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460
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
At a legal meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury held at 1818 the Meeting House in the East Parish of Said Town on Monday th28 day of april - having been duly warned according to Law for the purpose of regulating the Jury Box it was
Voted that Thomas H Smith be Moderator
Voted that the list prepared be accepted as reported by the Select- men and their respective names be put into the Jury Box which was done in open town meeting
Voted that this be adjourned without day
Attest WH COTTLE Town Clerk
At a Legal meeting held in the Meeting House in the East Parish of Tisbury on Monday the 28 day of april 1828 duly warned for the pur- pose of drawing Jurors for to attend the Supreme Judicial Court at Barnstable for the County of Barnstable and Dukes County duly warned by George Dunham a Constable of the Town of Tisbury pursuant to a Vinire from the Clerk of Said Court and the following Persons were duly drawn Viz
Joseph Look Ju and was returned into the Box by a Vote of the Town on account of his supposed absence.
Shubal Luce to be Grand Juror
Eliakem Norton to be Traverse Juror
Attest WH COTTLE Town Clerk
To William Cottle Esqur Town Clerk of Tisbury we the Subscribers freeholders inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury do hereby Protest against the Vote that passed at the Town Meeting holden in Said Town on the Seventh day of april Instant relative to licensing Hovey Luce to Set Gates on the road between his Land and the Land of Jonathan Athearn and we further Say that Said Vote was unconstitutional and contrary to both common and Statute Law and that no town in its corporate capacity has A right to rase money for any purposes except those Set forth by the Legislature and we declare that the Said Vote has a tend- ancey to raise contentions in the Said Town and in the Religious Soci- eties that meet in the Same we therefore humbly. pray and request you to enter this our protest on the records of the Said Town and to read the Same at the adjournment of the Said meeting or to hand it to the Morderator for that purpose that the town may if the Inhabitants
461
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Should See Cause have oppertunity to reconsider the Said Vote which we desire may not continue a Stigma to us and to our offspring and a disgrace to the Town in all future generations we will not pay any ex- pence that may be assesed in consiquence of the Said illegal Vote nor any proportion of cost to the Town of Tisbury that may arise by reason of the Said Vote Tisbury april th15-1828 Signed
BENJAMIN ATHEARN SOLOMON ATHEARN
JAMES LOOK
JOHN
WN S VINCENT
WILLIARD LUCE
WILLIAM LAMBERT
ROBERT ATHEARN
JOHN P NORTON
JONATHAN ATHEARN JUR
SETH ALLEN
MOSES CROSBY
SHUBAL WEEKS
NOAH WALDRON
MATTHEW MERRY
PETER NORTON
HORATIO G NORTON
TIMOTHY CHASE
DAVID LOOK
ELIAKEM NORTON
JOSEPH ALLEN
MATTHEW LAMBERT
JAMES CLEVELAND
WILLIAM LOOK
JABEZ LUCE
SANDERSON MANTER
BENJAMIN ALLEN
MATTHEW MANTER BERNARD LUCE
MATTHEW MANTER JU
BELCHER ATHEARN RICHARD LUCE
JERIMIAH MANTER
JONATHAN LAMBERT
ELIJAH HILLMAN
ALEX NEWCOMBE
ROBERT LOOK
At a Legal Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury agre- able to a Notice of Jabez Luce one of the constables of the town of Tis- bury Pursuant to a Vinire from the clerk of the Court of Pleas to be holden at Edgartown dated april th8 1828 to draw five Men to Serve at Said Court as Grand Jurors and four Men to Serve at Said Court as Traverse Jurors all of good Moral Character the Inhabitants meet ac- cording to the above Notice on May th12 - 1828 at 1/2 past 12 o clock at the Meeting House in the west Parish of Said Tisbury and the following Persons were drawn to Serve as Jurors Viz
John Tilton
William Lambert
Trustram Weeks
Grand Jurors
Matthew Lambert Jonathan Luce Jur
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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Lathrop Merry Joseph Look Jur John Johnson Seth Daggett 7 Traverse Jurors
Attest WM. COTTLE Town Clerk
