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for govenour Calab Strong had 29 Votes
Elbridg gerry had 15 "
for Leiut. gov' Samuel Philips had 22 Vots
Will™ Heath had 20
Edward H Robinson 1
for Senetors Benja Allen had 30 Votes Tisbury
Beza Howard had 31 - Kilbourn Whittman 23 Barnstable
Nathaniel Goodwin 7
Isaac Coffin 15
Micajah Coffin 1 Nantucket
Isaac Tomson
Entred thiss Sixth day of April being the first monday in Said month Anno Domino 1801
by EZEKIEL LUCE Town Clark
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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
At a Leagal meeting duly warned and held at Tisbury on Monday the Sixth day of apriel A D 1801 for the purposes here after named Viz first to Choose all Town officers as are requiered by law to be annuely Chosen in Towns in the months of march or apriel and at Said meeting the following persons were Chosen into there respective offices to Serve the town the Currant year Viz James Athearn Esq" Modarator of said anul Meeting Ezekiel Luce Clark of the town the Currant year
Selectmen ] Ezekiel Luce John Davis Joseph Claghorn oversers of the poor ] William Case Peter Norton Joseph Claghorn Town Tresuerer ] Peter Norton Constable ] Timothy Luce
Collector in the east precinct in the Town of Tisbury Jonathan Man- tor surveyors of highways Enoch Luce Samuel Look Joseph Chace
Surveyor of Lumber Edmund Cottle Joseph Claghorn fence Vewers ] John Hencock John Davis pound keeper William Luce
Hogreavs John Hencock William Luce Abraham Chace
the above officers Sworn to there offices Excpt the Constable and Colector
William Athearn & Cornelius Dunham Choosen a Committe to Settle with the former Town Treasuerer and to transfer the book and accounts to peter Norton the last Treasuerer Choosen in Said Town - - - - - and at Said meeting Benjamin Allen & Ezekiel Luce was Choosen agants in Said town the Currant year to appear in all Causes in behalf of the town of Tisbury to sue for and demand for Said town, and to employ any attorny at law for the benefitt of said town that may be thought best by Said agants to carry any matter or Sute into effect on the Cost of Said town and at said meeting it was Voted to Choose a Committe to devide the town into districts for school keeping and the following persons ware chosen as a Committe for the aforsaid purpose Viz Elijah Look Benjamin Allen Noah Walrond Joseph Athearn Peter Norton Nathan Smith Sam- uel Look Timothy Chace John Hencock John Gray John Homes
and also at Said meeting agreeable to the notification for calling the Same the Sum of two hundred and fifty dollars was voted to be assessed on the polls and estates of of the Town of Tisbury for the nessesary Charges of the Town Currant year and also at said meeting the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars was voted to be assessed on the polls and estates of said the town for the Support of a town School the Currant year, and Said meeting was adjourned to meet again at the Court house in Said town on monday the 20th day of Said month at two O Clock in the afternoon
Attst EZEKL LUCE T Clark
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Tisbury ss then the inhabatants of Said Town assembled according to adjournment and Elijah Luce Excpted to Serve Constable in the Town the Currant year in Stead of Timothy Luce who was Chosen at the former meeting and was sworn to act and at Said meeting Cornelius Dunham Will™ Athearn Chosen a Committee to Examin and pay town accounts and then Said meeting was adjourned to the Sixteenth day of June next to meet again at the Court house in Said Town at four O Clock in the afternoon
Entred April 20th 1801
Attest EZEKIEL LUCE T Clark
Tisbury ss At leagal meeting duly warned and held at the Court house in Said town on wedenesday the fourth day of Nov !. A D 1801 for the following purposes Viz first to See whether the Vote might be passed that the town Should remain as districted last for School keeping and the question being taken it passed in the affermetive Second to See wheather the Voter would Vote to have the money devided to each dis- trict as it was last divided and it passed in the affirmative and at Said meeting the following persons ware Chosen in each distrect to provide for and Superintend the Schools in the Several School districts in S !. town Viz in the First Jethro Athearn Joseph Allen in the Second John Davis Solomon Athearn in the third Edmund Cottle Nathan Smith in the fourth at homes hole Samuel Look Tho Dunham
