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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Should Be Rased to Defray the Town Charges the In Suing year forthly It was voted that a Pound Should Be Bult With Stone Where the old Pound Now Stands Entred By me
JOSEPH ALLEN Clerk
Recved of Thomas Walrond of Tisbury in Duks County In the Provance of the Massachusetts Bay In New England Gent" Foure Pounds five Shilling and fore Pence Lawfull money For Which we have Sold him all the Gots that Belonged to the Estate of John Butler Late of Tisbury yeoman Decest and the Eare marks that the Sd Goats Bare to gether With the Sd Goats Part of them marked With two half Penney Before the Right Ear and the other Part of them marked With Two half Penneys Before the Right Eare and a half Flowred Deluce Before the Left Ear as Witness our hands this Sevententh Day of October A D 1765
Atest THOMAS DAGGETT THOMAS JONES.
Atest EBENEZER DAGGETT JEDIDAH JONES.
the A Bove Sd.marked alowed By ous JEAMS ATHERN Selectmen SHOUBLE COTTLE
Entred this 29 dy of October 1765 By me
JOSEPH ALLEN Clerk
Whare as we the Subscribers Being Joint owners of a Certain Tract of Land Lying In Eegart town In the county of Dukes County Bounded westerly By the Lands of Caleb Rands and on the South By the Lands of Henry Luce & Southeasterly by the Lands of and on the North By homes Hole Path Being In the whole A Bout Twenty foure Acres Wherefore By These Presents it is Shown and Certified that Barnabus Luce Shall Have and hold to himself heirs & assigns for Ever as his Part of Said Lands The Land on Which his house Stands Bounded Northly by homeshole Path or way forty Two Rods Beginning at the Northwest corner next To Said Caleb Rands Land and Southerly By the Remander of Said Tract of Land forty and Eight Rods & westerly By Said Rands Land to the afore mentioned corner In witness Whereof We have Set our Hands & and Put our Seals this 22 Day of Novmber In the Fifth yeare of his majts Raign Anno Dom : 1765
Signed Sealed & Delivered In the
SAMUEL CROSBY ℮
BARNABUS LUCE € Presents of ous.
REBEKAH LUCE
ELESEBETH CHASE
Entred By me JOSEPH ALLEN Town Clerk
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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Tisbry ss At A Leagel Town Meeting Legely Worned and hild at The Cort house In Sd Tisbury in march the 28 Dy 1766 In order to Chuse All Town. officers at Which Sd annvercery Meeting Mr Jethro Athern was Chosen modrator of Sd meeting then It Twas Put to vote Whether Squr Jeams Athearn Decon Stephen Luce Joseph Allen Should Sarve Slectmen the yeare Insuing and the vote Pased In the A farmative it was Voted that Joseph Allen Should Sarve Town Clerk the In Suing yeare in the Next Place It was voted that Zaccheus Chace Should Sarve In the offece of Constable the In Suing yere and Like Wise It was Voted the Sd Chase Should have Six Pence upon the Pound for Collecting the money Gersham Cathcart was Chosen Town Tereasuer for the In Suing yeare Benjamin Lumbart Jacob Clifford chosen Wordeings for the In Suing yeare Cornel manteer Seth Look Fence Vewers Ezra Athern Benjm! Allen Survaers of high Ways the insuing yeare Thomas Allen Jobe Look Tythingmen Samuel Gray Samuel Lumbart Robart Cithcart hough Reves the In Suing yeare and Said meeting Stands A Jorned to the Leventh Day Insuin the Date heare of to Three of the Clock In the after Noon
Entred Pr me JOSEPH ALLEN Town Clerk
At the A Jonment of the Sd Annaversery Town meeting hild at the Cort house In Tisbury upon the Eleventh Day of Aprel Then Isral Luce Was chosen Cunstable In the Roon of Zacchas Chace By an A Gree- ment Betwen Them Entred Pr me
JOSEPH ALLEN Town Clerk
