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I: now Subscribe my self your very Unworth Pastor George Daman Tisbury July the 30th 1760.
Entered upon Record the 31st of July AD : 1760 ₺ me
JABEZ ATHEARN Town Clerk
Tisbury ss That at a Legall Town Meeting warned & Held in sd Tis- bury on the 19th Day of August 1760 Then Jabez Athearn was Chosen Moderator : - Then In Order to Provid for the Ordaination of Mr George Daman, he being Chosen by the Chch & Town for their Minister: And after much Debate It was Concluded & put to vote whether or no the sd Town would Grant that the sum of Five Pounds six shillings & Eight pence should be allowed out of the Town Treasury to Capt Samuel Cobb of Tisbury for his service & Expences in Entertaining & Providing for such as should be called & Imployed in the Ordaining sd Mr Daman During their Attendance on the same & it Passed in the Affermative : and sd Cobb being Present Ingaged to Performe the sd services untill they were Dismist.
and further it was Put to vote whether or no the sd Town should pay
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the ferriage of four ministers & their Delegates as should come from the maine to perform sd Ordination & it Passed in ye Affermative : En- tered pr order of sd meeting pr me
JABEZ ATHEARN Town Clerk
Tisbury ss At a Town Meeting warned to be held in sd Tisbury on the 26th Day of August 1760. and then Assembled & Lieutenant Benja- min Manter was Chosen Moderator. sd Meeting was called together To Consult whether or no the Town would Purchase an Accomodation of Lands & buildings for a Parsonage in sd Town to Assist the Maintainance of a Minister which Capt Samuel Colb had to sett at the value of Two Thousand Pounds Price as by Him Estimatted : And Principally for the Present use of ME George Daman : And then were Chosen ME John Cottle ME Benjamin Allen & Mª Thomas Look to act as Agents for sd Town to Treat with sd Cobb upon that account & to Lay before the Town at a Town meeting how far they Proceed & to Have the Towns Appro- bation of what they have done or Disprobation
Tisbury ss : At a Town Meeting warned to be held at sd Tisbury on the second Day of September 1760 and then assembled, Then David Butler was Chosen moderator : sd meeting was Notified for the Consid- eration of severall things Relating to ye Buying a Parsonage & MI Damans Relinquishing the sum of one Thousand Pounds settlement : And then Proceeded thereon as (1)ly It was Put to vote whether or no the Town of Tisbury will Purchase of Capt Samuel Cobb what Land Meadow & buildings he said Cobb bought of Silvanus Cottle lying on the West side of the old Mill River in sd Tisbury sd Cobb Reserving to Himself & His Heirs & assigns the Previledge of Flowing for the mill as At Present & Likewise to Purchase Two Thirds of all the severall Divisions of Wood Lotts on the Eastside of sd River which sd Cobb bought of sd Cottle; All the abovsd Land & Buildings to be & Remain for a Parson- age, or for the use of the ministry During Time in sd Town of Tisbury and it Passed in the affermative : - (2) It was Put to vote whether or no the Town will Purchase One Thousand of sedar Rails & what Oake Posts may be nessesary to sett the same up to Enclose the abovsd Land on the West side of the River with in the Terme of one year from this Date & it Passed in the Affermative.
(3)ly : To Put to vote whether or no the Town would shingle the Rest of the Barn one of the Buildings, within the space of One year from
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this Date & to put what Glass is wanting into the windows & to keep the wooden work of the Dwelling House in Repair. and it Passed in the affermative .-. (4ly) If the sd Town sees it fitt at sd meeting to Plaister the front Rooms over head & to Plaster the Kitchen then to vote the same to be Done, and it Passed In the Affermative : (51y) To Put to vote whether or no the Town will Reconsider what has been Already Granted to Mr George Daman, For a settlment he Taking office in sd Town in the Gospell mintry and it Passed in the Affermative, He giving a Discharge therefrom :
(61y) at sd meeting to appoint a Committee to Take security for the Land & Buildings & to give security for the money Therefor In behalf of the Town & it Passed in the affermative. and Lastly at sd meeting the Present selectmen. viz. James Athearn Shubel Cottle & Stephen Luce were Chosen & appointed to Take & give security as abovesd & also to Take the Care & see yt all the abovsd articles Relating fencing & Build- ings be seasonably Done & Performed. all the abovsd votes & acts passed on the second Day of september 1760 : Recorded by order of sd meeting per me JABEZ ATHEARN Town Clerk.
