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Be it remembered that on the Day of the Date I was Served with a Certificate In the following words We Certify that Edmund Cottle Doth belong to the First Baptist Society In Tisbury and that he frequently attends with us at our Stated Meeting for Religious Worship
JOHN DAVIS committee
BENJAMIN DAVIS
THOMAS CATHCART Clerk
Tisbury Febr 22 - 1814
Attest W.M DAVIS T Clerk
To the Honourable the Senate and House of Representitives of the United States In Congress Assembled We the memorialists petitioners Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury County of Dukes County and Com- monwealth of Massachusetts on the Island of Marthas Vinyard aforesaid are In Consequence of the Embargo Law Restricted to the Vineyard
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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Sound Bays and Creeks their adjoining In consequence of which our Oil Salt wool and Other domestic Articles and Manufactures are cut off from their usual markit of New York & Connecticut their being no markit within our limmitts In Consequence of which wee your petitioners are Deprived of the Necessaries of life and Employment for our Fisherman and Small Craft wee the Inhabitants aforesaid do petition the legeslature of our Nation that the Embargo law may be so modified that wee can have a communication by water with the State of New York & Con- necticut so far as Relates to the Above Articles of Export and to bring back In return Bread Stuff and all the other Articles of Necessity for the use of our Families under such Restrictions and regulations As the Legeslature and presadant of the United States may In their Wisdom direct and your petitioners In Duty bound will Ever pray.
attest WILLIAM DAVIS Town Clerk
Voted, that the Town Clerk transmit the Same to John Reed Esq Our Represenative In Congress
attest W" DAVIS) Town Clerk
Tisbury ss. At a meeting legally Held by the Inhabitants of Said Town at the Meeting house in Tisbury - on monday the Fourth Day of April A D 1814 For the Chose of Govner and Lieut. Govrner and Sen- ator, and Votes for the Following Persons were given In Counted Sorted record & Decleration there of Mad Viz
For Samuel Dexter Esqr 88 for govner
For Caleb Strong Esqr 72 S
For William Gray Esqr 96
Lieut Govner
For William Phillops Esqr 72
For Walter Folger Jr 93
Senator
For Albert Gardner 71 5
attest WN DAVIS Clerk
Tisbury ss At a meeting Duly Notified and held at the time and place above mention for the Chose of Town Offerces, as the Law Directs Vot John Hancock Moderator Wm Davis Town Clerk Sworn
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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
John Hancock
Jirah Luce
Selectmen and Assessors Sworn
Mathew Merry
Wm Davis
Town Treasurer
Joseph Hamett
constables
Jeabez Smith
Richard Luce
Jonathan Luce
Survayors of highways
David Look Jirah Luce
Timothy Luce
Survayors of Lumber
Sworn Wm harding
Peter Norton
Samuel Look
John Cottle
Fence Viewers John Holmes hog
Malica Luce
Josep Allen
W2 Dunham John Crosby S Reeves
William Luce Pound keeper
John Hancock a Committee to Regulate the Jury Boxes;
George Athearn and also to make Sale of property belonging Ezekiel Luce ) to porpers of Said Town &c
Said Meeting Ajorned to the First Monday of May 1814 Town met agreeable to ajornment John Hancock Moderator
1 Voted Two $200. hundred Dollars For Town Schools
2 Voted Five $500. hundred Dollars to Defray Town Expences school Committes
Samuel Claghorn holmes hole
Peter Norton Jr N.W. D.
Lothrop Merry
Abijah Gray
Peter Norton North East Des John Hancock F South
they then Ajorned to the last monday of May at two of the clock Meet According to Ajornment, and Accepted Jabez Smith. In Stead of Joseph Hamett, Eastern Barish as Collector of taxes.