Tisbury ss at a Legal Town meeting hild at the Corthouse in Tisbury on Frydia the Twelvth Day of Dcember In Order to vot what money Should Be thought necesary and In the furst Place mager Cithcart was Chosen modrater of Sd meeting and Secondly it was Voted that the Soum of Sixty Pounds Should Be Rased to Defray the Towne Charges the Insuing yeare Thirdly it was Voted that Mr. Stephen Luce and Joseph Allen Should Be a Committee to Settle with the Town Treasurer all accounts Forthly It was Voted that the vote that the Town Pased In order to Build a Stone Pound Should Be void and Like Wise that mr Ezra Athearn and mr Benjamin allen Should Be a committee to a Gree With Some Person to Buld a Pound With oake Posts and Rales Where they Shall Think most Convenant for the Youse of the Town Tisbury Dcember th 12 dy 1766
Entred By me JOSEPH ALLEN Town Clerk
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Tisbury ss at a Legel Town meeting Legely warned and hild at the meeting house in Sd Tisbury on Fryda the Twenty Seventh Day of Febuary Anno Dom 1767 at Sd Meeting Joseph Allen was Chosen mod- rater in the furs Place It Was Put to Vote Whether the Town Would In Large the Meetin house Wheare it Now Stands and the vote Pased In the afarmative By the mager Part of the voters Then Present 2ly it Was Put to Vote Whether the Town would In Large the Sd meeting house Teen Feet upon the Back Side and the vote Passed In the negetive entred By me JOSEPH ALLEN Town Clerk
Tisbury ss Att A legeal Town Annuarsery meeting Leagely Worned and hild at the meeting house In Sd Tisbury In order to Chuse All Such Town offesses as the Law Requires In the furst Place Deon Stephen Luce Was Chosen moderater of Sd meeting Joseph Allen was Chosen Town Clerk the yeare In Suing and Eliacom Norton was Chosen By the maijer Part of the voters then Present to Sarve the Town In the office of Corn- stable the yeare Insuing Squire Jeams Athearn Decon Stephen Luce Joseph Allen ware Chosen Slectmen the Insuing yeare maijer Cithcart Chosen Tow Treasuear and Like Wise It was voted that he Should have Three Pence upon the Pound a Loued him for Recving and Paing out the money the yeare In Suing Barnet Case and Seth Daggtt Survaers of high Ways the Insuing yeare Joseph mearry and Elijer Look fence Vewears the Insuing yeare Beniamin Foster and Jonathan Manter ware Chosen Tythingmen Russell Hancock Enoch Luce Bethuel Luce ware Chosen houh Reves the In Suing yeare Seth Daggett Noah Look Belcher manter warddeans the yeare Insuing and the acounts a Loued for Repar- ing the School house and Bulding the Pound and Like Wise Jearmiah manter is to keep the Pound In Repare for the Tarme of Twenty years from the Date heare of and to keep the Pound the Insuing yeare and Like Wise it Was Voted that Eliacom Norton Should have Six Pence upon the Pound for Colleting the Taxes and Like wis it was voted to Repare the meeting hous Like Wise it was voted to a Loue Jobe Look Peters Swains Rats the Said metting was hild at the meetting house in Tisbury upon the 31 Day of march 1767 It was put vote Whether the town would Portion of one of the chambers in the Parsonage house and the vote was Negatived And Like Wise Sd meeting was adiorned until the Second Tusday In Aprel In Suing at foure of the Clock In the after- noon Entred Pr me this 31 Dy of march 1767
JOSEPH ALLEN Town Cleark
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upon the Sd Second Tusday of Aprel at 4 of the Clock in the after Noon then met and for Some Reasons Contiued Sd march annaversary Meeting By a Adiornment until the 28 day of aprel at 4 of the Clock in the after noon to Be hild at the meetting house in Sd Tisbury Entred this · 14 dy of aprel 1767
Pr me JOSEPH ALLEN T Clerk
Tisbur ss Where as Wee the Subcribers Being Chosen By the Town to Settle a Counts With the Town Treasuarer and have Accordingly Done it and their Remains In the Towns favouer in Treasuares hands Not yet ordered out the Soume of £45 =6 = 11 accordingly Settled By ous march the 31dy An Do 1767
STEPHEN LUCE. JOSEPH ALLEN.