Tisbury ss : At a Town Meeting warned to be held in sª Tisbury on the 3ª Day of November 1760 then Assembled; and first Jabez Athearn was Chosen moderator : sd meeting was Called and (1) to Consider & grant a sum of money to be Raised by Tax to Defrey the Town of Tis- burys Charges all Ready, as shall appear Due, & Payable or that may arise Due for the Currant year (2) to Chuse a Committee to Examin the Town Treasurer Accounts (3) to Chuse a Committee to Provide Mate- rialls and see the Parsonage in sd Tisbury Put in order according to the sd Towns former vote 1760
2. Benja Lumbert & Stephen Luce Chosen a Committee to Examin the Town Treasuers accts
3. Benja Manter Benja Allen & stephen Luce Chosen a Committee to Provide materialls & to see that the Personage in sd Tisbury be Put in order according to the Towns vote
JABZ ATHEARN Clerk
Tisbury ss : That at a Legall Annaversary Town meeting held in sd Tisbury on the Twelfth Day of march 1761 : and then assembled. Then a vote was Called for the Choice of a Moderator : & it fell to Jabez Athearn Then Jabez Athearn was Chosen Town Clerk : James Athearn,
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Stephen Luce & Shubel Cottle chosen selectmen : John Butler Chosen Constable : Capt Gershom Cathcart Town Treasurer : Thomas Allen & Samuel Lewis Tything men : Lieut Benja Manter & Capt Eliakim Norton surveyers of Highways Jonathan Luce & Benja Lumbert fence viewers : Elisha West & Barnet Case Wardens All the above officers as Chosen to serve for the Ensueing year : -
on the Petition of Nathaniel Hancock Jun" for the Exempting of his poll Tax for ye year 1760 put to vote it Passed in the negative : - Whit- ten Manter by vote allowed Eight shillings pr year untill further orded from the Town he taking care & keeping the Doors shut Excepting when ye house in use & sweeping the floors Then ye sd meeting was adjourned to the 19th Day of sd March four a Clock afternoon of sd Day on account of ye new Choice of a Constable In case ye Person Chosen Refused to serve : pr order of sd Meeting Entered
# JABEZ ATHEARN Clerk
Then at sd Adjournment Stephen Luce was appointed Moderator, and whereas John Butler had not Complyed to serve in the office of Con- stable to which he was Chosen, It was Put to vote whether or no Israel Luce should serve in the office of Constable for sd Town of Tisbury for the Present year of 1761 and It passed in the affermative, and hath Taken the Oath of sª Office. Entered pr me
JABEZ ATHEARN Town Clerk
Tisbury ss That at a Legal Town meeting held at the Meeting House in Tisbury on the 16th Day of October Anno Dom : 1761 A Vote was Called for the Choice of a Moderator & Stephen Luce was Chosen : said meeting was Notifed to se if a Vote might be Obtained To Chuse some meet Person to Prefer a Petition to the General Court or Assembly held Att Boston &c: that Tisbury might for the future be Made The Shire Town in Dukes County : Said Agent to Joyn with the Agent of Chill- mark in Prefering Said Petition and said Vote being Put it Past in the Affirmative and Mr James Athern was Chosen for the Purpose Above- said Recorded. # Order of sd Meeting
JABEZ ATHEARN Town Clerk
Tisbury ss Dembr th 4 Dy 1761
At a Town Meting Leggely warned and on Novmber the 30 Anna Dom 1761 and Continnued By adjurnment Till this Present Day at which meeting it was put to Vots whether their Should Be one Hundred
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and ninty Pounds Raised in the Town this Present yere to Dafray the Charges of Said town and it Past in the afermitive Mr Stephen Luce modrator of Sa meting JOSESH ALLEN Town Clark
