Records of the town of Tisbury, Mass. : beginning June 29, 1669, and ending May 16, 1864, Part 34

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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Voted the Sum of Two Hundred Dollars for town Schools


Vote the Select men to hire a house for the poor or not as they think propper


Voted Jeremiah Mantor Thomas Dunham & Peter Norton agents to Supreintend the planes (So Called) or Sile them


Voted James Cottle Selectman in Rom of Silas west sworn


Voted Peter Norton Thomas Dunham & Belcher Athearn Committee on Accounts & to Settle with the Town Treasuer and Report at the Representative Meeting


Voted Edmund Crowell John Holmes school Committee


Voted Malichi Luce Jabez Smith school Committee


Vote Jonathan Lumbert & Abijah Hammett Do


Voted Stephen Luce Freeman Gray school Committee


Voted the Sum of one hundred Dolars for Insidental Charges


Voted Wm Cottle Peter West Wm Downs Isaac Luce Jeremiah Man- tor David Look Abijah Gray and Malichi Luce Tythingman


Tisbury ss At a legal Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Tis- bury Qalified by the Constitution to Vote for Governor & Lieutenant Governor & Senator - Holden in the Eastern parrish of Sd Town on Monday the Seventh Day of April A D 1817 for the purpose of Givin in their Votes for Governor Lieut Governor Senator & County Treas- urer & Votes were Given in for the following persons Counted Sorted and Declaration Thereof made Viz


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Governor


For ) Henery Dearborn


Forty Three 43


John Brooks


Thirty Four 34


Lieut Governor


For William King Forty Two


42


William Phillips Jr


Thirty four


34


Senator


For ) Solomon Freeman


Forty Four


44


) Thaddeus Coffin


Thirty One


31


County Treasurer


For ) W“ Jernegan Jr Esqr 39 Votes


Attest W¥ DAVIS Town Clerk


Be it rememered that on the Day of the Date I was Served with a Certificate in Following words We the Subscribers Certify that Mayhew Norton Presbury Norton & Peter Norton Jr of the Town of Tisbury is Members of the Religious Society in the town of Tisbury Called Baptist JOHN DAVIS BENJAMIN DAVIS Committee


Attest WH DAVIS Town Clerk Tisbury April 20th 1817


Tisbury ss At a legal meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Tis- bury holden on Thursday the first Day of May A D 1817 In the East- ern parish for the purpose of Given in theire Votes for A Representative of the people of Said Commonwealth in the Congress of the United States of America; for the Barnstable District & Votes for the following per- sons were Given In Sorted Counted & Declaration there of Made Viz


Hon Walter Folger Jr Thirty Six 36


For Hon John Reed Twelve 12


Attest WM DAVIS Town Clerk


Tisbury ss At a legal meeting warned & hild in the Eastern parish on Thirsday the first Day of May 1817 to take the mind of the people whether they will send a representative to the General Court of this Commonwealth and the Vote was not to Send


Attest WM DAVIS Town Clerk Tisbury May 1st 1817


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Tisbury ss At a legal meeting of Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury holden on Monday the 5th Day of May A D 1817 Agreable to Venira from the Clerk of the Curcuit Court of Commonpleas to be holden at Edgartown on the third Monday of May A D 1817 the following per- sons were down out of the Box According to Law to Sirve as Grand & Travis Jerers


Viz Athern Mantor


Eddy Luce


Lot Luce


Grand Jurors


Jeremiah Mantor


Benjamin Raynold


Matthew Merry


Nathan Smith


Jurors on Trials


Jabez Luce


Edmund Crowell


Attest WM DAVIS Town Clerk


Tisbury ss At a legal Meeting of the Inhabitants of the town of Tis- bury holden on Wensday the 25 day of June in the Eastern parrish to Act on the following articles to wit


1ª to Chuse a Moderator 2ª to chuse a town agent to defend aney Suits at Law that may be pending against Sd town in respecting town paupers


3ª to See if the town will adopt some method to regulate the herring & other fisheries within Sd town 1ª Voted Thomas Duham Moderator 2ª Voted Thomas Dunham agent 3ª Voted a Committee to Draft a Mamorial to Lay befor our Legeslator respecting the herring fisherring ; Voted Thomas Dunham Thomas Butler & Jabez Smith a Committee to Draft a peetition & Lay it before the town Voted the Selectmen to prosecute any person that Obstruct the herring fishing by Saine other- wise.