A a Legal Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury held at the Meeting House in the West Parish of Said Tisbury on Monday May th 12 at one o clock in the afternoon for the Choise of a Representa- tive to represent the Town of Tisbury in the Next General Court and it was Voted not to Send a Representative
attest WILLIAM COTTLE Town Clerk
Pursuant to the adjourned anual Town Meeting of april th7-1828 the Inhabitants meet at the Meeting House in the West Parish of Tisbury at 2 P M on May 12-1828 the Morderator Called the House to order and the following Votes were taken and passed in the affirmative Viz Voted Charles Smith, Alfred Norton & Abijah Hammett to be Surveyors of higways
Voted Elijah Hillman Thomas Dunham Jonathan Luce Ju Alfred Norton Trustram Luce
Health Committe
Voted Zackariah Smith
Benjamin Cleveland
Joseph Smith Lemuel Luce Tithingmen
Warren Lucas
Shubal Dunham George Athearn
Voted Charles Smith to be Prudential committe for the Holmes District
Voted that the Petition of Elijah Hillman and others respecting de- viding the Holmes Hole School district that the petitioners have leave to withdraw their petition
Voted to raise and asses on the Inhabitants of Said Town of Tisbury the Sum of three hundred dollars for the Support of Town Schools
Voted that there be raised and assesed on the Inhabitants of the
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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Town of Tisbury for the Support of the Poor and other Incidental charges of the Town one thousand Dollars
Voted that the article in the Warrant respecting Petetioning the Legislature to Send a committe to affix the line between Edgartown and Tisbury be indefinitely postponed
Voted that the Selectmen be a committe to treat with the Selectmen of Edgartown to affix a permanent Line between the Two Towns and to petition the general court for the Same purpose if nessesary
Voted that the Vote passed at the last anual Meeting on the Petition of the Selectmen and James Rogers and eighteen others to erect two Gates across the Town Road Petitioned for - be expunged from the Record
Voted that the thanks of the House be given to the Morderator for his patient and impartial conduct during the time that he has presided over the Meetings
Voted that Meeting be adjourned without day
attest WN COTTLE Town Clerk
At a Legal Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury quali- fied by the Laws & constitution of the commonwealth of Massachusetts at the Meeting House in the West Parish of Tisbury on Tuesday at 2 P M September th16 1828
Voted David Look to be Morderator
Voted John P Norton tendered his resignation as one of the Select- men and Assesors and the Town refused to except his resignation on taking the Vote it was negatived
Voted that thare be One Hundred Dollars assesed and raised on the Inhabitants of Sd Tisbury the ensueing year in addition to three Hundred allready Voted to be assesed for the Support and use of Town Schools
Voted that this meeting be adjourned without day
WH COTTLE Town Clerk
At A Legal Meeting held at the old Meeting House in the West Parish in Tisbury on the 20th September y 1828 for the Purpose of draw- ing Traverse Jurors for to Serve at the Court of pleas to be holden at Edgartown & for the County of Dukes County the following Persons were drawn to Serve as Traverse Jurors Viz Bartlet Allen. Elijah Luce Shubal Dunham Freeman Gray as pr returns of Jabez Luce clerk pro Tem
WH COTTLE Town Clerk
464
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
At A legal Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury held at the Meeting House in the West Parish of Sd Town on Monday No- vember th3 1828 being the first Monday of Said Month Pursuant to an act of the General court of the commonwealth of Massachusetts passed June 10 y 1828 directing the Manner of Voting for electors of President and Vice President of the United States the Meeting having been duly Notified & Warned & the following Persons were Voted for Viz
Hon Nathan Willis of Pittsfield Berkshire Nine Votes 9
David Henshaw Suffolk Nine do 9
" Thomas L Winthrop do Eight 8
Samuel Lathrop West Springfield Eight 8
Electors at Large
Electors for Suffolk District
John R Simpson Esqur of Boston Nine Votes 9
Hon Jesse Putnam do 8
eight
Electors for Essex South District
Coln Josiah Newhall of Linfield Nine
9
Hon Stephen White " Salem Eight 8.