Entred Nov! 7th 1801 EZEKIEL LUCE T Cleark
March 22nd day 1802 I the Subscriber having this day bought of Samuel Crowell his dwelling house that is the west end of the house and all the lands on which the whole house Stands and as his Son Ber- zilla Crowell owneth the east end of the house and is his estate I hereby grant him leave to live in the Same east end as long as he Shall See fit So to do with the liberty to pass to and from Said house : and further- more when he the Berzilla Crowell Shall See fit to Sell the house or go and leave it then I promis to give him for the Said house what it Shall be prised to be worth wittness my hand
Test SHUBAEL COTTLE
pr me JOHN DAVIS
Entered on the Town of Tisburys record this 16th of Nov !. A D 1803 EZEKIEL LUCE T. Clerk
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Tisbury ss At a leagal meeting duly warned and held at the Court house in Tisbury on thirsday the 25th day of March 1802 and So by ad- journment to the 5th day of april for the purposes following Viz to Choose all such town Officers as are required by law to be annually Chosen in towns in the months of march or april and the inhabatants being assmbled in the first place James Athearn Esqr was Chosen Mod- orator and then the following officers was chosen in Sd town to Serve the currant year Viz
Ezekiel Luce Clark
Joseph Athearn
John Hancock
Select men
Joseph Claghorn
Peter Norton Tresuerer
Francis Norton Constable
Lot Luce Constable in
the east precinct
Nathan Smith Jethro Athearn
Overseers of the poor
Edmund Cottle Joseph Claghorn Survayors of lumber
Benj" allen John Davis Sam11 Look fence Vewers hogreaves William Athearn
John Hancock Clifford Dunham
Samuel Lumbart
Willm Luce pound keeper®
Joseph Look Chosen Constable refused to Serve Ezekiel Luce John Davis
a Committe on accts and other matter respecting the Town
The above officers was Sworn to there respective offices And also at the aforsaid meeting agreeable to the notification for calling the same the Sum of two hundred and fifty dollars was Voted to defray the Nes- sary charges of the town the Currant year and then Said meeting was adjournd to the 19th instant to meet again at the Court hous in Said town at four o Clock P m
Enoch Luce
Peter Norton Survayors of
Elisha Luce
highways
Attst EZEKIEL LUCE Town Clerk
At a leagal meeting duly warned and held at the Court house in Tis- bury on monday the fifth of april being the first Monday in Sd month 1802 for the purposes of giving in Votes for governor Leiutenant gov". and Senetor and County Treasuerer agreeable to the Constitution of the Commonwealth and the Votes being given in Counted and Sorted and decclaration made thereon in open meeting there ware Votes for the fol- lowing persons Viz
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for govrnor Calab Strong Esqr had 39 Elbridge gerry had 3
Lieutenant gv° Edward H Robens had 43
Senetor Benja. Allen had 43
Jethro Athearn had 43 for County treasuerer
att EZEKIEL LUCE Town Clerk
Tisbury ss then on the 19th day of april A D 1802 the inhabat. of Sd town assembled at the Court house according to adjournment and Doc !. Rufus Spalding appered and was Exepted by Vote of the Town to Serve as Constable in the East precinct in Said town the currant year in the room and Steed of Lot Luce who was chosen to that office at a meet- ing held in Said Town on the 25 of april 1802 and also Lot Look appered and axepted the office of Constable in Sª town and was axepted by Vote of the town to Serve in Sd office the currunt year in the room and Stead of Francis Norton who was Chosen to that office at the meeting held as above and also at Said meeting Joseph Look was discharged by Vote of the town from serving in the office of Constable in Said town the Cur- rant year
Entered april 20th 1802 EZEKIEL LUCE Clerk
N.B. the above Constabls was Sworn to there office at Sª meeting
Tisbury ss At a leagal meeting duly warned and held at the Court house in Said town on monday the first day of Nov" 1802 for the pur- pose of choosing representitive for Congress of the united States of america agreeable to an act of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for the choice of Representive for Barnstable district for Representitive for Congress and at Said Meeting the Vote being given Counted and Sorted and declaration made thereon there were 12 Votes for Lemuel Willm Esq" attst EZEKIEL LUCE Clerk