Meeting ajorned to the 3 Monday of July at 4 of the Clock


Attest WM DAVIS Town Clerk


Tisbury ss. At a legal Meeting of the Inhabitants holden In the Eastern parish in Tisbury on the 25 Day of June 1817 at 3 oclock p m. to act on the following Articles Viz To chuse a Moderator 2ª T chuse a town agent to defend any suits at Law that are now or May be bending against Sd town in regard to maintaining town paupers 3ª to See if the


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town will adopt some method to regulate the herring & other fisheries within Sd town


1ª Voted Thomas Dunham Moderator


2ª Vote Thomas Dunham


Voted a committee to Draft A Mamoriel to Our Legislator respecting the herring fisheries Voted Thomas Dunham Thomas Butler & Jabez Smith a committee to draft a petition & Lay it before the Town Voted the Selectmen to prosecute Aney Person that Obstructs the herring fishing by Sane or otherwise this Meeting ajorned to the 3 Monday of July at 4 of the Clock p m.


Meet According to Ajornment the report of the Committee Accepted Voted that the Town Clerk Sind the report & papers to the Senater of the District to be by him Laid before the General Court at their next Session Meeting Ajorned to the first Monday in September at 3 p m Thomas Dunham Clerk pro tem July 21st 1817


WM DAVIS Town Clerk


Tisbury ss At A legal Meeting of the Inhabitants of the town of Tis- bury holden in the Eastern parish on the 21 Day of July A D 1817 to Chuse a Constable & Collector in the western parish in the stead of Mr John Crosby removed


Voted Freeman Gray Constable Meeting adjorned to the 24th Meet According to adjornment Voted Jabez Luce Constable in the Stead & room of Freeman Gray


WY DAVIS Town Clerk


Tisbury ss At a Leagal meeting of the Inhabitants of the town of Tisbury holden on the 10 Day of September 1817 in the Eastern parish 1ª to Chuse a Moderator 2ª to See if the town will choose an agent to defend a suit at law now depending between the town of Tisbury & John Hancock Esqr of Chilmark or point out Some other way to Settle the Same


Voted Wm Davis & Jeremiah Mantor Committee to Settle with Mr John Hancock & See what is Due him. Meeting Adjorned to the 24 of Sd month


Meet According to Adjornment & the Committee reported that the ballance Due from Sd town to John Hancock for All Accounts & money hired to be one Hundred & thirty four Dollars fifty Cents which Sum of


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Money the Sd Hancock refuses to Accept of, but Demands, Twenty Six Dollars more which Sum he has paid for a Law suit that has been com- menced for the Above Sum & the Expense of Sd writ & Service $4-50 cent more Voted that the Committee Settle with Mr John Hancock the Above Sum of one Hundred & thirty foure Dollars & fifty Cents & the Charges Above mentioned


Voted the Selectmen to Draft an Order on the town on Intrest to pay MI John Hancock his Demands


Sept 24th 1817


Attest Wy DAVIS Town Clerk


At a legal Meeting of the Inhabitants holden of the 24 of September of the town of Tisbury for the Chose of Jurors by Virtue of A Venira 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 Oliver Crosby Grand Juror & Thomas Cathcart Travis Juror September 24th 1817


Attest W¥ DAVIS Town Clerk


Tisbury ss At a legal Meeting of the Inhabitants of the town of Tis- bury by Virtue of Venira from the Clerk of Our circut of Common pleas to be holden at Edgartown on the Second Monday of November Next Insuing and the following persons were Drawn out of the box as the Law Directs Viz


William Lumbert


Joseph Allen


Travis Jurors on Trials


Timothy Luce Jr Whitten Mantor


the above Meeting was holden on the 19 of October A D 1817 attest WM DAVIS Town Clerk


At a legal Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury holden in the eastern parish 13th Day of Deacember 1817 for the purpose of Chusing a Constable & Collector in the place of Jonathan Luce Jr


Voted David Look Moderator


Voted the Meeting be Disolved without Day


Attest Decm 13th 1817


WM DAVIS Town Clerk


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At Leagal Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury for the purpose of Chus all such Officers as the Law reqired and also to raise a Sum of money for Town School & Support the poor & other Insitential Charges holden in the western parish on Monday the 23ª Day of March 1818 at 2 Oclock P. M