Attest W. DAVIS Town Clerk
Tisbury May 30ª 1814
At a meeting Legally held for the purpose of chosing a Represena- tive on Monday the 2th Day of May 1814 For to Represenate the Said
Jonathan Lumbert
Joseph Chase
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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
toun In the General Court to be held at Boston on the last Wednesday In May the Question was Put to Vote whether to Send or not Send, the Vote was not to Send
Attest WM DAVIS Town Clerk
Tisbury ss At a meeting legally warned for the purpose of Drawing Juriors on Monday the 2 Day of May 1814 the Following Persons Drawn According to law as Grand and traves Juriors For the Court of Common pleas to be holden at Edgartown on the Third Tuesday of May Next
Edmund Cottle
Wm Furgason Elijah Luce
Grand travis Juriors.
John Baxter
John Holmes
Ebenezer Jones
Peter Norton JE Abijah Gray Benjam Athearn 7
Travis Juriors
Attest WM DAVIS Town Clerk
Tisbury ss At A meeting leagally warn on 19th of September A D 1814 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 Joseph Hamett 2 Grand & Travis
Phllop Luce $ Travis Jurior
attest WM DAVIS Town Clerk
Tisbury ss At a meeting legaly warned & held at Holmes hole In Tisbury on the 7 Day of November 1814 the Following Votes were Given In for A Representative In the Congress of the United States; for the Barnstable District, to wit
For Joseph Dimock 27 twenty Seven
For John Reed 21 twenty-one
Tisbury November 7th 1814
Attest WM DAVIS Town Clerk
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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Tisbury ss. At a legal meeting of the Inhabitants of the town of Tis- bury Agreable to Venira from the Curcuit Court of Common Pleas to be holden At Edgartown on the Second Monday of November Next the Following persons were Drawn to Serve As travers Juriors at sd Court
Viz John Davis Jr
Zachariah Smith Timothy Athearn Lothrop Merry
Travers Juriors
Tisbury November 7th 1814
Attest WM DAVIS Town Clerk
At a legal Meeting held At the time & place Above Mentioned for the purpose of chusing A Selectman In the room of John Hancock Re- moved Secondly to Chuse a town Agent to answer to an Inditement Against our S'd Town found by the Grand Jurors of the County of Dukes County at last may term for not keeping the public road in lawful Repair that lead from lumberts Cove to Tisburys Meeting house and Also to Chuse an Agent In Behalf of Said town to answer to the Peti- tion of Abijah Hamett & Samuel Hancock In behalf of our Sd town Said Petitioners have petitioned that the public road that lead from Lamberts Cove to Tisbury be stopt'd by Gaits & Bars &c
Voted Peter West Moderator of Sd Meeting
Sec Vot; Barnid Luce Selectman In the Rom of John Hancock
Voted Peter Norton Agent, In Defence of Indictment
Voted Jeremiah Mantor Agent In Defence of having the public Road Stoped by Gaits and Bars
It was the Vote of the town not to have the way that Leads by Abi- jah Hametts Stoped by Gaits an Bars;
Tisbury november 7th 1814
attest WM DAVIS Town Clerk
Be It Rememered on the Day of the Date hereof I was Served with a Certificate In the following words We Certfy that Aaron Look & John Look of the Town of Tisbury Is members of the Religious Society In the Town of Chilmark Called the Congregation Union Society Dated this 10th Day of November A D 1814
NORTON BASSETT Committee
JEREMIAH PEASE
Attest WN DAVIS Town Clerk
