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Attest ELIJAH HILLMAN Town Clerk
Tisburyss at a meeting Legally warnd and Held in the western par- ish in Tisbury on Novr 5th 1810 the following Votes were Given in for Representitive in the Congress of the united States as follows
for Isiah L Greene 9
Francis Roatch 4
attest ELIJAH HILLMAN Town Clerk
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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Tisbury January 30th - 1811
These may Certify that I have byn Served this day with a Certifycate in the following words that we Nathan Clifford Lot Rodgers William Ferguson Jacob Clifford Stephen Clifford & Thankful Clifford have left the Congregational Society and have Joined the Baptist Society also Ephraim Dunham Junr
attest ELIJAH HILLMAN Town Clerk
Tisbury feby 27 1812
These May Certify that this day I have bin Served with a certifycate in the following words We the subscriber do hear by certify that we have left the Congregational Society and have Joined the Baptist Soci- ety in Tisbury
Signd ROBERT RODGERS HENRY ATHEARN JOHN ATHEARN
Tisbury ss at a meeting leagally Held by the Inhabitants of said Town at the meeting House in Holmeshole on monday 1st of april 1811 at one p m
the Votes for County Treasurer were
for Thos Jernigan 17
for Thos Dunham 25 Sam !! Smith 1 John Hancock 1
at said meeting for County Register were for Sam Smith 56
At a meeting leagally Held by the Inhabitants at the time & place as above expressed for the Choise of Governor Lieut Gover & Senator were as follows
Viz for Elbridge Gerrey 35
Honb! Christopher Gove 8
Thos Dunham 1
Wm Gray 1
Christopher Gove 20
for Lut Governor
Wm Gray 38
Elbridge Gerry
1
Wm Philips 4
Wm Phillips Esqr 19
Honbl W™ Philips 5
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for Senator
Walter Folger Ju 34
Josiah Barker 26 Wal Fol Jr 2
At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of Tisbury on Monday april 1st 1811 Held at The meeting House in Holmes hole on said day at 3 p m Thomas Dunham moderator
Elijah Hillman Town Clerk
Ezekel Luce
Selectmen
Elijah Hillman
ass ovr Seers poor
Jabez Smith
John Hancock
Town Treasurer
Belcher Athearn
Constable
Lathrop Merrey
Constable
Shubal Dunham
Lot Luce
John Hancock
fence Viewers
Abijah Gray
John Cottle
Sam! Look
David Look
Surveyors Highways
Jabez Smith
Wm Downes
Jonathan Manter Jr
Noah Waldron
Jonathan Lumbert
School Comittee
Stephen Luce
Peter Norton
Malicha Luce
Jira Luce Wm Harding Benjn Chase & Shubal Luce Surveyor lumber Rufus Spalding Benjn Trask Inspectors Glober Salts
Wm Cottle Thos Dunham Joseph Dexter field Drivers Thos Dunham Sam" Claghorn Matw Luce Hog Reaves Mathew Manter John Cottle and Jabez Smith Hog Reaves Thos Manter Jessee Luce Wm Downs Tything men Hugh Kithcart Tything man
Voted Three Hundred Dollars for the Support of the Poor Three Hundred Dollars for Town Schools
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Benjn Allen Jethro Athearn Sam11 Claghorn Comittee to Examine Town accts
Then by Vote adjourned this meeting to Monday the 6 of may next at the meeting House in Holmeshole at 3 p m
Attest ELIJAH HILLMAN
Town Clerk
Agrable to adjournment the Inhabitants of Tisbury met at the time & Place
Voted William Luce pound keeper
Voted to Excuse Belcher Athern from Serving as comittee
Voted Jabes Luce chosen constable & Collector in Stead thierof & sworn
meeting then Disolved
ELIJAH HILLMAN Town Clerk
May 6 1811
at a meeting Legally notiefyed and held at the meeting House in Holmeshole for the purposes of Drawing Juriors the following persons were Drawn as Grand an Travers Juriors for the court of common pleas to be holden at Edgartown on the third tusday of may Inst
Benj Allen
John Hancock
Thomas Butler
Grand an Travers Juriors
Wm Worth
David Luce
Also at the time and place above named for travers Juriors at the above courts
Abijah Athern
Abisha Luce
As Travers Juriors
Freman Norton
Belcher Athearn 7
Attest ELIJAH HILLMAN
Town Clerk
At a meeting leagally Notiefyed and warned for Regulating Jurior Boxes the Select men presented the several Lists of Persons qualliefyed to serve as Juriors and the same being Voted
The Boxes were accordingly Regulated by the Select men
Attest ELIJAH HILLMAN
Town Clerk
