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EZRA ATHEARN Town Clerk
Tisbuary ss : At a Town=meeting Legally Warn'd & held at the Townhouse in Tisbuary by the Freeholders on the 26th Day of August A D 1779 in Order to See if the Town of Tisbuary would Pettition to the General Court of Our State
that Said Town may be Excus'd from Paying Taxes to Said State the Present year, and at Said meeting Mr Shobal Cottle Esq" was Chosen Moderator of S! Meeting and then it was put to Vote to See whether James Athearn Esq" & Shobal Cottle Esq be Chosen to Pettition Sd Court that Tisbury be Excused from paying Taxes to Sª State this pres- ent year and th Vote passed in the Affirmative
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Tisbuary ss At A Town Meeting Legally warnd & held by the Free- holders of Tisbuary at the Townhouse on the Ninth Day of Sept A D 1779 in Order to See that Some Care be taken for the Poor of Tisbuary, and to Vote A Sum of Monney out of the Treasury for their Immediate Support, and at Said Meeting it was put to Vote to See wheather Fifty- Pounds be Drawd out of the Treasury forthwith by Esq" Shobal Cottle for the use of the Poor and the Vote passed in the Affirmative
EZRA ATHEARN Town Clerk
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Tisbury ss : at A Town meeting of the Freeholders of Tisbury Legally warnd & held by Adjornment at the Town=house in Tisbuary on the Second Thursday in September A D 1779 Joseph Allen Moderator and at Said meeting it was put to Vote to See whether Joseph Allen Barnard Case & cornelus Dunham Should be a Committee in behalf of the Town of Tisbury to make the Reverend Mr Daman an Offer to Leave the Difi- culty Subsisting between Said Town & Mr Daman To A Committee Chosen by Each Party to Settle what Mr Daman Should have Consider- ing him a Sufferer with his People Since the war by reason of the fall of Monney and the Vote passed in the Affirmative, And then Said meeting was Adjornd to Tuesday ye 28th of Sept Instant to be holden at the Townhouse in Tisbr at two of the Clock afternoon in Order to Recieve the Report of ye Committee
Attest EZRA ATHEARN Town Clerk.
Tisbuary ss : at A Town=meeting of the Freeholders of Tisbuary Legally warnd and held by Adjornment at the Townhouse in Tisbuary on Tuesday ye 28th of September A D 1779 in Order to Recieve the Report of the abovesaid Committee and at Said Meeting Said Committee Made Report that they had agree'd with the Reverend Mr Daman and had mutally Chosen Mr Jonathan Allen of Chilmark EsqE, and Mr Thomas Cook and ME Benjamin Smith of Edgartown to be the Com- mittee to Settle what Mr Daman Should have Reletive to his Sallerey, Considering him A Sufferer with his People Since the Present war by Reason of the fall of Monney And also had Appointed Wednesday the Sixth Day of October next to Meet at the house of Capt Samuell Cobbs to make their Pleas on boath Sides before Said Committee, and then it was put to Vote to See whether Mr Joseph Allen Barnard Case & Cor- nelus Dunham Should be A Committee to Espouse the Town of Tisbuarys cause before Said Committee and the Vote passed in the Affirmative, And then Said Meeting was Adjorn'd to Fryday ye Eighth Day of October Ensuing to Recieve the Report of the Committee Chosen by Each party Attest EZRA ATHEARN Town Clerk
Tisbuary ss : at A Town=meeting of the Freeholders of Tisbuary Legally warnd and held at the Town house in Tisbuary on Fryday ye 29 day of October A D 1779 in Order to Consider of the Proposals thare to be made by the Reverend Mr George Damans for his further Support in the work of the Ministree in the Town of Tisbuary, and at Said Meet-