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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Tisbury ss By Virtue of A Petition of Ten freeholders Inhabitants of Tisbury A meeting was warned to be holden on Monday the 12 Day of Deacember at 12 of the Clock In the western Meeting house to Act on the Following Articles Viz First to Chuse A Moderator 2ª to See what Measures the Town Shall Adopt. Respecting the poor of said Town
3ª to Chuse A Committee to Examen town accounts & to make Sale of property Belonging to paupers and to Act on others matters & things Proper to be Done at Said Meeting
First Voted Ezekial Luce Moderator
2d Voted John Gray & Elijah Hillman Assistant overseers
3ª Voted Francis Norton Elijah Hillman & Jeremiah Mantor, As Committee to Examin Town Accounts And Also to make Sale of prop- perty belonging to paupers of Said Town & make Returns of their Doings to the Next Anual Meeting
attest W# DAVIS Town Clerk
Tisbury Deacember 12th A D 1814
Be It rememered on the Day of the Date I was Sarved with a Cer- tificate In the following words We the Subscribers Committee of the Baptist Society Do Certify that Shubel Merry of Tisbury Doth belong to Said Society and that he Attends with us in our Stated Meetings for Religious Worship Dated October 17th 1814
JOHN DAVIS BENJAMIN DAVIS
Committee
Attest WN DAVIS Town Clerk
We Certify that James Rogges of the Town of Tisbury Is A Mem- ber of the Religious Society In the town of Chilmark Called the Con- gregtion Union Society Dated this 10th Day of November A D 1814 JEREMIAH PEASE NORTON BASSETT Committee
Entered this 15th Day of March A D 1815 Attest Wy DAVIS Town Clerke
Tisbury ss, At A legal meeting Duly Notified for the Purpose of Chusing All such Town Officers as are required by Law In the Eastern Parrish on monday the 20th of March A D 1815, And also to take Into Consideration the Expedience of Building a house to Accomadate the poor of Sd Town
First Voted by ballot Thomas Dunham Moderator
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2ª Wª Davis Town Clerk sworn
3ª Vot Abijah Hamett
Mathew Merry Selectmen & Over Sears of Poor Sworn Jirah Luce
4ª Vot Wm Davis Town Treasurer
5 Vot John Cottle Constable West parrish
Vot Prience Rogges Jonathan Luce & Lot Luce Jonathan Lumbert Serveyors of highway
Voted Tristram Weeks Jirah Luce Barzila Luce Do of Lumber
Vote Joseph Allen Shubal Dunham Malica Luce Abijah Athearn Fence Veyors
Voted Thomas Cathcart Thomas Mantor Lot Luce Zenus Dillingham Isaac Luce Josep Look Tythingman
Voted Zenas Dillingham Malica Luce Robert Look hog Reefs
Vot. W" Luce pound keeper
Vot to build a house for the Poor
Vot Ezekiel Luce Jonathan Lumbert Peter Norton Jr Wm Furgeson Peter Norton Jabez Smith, Thomas Mantor Warren Luce School Com- mittee, For the Several Districts
Vot Samuel Claghorn Committee on Accounts
J. Mantor
Vot that the Select men Insert In the Warrent a Committe & board of health to be Chosen at the Ajornment Meeting Ajorned to the first monday of april 2 O Cloch p m
attest Wm DAVIS Town Clerk
The town Meet According to Ajornment on monday the Third Day of April at 2 o clock pm and acted on the Following Artiles to Wit John Davis Moderator
1 Voted Five Hundred Dollars to Defray town Expences & Support the Poor of sd Town
2ª Vot Twoo hundred Dollars For Town Schools
3ª Reconsidered the vote to build a house for the Poor
