Records of the town of Tisbury, Mass. : beginning June 29, 1669, and ending May 16, 1864, Part 30

Author: Tisbury (Mass.); Swift, William S. (William Smith), 1860- 4n; Cleveland, Jennie W. (Jennie Warren), 1869- 4n; Banks, Charles Edward, 1854-1931. cn
Publication date: 1903
Publisher: Boston : Wright & Potter Print. Co.
Number of Pages: 868


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Entered on record this first day of april A D 1805 EZEKIEL LUCE T Clerk


Met again according to adjournment and adjourned the meeting to the first Tuesday of May next at One O' Clock P. m at the meeting house at Holmeshole Entred April 15 1805


EZEKIEL LUCE T Clerk


Silus Daggett moderator of Sd meeting


At a Leagal meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury quali- fied by the constitution to Vote for representitives holden at Tisbury on the first day of april A D 1805 the Said inhabitants gave in there Vots for County Treasurer and the Same being counted and Sorted in the meeting by the modorator thereof and town Clerk it appeared that there were for Jethro athearn 63 Votes for Thomas Jarnigan 62 Vots


Entered this first day of april A D 1805 EZEKIEL LUCE T Cla


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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.


on the fifteenth day of apriel 1805 the Selectmen of Tisbury did anom- inate and appoint William Case of Said Town a Sealer of waits and Measurs in Said Town the currant year and he was duly notified thereof and appeared and was Sworn to the faithfull discharge of his office ac- cording to law before me EZEKIEL LUCE Town Clerk


Tisbury May 7th 1805 at a leagal meeting of the male inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury duly warned and held in Said Town agreeable to the constitution for the choice of Representative to the general Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts the inhabitants being assembled. did there give in there Vots for Representitive for Said Town to Repre- sent them at Said court and the Vots being given in Sorted and counted there was Vots for the following persons Viz for Shubael Dunham 51 Vots for Wm Worth 18 Vots for Edmund Cottle 9 Vots for Benj". Allen 2 Vots for Representitive


Attst EZEKIEL LUCE T' Clerk


May 7 1805 met according to adjournment and the meeting was dis- solved


Elisha Luce chosen Surveyor of cord wood


EZEKIEL LUCE T' Clerk


on the first day of august 1805 we the Subscribers did premitt John Hencock of the Town of Tisbury to Sell goods in Said Town the present year


Entered august 3rd 1805


EZEKIEL LUCE 1 Selectmen for PETER NORTON Tisbery


Public Records of the Town of Tisbury


Tisbury ss Att a meeting legally warned and held on the first mon- day in Apriel according to the constitution of the commonwealth of Massachusetts for the choice of Governor, Liutenant Governor & Sena- tor The Inhabitants being assembled gave in their Votes which being sorted & Counted and declaration thereon made there appeared to votes for the following persons Viz


James Sullivan 86


Caleb Strong 61 for Governor


E. H. Robbins 1


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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.


William Heath 80 )


E. H. Robbins


55 Caleb Strong 1


for Liutenant Governor


Thomas Jernigan 1 Samuel Smith 1


Benjamin Allen


62


Isaac Coffin


77


for Senator


Jethro Athearn 2


William Worth 1


Entered on Record this 7th Apriel in the year of our Lord 1806 WILLIAM ATHEARN


Town Clerk


Att a Meeting Legally warned and held according to the constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for the choice of County Treas- urer and the Votes being givin in, Sorted & counted appeared for the following persons


Vizt


Thomas Jernigan 64 Jethro Athearn 68


enterd on record this 7th day Apriel in the year of our Lord 1806


WILLIAM ATHEARN Town Clerk


Tisbury ss at a Meeting Legally warned and held at the Court House in Sd Tisbury on Monday the seventh day of Apriel in the year of our Lord 1806. For the Purpose of chuseing all Such Town officers as are re- quired by law to be chosen in the Month of March or Apriel Annually,


2ª To Vote some sum or sums of money to defray the neesssary ex- pences of the Town for the Ensweing year


3ª To see if the Town will agree on some more and less expensive way to support the poor of said Town, as to act what may be thought proper Thereon


4th To choose any committe or committes which my be thought best for the benefitt of the Town, and the Inhabitants being assembled James Athearn Esq" was Chosen Moderator, the mode of voting was the agreed to be by holding up the hand, and then the following officers were chosen Vizt


William Athearn Clerk & Duly Sworn


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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.