Entre By me JOSEPH ALLEN Town Clerk
Tisbury Ss at the Adiornment of Sd march Annavarsary meetting hild at the meetting house In Sd Tisbury on the Twenty Eigh Day of Aprel 1767 Then it Was put to Vote whether Thomas Daggett Should Sary In the Office of a Cornstable the In Suing yeare and the vote Pased In the afarmative and Likewise It was Voted that the Said Daggett Should have Six Pence upon the Pound for Cullecting the money and Majer Cithcart was Chosen to keep the Parsnel house In Repare Accord- ing to the Towns A Greament Entred this 28 dy of aprel 1767
Pr me JOSEPH Allen T Clerk
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A A Leagel Town meeting warned and hild at the cort house in Tis- bury upon the 20 Day of Octobr 1767 In order to act and Do What was their Set foath In the Notification and In the furst Place Deacon Stephe Luce was Chosen modrater of Sd meeting 2 ly it was Put to Vote Whether the Soum of Eighty Pounds Should be Rased to Defray the Town Charges the In Suing yeare and the wote Pased In the Afarmitive gly it was Put to wote whethey the town would In Large the Revend Mr George Damanis Salary and the vote Pased in the Negetive and forthly it was Put to vote whether The the Town would alow Peter Daggett Ten Dolers for the youse of his house the Time that Susana Luce had the Small Pox their and the vote Pased In the afarmitive
entred Pr me JOSEPH ALLEN Town Clerk.
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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Tisbury Ss At a Leagel Town Meetting Legly Warned and hild at the School house In Sd tisbury on Fridey the 11 day of December 1767 . in the furst Place Decon Stephen Luce Was Chosen Modrater of Sd meetting 2ly it Was Put to Vote Whether their Should Be a Committy Chosen to Goe and Treet With the Revend mr George Daman and the Vote Pased In the a farmitive 3ly Deacon Stephen Luce Elisha West Benjamin Allen Elijah Look Shouble Cottle Ware Chosen By the Maijer Part of the Voters then Present as a Commity to goe and Treet With the Revend Mr Damon Consarning his uneseness and to make Report to the Town
Entred this 11 Dy of Dcember 1767 Pr me
JOSEPH ALLEN Town Clerk.
Tisbury Ss At a Leagel Town Meetting Leagely warned and Hild at the Meeting house In Sd Tisbury on Friday the 22 Dy of Jenauary AD 1768 In the furst Place Stephen Luce was Chosen Modrater of Sd Meet- ing In the Second Place it was Put to vote Whether their Should Be A Comitty Chosen out of the Naburing Town or Towns to Consult and Detarming What Should Be Don to our Meetting house and the Vote Pased In the A Farmitive 3Ly Mr Thomas Buttler Mr William John- acins of Edgertown and M! Elisub addoms of Chillmark Ware Chosen as a Committy to Detarming Whether Sd Meeting house Should Be Repared Whare it now Stands 41y or Whare it Should Be Inlarged Whare it now Stands and If Inlarged to Detarming how much 5Ty or Whare it Should Be Removed to Soum Other Place and the Sd Committy Determing that It Should Be Removed then to a Point a Place whare to and Like wise to Detarming Whether those Parsons that are Presents owners of Pues In the Presant Meeting house Shall have the Same Spots Allowed them In the New one In case it Be Removed or if Not To Determin what Sum Shall be Allowed Them for their Pews 41y Squire Athern Elisha West Ransford Smith' Shouble Cottle Benjamin Allen Ware Chosen a Committy to Represent the Town Before the committy Chosen out of M Town Consarning our Meeting house and to make Report of the Same at our next meeting
At the a Bove Sd town meeting hild at the Meeting house In Tisbury on Frydia the 22dy of Jenauary 1768 Consarning that Clause In the nottification a Bout Checemmo alouing more then their equel Porportion
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in not helping Bulding the Present meeting house was Negetived Lastly consarning making addition to the Revend M" Damans Sallary it was Put to vote and it was A Tyee Entred Pr me
