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At A Leagle Town meeting duly warned and held at the Court house in Tisbury on the tenth Day of may A D 1793 James athearn was Chosen moderator for the purpus of Chuseing Sum person to Represent
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Sª Town at the Supream Juditial Court at Barnstable to answer to an inditement brought against the town of Tisbury for not being provided with a town School agreeable to the laws of the Commonwealth and at Said meeting Decn Stephen Luce was Chosen by the mager part of the Voters then present
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EZEKIEL LUCE T Clark
Tisbury ss At A Leagal town meeting duly warned and held at the Court house in Tisbury on monday the thirteenth day of may A D 1793
In order (as the Law of the Common Wealth requiers) for the Choice of a Representative to Represent Sª Town at the great and General Court at Boston and at Sd meeting the Votes ware brought in and Sorted and Counted and John Davis had ten Votes & Benjamin Allen had twenty three Vots And was Chosen
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EZEKIEL LUCE T Clark
Tisbury ss at a Leagel Town Meeting leagely warnd and held at the Court house In Tisbuy on the 21st day of may AD 1793 in order as it is Set forth in the notification of the Choice of Some Sutable Persons as a Comitte to Respond to the Pettition of the Inhabatants of Homes hole and at Sd meeting first James Athearn Esq" was Chosen modrator and then it was put to Vote whether James Athearn Esq" Joseph Athearn & Willm Case Should be the Committe for the above Sd purpose and it passed in the affarmitive
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EZEKIEL LUCE Town Clark
Tisbury ss At a Leagal town meeting duly Warned and held at the Court house in Tisbury on fryday the 13th day of September A Domine 1793 agreeable to a notification for Calling a town meeting To See if the Voters of the town of Tisbury Would pass a Vote that the Inhabatants of Homeshole and others that have Joynd them in a Petition to the general Court of this Common Wealth for a release from paying Minis- tearal Taxes in Tisbury have for the future Such part of the preaching byt he Settled minester in Tisbury, Carried on in homes hole in propor- tion to the taxes they may pay towards the minesters Sallery in Sª Town and at Sª meeting James Athearn Esq" was Chosen modrator of Sª meet-
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ing and a Vote was Called to See whether the town or Voters then present would Vote the above proposals and the Vote passd in the affarmitive
attest EZEKIEL LUCE Tow Clark
Tisbury ss At a leagel Town meeting duly warned according to Law and held at the Court house in Tisbury on monday the 18th day of November A D 1793 in order to raise a Sum of money to pay the Revrand M: Morses Sallery and at Sd meeting it was moved and Seconted and put to Vote whether the Sum of Seventy pounds Should be raised for the above purpose and the Vote passed in the affarmitive Secondly agreable to the notification it was moved and Seconted whether the Sum of fifty pounds Should be raised to defray the town of Tisbureys nesec- cary Charges for the Currant year and it was put to Vote and the Vote passed in the affarmetive and the Sd Sum of fifty pounds was Voted to to be assed on the poles and Estates of the Inhabatants of Sª Tisbury
Tisbury Novmber 18th 1793
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EZEKIEL LUCE (T Clark