Tisbury ss Ath a Legarly town meating warned at tisbury on Dembr the forth 1761 then was mr Benjamin Allen Chosen modrator of Said meating Joseph Allen was Put to vote To Sarve in the office of Town Clark this Presant year In Sd tisbury and the Vote Past in the Afermitive
JOSEPH ALLEN Town Clark
at a Legeal aniversery Town meeting warned and hild at Tisbury at the meeting house in Sd Tisbury on march the 15 Day anna Domney 1762 then mr David Butler was Chosen modrater of Sd meeting Joseph Allen Chosen Town Clerk for the yeare in Suing Squire Jeames athearn mr Stephen Luce mr Shouble Cottle ware Chosen Sleectmen for the in Suing year Captin Garsham Cithcart town Treasuer for the Insuing year Seth Daggeet and Jonathan hammet Survayer of highways the yeare insuing Benjamin Foster and Benjamin merry ware Chosen in the office of worddings for the Insuing yeare Thomas Smith Jr and Noah Look Chosen to the office of Tything men for the insuing yeare Thomas Allen and Thomas Waldring fence vewers the insuing yeare William Roges and Hezekiah Luce hogreeves for the insuing yeare at meeting Ransford Smith was Chosen to Sarve in the office of Cornstable for the Insuing yeare at Sd meeting it was voted that the Town Should a Low William foster his a Count for Looking after George Carson and his Funrel Charges which was Six Shilings Pr week for 12 weeks and Eleven Shilings for his funrel Charges this Sd meeting was adiorned to the Secn Tusday in Aprel at Three of the Clock in the afternoon Entred this 15 Day of aprel An Do 1762
Pr me JOSEPH ALLEN Town Clerk
Whare as M' Benjamin Lumbart and Mr Stephen Luce Being ap- pointed By the Town of Tisbury : To Settle compts with captin Garsham Cithcart Tresurer for Sd town their Remains Due to ye Town Exclusive of What orders he has allready Recued from the Selectmen and oversears of the Poor the Soume of Forteen Pounds Eight Shilings Due to sd Town the orders he has Got to Pay is Seventeen Pounds Seventeen Shilings and Ten Pence Tisbury January ye 12: 1761
Entred this 15 Day of march 1762 pr me
JOSEPH ALLEN Clark :
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at a Legel Town meeting hild By adiornment at the meeting house in Sd Tisbury on Aprel the 13 Dy An Do 1762 upon the Refusel of mr Ransford Smith Taking the office of Counstable the Town Proseded to the Choice of mr John Butler to Sarve in the office of Counstable for the Insuing yeare and adiorned Sd meeting until the Third Tuesday of may insuing the Date heare of Entred Pr me
JOSEPH ALLEN Clerk.
at a Legel Town meeting hild By adiornement at the meeting house in Tisbury 18 Day of may 1762 upon the Refusel of mr John Butlers taking the office of Constable mr Shouble Dunham was Chosen to Sarve in the office of Constabe for the Insuing year and Sd metting adiorned to the forth Tusday in may in Suing the Date heare of at Five of the Clock in the afternoon Entred this 18 Day of may An Domny 1762
Pr me JOSEPH ALLEN Town Clerk.
at a Legel Town meeting hild at the meeting house in Tisbury By adiornment upon the 25 Dy of may and nothing acted upon at Sd met- ing But adiorned sd march meeting until the Furst Tusday in october next Insuring the Date heare of at Three of the Clock in the afternoon Entred this 25 Day of may An Do 1762 Pr me JOSEPH ALLEN Town Clerk
at a Legel Town meeting Legely worned and hild at Tisbury at the meting house on october the 5 Day 1762 to Rase money to Pay the ministers Sallary and to Defray other Charges that has or Should arise and it was Put to vote whether that their Should Be the Soume of one hundred and Sixty Six Pounds Rased and the vote Pased in the a farmitive
Entred this Fifth Day of october An Do 1762 By me
JOSEPH ALLEN Clerk
mr Jeams Athearn Esquire Modrater of Sd meeting.