Electors for Essex North District
John Russ Esqur of Menthuen Nine 9
Hon Bayley Bartlett of Haverill eight
8
Electors for Middlesex District
Hon William Austin of Charleston Nine
9
" Nathan Chandler Lexington Electors for Worcester South District
eight 8
Hon Jonas Sibley of Sutton Nine
9
Gen Jonathan Davis oxford Eight Electors for Worcester North District
8
William Willard Esqur of Lancaster Nine
9
Hon Silas Hollman of Boston Eight
8
Electors for Franklin District
John Dewry Esqur of Coleraine Nine
9
Colr Eliel Gilbert Greenfield eight
8
Electors for Hamden District
Gen Joseph M Forward of Southwick Nine
9
Hon Joshua Frost Springfield Electors for Berkshire District
Eight
8
Hon Phineas Allen of Pittsfield
Nine
9
Samuel Jones Esqur Stockbridge
Eight
8
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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Electors for Norfolk District
Hon Ebenezer Seaver of Roxbury Nine 9
Edward H Robins Milton Eight Electors for Plymouth District
8
Hon Peter H Peirce of Middlebourgh Nine 9
" Seth Sprauge Duxbury Electors for Bristol District
Eight 8
Elieu Daggett Jur Esqur of attlebourough Nine 9
Hon Oliver Starkweather of Pawtuckett Eight 8
Electors for Barnstable District
John P. Norton Esqur of Tisbury Nine 9
Hon Braddock Dimmick of Falmouth Eight S
Signed JOHN P NORTON
Selectmen men
MATTHEW LUMBERT of Tisbury
as pr returns of William Dunham clerk pro tem to the Town Clerk WH COTTLE Town Clerk of Tisbury
At A legal Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury duly qualified by the Laws and Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massa- chusetts to Vote for A Representative to the United States Congress at the Meeting House in the West Parish of S! Tisbury at 3 o clock on Monday November th3-1828 being the first Monday of Sd Month and the following Persons were Voted for Viz
Ichebod Norton Esqur thirteen Votes 13
Hon John Reed three do 3
As pr returns of Wm Dunham clerk pro Tem to the Town Clerk WM COTTLE Town Clerk
At A Legal Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury duly qualified by the constitution and Laws of the Commonwealth of Massa- chusetts to. Vote in Town affairs assembled at the Meeting House in the West Parish of Sª Tisbury on Monday the 3d day of November 1828 at 1/2 past 3 oclock in the afternoon pursuant to a Warrant from the Select- men the following Votes were passed in the affirmative Viz
Voted John P Norton to be Morderator
2ª article in the Warrant not acted on
3ª do liberty is given to retain Mooring Bouys and place them in Holmes Hole Harbour
466
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
4th article committe think probable they may cut Wood on the plains 5th article not acted on and adjourned to the annual Town Meeting - Meeting adjourned Sign Dieu as pr returns made to W! Cottle the Town Clerk by William Dunham Clerk Pro tem
At a legal Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury duly qualified by the laws and constitution of the commonwealth of Massa- chusetts for the Purposes Set forth in the Warrant Viz to Sell the Estate of Certain Ediots, and to prevent Seining in Holmes Hole Harbour Laugone Pound Chopoquonseett Pond and on the Shores of the Vine- yard Sound and to Petition the General Court for the Same & to ap- point John Fish Esqu and two other Gentlemen of Falmouth to run the lines between Tisbury and Edgartown and affix Permanent Bounds - Meet at the Meeting House in Holmes Hole on February the third at one oclock in the afternoon and the following were passed Viz
1st Voted Charles Smith to be Morderator
2ª Voted that it was inexpedent to act on the Idiots Land business
3d Voted to choose a committe to petition the General Court to pre- vent Seining as above expressed
4th Voted that the Selectmen be a Committe to petition the General court to appoint John Fish Esqur of Falmouth & two others of Fal- mouth to affix Permanent bounds between Tisbury and Edgartown
Voted that this Meeting be adjourned without day
WH COTTLE Town Clerk
At A Legal Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury duly Qualified by the laws and Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massa- chusetts to Vote for Governor Lieu tennant Governor Councilers & Senators held at the Meeting House in the East Parish of Sd Tisbury on Monday april th6 1829 at one o clock in the afternoon and the following Votes were Sorted counted & Sealed in open Town Meeting Viz
For Levi Lincoln for Governor thirty one Votes
" Marcus Morton do twenty one do
Thomas L Winthrop for Lieutenant Governor twenty three Votes
Nathan Willis for do
do Sixteen do