Tisbury ss At a Town meeting Leagely warned and held at the Court house in Tisbury on monday the 9th day of Decem" A D 1793 for the following purposes (as Set forth in a notification for Calling the Same) Viz to raise a Sum of money for the Support of a Town School, and at Sª meeting James Athearn Esq" was Chosen moderator and it was put to Vote whether the Sum of £70 Should be raised for the Sd town School and the Vote passed in the affarmitive And at Sd meeting the following persons was Voted as a Committe for the Several districts to provide masters for the Several Schools and houses to keep the School in and all other nescereys for Sd Schools, Viz in the first district was Voted Jethro Athearn Ezekiel Luce Elijah Look a Committe for the first district, the Second district John Davis Cornelus Dunham and Timothy Luce to be a Committe for the above purposes Voted that Nathan Smith Edmond Cottle Peter Norton be a Committe for the third district Voted fourthly and Lastly that Samuel Look Timothy Chase and Abraham Chase be a Committe with the Same power as the first and all the other Committes in regard to School matters
Tisbury Decm" the 9th A D 1793
by me EZEKIEL LUCE Town Clark
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Tisbury ss at a meting legaly warned and held at the Court house in Tisbury on monday the 7th day of apriel being the first monday in Said month for the Choice of govener Lieutenant govener and Senetors and at Sª meeting there was 2 Vots put in for the following persons Viz Samuel Adams of boston had 28 Votes Moses gill had 2 Vots Will™ Cuishen had 4 Vots for govenor) and Moses gill had 7 Vots Nathaniel gorham had 21 Vots for Lieutanant govener and for Senetors for the Countys of plymouth Nantucket and Dukes County Isaac Tomson John Davis plym- outh had 22 Vots Each Benj™ Baset Esq" had 15 Vots for Senetors Wil- liam Jarnagans had 15 Vots for Senetor
EZEKIEL LUCE T Clerk
Tisbury ss At a leagal meeting duly warned and held at the Courte hous in Sª Tisbury agreeable to a notification for Calling the Same for the Choice of all town officers as the law requiers to Chosen anuely in the month of march or apriel Sª meeting held on monday ye 7 day of apriel A D 1794 at Sd meeting Shoble Cottle Esq" was Chosen moderator of Sª meeting and the following persons was Chosen into the following offices Viz Ezekiel Luce was Chosen Town Clark James athearn Esq" Joseph athearn Abraham Chase was Chosen Slect men for the insewing year & Ezekiel Luce Joseph allen Jonathan Manter Peter Norton ware Chosen overseers of the poor, Jethro Athearn Town Tresuerer James Case Chosen Constable, Shuble Cottle Esq" Abraham Chase Robart Look Surveyors of highways, Edmund Cottle Isaac Daggett Surveyors of Lumber, Isaac Dagget Collecter of Taxes for the District of homeshole for the Currant year, John Davis Edmund Cottle fence Vewers Rufus Spalding Thomas Wheldon matthew Smith hog reaves Enoch Luce pound keeper, and at Said meeting Corenelus Dunham John Davis Eze- kiel Luce was Chosen a Committe to Examine all Town accts., and to draw Sum plan for the more Convenient way of Supporting the poor in Said town and to report at the ajournment and Said meeting was ajourned to the 28th Day of this Instant apriel
Test EZEKIEL LUCE Town Clark
At A legal meeting of The inhabitants of the town of Tisbury quali- fied by the constitution to voate for representatives holden at Said Tis- bury on the 7 day of April A D 1794
The Said inhabitants gave in their votes for County Treaseuer and
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the Same being counted and Sorted in the meeting by the moderator thereof and Town clark it appeared that there were for Jethro Athearn 31 votes
Attest EZEKIEL LUCE T. C
Apriel 28 1794
Tisbury ss met at the ajournment and the following persons ware Chosen to the following offices Viz Joseph Claghorn Chosen Collecter of taxes for the district of homes hole James Athearn Esqr Chosen Sealer of waits and mesuers and then Said meeting was ajourned to the 2nd monday in may
Test EZEK' LUCE T Clark