at a Legel Town meeting hild at the metting house in Tisbury By adiornment upon the Fifth Day of october 1762 it was Voted that Shouble Dunham Paying Two Pounds Ten Shilings Should Sarve for his Torn for not sarving Constable and the vote Pased in the afarmitive his Living upon the out Skearts of the Town and his Being Jest Com into
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Town and Sd meeting was adiorned to the Last Tusday in october instant at Ten of the Clock in the morning at Cool house Entred this 5 Day of october 1762
Pr me JOSEPH ALLEN Clerk
at a Legel march meeting hild at the School house in Tisbury By adiornment on the 26 Day of october 1762 to Chuse a Counstable and mr John mayhew was Put to vote and the vote Pased in the afarmitive and adiorned Sd meeting until the Furst Tusday of Novmber Instant at three of the Clock in the afternoon at the School house Entred this 26 Day of october An Do 1762 Pr me
JOSEPH ALLEN Clerk
October th 28 Dy 1762 Whereas John Butler Being heare to fore Chosen to Sarve as Cunstable has this Daye Excpted and is Sworn to the office upon the Slectmen Paing him the Soume of 2 Pounds 10 Shiling which Shouble Dunham Paid Entred this 28 Dy of october
Pr me JOSEPH ALLEN Clerk
Tisbury Novmber 24. Dy 1762
These may Certifie Whome it may Counsarne that the Commity Chosen By the Town to put the Parsenage in Repare have Done all that was Required of them agreable to the Vote of the Town and I heare By Relinguesh all Title to the Settlement voted to me By the Town If they Shall keep the Wooden work of the house in Repare agreable to their vote Pr me George Damon
Entred this 23 Dy of Dember 1762 Pr me JOSEPH ALLEN T Clerk
Tisbury march ye 28 dy 1763
at a Legel anjversary Town meeting Legely warned and hild at the metting house in Sd tisbury mr Jethro Athearn was Chosen modrater of sd meeting it Was Put to vote Whether Joseph allen Should Sarve Town Clerk for the Insuing yeare and the vote Pased in the afarmitive Squire athern mr Stephen Luce mr Shouble cottle Chosen Slectmen for the Insuing year captin Cithcart Chosen Town Treasuer for the Insuing year Captin Norton Benjamin merrey Chosen worddings for Sd yeare Thomas Look Joseph merrey fensveivers for Sd yeare Samuel Lumbart Noah Look Survaers of highwayes for Said year Thomas Allen Robart manter Thomas Smith Tyhingmen for Said year and Sd meeting is ad-
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iorned to the Third Tusday in aprel at Two of the Clock Insuing the Date heare of to Consider and act What may Be thought most Proper as to gitting a Constable Entred march th 28 dy 1763
By me JOSEPH ALLEN T' Clerk
at a Legel Town march meeting hild By adionment on aprel the 19 Dy 1763 at Sd metting John Butler was Chosen to searve in the offes of Counstable for the Insuing year Entred By JOSEPH ALLEN I Clerk
at a Legel Town meeting Legely warned and hild at the meeting house in Tisbury on aprel the 19 dy 1763 to See Whether or no the the Town Would Rase a Soum of money to hire a Collecter and it was voted that their Shoul Be Six Pence upon the Pound Rased for Gethering Said Tax for the year Insuing and mr John Butler Excepted of it
Entred aprel the 19 Dy 1763 By me JOSEPH ALLEN Clerk
Tisbury Ss att a Legal town meeting Warned an held at Tisbury afordsd on the Eighth Day of augst A D 1763 In order to Consider of Some Proposals made By Doctr Samuel Gillson of Nantuckett in Order for the Town of Tisburys Granting him Liberty To Carry on Inoculation of the Small Pox at Homses hole in Sd Towns Constablerick the Town at Sd meeting Procded and Chose Jeams Athearn Esqr moderator for Sd meeting 1s Then the following vots ware Passed Vizt That Docter Samuel Gillson Be Allowed to Cary on and Pratice Inoculation of the Small Pox in Soume Sutable Place at Homeses hole until it Appears Evident to the Town of Tisbury that it Tis Preiudicial to the Interest of Said Town 2 : ndly that Doctor gillson Doe Oblige himself to Take Into his Care any Parson or Parsons that may Be Landed at any Time Within the Said Town of Tisbury With Small Pox without any Demande from the Town their for 3rdly that the sd Doctor obliges himself to Pay the Sum of Six Shillings Lawful money into the Treasury for Said Town of Tisbury for Every Person that he Shall Inoculate with the Small Pox While he Practices In that Distemper in Said Town of Tisbury Excepting those that Shall Belong to Sd town voted Likewise that Gershom Cathcart Esqr Jacob Robson Stephen Luce Shouble Cottle and Robart manter be a Comittee for sd Town to Consult with Docter Gillson. where may Be a Sutable Place for the Safe Carrying on the Inoculation afordsd