Thomas Dunham


Peter Norton Select men


Ezekeil Luce


William Athearn Town Treasurer


Joseph Look Constable


John Manchester Collector for Homeshole district.


Shubael Dunham


Peter West a committe to settle with the Town Treasurer Benjamin Allen


The Question of Adjournment was then put carried and the present meeting stands adjourned to the last Monday in the present month, at the court House at 2 o,clock


attest W! ATHEARN


Town Clerk


Tisbury ss. At a meeting legally warned an held at the Court House in Tisbury, according to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for the choice of County Register, on Monday the Seventh day of Apriel in the year of our Lord 1806 and the Inhabitants being assembled and the votes given in sorted and counted as the law directs, and declaration made thereon, there apeared as follows, Vizt


for Samuel Smith 115,


Entered on the Record this seventh day of Apriel in the year of our Lord one thousand eight Hundred and Six,


Attest WILLIAM ATHEARN Town Clerk


Tisbury ss. at a meeting held by adjournment on this Twenty eighth day of Apriel A.D. 1806 from the annual Meeting held on Monday the seventh day of the present Instant - when the meeting did proceed to the further choice of such Town officers and such other Town buisness as was not done at the Meeting, as followeth Vizt Willard Luce was accepted to serve as constable in the room and stead of Joseph Look -


John Manchester gave his acceptance as collector for the Homeshole District in sd Tisbury -


Matthew Smith -


-


- -


-


sworn


Jonathan Mantor i Ì


-


-


-


- - sworn sworn


Matthew Mantor William Luce


Surveyors of Heghways.


-


- -


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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.


William Harding Uriel Hillman Benja Chase Jesse Luce


- - sworn


surveyors Lumber ¿ sworn & certifycate from Rufus Spalding Esquire sworn


Mathew Smith sworn


Jesse Luce


John Hancock


Fence Viewers sworn


William Case - sworn


a Vote was then put whether William Worth Should serve the Town of Tisbury for the present year as a Hogg Reeve and it passed in the Negative


Benjamin Chase, Joseph Chace, Whetten Manter were put to Vote and accepted as Hoggreeves for the present year


William Luce was chosen pound keeper -


Jeremiah Crapo


. Jonathan Merry


Tything men


It was then put to vote what sum of money should be raised for the Towns use the present year, and the sum of Four Hundred Dollars was put and the vote passed in the afirmative,


A vote passed to allow the present Treasuer of the Town his bill of expences as allowed by the Select men, for his purchaceing a set of weights and Measures in Boston in June 1805


a vote was then put to disolve the present Meeting and it passed in the affirmative


Entered on the public Records this Twenty eighth day Apriel 1806


WILLIAM ATHEARN Town Clerk


By this publick Record be it known that by order of the select men of Tisbury William Downs was appointed and sworn as Sealer of Weights & Measures for said Town the present year, and was sworn


enter'd on Record this Twenty eight day Apriel in the year of our Lord 1806


WILLIAM ATHEARN Town Clerk


By this public Record be it known and remembered that by order of the Select men of Tisbury Jesse Luce and Belcher Athearn were appointed Surveyors of Bark for sd Town for the present year,


entered on record this 28th Apriel in the year 1806 WILLIAM ATHEARN


Town Clerk


.