George Dunham do do
do one do
Marcus Morton do do
do
one do
Matthew Manter
do
do
one do
467
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
For Councilors and Senators
Howard Lathrop had four Votes
John P Norton do Thirty two do
John A Parker do Eight do
John Hancock do Twenty five do
Theodore G. Mayhew do twenty eight do
Echobed Norton do two do
Thomas Dunham do
one do
WN COTTLE Town Clerk -
At legal meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury duly qualified to Vote for County Treasurer held at the Meeting House in the East Parish of said Tisbury on the Sixth day of April 1829 at half past one P. M and the follows vote was taken - John P. Norton to be Mod- erator and the following Person were Voted for as Treasurer Viz
Matthew Manter Jun - Fifty three - Votes
William Jernigen - Ten - do
Peter Norton 3ª one
do
Thomas Dunham - one - do
George Athearn - Five
do
WN COTTLE Town Clerk
At a Legal Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury Quali- fied to Vote in Town affairs by the laws and constitution of the Com- monwealth of Massachusetts - assembled at the Meeting House in the East Parish of Tisbury on Monday the Sixth day of April 1829 at two O'clock P M - and the following Votes ware passed in the affirmative Viz
John P Norton was choose Moderator
William Cottle Town Clerk & sworn
Matthew Lambert
John P Norton
Selectmen and
Jonathan Luce Jr
assessors
Voted that the Town Treasurer have Eight dollars for his Services the ensueing year -
Voted that George Athearn be the Town Treasurer
Voted that the Number of Constables in the Town shall not exceed Four
.
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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
sworn
Voted that charles Smith be a constable the ensueing year
Voted “ John Holmes do do do
Voted Jabez Luce do do do sworn
Voted
Trustram Weeks do do do sworn
Voted that Collector of Taxes have two 27/g & Seven eighths per cent for his Services the ensueing year -
Voted that alfred Norton be the Collector of Taxes for the ensueing year - sworn
Voted that Seth Daggett and Elijah Hillman be a Committe to re- ceive the Books of the Town Treasurer and transfer them to George Athearn the present one choosen --
Voted that Thomas Dunham be a Special agent to defend a Sute for cutting wood on the plain Lands
Voted that Elijah Hillman be the General Town agent to posecute or defend any Sutes that may be brought against the Town the ensueing year except the above respecting the plain Lands
Voted that this meeting be adjourned to the first Monday of May next at 2 oclock P. M -
WH COTTLE Town Clerk
At a legal Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury held at the Meeting House in the East Parish of sd Tisbury on April 22 -1829 at 2 P M Persuant to a Notice of a Town Constable and his producing a Vinira from the Clerk of the Supreme Court of the County of Barnstable to draw one Suitable and of a good Moral character to Serve at Said Court as a Grand Juror and one of the like good Moral Character to attend Said Court on the first tuesday in May next as a Traverse Juror and the following Persons were drawn Viz
James Cleveland for a Grand Juror
Peter Norton Jur for a Traverse Juror
WH COTTLE & Town Clerk
At a legal Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury at the Meeting House in the East Parish of Said Tisbury on Monday the fourth day of May 1829 at one P M- duly Qualified for choosing Representa- + tives and for the purpose of choosing a Representative and the following. Persons were Voted for and John P. Norton was choosen - Viz
469
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
John P Norton thirty four Votes 34
Thomas Dunham - twenty four
24
Shubal Dunham - one
1
WH COTTLE Town Clerk
At a Legal Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury at the Meeting House in the East Parish of Sd Tisbury at 2 PM on May the fourth 1829 persuant to the adjourned Town Meeting of April th6-1829 - the Moderator being present and called the House to order and opened the Meeting and the following Votes were taken and passed in the affirm- ative Viz
Voted - Trustram Luce
Alfred Norton to be fence Viewers
Bernard Luce
Shubal Dunham
Trustram Luce
Jethro Hillman
Charles Look
Hovey Luce
Belcher Athearn
Field Drivers
Thomas Cathcart
Thomas H. Smith
John Cottle Abijah Athearn Benjamin Dexter to be a Constable
John Holmes
Thomas Bradley
Elijah Hillman Thomas Dunham
Health Committe
Henry P. Worth Thomas Dunham Daniel Fisher John P Norton
Central School Committe and all resigned
Richard Luce
John Cottle
Prudential
Belcher Athearn William Davis
School Committe.