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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury for the pur- pose of chooseing a Representitive on the six of may 1811 for to Repre- sent the said Town in General Court to be held at Boston on the last wensday in may
The votes were Given in as follows
John Hancock 44
John Davis 44 Joseph Daggett 1
which amounted to no choice
then proceeded to Vote a second time and after keeping the poll open for the space of one hour
the Votes were sorted counted and Declared as follows
for John Hancock Esqr 45
for John Davis Esqr 44 Abner Luce 1
which not being a choice then proceeded to ballot a third time the Votes given in being Sorted and counted and Declaration there of was made as follows
Vis for John Hancock Esqr 57 for John Davis Esqr 41 for Abner Luce 1
Mr John Hancock was accordingly declared chosen and Duly notifyed
Attest ELIJAH HILLMAN Town Clerk
Tisbury Sepr 23d 1811
At a meeting leagally Notiefyed the Inhabitants of Sd Town met when the following Persons were drawn by the selectmen of said Town from the Boxes to Serve for Juriors at Barnstable Court for Dukes County & Barnstable to be holden on the first Tusday of oct" next Jona- than Athern Grand An Traverse juriors Timothy Luce Travers Jurior ELIJAH HILLMAN
Town Clerk
At a meeting Legally warned the Inhabitants of Tisbury met at the meeting House in Holmes hole on Saturday the 28 of sepr 1811 Ezekel Luce moderator
Voted Rufes Spalding as agent for the Town of Tisbury to defend
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the suit cominced by Doc Benj Trask against said Town to be tryd at the Supream Court to be holden at Barnstable on tusday the first of October next
Attest ELIJAH HILLMAN
Town Clerk
Tisbury ocr 26 1811
At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury Agrable to Vinira from the Court of Pleas & Sessions to be holden at Edgartown on the first tusday in novr the following Persons were drawn to Serve on Traverse Juriors at Said Court
Nathan Smith Theadoreus Parsons
Bartlett Pease Timothy Chase Jr
Attest ELIJAH HILLMAN Town Clerk.
Be it remembered that on the 21 day of february 1812 I was served with a certifycate dated dec 9th 1811 in the following words viz the Subscribers do hearby certify that wee have left the Congrega- tional Society and Joined the Baptist Society in Tisbury JAMES CLEVELAND GEORGE MANTER
CLIFFORD DUNHAM MELATIAH NORTON
ABIGAIL DUNHAM ATHEARN MANTER
MARJORY LUCE
Attest ELIJAH HILLMAN. Town Clerk of Tisbury
Be it remembred that this day I was Served with a certifycate in the following words I the Subscriber do certify that I have left the Congre- gational Society and I have Joined the Baptist Society in Tisbury
Signed JAMES LUCE
Tisbury feby 26 1812
Be it remembered that the day of the date hearof I was served with a Sertificate in the following words I hearby certify that I have joined the Baptist Society in Tisbury
Febuary 28, 1812
Signed EPHRAIM HARDING attest ELIJAH HILLMAN Town Clerk
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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Be it remembered that the day of the date Hearof I was Served with A certifycate in the following words that I the Subscriber Do Certify that I have left the Congregational Society and Joined with the Baptist Society in Tisbury
Signd EPHRAIM DUNHAM Attest ELIJAH HILLMAN
Town Clerk
Tisbury feby 29th 1812
In the Western Parish
At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury duly Notie- fyed and warned said Inhabitants met for the choice of county Treasurer on monday the 6 of april 1812 one a clock John Hancock was Chosen Moderator by writen ballots and the Votes for County Treasurer
were for John Hancock 72
for Thos Jernigan 60
at a meeting duly Notiefyed and Warned the Inhabitants of Tisbury met in the western Parish on monday 6 april 1812 at 2 p m for the Choice of Gov Liet, Gov & Senator
when the Votes were Given in as follows viz
for Elbridge Gerrey as Gov 72
Govr
Wm King
70
Wm Philips 62
Lut Govr
Walter Folger
1
Josiah Barker 1
Walter Folger
71
for Senetor
Josiah Barker
57
at a meeting duly Notiefyed and warned the Inhabitants of Tisbury met at the western Parish on april 6th 1812 @ 4 pm when the following Persons were chosen as Town officers
Viz John Hancock morderator
Elijah Hillman Town Clerk sworn
Elijah Hillman sworn Selectmen & assesors & over Seers John Hancock sworn