1ª Voted John Davis Esqr Moderator


2ª Votd W! Davis Town Clerk sworn


3ª Vote George Athearn Jabez Smith Selectmen


Elijah Hillman


Voted Peter Norton Bearned Luce


Elijah Hillman


overseers of Poor


Thomas Dunham John Davis Esqr


4ª Voted Jonathan Luce Jr Constable sworn


Nathan Smith Constable & Collector sworn


Vote John Cottle David Look Survayers of highways


Oliver Crosby


Voted Thomas Dunham Town Treasurer sworn Thomas Mantor Wª Cottle


Voted W Downs Clemant Vincent


tythingmen


Jabez Luce John Cottle


Voted


James West Elijah Hillman Shubal Dunham W Daggett George Athearn Wm Cottle


health Committee


Vote Bartlett Pease Lot Luce Jonathan Mantor Willard Luce ) hog reeifs


Vote Nathan Smith Lot Luce ) Survayer wood


Voted James Cottle Timothy Luce Jr & Shubal Luce Survay of Lumber


Voted Lot Luce Malachi Luce & Jonathan Lumbert | Fence Vewers Voted the Town Clerk to Sarch & take into poseston the town rec-


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ords, the Book now in posestion of the proprietors Clerk Viz George Athearn


Sd Meeting Ajorned to Monday 6th Day of April 1818 at 2 p m Met According to ajornment Moderator presant


Voted John Cottle Collector of Taxes ) would not Serve


Voted Elijah Hillman | Town Agent


Votd the Sum of Seven Hundred Dollars ) Support of the Poor


Voted the Sum of two Hundred Dollars | to pay Debts previous to 1818


Voted the Sum of one Hundred Dollars ( for Insidential Charges of sd Town


Voted to Assess the Money for the poor in a Seperate bill


Voted Jonathan Mantor Jr Timothy Luce Jr ( school Committee


Voted Abijah Hammitt David Look ( school Committee


Voted John Cottle Peter Norton ( school Committee


Voted Peter Norton Freeman Gray ( school Committee


Voted Elijah Hillman Peter Norton Belcher Athearn ) Committe to Settle with the Treasurer


Meeting Ajorned to the Representative Meeting in May 4th 1818 Meet according to ajornment George Athearn Esqr Moderator .


Vote Bartlet Pease Constable & Collector ajorn to 11th Instat


Met on the 11th In and Reconsidered the Vote of Bartlet Pease as Constable & Collector


Voted Peter norton Jr Constable & collector Meeting ajorned to 25th Int


· Met according to ajornment Jabez Luce Moderator & Voted. Wil- liard Luce in the rom & tead of Peter norton Jr as constable & collector for the currant year May 25 1818


WM DAVIS Town Clerk of Tisbury


Tisbury ss At a legal Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Tis- bury Qalified by the Constitution to Vote for Govner & Lieutenant Gov- ner & Senator of this Commonwealth Holden in the western parish of Sid Town on Monday the 6 Day of April A D 1818 for the purpose of Giving their Votes for Govner Lieut-Govner Senator & County Treasurer & Vote were Given in for the following persons Counted Sorted & Decleration thereof Made. Viz


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For Govner Hon. Benjamin W. Crowninshield 48


Hon John Brooks 32


For ~ Hon. Soloman Freeman 49


Senator Hon. Thaddues Coffin


32


Votes for County Treasurer John Davis Moderator were as follow


Viz for Wª Jernegan Esqr


44


Tisbury April 6th 1818 attest WM DAVIS ) Town Clerk


For Hon Thomas Kitteridge 48


Lieut Govner S Hon Wy Phillops


32


Tisbury April 6th 1818 attest. W. DAVIS Town Clerk


Tisbury ss At a legal Meeting warned & held in the western parish on Monday the fourth of May A D 1818 to Give in there Votes for a representative to the General Court of this commonwealth to be Con- vened at Boston on Wensday the twenty seventh of May | and the Vote was not to Send a representative


Attest Wª DAVIS Town Clerk


Tisbury May 4th 1818


N B Voted to pospone the papers on the herring fishery


Tisbury ss At A Legal Meeting of the Inhabitants of the town of Tis- bury holden on Monday the 4th Day of May A D 1818 Agreeable to Venira from the Clerk of the Circuit court of Common Pleas to be holden at Edgartown on the third Monday of May A D 1818 and the following Persons were Drawn Out of the Box according to Law to Serve as Grand & Travis Jurors Viz