1794 Tisbury ss the Inhabatants of the town met at the Court house in Sª Tisbury on the Second monday of may or 12th according to ajourn- ment and at Sd meeting the request of Mr Yong was taken up for which he Petitoned the town for an allowance on the fall of paper money that he recieved in the year 1776 & 77 for his wages for keeping the Town School in Sª Tisbury and after Some Debate on the matter it was put to Vote whether the Sum of Six pounds Should be allowed him for the loss of money and the Vote passed in the affarmitive then the Sd meeting was ajourned to be held at the Court house in Tisbury on monday the 19th of this Instant at four oClock P m and allso the meeting for Choice of Represenetive
May ye 12th 1794
EZEKIEL LUCE Town Clark
Tisbury ss at a Leagal meeting leagaly Warned and held at the Court house in Tisbury on monday the nineteenth day of may 1794 for the Choice of a representitive as is required by the Constitution of the Com- mon Wealth of Massachusetts and at Sd meeting the Vots ware put in Counted and and there was twelve Vots for Benje allen and he was Chosen and at Sd meeting it was put to Vote whether the represenetive Should be under the Direction of the Slect men in regard to his attending the Court a and the Vote passed in the affarmetive,
EZEK' LUCE Town Clark
May 19th 1794
· Tisbury ss meet at the Court house according to adjournment of the march meeting and adjourned Sd meeting again to the Second Day of June or one fortenight from that time
Attst EZEKIEL LUCE Town Clark
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Tisbuary ss at a meeting leagaly warned and held at the Court house in Tisbury on tuesday the 19th day of august AD 1794 for the following purpose Viz to See if the town would pass a Vote to purchase Mª Henery Younges house and at Sª meeting Shubel Cottle Esqr was Chosen mod- erator of Said meeting then it was moved and Seconded and put too Vote whether the Voters then present would purchase Sª house and it Voted in the affarmetive to purchas Sd house at the Aprisal of Mrsrs Mayhew Adams & Matthew Tilton of Chilmark
attest EZEKIEL LUCE Town Clark
At a leagal Town meeting duly warned according to an act of the general Court for Calling and holding the Same held at Court house in Tisbury on monday the third day of Nov! A D 1794 for the Choice of Representative for Congress and at Sd meeting theire was Eighteen Vots given in all for Nath1 Freeman Jun! of the Sothern district
attst - EZEKIEL LUCE T: Clark
Tisbury ss at a meeting Leagaly warned and held at the Court house in tisbury on monday ye 8 day of Decm" 1794 in order to Chuse Some person as agent to appear before the Court of general Sessions of the peace to be holden at tisebury on the 9th day of Decm" A D 1794 to answer to a petition presented to Sd Court by Samu1 Look & Thomas Cottle of Tisbury to have ther minesters tax remitted and Sade meeting Shoble Cottle Esq" was Chosen moderator then it was moved and Seconted whether Ezekiel Luce Should be agant to appear before Sd Court and the Vote pased in the affarmetive
Atts EZEKIEL LUCE T Clark
Tisbury ss at a meeting Leagaly warned and held at the Court house in Tisbury on monday the 22nd day of December AD 1794 agreeable to a notification for Calling the Same and at Said meeting James Athearn Esq! was Chosen moderator and at Said meeting agreeable to the notifi- cation for Calling the Same it was then Voted by the Voters then pres- ent that Ezekiel Luce Benjamin allen Cornelus Dunham on the part of the town of Tisbury westward of Savages line and Samuel Look Thomas Cottle John Homes on the part of Said town Eastward of Said line be a Committe to meet at Some time and place by them to be agreead upon in order to Settle any disputes Subsisting or that may arise with regard to Minestearil Taxes in Said town and in Case the Said Committe Should
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not agree they are to Call in the assistance of Mr Matthew Mayhew Junr of Chillmark the Determination of them or the major part of them to be for the future regulation of minesteril Taxes upon both Sides of the before discribed line as well as any other disputes with regard to back taxes.
