Records of the town of Tisbury, Mass. : beginning June 29, 1669, and ending May 16, 1864, Part 31

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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Thos Jernigan 1


Entered on the Record this fourth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eight


Attest WILLIAM ATHEARN Town Clerk


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Tisbury ss.


Att a meeting legally warned and held at the court house in Tisbury on Monday the fourth day of apriel in the year of our lord eighteen Hundred and eight for the choice of county Treasurer, the Voters being assembled, the votes being given in Sorted and counted, and declaration thereon being made there appeared as follows Vizt


for John Hancock 71 Seventy one for Thomas Jernegan 31 Thirty one


entered on record this fourth


Day of April 1808


by WILLIAM ATHEARN Town Clerk


Tisbury ss Att a meeting legally warned and held according to the constitution of the commonwealth of Massachusetts on the fourth day of April in the year of our Lord. one thousand eight Hundred and eight (for the choice of Town officers for the year ensueing) at the court House in Tisbury. the Freeholders & other Inhabitants being assembled the Meeting was duly organized by the choice of Mr John Hancock for Moderator - the meeting did then proceed, and agreed to vote by hold- ing up the hand, and the following officers were duly elected by the Sovereign people Vizt


William Athearn Town clerk


Elisha Luce -


Thomas Dunham >Select men & over seers poor -


John Davis


John Hancock Town Treasurer


Stephen Luce constable


Oliver Crosby, Collector for Homeshole District


Messr. Benjamin Chace, Jabez Smith, Jirah Luce Edmond Cottle Surveyers of Lumber


Mesr Benjamin Allen, John Hancock, Samuel Look, Lott Rogers, Joseph Chace, Fence Viewers


Messr. Jabez Smith, Matthew Merry, Samuel Look, Prince Rogers, Surveyors of Highway.


William Luce pound keeper. Shubael Cottle Esqr to put the pound in good repair and be well assisted by the Select men to git the charges thereof reimbursed


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John Davis, Thomas Butler Junr and Benjamin Allen be a committe to examine the Town accts and report at the adjournment, the Sum of Nine Hundred Dollars was raised on the polls & estate in S! Town for the current year, and the deficeincy in the last year, and that the assesers remit by order to those who have paid their Taxes in the last years assesment


The meeting was adjourned to the third Monday in the present month of April -


Entered on Record this fourth day of April in the year of our Lord one Thousand eight hundred and eight


by WILLIAM ATHEARN Town clerk


Tisbury ss - at a Town meeting legally warned and held at the court House in Tisbury on the fourth day of April 1808 - following purpose Vizt- to choose committe to regulate the Herring fisheries on any of the creeks which are under the Jurisdiction of the Town and the Sovereign people being assembled and the meeting duly organised they did proceed to elect the following persons as their committe to regulate Said fish- eries in the most full and ample manner Vizt Messr Timothy Chace, Sam- uel Look Malachi Luce, and Isaac Luce, and the meeting was disolved


entered on record this fourth day of april in the year of our Lord eighteen Hundred & eight by me


WILLIAM ATHEARN Town Clerk


Tisbury ss - Att a meeting legally warned and held at the court House in Tisbury on Monday 9th April 1808 for the purpose of choose- ing a Representative to represent said Town in the General Court of the commonwealth of Massachusetts the people being assembled and the meet- ing organized they did proceed to call a vote to see whether the Town would chuse sd Representative and the vote passed in the Negative -


entered on Record this 9th day of April eighteen Hundred & eight


Pr WILLIAM ATHEARN Town Clerk


Tisbury ss, April 18th the adjournment of the annual meeting held on the 4th day of april was this day entered uppon, and Thomas Dun- ham & William Athearn was chosen Hogreeves, the meeting then went on the Subject of raising monney in addition to what was raised at first Vizt the Sum of Nine Hundred dollars, for the support of the Towns poor


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and other purposes, when to the disgrace of the Town there appeared Some who were opposed to the raising an adequate sum and with many words and much Sophistry did mislead the people, whereby the meeting which was convoked for wise and usefull purposes did become disorgan- ised and was thereby disolved to the great dammage of the sd Town -