That Their Power continue for the Space of one Yeare as a comity from the Date heare of All the Above sd Votes Passed By the sd Town
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of Tisbury So far as Their Power as a Town Extended Allways Supos- ing By the Vots above sd that he sd Docter Does agree with the Majr Part of The a Bovesd Comitty # order of the meeting Jeams athearn Modrater Entred this 25 Day of Augst A D 1763 By me JOSEPH ALLEN Town Cleark
To all People to whome these Presants Shall come Greeting know ye that Wheare as Elisha West marchent Abijah Atharn husbandman and Jonathan manter farryman all of Tisbury in Dukes County are Each of ous oweners and In Posseshen of Three Tracts or Parsels of wood Land at or Near homses hole in sd Tisbury formerly purchesed By Capt Sam- uel Cobb mr Stephen Look and the afsd Atharn of the Reverand Thoms West of Dartmouth in the county of Bristol and Said Elisha West .pur- chesed one Quarter of the hole of said Look and sd Manter purchesed three Eights of Said' Cobb as more fully may Appear By the Dees now on Record and we judging it Best to Divide Said three Loots have and Do By these Presents Divided Said Lands in maner folowing Said Eisha West hath the Two Smallest Lots one Being one fifth of the Lands Mr Abner West Died Sezed of and gave by will to Said Thomas West and is a Bout Six acars the other Small Lot is the harlf of a wood Lot Devided Betwen Said Thomas West and Said Eisha west Containing about Twelve acars these are the whole of Said West Quarter of the primeses
Said Abijah Atharn and Jonathan manter hath the Largest Loot Being further from the harbour of homses hole Containing a Bout Ninty Acars Equely Betwen them their full of their Three Quarters of the primeses These Divisen we Do for oure salves our haers and Execiters and Adminestreter Confaerm to Eatch other forever the above Devition as Witness our hands and Seles this furst Day of September AD 1762 sined Sealed and Delevered in ELISHA WEST. Pressence of ABIGAIL DAGGET
SARAH BUTLER
EUNCE MERRY
ABIJAH ATHEARN. JONATHAN MANTER.
Entred this Third Day of September 1763 By me JOSEPH ALLEN Town Clerk
These Presents Witneseth that we whiten manter and Benjamin man- ter Both of Tisbury Sheweth that Wheras our honred father Benjamin manter Late of Said Tisbury Descied Who Died Seased of A Tract and Persel of Land lying at a Place known By the name of the Point of tis-
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new now to Be Devided Equely Between we two Brothers a Bove Said and the a Bove. Sd Benjamin manter takes that Lot of Land that Lyeth at the Point that was Samuel Looks a Lotment as may a Pear by Dead and another Persel Lying to the Eastward of Jethro Atharns Land Bounded as foloweth at a Ston Lying upon a Ridge then from Sd Ston Notherly to a Ston Lying by a Dich and a fence then Esterly to the Pond then Southerly By Sd Pond to the a Bove Sd atharns Land Now I the a Bove Sd whiten manter Do for my Selfe my heirs and asians aquit all my Whole Right Title and Intrest in and unto the a Bove Sd Benjamin manter his hears and asigns for Ever and fothermore I the a Bove Sd Benjamin manter Do for for my Self my heirs and a Signs Do aquit all my whole Right that I have unto all the Lands and medow to the west and notherd of Sd Bounds unto him the a Bove Sd Whiten manter his hears and asigns for Ever In witness Where of We have Set to our hands this Twenty furst Day of September 1763
Witness heare unto
WHITEN MANTER
SAMUEL MANTER
JOHN MANTER
BENJAMIN MANTER
Entred Pr me JOSEPH ALLEN Town Clerk
Tisbury ss At a Legel Town meetting Legely warned and hild at Tisbury on the 10 Day of Jenuary an Do 1764 Then mr Jeathro Athearn was Chosen modrater of Sd meeting then it Was put to vote Whether Docter Gillson Should Stil Continue the Pratice of Inoculation as Voted Before the Town Did then Except the Preposels which Weare then made by sd Docter and the Vote Pased In the afarmitive 3dly that David Butler Seth Daggett Jonathan manter Ware chosen and Put to vote to Joyn the former Committy and the Vote Pased In the Afarmitive Entred Pr me
JOSEPH ALLEN T Clerk
At a Legeal Town meeting Legealy warned and heald at Tisbury upon the Tenth Day of Jeanary 1764 then It was Voted that Seventy Eight Pounds Lawful money Should Be Rased to Defray the Town Charges and the vote Pased In the afarmitive mr Jeathro Athearn mod- rater of sd meeting Entred By me
JOSEPH ALLEN T' Clerk