Tisbury ss At a leagal meeting of the inhabatants of the town of Tis- bury duly warned and held at the Court house in Sd Town on monday the 4 day of apriel being the first monday in Sd month 1803 for the pur- pose of giving in there Vots for governor Lieutenant govenor and Sen- etor agreeable to the constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for calling the Same and the inhabatants of Said town being assembled- agreeabled to the notification for calling the Same and the Vots being given in Sorted and counted and declaration thereon made and recorded
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by the clerk of Said town as the constitution directs there were Votes for the following persons Viz
for governor for Lieut. govenor
Caleb Strong Esq"
Edward H Robins Esq"
had 65 Votes had 63 Votes
for Senetor
Benjamin Allen had 51 Votes of Tisbury
Isaac Coffin of Nantucket had 16 Votes attst EZEK !. LUCE Clerk
and also at Said meeting Votes were given in Sorted and counted by the modorator and Clerk agreeable to the constitution for calling the Same and there were Votes for Jethro Athearn for County Treasuerer the Sum of 67 Votes
Entred this 4th day of april A D 1803 by EZEKIEL LUCE T. Clerk
Tisbuary ss At a leagal meeting duly warned and held at the Court house in Tisbury on Monday the fourth day of apriel A D 1803 for the purpose of choosing all Such town officers as the law directs to be chosen annuely in the month of march or april and firstly James Athearn Esq" was chosen modorator of Said meeting then there was a Vote taken whether the officers Should be chosen by Voting by lifting up the hand and the Vote passed in the affirmitive then the following officers were chosen into there respective offices to Serve the currant year as followeth Viz Ezekiel Luce Town Clerk Ezekiel Luce William Athearn Rufus Spalding Select men Abijah Gray Constable and collector in the first pre- cinct in Tisbury and William Daggett Jur Constable and collector of taxes in the Second or Eastrly precinct in Said Town Peter Norton Town Treasuerer Isaac Daggett Enoch Luce Joseph chase Survyors of highways Thomas Dunham Elisha Luce John Case Jabez Luce hog- reaves
John Hencock Thomas Luce Samuel Look Elijah Look fence Vewers Uireal Hillmon Edmund Cottle Surveyors of lumber
William Luce pound keeper
Joseph Claghorn William Downs inspectors of wood
Benjamin Allen agent for the town of Tisbury to appere in any cause for the benefit of the town and to act any buiseness that may be thought necessary for the towns necessary for a towns agent to act agreeable to Law the Selectmen with the adition of Benjamin Allen were chosen to
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consult and draw a remonstrance to a petition Sent by a number of the inhabatants of Tisbury Chillmark & Edgartown praying to be incor- prated into a religious baptiss Society and allso the Sum of three hundred dollars was Voted at Said meeting to be assessed on the polls and Estats of Said town for the Support of a town School and likewise Benjamin Allen & abraham Chase were chosen a Committe to Settle the accounts with the town of Tisburys Treasuerer and to report at the adjornment and Said meeting was adjourned to the Second Tuesday of may next or the tenth day of Said month at three o Clock in the afternoon to meet again at the Courthouse in Sd town Entred on record the 4th day of april A D 1803
by EZEKIEL LUCE Town Clerk
This may Certify that on the 7th day of may A D 1803 the Select- men of Tisbury licanced Thomas Dunham of Said Town to Sell goods at auction and public outcry for one year Attst EZEKIEL LUCE T Clerk and Selectman
Tisbury ss on the tenth day of May according to adjournment the inhabatants assembled at the Court house and the Sum of 200 dollars was Voted for the necessary charges of the Town the currant year to be taxed on the polles and estats of the inhabatants of Said Town and also at Said meeting there were the following persons chosen Committes in the Several School districts for Schools in Sd Town to divide the Sum of 300 dollars to each School district in Sª town Viz William Athearn Nathan Smith John gray Joseph Claghorn and also in each district there were Ezekiel Luce John Davis Edmund Cottle Rufus Spalding Chosen a Committe with the other Committe to Superintend the Schools in each district for Schools and also Abijah gray appeared at Said meeting and presented Jethro Athearn as Constable to Serve in his room the Currant year and Said Jethro Athearn appreared accepted the office of Constable in Sd Town and was Sworn to his office and was Exepted by Vote of the town
