages and includes a petition to form a "First Universal Society of Brookfield" that was sent to the Massachusetts General Court.

This undated document is two pages and includes a formal petition to the legislature of Massachusetts for the division of the town of Brookfield.

This 1820 letter from Herman Stebbins to Ebenezer Merriam is four pages and documents the lengths and costs of bridges and roads in the "West Parish."

This 1823 document is 2 pages and includes a notice given to Deacon A. White to levy taxes for the "Inhabitants of School District No. 3 in the West Parish."

This 1828 document is four pages and includes the records of a town meeting including a warrant to notify the town of the meeting, acknowledgement of that notification, and the meeting minutes of that meeting.

This 1829 document is two pages and includes an itemized list of costs associated with work that Herman Stebbins did for Moses Bains in relation to proposals to divide the town of Brookfield.

This 1829 document is four pages and is a report from the Committee for Division of the Town which authorizes payments to Herman Stebbins and states that the petition to divide the town was rejected by the state legislature.

This 1829 document is two pages and includes a report of the Burial Ground Committee answering questions about the number of lots in the "new Burial Grounds" and the status of payment for those lots.

This 1834 document is two pages and includes a report of success from a committee appointed to divide the "North east corner of the burying grounds" into sections and lots.