329


TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.


be it known that Joseph Chace, and Whittin Manter duly & legally attended and were sworn to their respective offices as Heretofore entered Apriel 28th 1806


WILLIAM ATHEARN Town Clerk


Tisbury ss. By this publick Record be it known that at a meeting Legally warn'd and held at the Court House in Tisbury according to the constitution of the commonwealth of Massachusetts for the choice of some person to Represent said Town in the General court to be con- veened and holden in Boston on the last Wednesday in May in year of our Lord one thousand eight Hundred & six a vote was called whether the Town would send a Representative or not and the Vote passed in the affirmative then the votes being given in, sorted, and counted there appeared for the following persons Vizt


For Shubael Dunham 57


For Abner Luce 10


For Martin Luce 1 For Edmond Cottle 1


Mr. Shubael Dunham was accordingly declared duly and legally chosen, entered on the publick record this 9th day of May, on which day the meeting was held,


WILLIAM ATHEARN Town Clerk


Tisbury ss at A Meeting legaly warned and held at the court House in Tisbury on the Tenth day of october in the year of our lord eighteen Hundred & six for the following purposes Vizt


1st. To Receive a list of persons quallifyed to serve as Jurymen, & to Regulate the Jurers boxes, as the Law directs


2d. To choose an agent for sª town to appear at the Court of Com- monpleas next to be Holden at Tisbury in and for the County of Dukes County on the last Tuesday of October next, to answer to a suit com- menced against Sª Town by Docr Rufus Spalding or act what may be thought best on that matter


The Town being conveened according to Notifycation did then act as followeth M !. John Davis Moderator Vizt a list of Jurers being pre- sented by the Selectmen, a committe was then chosen consisting of Mr Ezekiel Luce, Peter Norton & W Athearn to divide the whole number into three parts, and casting away on part, then the other two thirds was distributed as the Law directs, and brot into meeting and accepted by the town,


330


TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.


The Town then proceeded to choose an agent when Mr John Han- cock was legally Chosen, it was then proposd to choose a committe to give Instructions to the agent in what manner to act in regard to sd Suit and it passed in the affirmative, and, the Select Men of the Town were nominated and Chosen, Cap. Edmond Cottle was nominated and Chosen to be added to them The meeting Did then and there disolve by general consent


Entered on the Records of Tisbury this Tenth day of october in the year of our Lord eighteen Hundred & six


$ WILLIAM ATHEARN Town Clerk


Tisbury ss At a meeting Legally warned and held at the Court House in Tisbury on monday the third day November in the year of our Lord Eighteen Hundred & six, it being the Constitutional day for the choice of a Representative in Congress for the first southern district, the voters being present, the meeting duly organised and the votes being given in sorted and counted, and declaration thereon being made, Their ap- peared for


The Honourable Isaiah Lewis Green 11 Votes


W. ATHEARN Town Clerk


Tisbury ss at a Meeting Legally warned and held at the Meeting House in Homeshole in Sd Tisbury on Tuesday the Twenty fourth= fourth day of March 1807. for the purpose of chooseing all such Town officers as are required by law to be chosen in the momth of March or Apriel annually -


2ª to vote such sum or sums of money as shall be thought sufficient for the use of sª Town for the present year and the Inhabitants being assembled according to notifycation Mr. Ezekiel Luce was chosen Mod- erator the mode of choosing was agreed to be by holding up the hand and then the following officers were chosen and buissness Transacted Vizt William Athearn Town Clerk (& sworn


Ezekiel Luce


Thomas Dunham Select Men (sworn) John Davis


Ezekiel Luce Town Treasurer


Ebinezer Jones Constable


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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.


Matthew Luce collector for Homeshole district Refused to serve Jonathan Luce collector in stead Matthew Luce


Joseph Athearn


John Hancock


Overseers of poor


Malachi Luce


Jonathan Athearn


Joseph Chase


Surveyers High ways


Sam! Look


Josep Look


John Hancock


Fence Viewers


Joseph Chase


Matthew Manter


William Luce


Hogg Reeves


James Foster William Luce Benjamin Chace


Pound Keeper


Royal Hilman


William Harding Jirah Luce


Surveyors of Lumber


Edmond Cottle Obed Coffin Benjamin Chace


William Downs


Belcher Athearn William Davis


1


Surveyors of wood & bark order Selectmen


Then the sum of Four Hundred Dollars was voted 400 for the use of the Townsmen the Question of adjournment was put and carried and Monday the sixth day of Apriel ensueing at four o'clock in the After- noon was appointed the time at this place


Meeting House Homeshole


Tisbury March 24th 1807 Attest WILLIAM ATHEARN Town Clerk


Tisbury ss At a meeting legally warned and held according to the constitution of the commonwealth of Massachusetts on Monday the Sixth day of april in the year of our Lord Eighteen Hundred & seven, for the choice of Governor, Lieut. Governor & Senator the freeholders & other Inhabitants being assembled, the Votes given in, Sorted and counted and declaration thereon being made there appeared as follows Vizt.