Entered this 10th day of may A D 1803
EZEKIEL LUCE T'. Clerk
At ameeting duly warned and held at the Courthouse in Tisbury on Tuesday the 10th day of may 1803 for the choice of Representitive for the general Court to be Convened and held at Boston on the last wedens-
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day of May and at Said meeting the inhabatants gave in there Votes for Representitive agreeable to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the Votes being Sorted and counted by the Selectmen and Cleark thereof appeared Votes for the following persons Viz for Benjamin Allen 34 Votes for David Look 9 Votes
Attest EZEKIEL LUCE T. Clerk
Tisbury ss At a meeting leagally warned and heald at Holmes hole the Iaston parish on Sept 20th A D 1803 by Virtue of Venira from the Clerk of the Supreme Court to be holden at Barnstable on the Fourth Tuesday of Sept next
The following Persons were drawn Viz
Jeruel West from the grand & travis Box
James Weeks from the Travis Jurors Box to Serve at Said Court
Attest WN DAVIS Town Clerk
Tisbury ss at a leagal meeting leagaly warned and held at the Court- house in Tisbury on monday the 2nd day of apr being the first monday of Said month for the purpose of giving in Votes for governor Lieut- governor and Senetor agreeable to the Constitution of the Common- wealth of Massachesetts the inhabitants being assembeled gave in there Votes and the Same being counted and Sorted and declaration made thereon there appered to be Votes for the following persons Viz
for governor Caleb Strong had 45 Votes
James Sullevin had 62
for Leut governour William Heath had 70 for Edward H Robins had 37
for Senetor Isaac Coffin had 67 Josiah Barker had 38
Entred this 2nd day of aprel 1804 EZEKIEL LUCE T' Clerk
and at Said meeting agreeable to notification for calling the Same there were Votes given in for County Treasuerer and the Same being Sorted and Counted there were Votes for the following persons Viz for Jethro Athearn had 60 Votes Thomas Jarnagan had 43 Votes
Entered the 2nd day of april 1804 EZEKIEL LUCE Town Clr
Tisbury ss At a leagal meeting duly warned and held at the Court- house in Said Town on monday the 16 day of aprel A D 1804 for the
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purposes of choosing all Such Town officrs as are requiered by law to be chosen annualy in the months of march or april and also to raise any Sum or Sums of money for the necessary uses of the Town the Currant year and to choose any Committe or Committs for the benifit of the town and the inhabitants of Sª Town being assembeled Silus Daggett was chosen Modorator of Said meeting and then it was put to Vote to See what mode the following officers Should be chosen and it was Voted to choos them by lifting up the hand and then the following officrs ware chosen into office to Serve in the Town the currant year and first Ezekiel Luce was chosen Town Clerk and Sworn to his office then Ezekiel Luce Peter Norton and Thomas Dunham were Chosen Selectmen and assess- ors and Sworn to there offices then William Athearn was Chosen the Town Treasurer John Hencock Chosen Constable to give his answer at the ad journment of Said meeting Shobael Dunham chosen Collector of taxes in the east precinct in Tisbury and was Sworn to his office then Abraham Chase John Manchester Malachi Luce Joseph Look Elijah Look & Thomas Jones were chosen Vewers of fences in Said Town then Benjamin Allen Enoch Luce William Luce chosen Surveyors of highway and Towns ways and Sworn Urial Hillman Edmund Cottle Joseph Claghorn Surveyors of Lumber then Benjamin Allen Thomas Dunham Mathew Mantor Silus Daggett were chosen hogreaves Sworn then William Downs and Joseph Athearn chosen Measurers of coard wood William Luce pound keeper Abijah Luce Benjamin Allen Lot Luce Elisha Luce Jesse Luce chosen a helth committe in Sª Town were Sworn to the faithfull discharg of there Trust then Benjamin allen Shobael Dunham John Hencock was chosen a Committe to Settle accounts with peter Norton the presant Town treasurer and Examin and call in all de- mands against Said Town and transfer the books to william