4 Voted Elijah Hilman Francis Norton and Samuel Claghorn, A Committee to Sell the Property of Town paupers real or Personal by Deed or otherwise to the best Advantage of sd Town
5 Voted Peter Norton Shubal Dunham & Elijah Hilman a committee to Defend or commence all Sutes of Law whatever for or against Said town
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6 Voted Elijah Hilman Peter West George Athearn Esqr Wm Dag- gett & Shubal Dunham As a Bord of health & als to Call In a phisesian if Nessary Sd Meeting ajourned to 12th of Sd Month Wy DAVIS Clerk
Tisbury ss At A legal Meeting held by the Inhabitants of Said town at the Meeting house In holmes hole on Monday the third Day of April A D 1815 For the Chose of Govner Lieut Govner and Senator and Votes for the Following Persons were given In Counted Sorted Record and Declaration thereof Made Viz
Govner
Samuel Dexter Eighty Seven 87
39
For Caleb Strong Thirty nine 1 Wm Phillops two
2
Lieut Gov
W“ Gray. Eghty Six
86
For
W Phillops, Thirty Nine 39
1
Walter Folger Jr one Samuel Dexter one
1
Senator
For
Walter Folger Jr. Eighty three 83
Josiah Barker thirty Seven 37
Wm Gray one 1
Attes WM DAVIS Clerk
Tisbury ss At A meeting leagal holder on Monday the third Day of April A D 1815 Meeting house In holmes hole For the purpose of Giv- ing In their Votes for A County Treasurer Voted John Davis Esqr Moderator
Voted For County Treasurer
Thomas Jerngan Thirty one 31
John Hancock Sixty Four 64
Attest W" DAVIS Town Clerk
Meet According to Ajornment of our Annual meeting on whensday 12th of April 1815
Voted Francis Norton Moderator
2ª Vot John Cottle Constable & Collector
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3ª Vote James Cottle Collector of Taxes (sworn) Eastern Parrish
4 Vot Lot Luce, Isaac Luce, Zachariah Smith, Charles Look and Jer- emiah Mantor Tythingman) and Sworn
5 Voted Barnid Luce, Joseph Allen, Shubal Dunham Malica Luce Mathew Manter (Fence Vewers)
6 Oliver Crosby Whitten Manter Barnid Luce David Smith hog reefs
7 Vot Ezekiel Luce Jonathan Lumbert Peter Norton Jr W Fur- geson Peter Norton Jabez Smith Thomas Mantor Warren Luce Zacha- riah Smith School Comittees Said Meeting Ajorned to the first Monday of May Next at 2 of the Clock p m
attest WM DAVIS Town Clerk
Meet According to Ajorment of Our Annual Meeting on monday 1st of May A D 1815
Francis Norton Moderator
1ª Reconsidered the Vote of John Cottle as Constable
2ª Voted Malica Luce Constabe & Collector sworn
3ª Joseph Chase Fence Vewers sworn
on the day of the Date I was Served with a Certifacate in the fol- lowing word to Wit We Certify that John Crosby of the town of Tis- bury is a member of the Religous Society in the Town of Tisbury Called, Baptist, Febuary 22th 1816
JOHN DAVIS
BENJAMIN DAVIS Committe
Wy DAVIS Town Clerk
Tisbury ss. At A meeting leagal held for the purpose of Chusing A Repyesenative on Monday the 1 Day of May A D 1815. for to represent the Said Town In the General Court to be held at Boston on the last Wensday of May
After Due Consideration, the Vote was not to Send a Represenative the presant year
Attest WM DAVIS Town Clerk
Tisbury ss At a leagal Meeting of the Inhabitants of the town of Tis- bury held on Tuesday the 9th 1815 Agreable to Venira from the Curcuit Court of Common pleas to be holden at Edgartown on the third Monday of May A D 1815 the Following Persons wore Drawn According to law to Serve as Grand Jurers & Jurers on Trial Viz
1
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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Barzillia Luce Ezekiel Luce Tristraim Weeks