332


TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.


for James Sullivan 63


for Caleb Strong


52


1


for Governour


Livi Lincoln


4


William Worth


1


Levi Lincoln 64


Edward H Robbins


47


James Sullivan


1


1


Governor


Caleb Strong


1


Isaac Coffin 1


-


Votes for senator


Isaac Coffin


65


Wm Jernigan


32


for Senetor


Wm Worth


8


1


Jethro Worth 4


entered on Record this sixth day of Apriel in the year of our Lord Eighteen Hundred and seven Pr WILLIAM ATHEARN


Town Clerk


Tisbury ss. at a Meeting Legally warned and held according to the constitution of the commonwealth of Massachusetts for the choice of County Treasurer on Monday the Sixth day of apriel in the year of our Lord eighteen Hundred and seven, the Inhabitants being assembled ac- cording to Notifycation at the Meeting House in Homeshole, the Votes being given in Sorted & counted and declaration thereon made there appeared as follows


For John Hancock 67 r Ezekiel Luce 23 for County Treasurer


Jethro Athearn 18


Tisbury ss At a Meeting legally warned and held at the meeting House in Holmes hole in Sd Tisbury on Monday the Sixth day of April A D. 1807 for the following purpose Vizt to see if the Town will agree to Remonstrate against the Petition of Thomas Cooke & Cornelius Mer- chants Esq! a Committe appointed by the Honourable Court of general sessions of this county, to Petetion the General Court of the Common- wealth of Massachusetts to all the Term of P. Court now holden in Tisbury on the last Tuesday of october and ordain that that the same should be holden at Edgartown, The Freeholders &c being assembled they did then proceed to the choice of a Moderator when John Davis


for Lieutenant


-


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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.


was chosen, then proceeded to choose a Committe when the select men of the Town Vizt


Ezekiel Luce


John Davis were chosen a committe to report at the Repre-


Thos. Dunham sentative meeting


Entered on the Record this 6th Apriel 1807


WN ATHEARN Town Clerk


Tisbury ss. the Town being met by adjournment from their Annual meeting held on the 24th day of March 1807. they proceeded to recieve the acceptance of Mr Ebenezer Jones as Constable of the Town of Tis- bury for the present year an accordingly he was Duly Sworn, Likewise Cap. Jonathan Luce of Homeshole as Collector for the eastern district of Sd Tisbury


The Town did then appoint as a Committe to settle with William Athearn the former Treasurer and Transmitt the Books & papers to the present Treasurer and give him an acquittance


Messrs John Hancock Belcher Athearn Ebenezer Jones


Likewise the Select men did appoint Mr William Downs to act as sealer of Weights and Measurers for the present year and the meeting was disolved


Entered on the Record this 6th day of apriel in the year of our Lord Eighteen Hundred & Seven


Attest WILLIAM ATHEARN Town Clerk


Tisbury ss at meeting Legally warned and held agreable to the con- stitution of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, and the Venire from the clerk of the Court of Sessions for Dukes county, the freeholders &c did assemble at the Meeting House in Homeshole and after the Jurers boxes were regulated according to law, they meeting did proceed, & the following persons were drawn Vizt


Thomas Dunham Noah Walrond Lott Look Matthew Merry Lott Luce L


to serve as grand Jurors at the court of commonpleas & court of general sessions of the peace to be holden at Edgartown on the third Tuesday of May next


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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.