William Andrews - James Cottle Trustram Weeks & John Lam- bert - Surveyors of Lumber,
Voted
Abijah Hammett Elijah Hillman
John Cottle
Daniel Fisher
Surveyors of High Ways
charles Look
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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Abijah Hammett Ira Dexter
John Cottle Jethro Hillman Thomas H. Smith Abijah Luce Charles West
Pound Keepers.
Voted Thomas Cathcart
William Andrews
Lemuel Luce
Hog Reeves
Joseph Smith
William Lambert
Freeman Norton Daniel T. Buffham
Thything Men
Voted that the Holmes Hole School District be devided into two School Districts agreable to a Petition of Seth Daggett and others
Voted Elijah Hillman Thomas Bradley John Holmes, William Downs & Benjamin Dexter be a committe to devide the Said Holmes Hole School Districts into two Districts
Benjamin Dexter to be the Prudential School committe for the North Holmes Hole Districts
Voted that the Sum of Eight Hundred and fifty Dollars be assessed and raised on the Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury for the Support of the Poor and Incidental charges for the ensueing Year --
Voted that the Sum of three Hundred dollars be assessed and raised on the Inhabitants for the Support of Town Schools -
Voted that the Sum of one Hundred dollars be assessed and raised on the Inhabitants of Tisbury in addition to the three Hundred Dollars for the Support of Town Schools
Voted that the Selectmen provide for the Maintainance of the Poor in Such Manner as they think will be for the Interest of the Town and Comfort of the Poor.
Voted that the Sum of one Hundred Dollars be assessed of the Inhab- itants and raised for the repairs of Highways -
Voted that this Meeting be adjourned Sine day
W" COTTLE, Town Clerk
At a Legal Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury held at the Meeting House in the East Parish of Said Tisbury on May th6 - 1829 at 1/2 past 12 oclock Persuant to a Notice of a Town Constable and two Venires from the Clerk of the Court of Pleas to be holden at Edgar- town on the third Monday of May Inst to draw five good and Lawful Men of good Moral character to Serve at Said Court as Grand Jurors
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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
and Four others of the Same good Qualifications in the Second Venira to Serve as Traverse Jurors and the following Persons were drawn Viz
William Furgerson William Downs Belcher Athearn Trustram Luce Charles Look
Grand Jurors
Peter Norton th3d
Nathan Smith
1 Traverse
David Look
Jurors
James Look
Attest W" COTTLE Town Clerk
At a Legal Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury held at the Meeting House in the East Parish of said Town on Wednesday May 13 -1829 Pursuant to a legal Warrant from the Selectmen for the purpose and the following Votes were passed in the affermative Viz
Voted - John P. Norton to be Morderator
Henry P Worth
Voted Thomas Dunham to be the Central School Committe
George Athearn
Voted - John Johnson to be the prudential School Committe for the South School District
Voted to except the report and doings of the Committe in dividing the Holmes Hole School District
Voted that Benjamin Dexter to the Prudential Committe for the North Holmes Hole School District
Voted that the Selectmen inquire whether Elizabeth Hazelton is chargeable to the Town of Tisbury and employ Council if Nessesary - Voted that this Meeting be adjourned Sine day
Attest WH COTTLE Town Clerk
Copy
Tisbury May th26 - 1829
To William Cottle Clerk for the Town aforesaid
we the undersigned request you to enter in the Town records the following Persons owning Real Estate in the North Shore District to wit - Lydia Chase, Roland Luce, Bartimus Luce James Roggers Ephriam Allen Thomas Cathcart Elisha Lambert Samuel Hancock Charles Smith,
472
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
John Smith Hipzebeth Luce Micaiel Daggett, Samuel Look Jerimiah Crowell, Jabez Lewis - the above named Persons are not residents in the District -
Signed - MATTHEW MERRY Assessors for the
JOHN COTTLE North Shore School Districts