James Cottle sworn Poor
do Caleb Strong do 64
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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Wm Davis Town Treasurer Sworn by J Davis Sworn Matthew Merrey Constable & collector of western Parish sworn Samuel Claghorn Constable & collector of Eastern Parish Sam" Look
David Look Jira Luce sworn
Surveyors Highways
W! Harding sworn
Wm Andrews sworn Trustram Weeks sworn
Surveyors Lumber
Samll Claghorn sworn Jonathan Lumbert John Cottle sworn
fence viewers
the selectmen were chosen a committee to take Into Consideration the demand of the Town of Tisbury against Benj Trasks to sue for the same or settle it in any other way as they may think most for the Towns Intrest meeting then adjourned to the second monday of may at 2 p m at the meeting house in the western Parish 1812
Attest ELIJAH HILLMAN Town Clerke
Be it remembered that a Certifycate Signed by Abisha Sampson- teacher and John & Benj Davis Comittee for the baptist Society in Tis- bury Declaring that Eddy Luce does fequently attend at stated Sea- sons the Religious Worship in their Society and dated April 6 1812 Attest ELIJAH HILLMAN Town Clerk
1812 On monday the 11 of May the Inhabitants of Tisbury Met at the Meeting House in the western Parish ageable to the above adjourn- ment and acted as follows Viz
Chose Obed Coffin Hog Reave sworn
John Cottle do Robert Look do
Chose Lot Luce Peter Norton committee to divide the Town into School Destricts
Ezekel Luce Wm Davis Wm Furguson
Voted the Sum of four Hundred Dollars for spport Poor
Voted three Hundred Dollars for Publick Schools
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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Chose Shubal Dunham
Wm Ferguson Peter Norton
John Hancock Noah Waldron James West
School Comittee
Chose Peter West comittee to Settle with John Hancock
Peter Norton Town Treasurer & Transfer the Books to Ezekel Luce Wm Davis Recently chosen Treasurer
Meeting then Disolved
Attest ELIJAH HILLMAN Town Clerk
On Monday may 11th 1812
Agreeble to Notiefycation the Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury met at the Meeting House in the western Parish in Said Town at 3 pm
when the votes for Representitives to Represent Said Town in the General Court of the Commonwealth to be Holden at Boston on the last wensday of said month were given in as follows Viz
for John Hancock 72 for Wm Worth 56
And the said Hancock was accordingly chosen
attest ELIJAH HILLMAN Town Clerk
Ageable to Notiefycation the Inhabitants of Tisbury Met at the meeting House in the western Parish on monday may the 11 at 4 p m and Drew from the Jurior Boxes the following Persons Viz
Thomas Cathcart Joseph Allen Sam" Look
Grand an Traverse Juriors to serve
Wm Davis Jethro Athern Freeman Gray Willard Luce
! - through the whole year
Lot Rogers Mayhew Look
Traverse Juriors
To serve at the court of common Please to be Holden at Edgartown on the 3d tusday of may which is the 19 Inst
attest ELIJAH HILLMAN Town Clerk
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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
On Monday the thirteenth day of July 1812
agreeable to notification met to gether at the meeting house in the western parish in Tisbury and did then and there pass the following votes Viz
first John Hancock was chosen Moderator of Said meeting
Second Ezekiel Luce chosen Town Clerk was sworn Ezekiel Luce was chosen Selectman in the room of Elijah Hillman who was former Select- man & Town clerk
3rd it put to vote wether the Town would authorise the Selectmen to appoint a watch the Vote negatived
then it was Voted the following persons Should be a Committee of Safty for Sª Town to act in behalf of Said Town as Circumstances and necessaty requires for the benefit & Security thereof the persons chosen were William Daggett William Down's Lot Luce Jeremiah Manter Edmund Cottle Jabez Smith Peter Norton Francis Norton John Cottle to act for the Safety of Sd town
5 Timothy Luce was
Voted to transfer the Town books and documents from Elijah Hill- man to Ezekiel Luce the present Town Clerk
it was voted at said meeting that the Selectmen should warn and hold the next town meeting where they Should think best
EZEKIEL LUCE Town Clerk