Francis Norton Matthew Lumbert


John Cleaveland Joseph Dexter


1. To serve as Petit Jurors as the court as above Mentioned.


Entered on the Record this Sixth day of Apriel in the year of our Lord one thousand eight Hundred & seven


Attest WILLIAM ATHEARN Town Clerk


Tisbury ss at a Meeting legally warned and held, at the meeting House in Homeshole, according to the constitution of the Common- wealth of Massachusetts for the choice of some Person to serve as a Rep- resentative from said Town to the General Court to be holden at Boston on the last Wednesday of Said May Instant, the Freeholders & other Inhabitants being assembled, and a vote being taken whether the Town would Send a Representative or not, the vote passed in the affirmative, and the votes being given in, Sorted and counted and declaration thereon being made there apeared as follows Viz!


for John Davis 29 for Shubael Dunham 1


accordingly Mr John Davis was declared duly Elected and was Noti- fied accordingly


Entered on the Records of said Tisbury this 4th day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight Hundred & seven


Attest WILLIAM ATHEARN Town Clerk.


To the Honourable the Senate and House of Representatives of the commonwealth of Massachusetts in General Court assembled


The Remonstrance of your petitioners Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury in the County of Dukes County, Humbly that at a legal meeting warned for that purpose in the Town of Tisbury on the sixth day of April A. D. 1807. And continued by adjournment to the fourth day May following, the Inhabitants beg leave to Remonstrate against the petition of Cornelius Marchant and others of the Honourable Justices of the court of common pleas & General Sessions of the Peace for the county aforesaid in Removing said Courts from the Town of Tis- bury to the Town of Edgartown, which deprives the people of the Sd Town of Tisbury of a Priveledge which we think belongs to us the Remonstrants, Said Town being the Central Town in the County, for


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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.


one session is holden at Edgarton and to remove the other to the Town of Edgartown will be laying a burden on the people of the Town of Tis- bury, for most of the Inhabitants live at a distance of nearly Ten miles from the Court house at Edgartown and wee shall be under many Incon- veniencys to attend court twice a year at Edgartown, if our Honourable Court had Petitioned to hold but one session a year it would have less- ened our expences (as lately we have had more Justices in the Commis- sion of peace than at any former period since the Constitution was framed and we Should not complained for our county is very small, not larger than many Towns in this Commonwealth, but to remove the other ses- sions and to hold both at Edgartown will enhance our expences and Travail, so under the existing circumstances that we feel confident that your Honours will not permit the court to be altered from Tisbury to Edgartown. And we beg leave to refer your Honours for the fore- going statement, to the map the census of the County of Dukes County, and the Tax bill, Wherefore your Remonstrants Humbly pray and expect that your Honourable body will not remove said court from Tis- bury to Edgartown where it is now held, and your Remonstrants as in Duty will ever pray,


THOMAS DUNHAM Committe appointed


JOHN DAVIS S by the Town


Tisbury ss at a meeting legally warned and held for the Purpose of considering the porport of the foregoing Remonstrance, The people did assemble and it being read to them, they did then and there accept the same,


Attest WILLIAM ATHEARN


Town Clerk


A True coppy from the original


Attest WILLIAM ATHEARN Town Clerk


Tisbury 22ª May in the year


of our Lord Eighteen Hundred & seven


Tisbury ss at a meeting of the freeholders and other Inhabitants qualifyed by Law, and being legally warned and held at the Meeting House in Homeshole in Sª town on the seventeenth day of september 1807. for the following purposes Vizt 1st to see if the Town will accept


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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.


the resignation of Ezekiel Luce as one of the Select men 2ª to choose some person to act as Town agent to manage the suit now pending between the sd Town of Tisbury and Rufus Spalding at the supreme Court 3ª to see if the Town will choose one Select man 4th to choose a new Town Treasurer, The People being assembled The meeting was duly organized by chuseing John Davis Moderator, and did then proceed for the purposes mentioned in the warrant 1st to see if the Town will accept the Resignation therein mentioned which passed in the negatived, 2ª to choose an agent, when Thomas Dunham was chosen by a majority of Votes 3d, to se if the Town will choose one selectman which passed in the negative. 4th, to choose a Town Treasurer when John Hancock was chosen by a majority of the Voters present, the meeting was then dissolved