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ing to Vote what Shall be thought propper thereon, And at Said Meeting Esqr. Shobal Cottle was Chosen Moderator, And then it was put to Vote to See whether the Town of Tisbuary would pay Mr Damans in Produce of the Land for his Sallerey yt is Due in October A D 1779 to be paid at the price that produce generaly Sold for when Said Mr Damans first Settled in the work of the Gospel Ministree in Tisbuary and the Vote passed in the Affirmative Voted Also at Said Meeting to give Mr George Damans Fifty Pounds a year Succesively for three years Ensuing to be paid in Spanish Mill'd Dollers or Paper Monney Equivolent as an Adi- tion to his former Sallerey by reason of the fall of monney, He Relin- quishing all Votes past for the Raising of Monney as an Adition to his Sallarey Since the first of November AD 1778, Voted also at Said meet- ing to Cut & Cart Ten Cord of Wood to M' Damans Dore on the Towns Cost Voted that Mr Benjamin Burges be A Committee Man to Procure Sd wood Vote also at Sd Meeting that Mr Benja Allen Malatiah Davis. Esq" and the Now Standing Select Men & Mr Benja Burges & Barnard Case Jonath Foster be A Committee to View Mr Damans House & Repair it as they Shall See needful at the Towns Cost And Also at Said Meet- ing it was put to Vote to See whether Twenty=Eight Hundreds Pounds Monney Including what is already Voted on the Town Book for to De- fray Town Charges be Rais'd, on the Inhabitants of Tisbuary for the years past and the Vote passed in the Affirmative Voted that the Town Clerk Serve Mr Damans with a Coppy of the Above votes,
EZRA ATHEARN Town Clerk
Tisbuary ss : at a Town=meeting Legally warnd Assembled and held at the Courthouse in Tisbuary on Febreuary the First Day A D 1780 in Order for the Raising of Monney to Defray Town Charges for the year 1778 in Adition to a Sum of Monney Already Voted for the Same year, And at Said Meeting James Athearn Esq" was Chosen Moderator and then it was put to Vote to See whether the Sum of 2250 Pounds L M Monney Should be Voted to be Raisd on the Inhabitants of Tisbuary and the Vote passed in the Affirmative,
Attest EZRA ATHEARN Town Clerk
Tisbuary ss : At A Town=meeting Legally Warn'd & held by the Freeholders of Tisbuary at the Townhouse in Said Tisb' on the Second Day of March A D : 1780 at one of the Clock afternoon In Order to Con- sider of Some Proposals made to the Town of Tisbuary by the Rev-
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erend Mr George Damans in October Last, Relative to his Support in the Ministree in Tisbuary, and to Vote what then Should be thought propper thereon, and at Said Meeting Deacon Ransford Smith was Chosen Mod- erator, And then it was Put to Vote to See whether Said Town Should find Mr Damans his Fire wood to his Dore untill A Lott of wood be pro- vided by Said Town at Some Conveniant Distance from his House and for his Use During his Ability in the Ministree in Tisbuary And the Vote passed in the Affirmative, And Also At Said Meeting it was Put to Vote to See whether the Town of Tisbuary Should Pay the Said Mr Damans his Originall Salary in the Produce of the Land Equal to what it was before the Present War or in Monney Equivolent thereto, and so to Continue and Remaine During his Continuance in the work of the Min- istree in the Town of Tisbuary, and the Vote passed in the Affirmative Attest EZRA ATHEARN Town Clerk
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Tisbuary ss : At A Town=meeting Legally Warnd & held by the Freeholders of Tisbuary at the Townhouse in Sd Tisbuary on the 24th of of March A D : 1780 In Order for the Choice of Town Officers for the Ensuing Year, And at Said Meeting Deacon Stephen Luce was Chosen Moderator, And then was Chosen all Such Town Officers as are herein After Named Vizd Ezra Athearn Town Clerk Shobal Cottle Esq! Cor- nelus Dunham Thomas Jones Select Men Jethro Athearn Town Treas- urer; Isiah Gray Matthew Merrey Fence Viewers, Josiah Hancock Hezekiah Luce Joseph Chase Surveyers of high=weys; Benjamin Lum- bert William Luce Swine Drivers, Esq" Shobal Cottle Joseph Allen Ezra Athearn to Settle with the Town Treasurer Treasurer for the year 1779 Russel Hancock Pound Keeper, Josiah Hancock & Joseph Look to Inspect the Behaviour of Boys on the Lords Days in time of Service, James Athearn Esq" : Joseph Allen Benja Allen Cornelus Dunham Thomas Dagett Thomas Joner william Foster & Ezekiel Luce to take their turns to Stay at the Meeting house to See thare be no Disorder on the Lords Days between the Intermission time of Worship And Also at Said Meet- ing Edmond Cottle was Chosen Constable to Serve the Town of Tisbuary in the office of Constable for the year A D: 1780, And then Said Meet- ing was Adjornd to Fryday ye Seventh Day of April Ensuing to be holden at the Townhouse in Tisbuary at three of the Clock Afternoon