Grand Jurers
John Crosby
Jonathan Athearn Jr Prince Rogges
1
John Lumbert
Jurers on Trials
Zenus Dillingham
David Smith
Attest WM DAVIS Town Clerk
Tisbury ss : At a leagal Meeting of the Inhabitants of the town of Tisbury Holden in the Eastern parish on monday the 18th Day of Sep- tember A D 1815 for the purpose of Chusing A Select man. In the Sted of Mr Jirah Luce Resigned
First Voted Thomas Dunham Moderator
Second Voted Silas West Select man,
Attest W" DAVIS Town Clerk
Tisbury ss At a leagal Meeting warned & held on Monday 18th Day of September A D 1815 by Virtue of a Venira from the Clerk of the Supreme Court to be Holden at Barnstable on the Fourth Tuesday of this presant Month the Following persons were Drawn
Viz David Smith Jr ) Juror on Trials
Hovey Luce ) Grand & Traves Juror Attest WN. DAVIS Town Clerke
Tisbury ss At a leagal meeting warned & held on Thersday the 26th Day of October A D 1815 by Virtue of a Venira from the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas to be held at Edgartown on the Second monday of November Nex insuing, the Following Persons were Drawn to Serve as Jurors on Trials Viz
Jonathan Athearn
Wm Merry
Jurors on Trials
Wm Look
Shubal Luce
attest W DAVIS Town Clerk
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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Be it remembered that on the Day of the Date I was Served with a Certificate in the following words Viz We Certify that Noah Waldron of the town of Tisbury is a member of the Religous Society in the Town of Tisbury Called Baptist
JOHN DAVIS
Committee
BENJAMIN DAVIS
Tisbury Febr 25th 1816
Attest W. DAVIS Town Clerk
Be it remembered that on the Day of the Date I was Served with a Certifacate in the following words Viz We Certify that Warren Cleve- land of the town of Tisbury is a member of the Religous Society in the town of Tisbury called baptist Dated this 8th Day of March A D 1816 JOHN DAVIS BENJAMIN DAVIS Committee
Attest W" DAVIS Town Clerk
Tisbury ss At a leagal meeting of the Inhabitants of the town of Tisbury, Holden on Monday the 18 Day of March A D 1816 for the purpose of Chusing all Such Town Officers as is by Law Required 2ª to raise a Sum of Money to Support the poor and other Insidential Charges & also a Sum for public Schools for the Currant year & Chuse an Agent of the Town See Cause & otherwise some persons to hire a house for the poor of Sd Town
first Voted Jabez Luce Moderator of Sd Meeting
Voted W Davis Town Clerk sworn
Abijah Hammitt sworn Vote Matthew Merry Selectmen
Lothrop Merry sworn
Vot W! Davis Town Treasurer
Vot Abijah Athearn Constable
Vot Edmund Clowell Collector sworn Robert Look sworn Vot Jonathan Luce 2ª
Survayors of highways
Samuel Claghorn
Vot Tristraim Weeks
Timothy Luce Jr
Survayors of Lumber
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Vot Barnard Luce ) sworn
Sworn Malica Luce Fence Vewers
Lot Luce Sworn
John Crosby
Jonathan Mantor sworn
hog Reefs
Partlett Pease
Vot Wª Luce pound keeper sworn
Vot Elijah Hilman Shubal Dunham Wm Daggett Jeremiah Mantor George Athearn Health Committee
Voted, the Sum of Two Hundred and Seventy five $275 Dollars to pay Mr John Hancock and to be Assesed in a Seperate bill for his use
Votd the Sum of Eight Hundred Dollars to Defray $800 Town Ex- pencis & Support the poor of Sd Town $200 Votd the Sum of Two Hundred Dollars for public Schools 1275.