Entered on record this 18th day of April 1808


Attest WILLIAM ATHEARN


Town Clerk


Tisbury ss at a meeting Legally warned and held as the Law directs for the drawing of Grand & pettit Jurers for the county of Dukes County may Term 1808


The following persons were legally drawn from the boxes Vizt


Timothy Luce


Abisha Luce


Warren Luce


Grand Jurors


Abijah Hammett


Isaac Luce Thomas Mantor


William Pool


Edmond crowell


1


Pettit Jurors


Peter Norton Junr


Entered on Record this 18th 1808 April


WILLIAM ATHEARN Town Clerk


by order of the Select men Mr William Downs was appointed Sealer of Weights and Measures for the present year - and sworn -


18th April 1808 Attest WILLIAM ATHEARN Town Clerk


by order of the Select Men Mr William Downs, and Cap. Elijah Hilman was appointed Measurers of wood and bark for the ensueing year April 28th 1808


Attest WILLIAM ATHEARN Town Clerk


Tisbury ss. at a meeting Legally warned and held at the court House in Tisbury on monday the 9th day of May 1808 for the purpose of Regu- lating the Jury Boxes according to the Law passed March 12th 1808. The Select Men did lay before the Town a list of the persons names who were thought by them most Eligible to Serve as Travers Jurors, and General & Traverse Jurors, and after proper consideration the Town did


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by vote rattify and confirm the State of the Boxes as presented by Sª Select men,


entered on record this 9th day of May in the year of our Lord Eigh- teen Hundred and eight


WILLIAM ATHEARN


Town Clerk


The determination of the undersigned fence viewers - as to a parti- tion fence between Abijah Hammett & Bernard Luce divided by a brook, Vizt. It having been represented to us the Subscribers two of the fence viewers of the Town of Tisbury duly chosen and sworn, by Ber- nard Luce of Sª Town whoose land is divided from the land of Abijah Hammett by a brook, and that they could not agree in making a parti- tion fence and the said Bernard having applyed to us to View the Same and determine thereon - We have after giving due notice to the sd Abi- jah, attended that servace, and do determine that it is Impracticable to fence at the true boundary line, and do therefore further determine that the fence shall in future be set up as follows Vizt. to begin at the S. E. corner of said Bernards fence ad joining the Sª Brook running E. by about two rods acrost Said brook thence Northly on the marsh on the east side of sd brook about seven or eight rods thence acrost said brook on the Marsh on the West side of sd brook about ten rods to a stake standing on the South Side of a Swamp wood bush about three feet from sd brook thence N. East on a strait course about Seven rods to a heap of stones laying by the side of Joseph Athearns fence about one rod from sd brook on the east side - And do determine that the said Abijah Hammett shall build and maintain from the first mentioned bounds to the stake stand- ing by the swampwood bush on the west Side of sd brook as his part - and the said Bernard shall build and maintain from the stake by the swamp wood bush to the heap of stones by Joseph Athearns fence on the east side of Said Brook Refference being had to said Bernards Deed of purchase of James Athearn Esq. for the remaining part of his half of the division fence - The above mentioned lines and boundaries and lands being in Tisbury about Sixty rods from Jonathan Athearns Grist mill - given under our hands this Eighth day of June 1808 Signed by


JOHN HANCOCK Fence BENJAMIN ALLEN S Viewers


Tisbury June 14th 1808 Entered. on Record + WILLIAM ATHEARN Town Clerk


1


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commonwealth of Massachusetts Tisbury ss Att a meeting legally warned and held at the meeting House in the Western parish in Tis- bury on the thirtieth day of August in the year of our Lord eighteen Hundred and eight for the following purposes Viz: 1st to see if the Town will take any legal measures to sell the property or real Estate of Indi- viduals who are or may become chargeable to Said Town 2ª to se if the Town will permitt the inoculation of small pock on persons Inoculated with kine pock allso to se if they will allow two persons to be inoculated with small pock without being inoculated with kine pock, The people being assembled the meeting organised John Davis Esq" was chosen mod- erator and on the question respecting property of the poor it was moved to choose a committe to make legal inquiries on the Subject, and Mr Francis Norton Thomas Dunham and John Davis Esquires were chosen Said committe


on the question respecting inoculation either by Kine, or Small pock was totally Negatived and the meeting disolved