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Tisbuary ss: At A Town=meeting holden by Adjornment at the Town House in Tisbuary by the Freeholders on Fryday ye 7th of April 1780 at three of the Clock afternoon in order for the Choice of Town officers Deacon Stephen Luce being Moderator and then it was put to Vote to See whether Deacon Stephen Luce Should be A Select Man in the Room of Cornelus Dunham (who Refus'd to Serve) and the Vote passed in the Affirmative, And also at Said Meeting it was put to Vote to See whether John Dunham Should be Chosen Constable to Serve in the Room & Stead of Abovesd Edmond Cottle & the Vote passed in the Affirmative, and then Said Meeting was Adjornd to Tuesday ye Sixth day of June A D 1780 pr me
EZRA ATHEARN Town Clerk
Tisbuary ss : At A . Town meeting Legally warn'd & held at the Townhouse in Tisbuary on Tuesday ye 6th of June A D 1780 Deacon Stephen Luce being Moderator, and then it was put to Vote to See whether Said Town of Tisb" would Chuse a Committee to Treat with the People of Homseshole to know what the Cause is that they Refuse Pay- ing Taxes to the Ministree, and what would be Satisfactory to them and the Vote passed in the Affirmative and then it was put to Vote to See whether Mr Benjamin Burges & Ezra Athearn Should be Sd Committee and the Vote passed in the Afirmative, and Also it was Voted they Should Make report of their doeings at the next Town=meeting
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Tisbuary ss : At A Town=meeting Legally warnd and held by the Freeholders of Tisbuary at the Townhouse on the Nineteenth of July A D 1780 and at Said Meeting and agreeable to the Warrant for Call- ing the Same it was Voted by the Voters then present that the Select- men of Tisbuary Shall hereafter have Liberty and power from Said Town to give Orders to all Collectors that they may accept as monney all Orders Drawn in favour of any Man for Monney already advanced or to be advanced or Service done by any Man Or Stuff Procur'd for the Town and Sign'd by them as Select men and to Discharge their Bills thereby
EZRA ATHEARN Town Clerk
Tisbuary ss : At A Town=meeting Legally Warnd & held by the Freeholders of Tisbuary at the Town house in Said Tisbr on the first Tuesday of September AD. 1780 to See what Monney Shall be thought
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Nesecary to be Voted to Defray the Said Towns Charges for time past and this present year to be Voted and paid in Silver Monney or produce, and Also at Sd Meeting to See what Method the Town will take to pro- vide for two of John Rogeses Children that is now on the Towns Cost at the Rate of two Silver Dollers pr week Either to Vandue them off at the Lowest bidder or to provide for them Some other way as then Shall be thought most proper and at Said Meeting Deacon Stephen Luce was chosen Moderator and after Some Debate on the Above Premises Said meeting was Adjornd to Tuesday ye 19th Day of this present Sept
EZRA ATHEARN Town Clerk
Tisbury ss : At A Town=meeting Legally warnd and held at the Town house in Tisbuary on Fryday ye 29th of September AD 1780 and at Said Meeting Deacon Stephen Luce was Chosen Moderator And then it was put to Vote to See whether Two Hundreds of Pounds in Monney Should be Rais'd on the Inhabitants of Tisbuary as a Tax to Defray Town Charges for the Past and Current year to be paid in Silver Monney or Produce, and the Vote passed in the Affirmative and also at Said Meeting it was Voted that Benjamin Lumbert and Thomas Jones Should be a committee to Procure Ten Coard of wood to Mr Damans Dore Soon and on the Towns cost and further at Sd Meeting it was Put to Vote to . See Whether the Town would Vote that Thomas Jones Draw the Monney Belonging to the Town now in the the Hands of James Athearn Esq" and to Deliver the Same to M' Damans towards his Sallerey for 1778 : According to the Vallue of the Monney and take his Recept and the Vote passed in the Affirmative
EZRA ATHEARN Town Clerk
Tisbuary ss : at a Town=Meeting Legally warnd and held by the Freeholders of Tisbuary at the Townhouse on Tuesday ye 2nd Day of January A D 1781 Deacon Stephen Luce being Chosen Moderator and then it was put to Vote to See whether M! Malatiah Davis Barnard Case Benjamin Burges Should be a Committee to Joyn the Standing Com- mittee to Inspect & Examine the Accounts that any Person or Persons may have against the Town of Tisbuary and the Vote passed in the Affirmative