At a leagal meeting of the male inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury in Dukes County & Commonwealth of Massachusetts qualified as the law directs to vote for Representitive holden at Tisbury on monday the Second day of November A D 1812 for the purpose of giving in there Votes for one representitive in the first Southern Destrict to represent them in the Congress of the united States of america the whole number of Votes given in were sorted counted recorded and declaration thereof made as by law directed and were for the following persons Viz
for John Reed Esqr had 50 Vots for Representitive
for Isaiah Luccers Green Esqr 54 Vots for Representitive Novr 2 1812
Attest EZEKIEL LUCE Town Clerk
At a Leagal meeting of the male inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury in the County of Dukes County & Commonwealth of Massachusetts qualified by the constitution to Vote for Representitive holden on the
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twelvth day of Novr A D 1812 agreeable to a resolve of the general Court of said Commonwealth passed octr 22 1812 for the purpose of choosing four electors in the Southeren district of said Commonwealth for the election of president and Vice President of the United States the whole number of Votes given in were sorted counted Recorded and declaration thereof made as by Said resolve directed and were for the following persons for William Rotch Jr 79 Vots Elector William Heath 79 Joshua Thomas 79 David Scudder 79 Vots for elector John Adams 44 Nathaniel Morton Jr 44 John Davis 44 Joseph Barker 44
Attest EZEKIEL LUCE Town Clerk
At a leagal meeting duly warned & held at Tisbury Novr 12 1812 for the purpose of choosing a Collector for Collecting the tax made for Samuel Claghorn who was chosen at the annual meeting in april 1812 Said Claghorn being removed out of the Commonwealth and at said meeting John Hencock was chosen Moderator then Matthew Merry was excpted in the room and steed of Samuel Claghorn to fullfill said Claghorn
Collection by Vote of the Town
Tisbury Nov" 12 1812
Attest EZEKIEL LUCE Town Clerk
At a legal meeting duly warned & held at Tisbury In the Eastern Precinct at holmes hole the Thirtyeth Day of November 1812 the Free- holders & other Inhabitants being assembled for to act on the articles to Wit
1st to Chuse a moderator
2d to petition the Legislature of the United States to prohibit the Exportation of Corn and flour during the presant Scarsaty
3ª to petition the Said Legislature that the Nonimportation Act may be rigidly & strictly Enforced against England to prevent Silver & cold from going out of the United States and particularly out of the Town
Nov 30th 1812
Agreeable to Notification the Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury aforesaid convened at the time & place set forth In the Notification Town Clerk not present
Voted that Lot Luce preside as Moderator
Voted that Shubal Dunham to act as Clerk Pro Tem
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Voted Unanimously that the petison now read and presented to the meeting be Transmited to the Hon Isaiah L Green our Representative In Congress
Voted that Shubal Dunham be appointed to take the Same into a new draft and transmit the Same into a new draft and transmit the Same Shubal Dunham Clerk Protem
Entered may th 11th 1813
WH DAVIS T Clerk
Be it rembered that on the day of this date I was served with a cer- tificate in the following words we the Subscribers of the Sect called Bap- tist in the Town of Tisbury do hereby Certify that Matthew Merry & Tristram Week doth belong to Said Baptist Society and they attend with us in our Stated meetings for religous Worship
JOHN DAVIS
BENJ DAVIS Committee Clerk
WN DOWNS
Tisbury Febr 20 1813
Tisbury ss At a meeting duely Notified the Inhabitants met on Wednesday the twenty Fourth Day of march A D 1813 at the Meeting house In the Eastern Parish to Vote by ballot for the following Persons that is by Law required for Town officers
John Hancock Moderator
William Davis Town Clerk sworn
John Hancock
Theodothis Persons Selectmen sworn
Mathew Merry
William Davis Town Treasurer sworn
Sworn Presbury Norton Constable Town Excepted Peter Norton thereof in his Stead
John Holmes Constable in the Easton Parrish
Jirah Luce James Cottle
sworn Wm Harding Shubal Luce Survayors of Lumber Tristraim Weeks
Joseph Chase -
John Cottle
Fence Vewers