Said Committe to make report at the adjournment of this meeting EZEKIEL LUCE T Clark
Also at Said meeting agreeable to the notification it was then and there moved and Seconded whether Ezekiel Luce Benjamin Allen & Abraham Chace Should be a Committe to Settle with the Town Tres- uerer and all other town accounts not before Settled and the Vote passed in the affarmitive
attst EZEKIEL LUCE Town Clark
and Said meeting was adjourned from that day 3 weeks or the twelvth day of Janeuary next to meet again at the Court house in Tisbury at one o the Clock p.m
Tisbury ss meet at the Court house in Tisbury according to ajourn- ment of the aforsaid 12 day of Jana AD 1795 and at the meeting it was put to Vote wheather Shubel Cottle es Mr Joseph Allen and Thomas Jones Should be a Committ to wait on the Revnd Mr Morse in regard to his Sallery the present year to See and Conferr with him on Some Sum to be paid him for his Savis the present year it being put to Vote the Vote pased in the affarmetive
then Said meeting was ajourned till monday ye 19th of this instant - attst EZEKL LUCE T. Clark
Tisbury ss meet agreeable to the ajourment at the Court house and after Some debate Said meeting was ajourned till monday ye 26 of this present month Jana 1795
att EZEKIEL LUCE T Clark
Tisbury ss January the 12 1795
We the Subscribers being Chosen by Vote of the town of Tisbury to meet and Consult with Each other with regard to Some disputes Con- carning minesteral taxes in Said town and to Endevour to form Some plan by which means the Ihabatants of Sª town on the West Side of a
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line Called Savages line and those on the East of Sª line may regulate themselves as to paying there respective minesters on each Side of the aforsaid line and allso to Settle Some disputes with Some of those people on the East Side of Said line with regard to some back taxes
We having asembeled our Selves for the purposes aforsaid and taking into our most Serious Consideration the State of matters which do at this time Exist as a point that has been much Controvarted about and is Still Existing and haveing a real desier that peace truth & Equity may at this and all times take place. We hereby agree to the following articuals here- after named Viz that the taxes of all those persons to the East of the aforsaid Saveges line have there taxes remitted in the bills in which theyi have been taxed to pay to the Revª Mr Morses Sallery as far back as the year of our Lord 1787 this intends no more then those persons who are now living between the aforsaid Saveges line and Cuteshmoo Spring and So on the west Side of the pond to the Sound and no more
And we further agree that the people on the East Side of the afor- said Saveges line forthwith petition the general Court that they may be Sett off as a precinct or parish and that the town Join with them in this petition the above being presented to the town for their Excptence and was put to Vote to See whether the town would Excpt the above pro- posals and the Vote pased in the affarmitive Signed by the Subscribers a true entery by me
EZEKIEL LUCE T. Clark
a Committe Chosen by the town of Tisbury
SAMUEL LOOK BENJAMIN ALLEN THOMAS COTTLE EZEKL LUCE
Tisbury ss at a Town meeting Leagaly warnd and held at the Court house in Sª. Tisbury on monday the Sixteenth day of Feb. A D 1795 and agreeable to a notification for Calling the Same to hear the report of a Committe that was Chosen to wait on the Revnd Mr Morse to Consult Somthing in regard to his Continuing in the work of the minestry and after Some debate on the answer of the Committe it was put to Vote whether the inhabatants of the town would retain the Revd Mr Morse in the work of the minestry any longer or not and the Vote to retain him pased in the affaretive and then at Said meeting agreeable to the notifica-
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tion for Calling the Same it was put to Vote and the Vote passed in the affarmitive that the Sum of Eighty pounds be assed on the inhabatants of the Town of Tisbury to defray thee Towns Debts alredy due and all other insidentels Charges and at Said meeting Jethro Athearn & Timothy Lumbart was Chosen by Sd town to Sell the house that the town bought of Henery Yong at public Vendue or any other way they Should think best Tisbury Feb !. 16th 1795
Attst EZEKIEL LUCE T Clark