Charles Look


Jacob Clifford


-


Seth Allen


Grand Jurors


Zachariah Smith


Joseph Look Jr Elijah Luce Benjamin Lumbert Abijah Hammett James Rogges


Travis Jurors on Trials


Tisbury May 4th 1818 WM. DAVIS Town Clerk


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On the Day of the Date I was Served with an Agreement in the fol- lowing words. Viz Know all men by these presance that we Elijah Athearn and Soloman Athearn are free and willing that our Sister Joice Allens. (Daughter Lucy allen) Should have a Support out of the Estate as she has had for these twenty years During her Natureal Life as wit- ness our hands this Nineteenth Day of June in the year of our Lord Eighteen Hundred & Seventeen


Witness


JOHN DAVIS


Signed by ELIJAH ATHEARN SOLOMAN ATHEARN


Attest W= DAVIS Town Clerk


Tisbury July 17th 1818


Tisbury ss At a legal meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Tis- bury holden on Monday, the 2 Day of November A D 1818 for the pur- pose of Giving in their Votes for a representative of the people of this Commonwealth for the Barnstable District in the Congress of the United States & Votes for the following persons were given in Sorted Counted & Declaration thereof Made Viz


For Hon John Reed Eight 8


Hon Walter Folger Jr Seven 7 attest WM DAVIS Town Clerk


Tisbury ss At a legal Meeting of the Inhabitants of the town of Tis- bury by Virtue of a Venira from the Clerk of Our Curcuit Court of Commonpleas to be holden at Edgartown on the Second Monday of November A D 1818 and the following persons were Drawn out of the box to Serve as Jurors on Trial as the Law Directs Viz


Prince Rogges 1 Jurors on Trials


Stephen Luce


Jabez Smith


Lothrop Merry


the above Meeting was holden on Monday the 2th of November A D 1818


Attest WM DAVIS Town Clerk


Tisbury ss Pursuant to a Petition of ten of the freeholders of Sd Town a meeting warned and held at the western Parish on Monday the 18th of January 1819 for the following purposes


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to Wit 1st to Chuse a moderator


2ª to Vote whether they will apropriate the Sum of two hun- dred Dollars of the money raised the presant year for the Sup- port of Publick schools as set forth in Said petion


Meet According to warrant & Voted Daid Look Moderator 2d Voted the Sum of Two Hundred Dollars to be apropriated for publick schools. Out of the Money that was raised for the towns use the presant year


Tisbury January 18th 1819


attest W" DAVIS Town Clerk


At a meeting Leagally Holden on Monday the 5 Day of April A D 1819 for the purpose of giving there Votes for a county Treasurer and Votes for the following Person were Givin in Counted Sorted & Declara- tion thereof made Viz


Votd Elijah Hillman Moderator


Votes for William Jernegan Esquire 20 for Treasurer


A D 1819 attest WM DAVIS Town Clerk


Tisbury ss At a leagal Meeting of the Inhabitants of the town of Tisbury Qalified by the Constitution to Vote for Governer Lieut. & Sen- ator of the Commonwealth Holden in the Eastern Paris of Sd town on Monday the 5 Day of April A D 1819 for the purpose of Givin there Votes for Governor Lieut Govenor & Senator & Votes were given in for the following persons Counted Sorted & Decleration thereof made Viz


Governour


For Hon. Benjamin W Crowinshield Sixty Seven 67


Hon. John Brooks Twenty Two 22


Lieutenant Governour


For Hon Benjamin Austen Sixty nine 69


Hon W Phillips nineteen 19


John Brooks one


1


Soloman Freeman two


2


Benjamin W Crowingshield


1


Senator


For Soloman Freeman Sixty Six 66


Thaddeus Coffin Eighteen. 18


Benjamin Austin One


1


John Books One


1


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Tisbury ss At a Legal Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury Holden in the Eastern parrish on Monday the 5 Day of April A D 1819 for the purpose of Chusing all Such Town officers as the Law Directs and Also to rase a Sum of Money for the Support of the poor of Sd Town and publick school and other Insitential Charges


1ª Voted Elijah Hillman Moderator


2ª Do Wm Davis Town Clerk sworn


3ª Voted sworn Wm Cottle


Jabez Smith Elijah Hillman sworn Jabez Luce sworn Bearned Luce


Selectmen & Assessors


Voted to allow the town Treasurer 12 pr Cent all moneys by him recd


Voted Thomas Dunham Town Treasurer | sworn


Voted Timothy Chase & John Cottle Constable & Collector of Tax


Voted Wm Duham ( sworn & Peter norton 3ª Constables


Voted Lot Luce Samuel Look Willard Luce & Prince Rogges Sur- vayer of highway


Voted James Cottle Timothy Luce Wm harding Tristram Weeks Shu- bal Luce | Survayers of Lumber