Athearn the presant Tresurer of Said town and report there doing, at the adjourn- ment of Said meeting also at Said Meeting it was Voted that the Town meetings be held for the future begining at the time of the annual meet- ing in the year 1805 and So continuing through that year at Homeshole and at Tisbury the next year in the Same manner annuly by rotation for the future also the Selectmen were appointed a Committe to Sort the persons names returned for Juriors and lay them before the meeting at the adjournment then Said meeting was adjourned to the last monday in april or the 30th day of Sª month to meet again at the Courthouse in Sª Town at 2 o Clock P M
Attest EZEKIEL LUCE Town Clerk
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April 30th met again at the Courthouse according to adjourn=ment then John Hencock appeared and exepted the office of Constable forSaid Town the currant year and was Sworn to that Office; then Jeremiah Crapo Elisha Luce Joseph Look William Athearn were chosen Tything men in S! Town the curant year; then was Voted the Sum of three hun- dred dollars for the necessary charges of the Town the currant year ; & three hundred dollars for a public School in Said town to be laid on the pols and estats of the inhabatants of Tisbury Then John Hencock Ezekiel Luce Noah Waldrond ware Chosen a Comitte in the first School district to devid the distrect for Schools and to provide Masters to teach Said Schools and Ezekiel Luce Noah Walrond to assist the committe in the other School distrects to devide the money in each distrect raised in Town for public Schools, and also John gray Varnal Clifford Jonathan Atheaw was chosen a School Committe in the Second or Northwest distrect and John gray to assist in deviding the Money raised for Said Schools, and also Capt Edmund Cottle Malichi Luce were chosen School Committe in the third or north shore distrect and Capt Cottle to assist the other Committes in dviding the money raised for Schools and also Rufus Spalding Thomas Dunham chosen a School Committ in the eastern or distrect of Homeshole and Rufus Spalding a Committe to Joine with Ezekiel Luce John gray Noah Walrond Capt Edmund Cottle to dvide the money to each distrect that was raised in Said Town for a public School
Entred on record this 30th day of april A D 1804
EZEKIEL LUCE Town Clerk
Tisbury ss Pursuant to a law of this Commonwealth for the choice of representitive the freeholders and other inhabitants qualified by the con- stitution to Vote for the election of Representitive being duly notified and warned according to law did meet and assemble on the 14th day of this instant month and did then and there elect William Worth to repre- · sent them at the general Court of this Commonwealth to be conveaned and held at Boston on the last Wedensday of may currant
Entered on record this 14th day of may A D 1804
by EZEKIEL LUCE Town Clerk
Tisbuary ss at a town Meeting Leagaly warned and held at the Court house in Tisbury in the County of Dukes County dukes County May twenty first 1804 it was then and there Voted and agreed that the fol- lowing Instrutions be given to Wm Worth Representitive for Said Tis-
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bury the insewing year That wheras a petition is pending by John Davis and others and Mathew Smith and others in the general Court of this Commonwealth for an incorporation at homes hole in Said Town for a baptis Society theefore we advice direct and charge you the Said Repre- sentitive in your Official capasity as a member of that Honorable body that you aid and assist to have the Said incorporation and estabelished enacted into a law of this Commonwealth and all other buisness we leav you to act your wisdom and discression
Enterd on the Town record this 21st day of May A D 1804 EZEKIEL Town Clerk
and also at Said meeting it was Voted that Shubael Dunham Should call on the Clerk of the town for the Copeys of the paper relative to the above meeting
Attst EZEKIEL LUCE T. Clerk
Tisbury ss at a leagal meeting duly warned and held at Court house in Said town on thursday the 27th day June A D 1804 agreeable to an notification for calling the Same and the inhabitants being assembled James Athearn Esq" was Chosen moderator of Said meeting and it was moved & Secont and Voted that no neat Cattle Should be permitted to run on the Commons in Said Town the Currant year