Lot Luce
Thomas Cathcart
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John Cottle
John Crosby Hog Reefs
Thomas Dunham
Wm Luce Pound keeper
Voted the Sum of Four hundred Dollars to Defray Town Exspences Samuel Look to Inspect Sheep marks when taken of by
Dr Silas West Inspector of Glob Salts
this meeting ajorn'd to the first monday of may next attest WN. DAVIS T Clerk
Met according to Ajournment
Voted that the Town Treasurer should Issue his warrant against the Delinquent constables after three months according to the returns of the Select mens. It Should be paid In Voted Two hundred Dollars be raised for Town Schools
N W S Freeman Gray
De Peter Norton Jr
School Committee
Noah Waldron
School Committee
First S De
Noah Walrond
School Committee
Abijah Hammett
Tisbury ss At a meeting legally Held by the Inhabitants of Said Town at the Meeting house in Holmes hole on monday the First Day of April 1813 For the chose of govner Lieut govner & Senator were as follows Viz
For Joseph B Varnum 72
For Caleb Strong
47 Govner
For Wm King 1
For Wm King
72
Do Wm Phillops
48 Lieut Govner
Do Walter Folger
1
For Senator Walter Folger Jr 71 Senators
Do Do Josiah Barker 48 S
At a meeting Legally Held by the Inhabitants at the time & place as above mentioned for the chose of county Treasurer
For Thomas Jernegen
45
County Treasurer
For John Hancock
68
attest WM. DAVIS T' Clerk
Abijah Hamett
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Tisbury ss
At a meeting Legally held for the Purpose of choosing a Represent- itive on Monday the 10th Day of May 1813 For to Represent the Said Town In the General Court to be held at Boston on the last Wednesday In May the Qustion was put to Vote whether to Send or not Send the Vote was not to Send
attest WM. DAVIS T Clerk
Tisbury ss at a meeting Legally Warned for the purpose of Drawing Jurors on monday the 10th Day of May 1813 the Following Persons were Drawn according to Law as Grand and travers Juriors for the Court of Common pleas to be holden at Edgartown on the third Tues- day of May next
Timothy Athearn r
Wm Pool Benjamin Ranols John Cottle
-
Grand travers Jurors
Jabez Luce Mathew Merry Jonathan Mantor Jr Isaac Luce Obed Coffin
travers Juriors
Attest WM DAVIS T. Clerk
Tisbury ss : Agreeable to the Law of this Commonwealth by Virtue of a petiton of Teen freeholders Inhabitants of Tisbury a meeting was warned on the 10th of May to held on 15th of Said month at the Meeting house at Holmes hole for the purpose of chosing a Represenative to represent the Said Town In the General Court to be held at Boston on the Last Wednesday In May the Inhabitants above mentioned met on Said day a motion was made and seconded to Disolve Said meeting and it was a Vote to Disolve Said Meeting
Attest WM DAVIS T Clerk
To the Honourable the Senate and House of Representative of the United States in Congress Assembled
Your Memorialist and petistioners Inhabitants of the town of Tisbury and County of Dukes County State of Massachusetts In legal town meeting assembled beg leave to state that your petitioners in conse-
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quence of the War with Great Britain are many of them destitute of employment by being deprived of their real Occupations and the pres- ent high price of bread considerably adds to their embarrasment while your petitioners are dayly obliged to give nearly double the Usual price of bread they see with infeighed Sorrow Vessels dayly carrying Bread stuff (under British Linners) out of the United States to the ports & Countries under the controul of the British Nation & their Armies In return we see the Manufactures of Great Britian filling our ports & Towns thereby aiding our enemies as well as drawing out pecious Metails (now so much wanted in our Country We the Inhabitants of Tisbury do petition the Legislator of our nation that the Exporation of Bread Stuffs may be prohibited during the present Scarsity and in imitation of our Forefathers of the Revolution do request that the Nonimportation Law may be strictly and rigidly enforced against Great Britain which will we believe alleviate many of our Citizens in the price of Bread and find Employment for our own Manufacturing Citizen to the Exclusion of the Manufactures of Enemies, and will also keep the Specia In our Country your Memmorialists beg leave further to Remark that no Nation (to our Knowledge) even become a great maratime power Untill they could manufacture for themselves no nation that ever admited British goods to be Imported amongst them without some restriction but what Expe- rienced a decline In their own Manufactories a scarcity of specia fre- quently a dismemberment of their Empire Wherefore your Memmoralist & petitioners for the reason before mentioned do request that the above petition if consistant with the national welfare may be carried into Effect - Your petitioners as in duty bound will ever pray