Voted Malachi Luce Jonathan Lumbert Nathan Smith Abijah Gray Charles Look Elijah Luce Fence viewers


Voted Richard Luce Thos Dunham Jonathan Manter Benjamin Dex- ter Jethro Hillman | hog reeves


Votd Wm Cottle Wm Downs Mathew Merry Jabez Smith Peter Norton Jr Freeman Gray school Committees X


Voted Seth Daggett Abijah Gray Elijah Hillman Zenus Dillingham Wm Downs James West Isaac Luce Zachariah Smith David Look Malachi X × × Luce Thomas Butler Thomas Cathcart Tything men


Voted Wm Cottle Elijah Hillman Shubal Dunham to Settle with the town Treasurer


Voted the Selectmen to post all Druncard who in their opinion are such : and those poeple who Sell Licuor Contra to Law; not to appro- bate such to have a Lisence


. Voted the Selectmen to have the Sole care of the poor of Said town


Voted the Sum of Eight Hundred Dollars to Support the poor of S'd Town and Insidential charges therof


Voted the Sum of Four Hundred Dollars for publick schools two


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Hundred to be apropiated for the year 1818 and two Hundred Dollars for the year 1819


Voted Elijah Hillman Town Agent to Defend all Sutes at Law now pending for or against Sd town


Meting ajorned to the 1d Tuesday of May Instant


Met according to ajornment Moderator Presant


1ª Voted Williard Luce & Abijah Hammett school Committe S. Dis


2 Do Joseph Chase Fence Vewer the present year


3 Do Williard Luce | Constable for the town of Tisbury the presant year


4 Do Charles Look Survayer of highways in the rom of Sam Look resigned


5ª Do to Accept Zenus Dillingham as Collector in the room & Stead of Timothy Chase, Chosen at the annual Meeting


6ª Do Shubal Dunham Seth Daggett & Wm Cottle Committe to Set- tle Town Acconts with the Selecmen of Sd town the year Last past & report to the first Ajornment


7ª Do the Selectmen to bind out all paupers that is Sold for one year by Indenture & to receive 50 cents a head for Each one


Meeting ajorned to the 6th of August


Acted at the Ajornment of the 6 of August


4th Voted to Raise the sum of two Hundred Dollars to Meet the de- mands of the Town of Livermore for the support and Maintainance of the aforesaid Jane Luce


bly Voted that the Meeting be ajorned to the first Monday in Sep- tember at 2 o'clock P. M


A true Record Attest JABEZ LUCE Clerk Pro. Tem


Tisbury 6th August 1819 Attest WM DAVIS Town Clerk


Met according to Ajornment Moderator presant Jabez Luce Clerk Protem


Voted that the Land set of to the town of Tisbury by Virtue of a Execution for the Supporting of a Child of Capt Henery Luce Late of Tisbury be Sold to the best Advantage for the town


Voted that Capt Elijah Hillman be an agent to sell the above men- tioned property and make good and sufficient warranttee Deed for the same


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Voted that Thomas Dunham Esq! Treasurer for the Town of Tisbury or his Successor in that office be impowered to hire the sum of two Hundred Dollars to pay the Demands of the town of Livermore for the maintainance of Jane Luce a Town pauper


Tisbury ss at a Leagal Meeting of the Inhabitants Holden at Holmes Hole Thursday 22th of april 1819 act on the following Articles Viz 1st to chuse a Moderator


2ª to act on the petition of 13 freeholders Viz to See if the Town will pass a Vote against Seining herring any where within the Distance of One & a half miles from the mouth of chopeqanset crick or river also to pas a Vote against Seining Herring in the pond that forms Sd crick or river on pain of Such fines and penalty as the Town Shall think proper and leagal & to adopt any other regulation 3d to See if the town will petition the Legislature of this commonwealth to pass an Act to regulate the herring fishery.