And Also at Said Meeting it was put to Vote to See whether the Town would give the committee Already chosen (To wit Benja Lumbert
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and Thomas Jones) full Power to agree on A Price for the wood they are to buy forthwith for the Towns Minister and on the Towns Cost and the Vote passed in the Affirmative,
EZRA ATHEARN Town Clerk
Tisbuary ss: At A Town meeting Legally Warn'd & held at the Town=house in Tisbuary by the Freeholders on Thursday ye First Day of Febreuary AD 1781 In Order to Chuse A Committee of Good Men to Examine the Demands any Person has against the Town of Tisbuary, And at Said Meeting Deacon Stephen Luce was Chosen Moderator, And then it was Put to Vote to See whether Benjamin Lumbert, Benjamin Burges, Ezekel Luce Should be Said committee & the Vote passed in the affirmative, and Also it was Voted that Said Committee Should make their Report accordingly And also at Said Meeting it was put to Vote to See whether the Town of Tisbuary would pass a Vote to make Ap- plication to the General Court for Liberty to Whale Provided those so Dispossd be at the whole cost for the Same, and the Vote passed in the affirmative, and then Sd Meeting was adjornd to the Thirteenth Day of Feb" Instant at three of the Clock afternoon to be holden at Said Court- house to Recieve the Report of the Afores'd Committee
Attest EZRA ATHEARN Town Clerk
Tisbuary ye 7th of Feb" 1781 This Day wee the Subscribers being a Committee Appointed to Settle with Mr Benjamin Allen the Town Treasurer and find in his Hands Fifty-five Pounds Eleven Shillings & one penny Paper Monney, and, also Said Treasurer gives the Town his fee which is Six Pounds Eight Shillings & two pence Paper monney = Sunk & Dead
Consented to by BENJA ALLEN Treasurer 1 JOSEPH ALLEN
SHOBAL COTTLE
EZRA ATHEARN
Recorded by me EZRA ATHEARN Town Clerk
Tisbuary ss : At A Town=meeting Legally Warn'd and held at the Townhouse in Tisbuary by Adjornment on Tuesday ye thirteenth Day of Febreuary A D 1781 at three of the Clock afternoon in Order to Recieve the Report of the Aboves'd Committee, and at Said Meeting of the Freeholders Said Committee made their Report in Writing under
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their Hands, and then A Vote was Call'd to See whether Sd Town would make the Report their Act and the Vote passed in the Affirmative, Said Report is Lodg'd in the Town Clerks office which may fully apear attest EZRA ATHEARN Town Clerk
Tisbuary ss : At an Annaversary March=Meeting Legally Warnd & held by the Freeholders of Said Tisbuary at the Town house on Tuesday the Thirteenth Day of March A D : 1781 In Order to Transact on the Following Particulars herein after mentioned Vizd Firstly to Chuse all Such Town officers as the Law Requires to be Chosen anually in Towns in the Month of March, Secondly to See if the Town will Vote to Raise More Monney to Defray the Charges of the Said Town Already Arisen or that may arise Thirdly to take Under Consideration Mr George Damans Request for A Dismision from this Church and Town and his Reasons therefor (and to Advise accordingly), Fourthly to Make Choice of A Com- mittee to Transact any Affairs or any Buisness Respecting the Town and Mr Damans or any thing About the Personage Either to Hire it out Or to Repair the Same as Shall be thought most propper and at Said meet- ing Deacon Stephen Luce was chosen Moderator and firstly at Said Meet- ing Ezra Athearn was Chosen and Sworn for Town Clark for the Ensuing year and then All Such Town officers ware Chosen Succesively as the Law Requires, Viz Esq" Shobal Cottle Deacon Stephen Luce Thomas Jones ware Chosen Select Men Deacon Luce Thomas Jones Overseers of the Poor, Esq" Cottle Russel Hancock Surveyers of Highways Joseph Allen Barnard Case Tything Men Matthew Merrey Ezekiel Luce Fence Viewers, Enoch Luce cornelus Norton Swine Drivers, Thirdly it was Put to Vote to See whether the Town of Tisbuary would Chuse as A Committee Deacon Stephen Luce Esq" Shobal Cottle Benjamin Lumbert Benjamin Allen and mallatiah Davis to Transact any affairs or any Buisness Respecting the Town and the Reverend Mr George Damans or anything Aboute the Parsonage in Said Tisbuary Either to Hire it out or to Repair the Same as Shall be thought most propper and the Vote passed in the Affirmative and then Said Town-meeting was Adjorn'd to the 16th Day of afores'd March to be holden at the Townhouse in Sª Tis- buary at Two of the Clock afternoon to Recieve the Report of the abovesd Committee, and to Transact what further Should be thought propper agreeable to the Notification for Calling Said meeting