Vot. the Select men to hire a house for the poor of Sd Town
Said Meeting Ajorned to the first Monday of april at 3 oclock p m Attest WM DAVIS Town Clerk
On the Day of the Date I was Served with a Certificate In the fol- lowing words, We Certify that Benjamin Athearn of the Town of Tis- bury is a member of the Religous Society in the town of Tisbury Called Baptist
Dated this 22th Day of March A D 1816 JOHN DAVIS Committee
BENJAMIN DAVIS
Attest WN DAVIS Town Clerk
On the Day of the Date I was Served with a Certifacate in following words. We Certify that Benjamin Rogges of the Town of Tisbury is A member of the Religous Society in the Town of Tisbury Called Baptist JOHN DAVIS Committee
March 22th A D 1816
BENJAMIN DAVIS of Said Society
attest WILLIAM DAVIS Town Clerke
On the Day of the Date I was Served with a Certificate in the follow words We Certify that Francis Norton of the Town of Tisbury is a member of the Religous Society in the Town of Tisbury Called Baptist
Dated at Tisbury this 27th Day of March A D 1816
Signed JOHN DAVIS BENJAMIN DAVIS Committee
Attest WM DAVIS Town Clerk
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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Tisbury ss At a legal Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Tis- bury Holden in the western Parrish on Monday the first Day of april A D 1816 For the Chose of Govner Lieut Govner & Senator and Also County Regester & County Treasurer, Votes for the following persons : were Given In Counted Sorted Recorded & Decleration thereof Made Viz
For Govner Hon Samuel Dexter Sixty Three 63
Gen John Brooks Fifty Five 55
Lieut Gov Hon Wm King Sixty Five 65
Hon Wm Phillops Fifty Four Solomon Freeman Esqr Sixty-one
54
Senator Thaddeus Coffin Esqr Fifty-two
At the Chose of County Regestor & County Treasurer
Voted Jabez Luce Moderator in Said Chose & Vote were Givin In for the following persons Viz
County Reggester ) Samuel Smith Sixty Four 64
County Treasurer ) Thomas Jernegan 42 forty two Attest WN DAVIS Town Clerk
Tisbury ss Met According to our ajorment of our Anual Meeting (Moderator present) at 3 oclock p. M.
the town Accept of Wm Lumbert as Constable In the Room & Stead of Abijah Athearn Chose as Constable
Vote John Cottle Fence Vewers
Joseph Allen Sworn
John Gray Peter Norton
School Committee
Vot Elijah Hilman
E parish John Holmes School Committe
Voted Jonathan Lumbert
Barnid Luce School Committee
Thomas Butler
Vot Jabez Smith Matthew Merry School Committe
Voted Jeremiah Mantor & W. Davis Town Agents to Defend all Sutes at Law or Commence any Sutes in behalf of Said Town in any Court of Lay proper to Determine the Same
Voted Ezekiel Luce
Elijah Hilman Committee on Accounts
Thomas Dunham
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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Voted Timothy Luce Jr constable sworn Voted Jonathan Mantor Survayor of high ways Tisbury April 1th 1816
Attest WM DAVIS Town Cherk
On the Day of the Date I was Served with a Certifacate in the fol- lowing words. We Certify that Jonathan Look & Seth Look of the town of Tisbury Is members of the Religious Society in the town of Tisbury Called the Congregation Union Society Dated this 22th Day of April A D 1816
Signed TIMOTHY LUCE STEPHEN LUCE Committee
attest WM DAVIS Clerk
Tisbury ss At A leagal meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury holden on Monday the Thirteenth Day of May 1 O Clock P. M for the purpose of Chusing a Representative to Represent them at the General Court appointed to be holden at Boston on the last monday of May Voted Unamamous not to Send a Representive the Currant Year Attest W¥ DAVIS Town Clerk
Tisbury ss at a leagal meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury holden on Monday the 18th Day of May A D 1816 Agreeable to Venira from the Circuit Court of Common please to be holden at Edgar- town on the third Monday of May 1816 the following persons were Drawn According to Law to serve as Grand Jurors & Jurors on Trials Viz
A bijah Athern -
Mathew Luce
David Look
Grand Jurors
Freeman Gray
Benjamin Coffin Williard Luce
Jurors
Isaac Luce
on
Thomas Mantor
Trials
Timothy Chase Jr
Tisbury ss At A leagal Meeting of the Inhabitants Aforesaid warned of Monday the 23 Day of September A. D. 1816 by Virtue of a Venira
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from the Clerk of the Supreme Court to be holden at Barnstable on the fourth Tuesday of September Next And the following persons were Drawn Viz Wm Dunham Grand and Travis. W" Harding Travis Juror attest WM DAVIS Town Clerk
Tisbury ss At a legal meeting warned and held at Tisbury on Mon- day the 28 day of october for the following purposes 1ª to Chuse a Mod- erator 2ª to Lay before the town a List of Persons for their Inspection for Jurors at Barnstable & Edgarton whether the town will accept them or not 3ª to See what method the town will adopt Respecting Negro Pomps Support Whether the town will Chuse an Agent and prosi- cute the Estate of Samuel Cob or Received him as a town pauper
1ª Voted Jabez Luce Moderator
2ª Vote, The Sd List of Jurors Laid before the Town to be put in the Boxes
Tisbury ss at the Time above mentioned by Virtue of Vanira from the Clerk of our Circuit Court of Commonpleeas to be holden at Edgar- town on the Second Monday of November Next Insuing and the follow- ing persons were Drawn out of the box as the Law Directs Viz.