9 Tisbury ss At a Leagal meeting warned and held at the Court house 'n Tisbury on fryday the third day of apriel A D 1795 for the Choice of all Such Town officers as the law directs and at Said meeting Shoble Cot- tle Esqr was Chosen Modorator of Said meeting and at Said meeting the following persons was Chosen into there respective offices as followeth Viz Ezekiel Luce Town Clark was Sworn Nathan Smith Ezekiel Luce was Sworn Elijah Look Jnr Slect men Jethro Athearn Town tresuerer was Sworn Peter Norton was Chosen Constable Jesse Luce Collector for the District of Homeshole and So far westward as the line Called Sav- ages line Shobel Cottle Esq" Isaac Daggett Surviors of Lumber Timothy Lumbart Peter Merrey Thomas Wheldon hogreaves Joseph Chase Ben- jamin allen Jethro athearn Joseph Athearn Jonathan Manter Surviors of highways Benjamin allen John Davis was Chosen by the town as a pru- dential Committe to act as agent to Examine town accounts and to Call upon and Settle any matters that respicts the town and to take Care that the towns intrest be not lost or Spent needlessly to Examine and Collect the towns depts if they find any in arrears and to make report at the next anuel meeting Benjamin Allen John Daves fence Vewers Joseph allen John Davis Samuel Look over sears of the poor and Said meeting was adjournd to the first monday in apriel to meet at the Court house in Tisbury at two o Clock P M
attst EZEKIEL LUCE Town Clark
A a Leagal meeting of the inhabatants of The Town of Tisbury quali- fied by the Constitution to Vote for representitives holden at Tisbury on friday the third day of apriel A D 1795
The Said inhabatants Gave in there Votes for a County Tresuerer and the Same being Counted in the meeting by the moderator there of and Town Clark it appeared that there were for Jethro Athearn 34 Votes
attst EZEKIEL LUCE Town Clark
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meet at the ajournment of Sd march meeting and ajourned to the 27 day of apriel 1795 till four o Clock in the afternoon
E LUCE T Clar
Tisbury ss. At a meeting of the male inhabatants of the town of Tis- bury in the County and district of plymouth Dukes County Nantucket in the Common Wealth of Massachusetts qualified by the Constitution of Said Common wealth to Vote for govener Lieuten govener Senetors and Representitives : the Said meeting being warned as the Said Constitution directs and holden on the Sixth day of apriel being the first monday of Said month A D 1795 for the purpose of giving in there Votes for gov- enor Lieutenant govenor of Said Common Wealth and Senetors for Said District Votes for the following persons were givin in Counted and Sorted and recorded and declaration thereof made as followeth for govener for Samuel Adames Esq 16 Votes for Moses gill for Lieut govener 16 Votes attst EZEKIEL LUCE T Clark
Votes for Senetor for John Daves of plymouth had 15 Vots Isaac Tomson for Senetor had 14 Votes Peleg Coffin of Nantucket had 17 Votes for Senetor
attst EZEKIEL LUCE Town Clark
Tisbury ss mett at adjournment of the anevarsery meeting held on the 3rd day of apriel and So by adjourment to the 27th and then mett on Said day and adjourned to the Six of may A. D. 1795 at four o Clock P M Atts EZEK! LUCE Town Clark
Tisbury ss the Inhabatants of Tisbury meett at the Court house agreeable to the above adjournment and James Case was Chosen Con- stable and Exepted the office in the room and Stead of Peter Norton and took the oath by law requiered for a Constable and Collecter
Attst EZEKIEL LUCE Town Clark
At a meeting Leagaly warned and held at ye Court house in Tisbury on thursday the twenty second day of October 1795 agreeable to a noti- fication for calling the Same for the purpose of raising Some Sum of money to defray the nesseary Charges of the town the Currant year and at Said meeting James Athearn EsqE was Chosen moderator then it was moved and Seconded and put to Vote whether the Sum of Seventy
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pounds Should be raised for to pay the nesseary debts of the town Sep- erate from Mr Morses Sallery and the Vote passed in the affarmitive Attst EZEKIEL LUCE Clark
Entred oct 23 1795
Decm 2ª 1795 This certifies that I have this day received one hundred Dollars for the principal and Interest of the within mentioned Note of hand of M! Samuel Deman by the hans of Mr Elihu Luce for M. Walter Boardman this reciet being left in my care Benja Basset
Enterd on the Town book of records in Tisbury this 28 day of march A D 1796
by me EZEKIEL LUCE T. Clark
Tisbury ss
At a meeting Leagaly warned and held at the Court house in Tisbury on wednesday the Sixth day of January A D 1796 for the fol- lowing purposes Viz to See if the town would Chuse a Committe to Join a Committe of the inhabatants, of homes hole all is on the East of a line Called Saveges line in perfering a petition to the general Court that Said inhabatants might be incorporated in to precinct or parish and at Said meeting Ezekiel Luce was Chosen moderator then it was moved and Seconed whether there Should be a Committe Chosen for the aforsaid purpos and this Vote passed in the affarmetiv then it was put to Vote whether Nathan Smith Benjamin Allen Eijah Look Jur Should be the Said Committe and the Vote passed in the afarmetive theen Said meet- ing was adjourned to the 13th day of this instant a one o Clock p. m to meet at the Court house