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Tisbuary ss : At A Town Meeting Legally Warnd and held at the Townhouse in Tisbuary by Adjornment on the Sixteenth Day of the Aforesaid March in Order to Transact what further Should be thought Propper thereon and at Said adjornment it was put to Vote to See wheather the Freeholders then Present would Chuse Samuell Manter Junr to be Constable for the Ensuing year and the Vote passed in the affirmative And it was put to Vote to See whether Joseph Allen Should be an Over Seer of the Poor in Tisbuary in the Room of the Aboves'd Deacon Luce & the Vote pass'd in the affirmative and then Said Town= Meeting was Adjornd to the Thirtieth Day of the Aboves'd March to be holden at Said Town house in Tisbuary at two of the Clock afternoon in order Still to Transact what further Should be thought Propper Reletive to Said Notification Dated Tisbuary March ye 16th A D : 1781
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Tisbuary ss : at a Town=meeting Legally Warnd and held by Adjorn- ment at the Townhouse in Tisbuary by the Freeholders of Tisbuary on the Thirtieth Day of aforesd March in Order to Transact what further Buisness may Appear to be done Reletive to Said Notification and at Said meeting it was put to Vote to See whether the Voters then Present would Chuse Shobal Cottle Esq" Stephen Luce Benjamin Allen Cornelus Dunham to be a committee in behalf of the Town to Settle accounts with Mr George Daman Respecting his past Services in the Ministree in time past in the Town of Tisbuary and to Come to A Final Settlement Or if they think best to Refer it to Refferees as they Shall think propper and best for the Towns benefitt and the Vote passed in the Affirmative, Voted also at Said Meeting that Joseph Allen Should be an Agent for the Town of Tisbuary to Hire out the Personage to the Highest bidders to Improve it the Year Ensuing as Shall be best for Sd Town, and also to take Securities for the Same and the Vote passed in the affirmative and then Said Town meeting was adjorn'd to Fryday ye 6th of April Ensuing to be holden at the Townhouse in Tisbuary
Tisbr march ye 30th AD 1781 EZRA ATHEARN Town Clerk
At a Town meeting Legally Warn'd and Still held by adjornment at the Town=house by the Freeholders of Tisbuary on the Sixth of Aforesd april A D 1781 Deacon Stephen Luce being Moderator of Said Meeting and at Said Meeting it was put to Vote to See whether the Voters then Present would Refer the affair between the Town of Tisbuary and Mr George Damans Respecting his Demand on the Town for his Services
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done in Said Town in the Ministree for two Years & an half Last past, and the fall of Monney for the Years 1774 & 1775 & 1776 & 1777 To be Referd to the Judgment of Matthew Mayhew of Chilmark Esq" Eben- ezar Norton Samuell Smith Junr boath of Edgartown, and if Either of the afores'd Referees Should Refuse to accept as aforsd then it Shall be in the power of the Committee already chosen to transact the Buisness with M' Damans and the Town to appoint Some Other Person, and the Town hath Promis'd upon their Honours to abide by the Judgment of Said Refferees and the Vote passed in the affirmative, and also at Said Meeting it was put to Vote to See whether the Freeholders then Present would Vote to Raise on the Inhabitants of Tisbuary by a Tax to Defray Charges already arisen, the Sum of Two hundred Pounds Lawfull Monney and the Vote passed in Affirmative and Said Town Meeting was Adjorn'd to the Third Teesday of May 1781 to be holden at the Town house in Tisbuary at three of the Clock in the afternoon
Attest EZRA ATHEARN Town Clerk
Tisbuary ss : At a Town=meeting Legally warn'd and held by Adjorn- ment for the Choice of Town officers for the year 1781 Met on the Third Tuesday of May and After Some Debate Adjornd Said March=meeting to the Second Tuesday of June following EZRA ATHEARN Town Clerk