Entered on record this 27th day of June A D 1804
EZEKIEL LUCE Town Clerk
At A leagal Town meeting duly warned and held at Tisbury on monday the fifth day of November Anno D 1804 agraeable to a resolve of the general Court of the Common wealth of Massachusetts pasd June 15th 1804 for the choice of Nineteen Elector of Presidand and vice presi- dand of the united States and the inhabitants of Said Town being assem- bled did give the votes to the Selectmen and the votes being given Sorted and coundt and declaration made thereof in open meeting there appered Votes for the following persons Viz at large Hon David Cobb of golds- burough Hon Oliver Wendall of Boston
Suffolk Distrect Hon John C Jones of Boston
Essex South distrect Hon Benj" goodhue of Salem
Essexnorth distrect Hon Baly Bartlett of haverhill
Middelsex distrect Hon Ebenezer Brooks of Lincoln Hanshire South distrect gen Will™ Shepard of Westfield
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Hamshire north distrect gen Ebenezer Mallony Jr of amherst
Plymouth district Hon Will™ Sever of Kingston
Barntable Distrect Ebenezer Bacon Esqr of Barntable Bristol distrect Hon george Leonard of Norton Worcester South distrect Joseph Allen Esq of Worcester Worcester north distrect Hon Joseph Stearns of Lunenbourg
Berkshire Distrect Hon David Bossetor of Richmond Norfold distrect Hon Callon Tufts of Weymouth York distrect Hon John Lord of Berwick
Cumberland distrect Hon Isaac Parker of Portland
Lincoln distrect Hon Thomas Rice of Wiscassett
Kenebeck distrect Samuel Wilde Esq' of Hollawell
18 Votes for the abo
Electors
at Large Hon James Sulivan of Boston Hon Elbridge gerry of Cam- bridge
Hon James Bowdin of Boston South Esser Col John Katherne of Salem north Essex
Dr Thomas Kiteredge of andover Midelsex
Hon James Wintrop of Cambridge South hampshire
Jonª Smith Jn" Esq" of West Springfield Northhampshire Edward Upham Esq" of new Salem
Plymouth Hon James Warren of Plymouth
Bristol Hon Josiah Deane of Raynham Barnstable Hon John Davis of Barnstable South wocester gen Timothy Newell of Sturbridge
North Worcester gen John Whiting of Lancaster
Berkshire Hon John Bacon of Stockbridge
Norfolk Hon Will™ Heath of Roxbury york Hon John Wordman of Buxton
Cumberland Hon Charles Turner of Truro
Kenebeck Hencock and Washenton Corl Thomas Filleborm of Hollo- well Lincolon John Farly of New Castle
Entered on Reccord this 5th day of November A D 1804 thirty one Votes for the above EZEKIEL LUCE Town Clerk
At a Leagal meeting duly warned and held at Tisbury on the first day of april A D 1805 for the purpose of the choice of all Such Town officcers that by Law are required to be Chosen annualy in the months of March or april and for raising Such Sums of Money as Shall be
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thought neccessary for defraying the Towns Expences the Currant year and the freeholders and inhabitants of Said town qualified to Vote in Town affairs being assembled did then and theire pass the following Votes first William Worth was Chosen moderator of Said meeting then the following persons were chosen into office to Serve the Town the cur- rant year Viz Ezekiel Luce Town Clerk and was Sworn to his Said office it was Voted to Vote by lifting up of the hand then the following per- sons ware Chosen at Said meeting to Serve in there respective offices the currant year Viz Ezekiel Luce Thomas Dunham Peter Norton Selectmen William athearn Treasurer Jethro Athearn Constable and Sworn in the place and Stead of Benja Athearn who was Chosen to that office Jethro Hillman chosen Constable and collector in the east precinct in Said Town William Luce Shubael Dunham Enoch Luce Surveyors of high ways in Said Town and Sworn to there offices Edmund Cottle Uriel Hillman Joseph Claghorn Benja Chase Surveyors of Lumber Sd Cottle and Hill- man Sworn to the ofice Lot Luce Timothy Lumbart Joseph Chase fence Vewers Samuel Look Willm athearn Tything men Rufus Spalding Wil- liam Daggett William Worth Joseph Chase Samuel Hencock Hogreaves Willm Luce pound keeper And also at Said mecting the Sum of three Hundred dollars was Voted to be assessd on the poles and estates of the inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury to defray the necessary Expences in Sª Town the currant year then the meeting adjourned to the 15th day of april 1805 to meet again at the meeting house at Homeshole
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