Entered on record this thirtieth day of august in the year of our Lord 1808


WILLIAM ATHEARN


Town Clerk


commonwealth of Massachusetts


Tisbury ss


at a meeting Legally warned and held at the Meeting House in the Western parish in Tisbury on the Eleventh day of october according to venire from the clerk of the Supreeme Judicial court for the counties of Barnstable & Dukes County - and from the Clerk of the court of com- monpleas for Dukes county for Nov Term 1808 - the following persons were duly drawn from the boxes Vizt Silas Crowell, grand Juror, Su- preme Judicial court Timothy Merry Petit Juror, Supreme Judicial court


Joseph Allen William Cottle


Petit Jurors for court of common pleas to be holden at Edgartown Nov. 1808


Benjamin Reynolds Belcher Athearn


Entered on Record october 11th 1808


WILLIAM ATHEARN Town Clerk


Be it know and remembered that on the fifteenth day of october in the year of our Lord 1808 I was served with a notifycation in the fol- lowing words Vist


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These certifye that I the subscriber hath Left the congregational Society and have joined the Baptist Society in Tisbury


MATTHEW MANTOR


Tisbury october 15th 1808


attest WILLIAM ATHEARN Town Clerk


Tisbury ss. Be it known and remembered that on the fifteenth day of october in the year of our Lord 1808 was lodged in this office a notifyca- tion in the following words Vizt


These certifye that we the subscribers have left the Congregational Society in Tisbury and have joined the Baptist Society in sd Tisbury


Signed JEREMIAH MANTOR MATTHEW MANTOR JUNR


Sighed BENJN DAVIS


JOHN DAVIS committe


ABISHA SAMPSON Public Teacher


Tisbury october 15th 1808


Attest WILLIAM ATHEARN Town Clerk


Tisbury ss. Be it known and Remembered that on the seventh day of February in the year of our Lord 1809 was lodged in this office a notifycation in the following words Vizt we the Subscribers have left the congregational Society in Tisbury and have joined the Baptist Society in said Tisbury


Signed SAMUEL CROWELL JEREMIAH CROWELL


Signed BENJA DAVIS JOHN DAVIS comitte


ABISHA SAMPSON public Teacher


Tisbury february 7th 1809


Attest WILLIAM ATHEARN Town Clerk


Tisbury ss At a meeting legally warned and held at the Meeting House in Holmeshole in the Town of Tisbury on the first monday being the 3ª day of April in the year of our Lord eighteen Hundred and nine


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for the choice of Governor, Lieutenant governor and Senator & Coun- cellor the voters being assembled, the meeting duly organised they did proceed to give in their votes, which being sorted, counted, and declara- tion thereon being made there appeared as follows Vizt.


for the Hon. Levi Lincoln


71


for the Hon. Christopher Gove 58


for the Hon. Joseph B Varnum


for the Hon. Josiah Barker


for the Hon. Joseph B. Varnum for the Hon. David Cobb


1 1 70 54


for the Hon John Q. Adams


1


For Lieutenant governor


for the Hon Josiah Barker


1


for the Hon Walter Folger


1


For Walter Folger Junr 72


For Josiah Barker


50


1


For Matthew Mayhew


1


For Senator


For Joseph B Varnum


1


For David Cobb


2


all which Votes were Sealed up in open meeting and directed accord- ing to law


April 3d. 1809.


Attest WILLIAM ATHEARN Town Clerk


Tisbury ss Att a meeting legally warned & held according to law at the Meeting House in Homeshole in the Town of Tisbury on the first Monday in April (being the third day, in the year of our Lord eighteen Hundred and nine, for the choice of a County Treasurer the voters being assembled, the votes given in Sorted, counted there appeared as follows Vizt


For John Hancock 79 for county Treasurer


For Thomas Jernigan 29 $


all which votes being returned as agreable to law


Tisbury Apr 3ª 1809


Attest WILLIAM ATHEARN


Town Clerk


1 for governor


Tisbury ss At a meeting legally warned & held according to Law at the meeting House in Holmeshole in the Town of Tisbury on the third