JOSEPH ALLEN Town Clerk
Tisbury Ss at A Leageal Town meeting Leagly Warnd and hild at the Meeting house in Sd Tisbury on Friday the 22 Dy of January AD 1768 In the Furst Place Decon Stephen Luce Was Chosen Modrater of Sd meeting 2Ly It was Put to vote Whether their Should Be a Commity Chosen out of the Nabouring Town or Towns and the vote Pased In the A Farmitive 3ly M' Thomas Butler Mr William Johnacins of Edgertown and Mr Elishub Adoms of Chillmark was Chosen a Comitty to Detarming what Should Be Done to our meeting house the Sd Comity to have Power to Detarming whethe it be Proper to Repare the Present meeting house where it now Stands in the Present Situation 41y If they Should think and Determin it not Proper to Repare it as af sd bly to be Determined by the Said committy Whether it Should be Inlarged Where it now Stands and in what method 6ly If Said Comitty Should Determin it not Proper to Inlarge it where it now Stands then to a Point a Place Which as thay Shall Judge most Propper to Be Removed To and Like wise whether those Parsons that are Pressent oners of Pwes in the Present meeting house Shall have the Same Spots a Loued in the new one or If not to Determing what Soume Shall Be A Loued them fortheir Pwes and to make Report of their Doings at our Next town meetting
Entred by me JOSEPH ALLEN T Clerk
Tisbury ss At A Leageal Town Meeting Leagly worned and Hild at the Meeting house in Sd Tisbury on Tusday the 16 dy of Febury 1768 In the Furst Place Squire Jeams Athearn was Chosen Modrater of Sd Meetting 2 Ly the Meeting Proceeded and Put to vote the Report of the Committy Chosen by Town at the Last Meeting to Determin Whether the Meeting House in Sd Town be Removed or not as Likewise to Detarming Concerning the Pews in Sd meeting House and the Voters In Sd Meeting being 32 In Number ware Equally Devided So that their Could Be no Vote to Accept of their Report But Stands undetermind 3 Ly A Vote was Put Whether the Meeting Would Chouse a Committy or committys to Act Transact or Do any thing that Shall be That Nesse-
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ceery Concerning Said Meeting House and it Past in the Negative then It was Put to Vote Whether this Meeting be Adjourned to Soum futer Day and it Past in the Negative Entred Pr me
JOSEPH ALLEN Town Clerk
Tisbury Ss at A Leagal Town Annavarsery Meeting Legly Worned and hild at the Meeting house In Sd Tisbury In Order to Make Choice of All Such Town Offices as the Law Requires Squire Jeams Athearn was Chosen Modrater of Sd Meeting Squire Jeams Athearn Stephen Luce Joseph Allen ware Chosen Slectmen for the In Suing yeare Joseph Allen Town Clerk the yeare Insuing Eliakim Norton Chosen Constable for the yeare Insuing Barbus Luce Jonathan Manter Chosen Survyrs of high ways David Butler Benjamin Foster Russel Hencock Tythingmen the Insuing yeare Henery Luce Jacob Robinson Fence Vewers the Insuing yeare Robart Cithcart Robart Burges Sealers of Lether Enoch Luce Bethuel Luce Hogreves the Insing yeare Garsom Cithcart Esq" Town Tresuer and Sd Meeting Stands Adjoruned to the Last Tusday of this Instant March at 2 of the Clock In the After Noon Entred By me JOSEPH ALLEN T' Clerk the a Bove Sd Meeting Was hild at the meeting on wensday the 9 Day of march 1768 at one of the Clock in the after Noon JOSEPH ALLEN Clerk