Attst EZEKIEL LUCE Clark
Tisbury ss at a Leagal meeting duly warned an held at the Court house in Tisbury on wednesday the Sixth day of Janauary A D 1796 and adjourned to wednesday the thirteenth of Said month and then meet a the Court house in Said tisbury and being asembled and the question was taken whether the town would Joyn the inhabatants of Homeses hole So Called in there petition to the genarel Court that Said inhabatants be incorporated into a parish agreeable to ther petition and the Vote pased in the affarmitive
and at Said meeting the question was taken agreeable to a notifica- tion whether the town would raise a Sum of money for the Support of a town School and it being put to Vote whether the Sum of Seventy
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pounds Should be raised for that purpose and the Sum of Seventy pounds was Voted to be assesed on the poles and Estates of the inhabatants of Said town Tisbury Janauary 13. 1796
EZEKIEL LUCE T Clark
Tisbury ss at a Leagal meeting duly warned and held at tisbury on fryday the 22 Second day of Janauary 1796 agreeable to a notification for Calling the Same and in Said notification it was insearted whether the town of tisbury would Chose Some person to Settle a demand of the town of Middelborrough brought against the town of Tisbury for the Expences of John Rogers and his wife So Called Paupers Said to be the inhabatants of the town of Tisbury and at Said meeting it was Voteed that the Selectmen right to the Selecctmen of Middleborough to Refuse there demand and also at Said meeting it was Voted that Ezekiel Luce board up the meeting hous windows that are broken and Repair them for the present
att EZEKIEL LUCE T Clar
At a meeting Leagaly warned and held at the Court house in Tisbury on monday the 4th day of Apriel being the first Monday in Said month in the year 1796 for the following purposes Viz first agreeable to a noti- fication for Calling the Same in order that the qualified Voters then pres- . ent Should put in there Votes for govenor Lieutenant-governor and Senetors and at Said meeting Votes ware put in Counted and Sorted and Decleration thereof made for the persons following Viz for governor Samuel Adams Esqr had 25 Votes Increas Sumner of Roxbury had 12 Votes for Leiutenant gov" Moses gill had 29 Votes, for Senetor William Jarnagan had 27 Votes Peleg Coffin had 4 Votes for Senetor
Attest EZEK- LUCE T Clark
Tisbury ss At a meeting Leagaly warned and held at the Court house in Tisbury on monday the 4th day of aprel A D 1796 for the pur- pose following Viz to put in Votes for County Register and County Tresuerer and at Said meeting Votes ware put in and Counted and Sam- uel Smith Junr. had 37 Votes for County Reg! and Jethro Athearn of Tisbury had 35 Votes for County Tresuerer
Attst EZEK !. LUCE T Clark
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Tisbury ss at a meeting Leagaly warned and held at the Courthouse in Tisbury on monday the 4th day of apriel 1796 for the purpose of act- ing Somthing in regard to a town School or Schools in Sd town and at Said meeting it was Voted that there Should be a Committe Chosen to devide the town in to districts for keeping Schools and to devide a Sum of money already raised in town for the Support of a town School or Schools and at Said meeting the following persons were Chosen a Com- mitte to do the aforsaid business Viz Ezekiel Luce John Davis Edmund Cottle Timothy Chase Peter Norton and to make Report of there doings at the ajournment which meeting was ajourred to thersday the 18 of this instant to meet again at the Court house in Tisbury at tow o Clock PM
EZEK' LUCE Clark
Tisbury ss at a meeting Leagaly warned and held at the Court house in Tisbury on monday the 4th day of apriel A D 1796 for the purpos fol- lowing namly to Chuse all Such town officers in the town that are re- quiered by Law to be Chosen anuely in the month of march or apriel and Shuble Cottle Esq" was Chosen Moderator and then the following person were Chosen into the Respective. offices Viz Ezekiel Luce Town Clark Nathan Smith John Davis Joseph Claghorn Selectmen Jethro Athearn town Tresuerer Elisha Luce Constable Salvenus Luce Collecter of taxes for the town in the East parish in tisbury then the meeting was ajournd to the 18 day of this instant at 2 oClock to meet again at the Court house
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