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day of april in ye year of our Lord eighteen Hundred and nine for the choice of all such officers as Towns are required By law to chose in the month of March or april & to vote moneys for defraying town Debts and for report of Poor and Proceeded to Vote by the uplifted Hand


John Davis Esqr chosen Moderator


Elijah Hillman Town Clerk & sworn


Belcher Athearn


Jabez Smith Selectmen


Elijah Hillman


& over Sears of Poor


sworn by John Davis Esqr


John Hancock Town Treasurer


Wm Ferguson Constable & Collector


Wm Smith Collector for Holmes hole district Sworn


David Look


Samuel Look


surveyors Highways


Edmund Cottle


Jira Luce sworn


Surveyors Lumber


Benj Chase sworn


Peter Norton


John Davis


fence viewers


Timothy Chase


William Luce


Pound Keeper


Lot Luce sworn


Jonathan Manter


Hog Reaves


Isaac Luce


Martin Luce


William Downs Benj Trask


1 Sealer of Weights & Measures Inspector Glober Salts


Voted four Hundred dollars to pay town debts Voted five Hundred dollars for suport of the poor Voted the money for suport of the poor be assesed in seperate bills Voted to adjourn this meeting untill the first tusday in may @ 4 oclock A M


Attest ELIJAH HILLMAN Town Clerk


Appointed By the Selectmen


William Downs & Sworn as Sealer of weights & Measures also Sur- veyor of wood & Bark


apointed & Sworn Lathrop Merrey Surveyor of wood and Bark


April 27th 1809 Attest ELIJAH HILLMAN Town Clerk


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May 2d 1809


the Inhabitants of Tisbury met agreeable to adjournment William Downs was chosen as an assesor in stead of Elijah Hillman resigned Stephen Luce Town Constable in stead of Wm Ferguson & Sworn


Voted Elijah Hillman Jabez Smith be a committee to Examin Town acct


Belcher Athearn


Benjamin Allen Esqr apointed agt for the Town to Endavour to recover a fine paid by said Tisbury for neglect to raise School money for ye year 1809 Voted To raise the sum of one hundred and sixty dollars in adition to the above sum of four Hundred dollars to defray town debts


Voted the Selectmen Hire a house for the reception of the poor of said Town and provide for them by contract or otherwise in Such way and maner as shall be convenient with the Cituation of the Town and of Said Poor


Attest ELIJAH HILLMAN Town Clerk


Tisbury ss at a meeting Leagally warnd & held for the choice of Representitive to the General court on tusday the 2d day of may 1809 at one of the clock in the afternoon the votes were as follows


for Edmund Cottle 33


John Hancock 53 when the said Hancock was sworn


Tisbury ss at a meeting Leagally Warnd for the the Purpose of draw- ing Jurors on tusday 2d day may 1809 the following Jurors were drawn according to Law


Nath Clifford Shubal Weeks


Philip Luce


Grand an Travers Juriors for Dukes County at the County Court


James Weeks


Jacob Norton


Malicha Luce Prince Rodgers John Manchester Michael Daggett -


Travers Juriors for Trials at said court


Attest ELIJAH HILLMAN Town Clerk


May 2d 1809


Be it remembered that on the 17th day of July year 1809 Urial Coffin filed in a Certifycate in this office Purporting that he hath Joined the


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Baptist Society in the following words Viz We Abisha Sampson John Davis Benj Davis Certyfy that the said Urial Coffin doth frequently and usually attend with us at stated meetings for Religious Worship


Tisbury July 17th 1809


Attest ELIJAH HILLMAN Town Clerk


Agreable to the Laws of this Commonwealth By Virtue of a Petition of ten free Holders Inhabitants of Tisbury A meeting was Leagally warned and Held at the Meeting House in Holmeshole in Said Town on tusday Sept™ 26, 1809 Peter Norton Chosen Moderator


Viz Thos Dunham Elijah Hillman Sam11 Claghorn


a comittee to forme Sundrie resolutions re- specting the Banking System and report on tusday 30th at the time appointed for drawing Juriors


Rufus Spalding John Hancock A comittee with the over Seers of the poor of said Tisbury to examin the demands of said Town of Tisbury against this commonwealth and Petition the Legislature to discharge the sd de- mands at their next term in december to take any evidence or otherwise they may think necessary respecting said accounts meeting disolved.