To the Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury in Town Meeting as- sembled the undersigned having at a Meeting of Said Town held May 4th _ 1829 been chosen and elected a committe to Subdivide Holmes Hole or the Eastern School District into two Districts having attended their to beg leave to report that after duly considering the Matter they are led to conclude that deviding line between the two Districts Should be by Commencing at the Waters of Holmes Hole Harbour and thence. West five Rods South of the Dwelling House of Mrs. Mary Merry and to Continue Said West Course to Chappoquansett Pond and so report Said Division the District to the South of said deviding line to be called and known as Holmes Hole South School District and all to the North of Said line of Division to be known & called Holmes Hole North Dis- trict all which is Humbly Submitted by your most ob Servants
Signed
ELIJAH HILLMAN Wy DOWNS THOS BRADLEY JOHN HOLMES
A true Copy
attest Wy COTTLE Town Clerk
At a Legal meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury pur- suant to a Vinire from Cornelius Merchant Esqr. clerk of the Court of Pleas at Edgartown to draw four Men as Jurors to serve at Said Court in the last Monday of September Inst - Said having been duly warned by Jabez Luce one of the Constables for the Town of Tisbury and the following Persons Were drawn from the Boxe -
Viz
James Rogers John Cottle Pressbury Norton Ira Dexter
Traverse Jurors
Attest WN COTTLE Town Clerk
473
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
At a Legal Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury held at the Meeting House in the East Parish of Sd Town on Monday 21d Decbr 1829 pursuant to a Warrant from the Selectmen for the Purpose of choosing a Central School Committe and a prudential Committe for the East District and the following Votes passed in the affirmative Viz
Voted - Jonathan Luce Jur to be Morderator
Thomas Bradley to be one of the Central School Committe for the Town of Tisbury -
Voted to ammend the Warrant in the 3ª section to be altered So as to read - Holmes Hole South School District in Lieu of the Eastern District -
Voted that Lathrop Merry be the Prudential Committe for the Holmes Hole South School District in Lieu of Richard Luce Resigned
Voted that this Meeting Stand adjourned without Day -
WN COTTLE Town
Clerk
At Legal Meeting of Male Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury duly Qualified by the Constitution and Laws of the Commonwealth of Massa- chusetts pursuant to legal Notice Meet at the old Meeting House in the West Parish of Said Tisbury at one P M on Monday the fifth day of April 1830 for the purpose of Voting for Governor, Lieut Governor, Senators & Councillors and the following Votes were given in Viz
Excellency Livi Lincoln for Governor 45
Forty five Votes
Hon Marcus Morton - for Governor Thirty Six 36
For Lieut Hon Thomas L. Winthrop Forty four 44
Governor
Nathaniel Willis Esqr Thirty two -
For Senators
Hon Solomon Pratt, twenty eight 28
& Councillors
D' Jones Godfrey, twenty Eight 28
Levitt Thaxter Esqur - Fifty 50
Hon John A Parker twenty Eight - 28
" Howard Lathrop Forty one - 41
Elijah Inghram Thirty two - 32
Joseph Tripp - one - 1
Attest WH COTTLE
Town
Clerk
At a Legal Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury Quali- fied by the Constitution & laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
, to Vote in Town affairs assembled at the old Meeting House in the West Parish of Said Tisbury at 2 oclock in the afternoon and the following Votes were passed in the affermative Viz on Monday April 5th 1830
William Davis Esqr Morderator
William Cottle to be Town Clerk
Jonathan Luce
Arven Luce
Matthew Lambert
to be Selectmen overseers of the Poor & assessors
George Athearn to be Town Treasurer and to have eight dol- lars for his Services during the present year For County Treasurer the following Persons were Voted for Viz -
William Jernigen
twenty Votes 20
Matthew Merry
nine - 9
Matthew Manter Jur
Forty Seven -
47
Trustram Luce sworn
Jabez Luce sworn
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