Tisbury 17th Sept 1807 Attest WILLIAM ATHEARN Town Clerk


Tisbury Sept 26th. this day personally appeared Mr John Hancock and accepted the office of Town Treasurer of Tisbury for year 1807 and was duly sworn by me


WILLIAM ATHEARN Town Clerk


Tisbury ss. at a meeting legally warned and held at the Meeting House in Holmeshole in sd Tisbury on the ninth day of october 1807 for the appointment by drawing from the box as the law directs Jurors for the Supreeme Judicial court to be holden at Barnstable and for Jurors at the court of commonpleas to be held at Edgartown the following per- sons were drawn


Vizt David Look Grand Jury John Gray Petit Jury Jethro Athearn William Daggett


Supreme Court


Jonathan Luce Jethro Hilman Timothy Luce Jun !.


Petit Jurors at the court of common pleas to be holden at Edgartown Novem- ber Term 1807


Tisbury october 10th. 1807


Attest WILLIAM ATHEARN


Town Clerk


337


TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.


Tisbury ss at a Meeting Legally warned and Held at the Meeting House in Homeshole on Friday the thirteenth day of November 1807. for the following purposes Vizt 1st to take the sence of the Town in what way they will procure the money to Satisfy the Execution that Rufus spalding Esq" has against the Town 2ª to choose a Town agent to collect all or any monies that is in any private persons hands which is the property of the Town &c The people being Assembled and the meet- ing organized by the choice of Mr Peter Norton as Moderator they did proceed to act as follows Vizt the Treasurer of the Town Vizt Mr John Hancock was Authorized to procure the money by loan or otherwise to sattisfy the Execution, Likewise Mr. John Hancock was chosen special agent for sd Town - and the meeting was disolved


entered on Record this 13th day of Nov year of our Lord 1807 Attest WILLIAM ATHEARN Town Clerk


Be it known and remembered that on this seventeenth day of Feb- ruary in the year of our Lord eighteen Hundred & eight I was served with the following Notifycation in the following words, Viz Sir, I hereby inform you that I intend to unite with, and become a member of the Baptist Society in Tisbury, Russell Hancock


Entered by me WILLIAM ATHEARN


Tisbury Feby. 4th 1808 Town Clerk


Tisbury ss Be it known and remembered that on the Twenty second day of February in the year of our Lord one Thousand eight Hundred & eight I was served with a notifycation in the following words Vizt


To William Athearn clerk of the Town of Tisbury, Sir - We Hereby Inform you that we Intend to unite with and become members of the Baptist Society in Tisbury


February 25th 1808 -


PATIENCE ALLEN MARY ALLEN


Tisbury ss Be it known and remembered that on the Twenty seventh day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight Hundred and eight I was served with a notifycation in the following words Vizt I Hereby Inform you that I intend to unite with and become a member of the first Baptist Society in Tisbury


Tisbury Feby 27th 1808


(signed) WILLIAM ATHEARN


338


TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.


To the Town Clerk of Tisbury }


Be it know and remembered that on the Twenty ninth day of Feb- ruary in the year of our Lord eighteen Hundred and eight, I was served with a notifycation in the following words Viz! These certifye that we Soloman Athearn and Elijah Athearn hath Joined with the Baptist Society in Tisbury


Signed SOLOMON ATHEARN ELIJAH ATHEARN


Tisbury 27th Febr. 1808


Attest WILLIAM ATHEARN Town Clerk


Tisbury ss. Att a meeting legally warned and held according to the constitution of the commonwealth of Massachusetts on monday the fourth day of April in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and eight at the court House in Sª Tisbury for the choice of Governor Lieut Governor, and Senator, The freeholders and other Inhabitants being assembled, the votes given in Sorted and counted and declaration thereon being made there appeared as follows, Vizt


For James Sullivan 57


" Christopher Gove 42 :


" David Cobb 1 for Governor


" Poor Spalding 1


" Ezekiel Luce 1


For Levi Lincoln 60


David Cobb 38 For Luet Governor.


" Christopher Gove 1


Micajah Coffin 37


John Davis 27


William Jernigan 30 For Senator


Gersham Hussey 1




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