Attes ELIJAH HILLMAN Town Clerk


Tisbury ss at a Meeting Leagally Warned the Inhabitants met at the meeting house in Holmes hole on tusday the 2d of Octobr 1809 An drew agreable to Venira from the Grand an Travis Jury Box Benj Athearn to serv at the supreme Court at Barnstable


Emanuel Joseph drawn as Travis Jurior for Barnstable


Attest ELIJAH HILLMAN Town Clerk


Tisbury Ocr, 28 1809


At a meeting Leagally warned the Inhabitants of Tisbury met & considered the Report of a committee Chosen to form Resolutions uppon the Banking System and Excepted the said report


Voted also the same be made publick by Printing in one of the Pub- lick news papers


Attest ELIJAH HILLMAN


Town Clerk


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At a meeting Notiefyed


agreable to Venira the following Persons were drawn out of the box for Petty Juriors to Serve in the county court of Pleas to be Holden at Edgartown on the 7 day Nov 1809


James Cottle Joseph Look


At a meeting of the Select men of the Town of Edgartown & Tisbury for the purpose of Runing the lines and running the marks between the said Towns when it was mutually agreed the lines run and renewed as follows (viz) Beginning at the steping stones at the head of the Legoone pond so called) and from thence runing North twenty seven Degrees West to a heep of Stones lying between two Oak studles on the south side of the Road that runs from Edgartown to Homeshole on the West side of the Harbour and to continue on the same Direction to Tashmoo spring so called being five hundred and forty Rods in the whole distance and from said Teshmoo spring due south by several heaps of Stones layed by the sides of the ways which the Said line Croses to a heap of stones Lying twenty one Rods to the westward of the House that lately Be- longed to Christopher Luce desd and to continue on the same south Course by heaps of stones layed by the sides of the ways and by marked Trees untill it comes to the Road that runs from Edgartown to Tisbury to a heep of stones on the North side of said road and four feet to the Eastward of a Remarkable Ant heap and from thence in asmuch as the Parties have not before them the Latest surveys or Grants of Ither of the said Towns it is agreed upon by them the line should continue from the described Bounds Easterly by the said Tisbury Road one hundred and sixty seven rods to where a pine tree formerly Stood which is the westerly Bounds of the first Division of the new purchase in the Town of Edgartown Oposite to a path Called Simon Newcombs Path where it leads in to the said Tisbury Road and from thence to Run Southerly to a place where the House of John Butler formerly Stood and to continue Southerly to the midle of Watcha neck


Entred on Record this 12 day dec 1809


DANIEL COFFIN ELIJAH STUART


BELCHER ATHERN JABEZ SMITH


1


Selectmen of Edgartown & Tisbury


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Town Tisbury met according to notifycation on monday the 12 day feby 1810


1st Chose a moderator Jabez Smith


2d took into consideration the demand of the Town of freeport for suport of William Draper which demand of 76$ 75 was sued for


3d Voted not to apoint an agent for defending the suit


4th Voted the town of Tisbury demand from Joseph Athern the money in His hands as Guardian to William Draper and pay the demand of the Town of Freeport for suport of said Draper


5 Meeting Disolved


ELIJAH HILLMAN Town Clck


Tisbury ss at a meeting duly notiefyed on monday 2d april 1810


Town met at the meeting House in the Western Parish John Davis was chosen moderator and the Votes Given in for County Treasurer were as follows Viz


for John Hancock 18 )for County Treasurer


Thomas Jernigan 37


E HILLMAN Town Clerk


John Cottle 3


Tisbury ss at the day & year above said


At a meeting duly Notiefyed the Inhabitants met at the metting House in the Western parish when the votes for Govr Liet Govr & Sen- ator were Given in as follows Viz


for Christopher Gove 47 - for Governor


for Elbridge Gerry 44


William Gray


44


for Liet Governor


David Cobb 46


Walter Folger Jr 44


Josiah Barker 15 for Senator


George Athern


14


All of which Votes were Sorted counted and declared in open town meeting & then Sealed according to Law