Tisbury ss At A Legal Town Aniversary Meeting Legley Warned and hild in Tisbury at the Metting House on Fryday The Second Day of
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March An Do 1764 Mr Benjamin Mantor Modrater of Sd Meeting it Was Put to Vote Whether Joseph Allen Should Sarve In the Office of Town Clerk and the Vote Pased In the A Farmitive 2ndly It Was Voted that Job Look Should Sarve In the office of Constable for the In Suing year Voted Like Wise that he Should have Six Pence Pr Pound for Collect- ing the money 3rdly Squire Jemes Athern Stephen Luce Shouble Cottle Ware Chosen Seelectmen for the Insuing year Zep! Luce Thomas Allen Ware Chosen to the office of Wardeens for the year Insuing Mager Gershom Cithcart Town Treasuer for the In Suing year Capt Samuel Cob Cap: Eliakeom norton Survayers of high ways for the Insuing year Benjamin Lumbart William Luce fence vewers for the In Suing yere Capt David Butler Benj™ Foster Tything men for the Insuing year Rob- art Luce Jonathan Hammat hog Reeves the In Suing year Entred this Third Day of march A d 1764 Pr me
JOSEPH ALLEN Town Clerk
Tisbury ss at a Legel Town meeting Legely worned and hild at Tis- bury on fryday the Tweity Second Day of June an Do 1764 In order to Chuse Soum Sutable Parson to Collect the Remainder of the Rats for the year 1762 not Colected By John Butler Late Constable of Sd Tisbury Who Deceased not Colected the hole of the money and Like Wise to Col- lect the hole of the Rats for the year 1763 at Sd metting Stephen Louce Was Chosen modrater and Like Wise Robart manter was Chosen and a Gread With to Cullect the hole of Both Rats for Six Pence Pr Pounds and Put to vote and the vote Pased in the afarmitive Entred Pr me
JOSEPH ALLEN Town Clerk
Tisbury ss at a Leagel Town Meeting Legly Worned and hild at Tis- bury at the County house on Wednesday 26 Dy of December 1764 In Order to Rase Money to Defray the Town Charges and it was Put to vote Whether their Should Be Ninty Pounds Rased and the vote Pased in the a farmitive Joseph Allen modrater of Sd meeting
JOSEPH ALLEN Clerk
Att A Leagel Town Anaversery Meeting Leagly worned and hild at The County house in Tisbury on the Forth Day of march A D 1765 mr Jethro Athern modrater of Sd Meeting Jeams Athearn Esquire Stephen Luce Shouble Cottle Slectmen for the year In Sueing Joseph Allen Town Clerk the year In Suing William Luce Chosen Constable for the
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In Suing year and the Town voted that he Should have Six Pence Pr Pound For Gethering the money majer Cithcar Chosen Town Treasuer For Sd year Joseph merrey Jonathan hammet Surveyors of high Ways for Sd year Jacob Robinson Thomas Allen Tythingmen For Sd year Ezra Athern Thomas Warlrond fence vewers the In Suing year David Butler Benjamin Lumbart Benj merrey Warddens for the In Suing year Benjamin Allen Robart Cithcart Robart Borges hogreves for the year in Suing and meeting Is adiorned to the Eighteenth Day of march Instant at 2 of the Clock in the after Noon
Entred this 4 dy of march 1765
By me JOSEPH ALLEN Town Clerk
Att Sd Adjornment of the march metting hild at Tisbury on the Eighteenth Day of march 1765 at the county house then Isrel Luce was Chosen to Sarve Constable for the year In Suing For William Luce and Like Wise the Town has Voted Sd Isrel Should have Six Pence Pr Pound for Gethering the Taxes.
Entred this Eighteenth dy of march 1765 By me
JOSEPH ALLEN Town Clerk
At A Legel Town meeting Legely warned and hild at the County house In Tisbury on the Twenty Second Day of June 1765 then It was Put to vote whether Capten Eliakum Norton Should Be In Specter of Sheeap the In Suing yeare and the vote Pased In the a farmitive
Entre June th 23d y 1765
Pr me JOSEPH ALLEN Town Clerk
At a Leagel Town Meeting Leagely Worned and hild at the court house in Tisbury on Mundy the Twenty Eight day of October 1765 Decen Stephen Luce was Chosen modrater of Sd meeting then it Was Put to Vote that the School house Should Be fixt up Secondly it Was Voted that the School Should Be Cept at Soum Sutable Place for Ten years Which Should Be a Greead to By a Comity Which was then Chosen to wit Squire Jeams Athern mr Malitiah Davis abijah Athern to Purfix a Place Wher It Should Be Cept During Sd Term for 7 months in Each / year and It was Furthea Voted that after they had A Greead upon a Spot Where the house Should Stand that then the Sd E Squire Atherne and Abijah Athern Should See that the house was Sutably Repared to Ceep School In Thirdly It Was Voted that the Soum of Ninty Pounds
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