Jethro Hillman
Mathew Lumbert
Jonathan Lumbert
Travis Jurors on Trial
Peter Norton 3ª
Attest WM DAVIS Town Clerk
Tisbury ss At a legal meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury holden on monday the 4 of November 1816 for the purpose of Giving in their Votes for A Representative of the people of Said Com- monwealth in the first Southern District in the Congress of the United States, & Votes for the following persons were Given In Sorted Counted. & Decleration thereof made Viz
For Hon John Reed Eight 8
Hon Walter Folger Jr Eleven 11
Attest WM DAVIS Town Clerk
Tisbury ss At a legal meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Tis- bury holden on Monday the 27 Day of January A D 1817 for the pur- pose of Givin in there Votes for a Representative of the people of Sd Commonwealth in the Barnstable District in the Congress of the United
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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
States, & Votes for the following persons were Given In Sorted, Counted & Declaration thereof made Viz
For ? Hon. Thadeus Coffin Seven 7
Hon. Walter Folger Jr Five 5
Attest WM. DAVIS Town Clerk
Tisbury, ss. At a legal Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury Holden in the Eastern parish on Monday the 17 Day of March 1817 for the purpose of Chusing all Such Town Offerces As is by Law Required and to take into Consideration the Mode that Shall be for the Support of Negro Pomp and also to take the Vote of the town whether the town Meetings Shall be holden in the Eastern parrish Every year after this Date and Also to Rais a Som of Money to Defray town Ex- pences & public schools
1ª Voted John Davis Esqr Moderator
2ª Voted Wm Davis Town Clerk
3ª Voted Silas West Jabez Smith Select men
David Look
4ª Voted Wm Davis Town Treasurer
5ª Voted the Treasurer to Call up to Settlement all Delinquit Col- lectors
6ª Voted Richard Luce Constable sworn would not Accept
7ª Voted Jonathan Luce Jr Constable sworn & Collector E. p. 8ª Voted John Davis Jr Constable & Collector W. P. Jonathan Mantor Jr Voted Elijah Hillman Malachi Luce Survayers of high ways Jeremiah Mantor -
Voted Barzilia Luce Sworn Tristraim Weeks Wm Harding Malachi Luce Samuel Look Voted Lot Luce Abijah Hammett Francis Norton Abijah Gray
Survayers of Lumber
Fence Vewers
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Voted Jeremiah Mantor Malichi Luce Barzilia Luce Lot Luce
1 hog reeves
Voted Elijah Hillman Shubal Dunham George Athearn W" Daggett Peter West Peter Norton & Francis Norton a health Committee
the Vote was taken wheather to hold the Meetings in the Eastern parrish all the time or not and was not a Vote
Meeting Ajorned to the first monday in April at 3ª p m Attest WM. DAVIS Town Clerk
Meet According to Ajornment Moderator presant
1ª Voted & Reconsiderated John Davis Jr being Constable
2ª Voted John Crosby Constable & Collector, sworn Voted the Sum of Eight Hundred Dollars for Support of the poor
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