1ª Voted Wm Cottle Moderator


2 Voted that no person or persons shall shute a Sein at the mouth of Chopaquanset crick or within the Destance of one & half Miles of the mouth of Sd criek in order to catch herring


3ª Voted that no person or persons shall shute a Sein in Sd pond


4th Voted that any person or persons shuting a seine contry to the above regulations Shal forfit & pay a fine of Five Dollars for each ofence Voted Thomas Dunham agent to prosecute for fines and forfetuer


5ª Voted that no person catch any herring at Capaqanset crick from Saturday night at Sunset untill monday at Sun rise on fofiture of the above penalty


WH DAVIS Town Clerk


Tisbury ss At a Legal Town Meeting of the Inhabitants of Sd town for the purpose of chusing a representative to represent them at the Gen- eral Court Appointed to be convened and held at Boston on the Last Wednesday of May A D 1819 It was moved & Seconed whether to Send or not Send & the Vote was not to Send a representative the pres- ant year


the Above Meeting was Holden on Tuesday 4th Day of May 1819 in the Eastern parish


attest WM DAVIS Town Clerk


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Tisbury ss At a Legal Meeting warned & held in the Eastern parish on Tuesday the 4 Day of May A D 1819 at four of the Clock in the Afternoon to act on the following Articles Viz


1st to chuse A Moderator


2ª to act on the petition of Teen Freeholders praying that a Vote may be taken to petition the General Court to regulate the fisheries in the Town of Tisbury - Also to provide Some means by which the rec- ords of the town may be recovered out of the hands of Certain Indi- viduels by whom they are withheald from the use of Sd Town


1st Voted Wª Cottle Moderator of Sd Meting


2 moved & Seconded to petion the Legislature to pas an Act to regu- ulate the fisheries in Sd town but it was not a vote


3ª Voted that W" Davis Town Clerk demand and if nessary prose- cute any Individal or individals for the recovery of the town Books and records; that may withhold then & at the Expence of the town


Tisbury May 4th 1819


Attest WM DAVIS Town Clerk


1


Tisbury ss At A legal Meeting of the Inhabitants of Sd Town holden on Wednesday 5th of may 1819 By Virtue of a Venira from the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Commonpleas to be held at Edgartown on the 3 monday of may 1819 for five Good & Lawful men to Serve as Grand Jurors & four of Like Quality to Serve as Travis Jurors of Trials at Sd Court and the following Persons were drawn out of the Box as the Law Directs


Viz Seth Daggett Bernard Luce


Robert Mantor


Grand Jurors


Jonathan Athearn Jr Malachi Luce Bartlet Pease


Travis Jurors on Trial Tisbury May 5th A D 1819


Thomas Butler Phillip Luce Lot Look - attest WM DAVIS Town Clerk


Meet according to ajornment Moderator presant


1ª Voted the Committe a further time to report their Doings on Set- tlement with the select Mem for the year 1818


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2ª Voted the Town Orders Dated prior to the 10th Day of May 1819 be presented to the Treasurer & a note Given for them in behalf of the Town payable on Demand with intrist redeamable in one year from Date


3 ly that the Town Treasurer Notify Holders of Town Orders re- questing them to bring them in within 30 Days from such Notice & that no order be funded after such Notice by the Treasurer


4ly that the Treasurer report the amount of orders funded according to the Above Statement at the first town Meeting


bly Voted that the Selectmen not to Allow any Intrest on Town Orders the present year


Meeting ajorned to the 3 wensday Instant


September 6th 1819 WM DAVIS Town Clerk


Meet according to ajornment and ajourned without Day. WM DAVIS Town Clerk


Tisbury ss At a Legal Meeting of the town of Tisbury holden of Whensday the 22 Day of September 1819 by Virtue of a Venira from the Clerk of the Supreme Court for Barnstable and Dukes County to be holden on the first Tuesday of October Next and the following Per- sons were Drawn out of the Box according to Sd Venira to Wit Hovey Luce Grand Juror and William Look Travers Juror WM DAVIS Town Clerk of Sd Town


Tisbury ss At a legal meeting of the town of Tisbury holden on Whensday the 27 Day of October 1819 by Virtue of a Venira from the Clerck of the Circuit Court of Common Plees to be holden at Edgar- town on the 2ª monday of November Instant and the following persons were Drawn out of the Box to Serve at Court as Travis Jurors on Trials


Jonathan Tilton


Richard Luce


Jurors on Trials


Timothy Chase


Abijah Athearn


Tisbury October 27 A D 1819 WE DAVIS Town Clerk


Tisbury ss At a Leagal Meeting of the Inhabitants of the town of Tis- bury by Virtue of a petition of Eleven freeholders holden at the Meeting house in Holmes Hole on Saturday the 29 of January 1820 at one o.clock in the afternoon to act on the following articles Viz




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