Tisbury Ss At a Leagle Town Meeting Leagly Warned and Hild at the Meeting house In Sd Tisbury on Wensday the 9 Day of March A D 1768 Jeams Athern Esq" was Chosen Modrater of Sd Meeting in the Furst Place it was Put to Vote Whether the Meeting house Should Be Inlarged whare it Now Stands and the vote Pased In the afarmitive 21y it was Put to vote whether the Sd Meeting house Should Be Cut in two In the midle and the Estermust harlf Be Removed 15 feet to the Estward and the vote Pased In the a farmitive 3rd voted that the Same Be Done at the Cost of the Town and that their Should Be 19 Pews Back of the Frount 6 In the middle Alley 3 of Each Side 2 By the Pulpet 4 Back of Each Side Gallery and the Spots to Be Sold at a Publick Vandue 4 ly Voted that Benjam Allen Shouble Cottle Noah Look Be A Committy to A Gree with sume Person or Parsons to In Large Git finished the Sd Meetting house Compleat In All Parts Both for finishing the House and Shingling Whear Ever it a Pears Nesseary to the Said Committy Except- ing Bulding the Pews only Entred on Record JOSEPH ALLEN Town Clerk and Sd committy is to mend the windows of Sd house and Plaster the Same
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. At the adjornment of Sd March meeting hild at the Meting house In Sd tisbury on Tusday the 29 dy of March 1768 then Elijah Look was Chosen Constable in the Room of Eliakom Norton for sd Nortons Torn he Sd Norton Paing Three Poll Taxes in Be harlf of three to Be Laid on Sd Looks family sd Look is to have the Six Pence upon the Pound that was granted to sd Norton for Collecting the money Stephen Luce and Joseph Allen ware Chosen a Commity to Settle with the Towns Treasuer for the time Past that have Not Ben Settled David Butler Benjam Lum- bart Jonathan Manter Wardens the yeare Insuing Isaac Chace Seth Dag- get Survers of Boards and Shingels the year in Suing Entred Pr me JOSEPH ALLEN Town Clerk
Tisbury ss at A Legel Town meeting Leagly warned and hild at the meeting house In Sd Tisbury on wensday the Thirteenth Day of aprel 1768 at three of the Clock in the after Noon Joseph Allen Chosen Mod- rater of Sd meeting then Said meeting was adiorned to majer Cithcarts to Seven of the Clock In Sd Eving then the foling articles ware Voted that Mr Jocob Robinson and Timothy Lumbert Should Inlarg the Meet- ing House In Sd Town In the folling fom Viz : to Cut Sd house In the middle and Enlarge it 15 feet and to Inlarge it 2 feet on the Back Side and to Finish all the wooden work and to Shingel the Rooff with new Shingles and to Remove the Pulpet back and to Lengthen the Galerys where Inlarged for the following Priveledge Vizt to have the Back Side Both wood and Glass and to Glaze the Room they shall make with Dimond Glass and to have the Three Pews Back of the Frunt Gallerys and All the Pew Room on the flooer they Shall Make Except the fore Seat and middle alla 32 feet wide which Shall Be Reserved for the Towns use and to be Paid further By the Town the Sume of Seven Pounds Twelve Shillings Lawfull money when their work be Fineshed and to have the Same Done By the 20th of August Sutable for Plasturing all the A Bove Sd Articles ware Voted then majer Cithcart Shouble Cottle Benj : Allen Noah Look ware Chosen a Committy to take Security of Sd Robinson and Lumbert that the Same Be Done By the Time and Like- wise to Agree With Sum Parson or Parsons to Plaster Said meeting house Entred By me JOSEPH ALLEN Town Clerk
Tisbury Ss at a Leagel Town meeting Leagly worned and hild at the meeting house in Sd Tisbury on Dcember 26dy 1768 In order to Rase what money the Town Should See Fit to Defray the town Charges the In Suing yeare and In the furst Place Jeams Athearn Esquire Was
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Chosen modrater of Sd meeting 2ly it Was noted that their Should Be Seven Pounds Twelve Shilling Raise to Pay Jacob Robinson and Tim- othy Lumbart for what they Did to the meeting house 3Ly Voted that Seven Shilling and one Paney Be Raised to Pay Maijer Cithcart for Reparing the Parsnige house and Like Wise Eleven Shillings to Whitten Manter for Carting Stone and under Pining the meeting house and Like Wise Voted that their Should Be Fifty five Pounds Lawfull money Raised to Defray the Town Charges All Radey Risen or may Rise the In Suing yeare Further voted that Maijer Cithcart Should Be Elowed for Clecting the Towns money Further It Was Put to Vote whether Elijah Look Should have Forty Pounds Elowd him for Plastring the meeting house and the vote Pased In the Negetive Entred pr me JOSEPH ALLEN Town Clerk