Tisbury april 2d 1810


Attest ELIJAH HILLMAN


Town Clerk


Tisbury ss At a meeting duly notiefyed the inhabitants met on mon- day 2d day of april 1810 at the meeting House in the Western Parish and proceeded to Vote by the uplifted hand for the following Persons


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John Davis Moderator


Elijah Hillman Town Clerk sworn


Ezekel Luce


Jabez Smith Select men assesors over Seers poor Elijah Hillman


Barnard Luce Town Constable


Thos Manchester Jr Collector


John Hancock Town Treasurer


Mathew Manter


Sam11 Look


Surveyors Highways sworn


Jira Luce


Wm Harding


sworn


James Foster


Surveyors Lumber


Tristram Weeks


sworn


Joseph Chase Samll Claghorn Wm Davis


sworn fence viewers sworn


Warren Luce


Robert Look


Hog Reeves


William Luce


Pound Keeper


Rufus Spalding


Elisha Luce


comittee for Inspection of Cow Pox Enocu- ulation


Lot Luce


Voted To Raise the sum of one Hundred Dollars to pay debts of the Town


Voted three Hundred Dollars for Support of Poor Voted three Hundred Dollars for Schools


Voted two Hundred Dollars for Repairs Highways but Reconsidered


Benjn Allen


Thos Butler Comitee to Examin Town Accts


Ezekel Luce Thomas Dunham Noah Waldron John Hancock Lot Luce Stephen Luce Jabez Smith


Scholl Comittees


The meeting then adjournd to the first monday in may next Attest ELIJAH HILLMAN Town Clerk


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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.


Town met aGrable to ye above adjournment John Davis morderator


Elijah Luce chosen Collector of Taxes for the western Parish in said Town then the following persons were chosen school comittee In adition to the above


Abijah Hammett


William Davis


John Cottle


Elisha Luce


1 School Comittee


Meeting then Disolved


May 7th 1810


At a meeting Legally Notifyed and warned for the purpose the fol- lowing persons were drawn out of the Boxes as Juriors for the court of Pleas to be holden at Edgartown


Peter Manter


Ezekel Luce


Grand an


James West


Travis Juriors


Joseph Chase


Shubal Dunham


William West


Benjn Lumbert


Traves Juriors


Shubal Luce


Abijah Gray


Attest


ELIJAH HILLMAN Town Clerk


Tisbury ss Be it Remembered that on the fourth day of august 1810 I was Served with a notifycation in the following words viz these are to certify that I the subscriber hath Left the congregational Society and have Joined the Baptist Society in Tisbury August 13, 1810


Signed SAMUEL CROWELL Attest ELIJAH HILLMAN Town Clerk


Tisbury ss at a meeting Legally warned and held on Sept 26 1810 in the western parish Rufus Spalding was Chosen Collector of taxes for the Eastern parish in said Town in Stead of Thos manchester who was chosen at the anual meeting in the 2d of April preceding Rufus Spalding Sworn as above collector taxes


Attest ELIJAH HILLMAN Town Clerk


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Tisbury ss at a meeting leagally warned and held at the western parish in Tisbury on Sept 26 1810 by vitue of Venira from the Clerk of the Superior court to be holden at Barnstable on the fourth Tusday of october next 1810 the following Persons were drawn from the Boxes


Viz Mayhew Norton from the Grand an Travis Jurior Box Mathew Luce from the Travers Jurior Box to Serve at said court


attest ELIJAH HILLMAN Town Clerk


Tisbury ss at a meeting Leagally warned and held at the meeting House in the western Parish on tuesday 23d of oct 1810


and drew the following persons to serve as Travers Jurors to serve at the Court of Please to be holden at Edgartown on the first Tusday of Nov next


Ebnr Jones Stephen New Hezekiah Reynolds Jira Luce


Attest ELIJAH HILLMAN


Town Clerk


Tisbury ss on tusday ocr 23 - 1810


The Inhabitants of Tisbury met at the western Parish in said Town by Virtue of notifycation according to Law


Ezekel Luce was Chosen moderator


Voted Rufus Spalding agent for the Town to defend the Suit com- inced by Benjamin Trask against Said Town


Also to Answer to an Inditement against Said for not keeping Pub- lick School also in any matter with Respect to the above wherein the said Town may Be Intrested




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