May 13th 1813
LOT LUCE moderator SHUBAL DUNHAM clerk
Recorded WM DAVIS Town Clerk
Be It Remembered that on the Day of this Date I was served with A Certificate In the Following words We the Subscribers Oliver Tilton Belcher Athearn Committee of the Congregation Union Society Do Certfy that Timothy Luce of Tisbury Doth belong to Said Society
Dated this 31st of May 1813
OLIVER TILTON
committee
BELCHER ATHEARN
WILLIAM DAVIS Town Clerk
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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Be it rememered that on the Day of this Date I was Served with a certificate In the following words We Certify that Stephen Luce of the Town of Tisbury Is a member of the Religious Society In the Town of Chilmark called the Congregation Union Society Dated this 1st Day of July A D 1813
attest WM. DAVIS Town Clerk ) TIMOTHY LUCE $ OLIVER TILTON Committee
Tisbury ss At a meeting leagally Held by the Inhabitants of Said Town at the Meeting house in holmes hole on monday the 26 Day of July A D 1813 For to Chuse an Agent to Defend a Suit brought by the Inhabitants of Edgartown For the Support of a negro woman as sot forth in the Decrelation of Said Writ
Vot John Hancock Moderator
Voted John Hancock to act as agent in behalf of the Town of Tis- bury to Defend sd Suit against the Inhabitants of Edgartown; the agent Is also Autherised by the Town to Appear by him Self or Atterney In any Court proper to try the Same and also to Settle It by Referance or by Compromising with the plantiff & to Imploy If thought Proper Some Person to Examin the law of this Commonwealth If thought Nes- sarary for the benifit of Said Town
Attest WILLIAM DAVIS
Town Clerk
Tisbury July 26 - A D 1813
Be It Remembered that on the Day of this Date I was Served with a certificate In the Following words We the Subscribers John Davis Ben- jamin Davis Committee Thomas Cathcart Clerk of Said Baptist Society in the town of Tisbury Do hereby Certify that James Cottle of Tisbury Doth belong to Said Society and has Contributed to the Suport of the Baptist Teachers Ever Since the year 1810 and that he when Able attends with us In our Stated Meetings for Religous Worship Dated Aug 23 -1813.
Entered October 3 - 1813 JOHN DAVIS
committee BENJAMIN DAVIS
WM DAVIS Town Clerk
THOMAS CATHCART Clerk
Tisbury October 13 - 1813
At a leagal meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury Agre- able to Venira from the Court of Pleas & Sessions to be holden at Ed-
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gartown on the First monday In November the following Persons were Drawn to Serve as Travers Juriors at said Court
Warren Luce Jethro Hilmon Peter Norton Presbury Norton
WILLIAM DAVIS Town Clerk
Tisbury ss at a leagal meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Tis- bury. Duly Warned and held at Holmes hole In Said Town on monday 14th of Febuary A D 1814 for the purpose of petitioning to Congress to have Imbargo Law molified so far as It respects this Island
1st Vot John Hancock Moderator
2d Vot that they petition Congress to molify sd Embargo Law
Vot Peter West Thomas Dunham & Seth Daggett as a Comittee to droy a petition. Meeting Ajorned one hour - the petition presented & Read thrue Voted Unanimously that the petition now read and pre- sented to the Meeting, be Transmited to the Hon John Reed our Repre- sentative in Congress Vot that the Town Clerk Transmit the Same to Hon. John Reed our Representative In Congress Voted that Peter West Edmund Cottle & Richard Luce be a Committee to Treat with the other Town In this County & present them with a Coppy of Said petition For their Consideration
Attest WILLIAM DAVIS Town Clerk
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