Know all Men by these presents that we Jacob Robinson and Timothy Lumbert both of Tisbury in the county of Dukes County & province of the Massachusetts bay in New England House Carpenters for and in Consideration of and in Consideration of the sum of ten pounds fifteen shillings & eight pence Lawful money well and truly paid by Thomas Waldron Gent of the Town of Tisbury aforesaid The receipt whereof we do Acknowledge & our Selves Satisfied & Contented have given sold and Conveyd and do by - the presents give sell & convey unto the Sd Thomas Waldron his heirs and Assigns for a pew spot in ye Publick meeting house in sd Tisbury it being a new spot Adoining ye pulpit on the east side by the wall on the North side of Sd meeting house and we the sd Jacob Robinson and Timothy Lumbert likewise do by the presents Avouch ourselves the proper owners at time of the Sale hereof -- To have and to hold the sd granted and barganed Premises free from us the sd Jacob Robenson and Timoth Lumbart our heirs Executors & Admin- esterators unto him the sd Thomas Waldrond his heirs Executors Admin- istrators and assigns for his and there own property use Benifit & behoof . In witness an confirmation whereof we have sit our hand and affixed
our Seals this third day of January in the year of our lord one thowsand seven hundred and Sixty nine
Signed Sealed and Delivered
JACOB ROBINSON
in Presence of us
BENJN LUMBERT BARSHABA LUMBERT
TIMOTHY LUMBERT
Entered on the Record this 5th day of March A D 1799
EZEKIEL LUCE T Clark
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Tisbury ss at a Leagle Annvarsery Town Meeting Leagly Worned and hild at the meeting house In Sd Tisbury on Tuseday the 28 of March 1769 In Order to Chouse all those Town Officers that Law Requires Shall be annually Chosen 2 ly to chuse A Committe to Settle Accompts with Those Persons that Undertook the Lathing and Plastring the Meeting 3 ly to See If a Vote may be Obtaned to Coller meeting house In Sd Town with Tarr and Oker to Preserve the Shingles 4 ly to vote What may Be that Proper Conserning The Better Furnishing this Town with a School or Schools 5 ly to See if the town will make any a Lounce to the com- mitty that Sarved the Town When the Small Pox was carred onby Inoculation In Sd Town the meeting Proseded and Chose Maijer Cath- cart modrater of Sd Meeting Joseph Allen Chosen Town Clerk Decon Stephen Luce Ezra Athern Joseph Allen Chosen Slectmen the Insuing year Belcher Manter Chosen Cornstable the Insuing yeare Likewise voted that the Cornstable Should have Six Pence upon the Pound for Celecting the money Noah Look and Barnabus Luce Chosen Survaiers of high Ways the In Suing year Benjamin Lumbart Jonathan Manter Tything men the Insuing yeare Benj"." Allen Joseph Merrey Fence vewers the In suing yeare Robart Cathcart Robart Borges Chosen Seelers of Lether Squire Athern William Rotch Survaers of Lumber the Insuing yeare Benjm" Merrey William Foster Warddens Abijer Athern John Manter hog Reves the Isuing yeare Maijer Cathcart Chosen Town Treasuer the In Suing yeare and Sd meeting Stands Adiorned to the Secone Tusday of Aprel Instant at 3 of the Clock In the afternoon
Entred Pr me
JOSEPH ALLEN Town Clerk
Tisbury ss at a Leagle Town Meeting Leagly warned and hild At the Meeting house In Sd Tisbury in order to Rase what money the Town Should See fit to Defray chages on Fryday the Seventeenth Day of November 1769 in the Furs Place Majer Cithcart was Chosen modrater of Sd meeting 2ly Sd meting was adiorned to Thurdsday the 23 day of Novmber In Stant at two of the Clock In the after Noon Entred Pr me JOSEPH ALLEN Town Clerk.