Tisbuary ss : At A Town Meeting Legally warnd & held at the Town house in Tisbury on the 15th Day of May A D : 1781 Deacon Stephen Luce Moderator : And then it was put to Vote to See whether the Town of Tisbuary would Make Choice of Esq" Shobal Cottle Mr Benjamin Allen & Ezekel Luce to be a Committee in behalf of Sd Town to Hire any Sum or Sums of Monney for to Pay M' George Damans for his past Services in the Ministree in the Town of Tisbuary and to make Report to the next Town Meeting and the Vote passed in the Affirmative Likewise at Said Meeting it was put to Vote to See whether the Town would Chuse Sho- bal Cottle Esq" James Athearn Esqr & Deacon Stephen Luce as a Com- mittee to Treat with the People of Chilmark about hireing Some Person to Preach by Turns as they Shall Agree, And if they Shall Agree to hire one, Then for them to Act in Conjunction with the People of Chilmark about Ingaging Some Man to Suply the Pulpit and to make report to the next Town Meeting of what they have done, and for the Town to Vote what Shall be thought propper thereon, and the Vote passed in the affirmative
Attest EZRA ATHEARN Town Clerk
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Tisbuary ss : At A Town meeting Legally Warn'd & held at the Town house in Tisbuary on Wednesday the Sixth Day of June A D: 1781 James Athearn Esq" Moderator of Said Meeting , And then it was put to Vote to See whether the Freeholders Voters then Present would Chuse Shobal Cottle Esq" to Represent the Town of Tisbuary to make Answer to A Resolve of the General Court at Boston to be holden on the Third Wednesday of June A D: 1781 To Shew Cause why the Town hath Neglected to pay their proportion of the Publick Taxes to our Province, and the Vote passed in the affirmative And also it was Voted that Said Cottle Should goe to Sd Boston on the Towns Cost and that he Recieve Twelve Dollers of John Dunham Constable for Tisbuary for 1780 Towards his Expence & that he further Recieve what paper Monney belongs to this Town now in the hands of Benja Allen & Deacon Stephen Luce and that he give a Recept therefor
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Tisbuary ss : at a Town meeting holden by adjornment on the Second Tuesday of June 1781 for the choice of Town officers for Sd year Met on Sd Day and after Some Debate Adjorn'd Said Meeting to the first Tues- day of July next to be holden at the Town house in Tisbuary at three of the Clock afternoon
EZRA ATHEARN Town Clerk
Tisbuary ss : At A Town Meeting Legally warn'd Continu'd & held by Adjornment at the Townhouse in Tisbuary on the Third Day of July A D 1781 in order for the choice of Town officers for Sd year and at Sd Meeting Shobal Cottle Esq" was chosen overseer of the Poor in Said Tisbr
Attest EZRA ATHEARN Town Clerk
Tisbuary ss : At A Town=meeting Legally warnd & held at the Townhouse in Tisbuary by the Freeholders on Monday the Thirteenth Day of August A D 1781 in order to See if the Inhabitants of Tisb! would Vote their acceptance of the Report of the Refferees in the affair Respecting Mr Dammans and the Town, And at Said Meeting Deacon Stephen Luce was chosen Moderator and then A Vote was Called on the Affair and it passed in the Affirmative that they would Recieve Said report,
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Tisbuary ss : At A Town=Meeting Legally Warnd & held at the Town house in Tisbuary by the Freeholders on the Nineth Day of Jan- uary A D 1782 Deacon Stephen Luce Moderator and then it was put to Vote (and agreeable to the Notification for the Same) to See whether the Voters then Present would Vote to Raise on the Inhabitants by a Tax Eighty Pounds L M money to Defray Tisbuarys Town Charges Arisen or may arise the Currant year and the Vote Passed in the Affirmative and also at Said Meeting and agreeable to the Notification it was put to Vote to See whether Joseph Allen Jethro Athearn Jun and Ezekel Luce Should be a committee in behalf of the Town of Tis- buary To Examine the Accounts or Demands any Person or Persons have on sª Town and to Draw up a List thereof as they in their wis- dom Shall See to be Just and the Vote passed in the Affirmative
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