At the Adjornment of Sd meeting In order to Rase money to Defray the Town Charges the In Suing yeare and it was voted that the Soume of Eighty Pounds Should Be Rased 2ly agreable to the Notifie Cation voted that Benjamin Allen Should Be a Committy man to Put the School House In Good Repare and to Bring In his Bill to the Town When he
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has Don his Work voted that Stephen Luce and Joseph Allen Should Be a Comity to Settle a Compts with the Town Treasury this Present yeare votted that Whitten Manter Should Take the Care of the Towns Metting house the yeare In Suing and Sweap it and keep it Clean and voted that he Should have the Soume of Sixteen Shillings a Loued him for his Troble Entred Pr me JOSEPH ALLEN Town Cleark
Tisbury ss at a Legel Town annavarsery meeting Leagly Worned and hild at the Cort house In Sd Tis". on thurdsday 22 dy of march at Three of the In the afternoon 1770 In order to Chuse all Such Town Offesers as the Law Requires yearly to be Chosen In furst Place Mr Stephen Luce Was Chosen Modrater of Sd Metting 2ly Joseph Allen was Chosen Town Clerk the Insuing yeare 3ly Stephen Luce Ezra Athern Joseph Allen Slectmen the Insuing year 4ly Isaac Daggett Was Chosen Cornstable the Insuing year and voted that Sd Daggett Should have Six Pence upon the Pound for Culecting the money majier Cithcart Chosen Town Town Treasure the In Suing yeare Ransford Smith Benjamin Lumbart Jacob Clifford Chosen Warddens the Insuing year Barnet Case Joseph Merrey Survers of high Ways the In Suing yeare Jacob Robinson Thomas Allen Chosen fence vewers for the yeare Insuing Noah Look Jonathan Manter Chosen Tything men the yeare Insuing Majier Cithcart Chosen Sealer of Wats and measures the Insuing yeare Seth Daggett William Rotch Chosen Survaers of Lumber the Insuing yeare David Merrey Jermiah Manter Chosen Hough Reves the InSuing year Robart Cithcart Robart Borges Chosen Selers of Leather the In Suing yeare and Said meeting Stands a Jorned to Thurdsday the 5 day of Aprel at three of the Clock In the after Noon Entred This 22 day of march 1770 Pr Me
JOSEPH ALLEN Town Clerk
Meet at the Cort house In Sd Tisbury on Thurds the 5 Day of Aprel at 3 of the Clock in the After Noon 1770 and Continued Sd March Meet- ing By Adjornement until Aprel the 12 Dy 1770 at 4 of The Clock In the After Noon then It was Put to Vote Whether the Town Would Except Belcher Manter Cornstable In the Room of Isaac Daggett and the Vote Pased In the a Farmitive Entred this Twelvet Day of Aprel 1770 Pr Me
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