Records of the town of Tisbury, Mass. : beginning June 29, 1669, and ending May 16, 1864, Part 40

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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to be Constables


Eliakem Norton sworn


Elijah Hillman


Charles Look


John Cottle


Abijah Hammett


Surveyors of Highways


James D Peaks


William Andrews


Surveyors of


Trustram Weeks John Lambert


Lumber


Bernard Luce


William Lambert


Fence


Samuel Thompson Trustram Luce


Viewers


George Athearn


Charles West


Central School


Thomas Bradley


Committe


Prudential School Committe Matthew Merry, for the North Shore District


Prudential Committe James Cleveland for the N W District


Prudential School Committe Lathrop Merry for the South Holmes Hole District


Prudential School Committe for the North Holmes Hole School Dis- trict - John Holmes


Prudential Committe for the South & S, E, District Sanford. W. Vincent


Voted that this Meeting adjourned to the first Monday in May next at one oclock in the afternoon -


WH COTTLE & Town Clerk


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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.


Pursuant to a Vinire from the Clerk of the Supreme Court for the County of Barnstable & Dukes County directed to one of the Constables of the Town of Tisbury to Notify the Inhabitants of the Town of Tis- bury in particular the Selectmen & Town Clerk - which Notice was duly given by Eliakem Norton one of the Town Constables according to law - and the Town Meet at the Meeting House in the East Parish of Sª Tisbury at 2 PM on april the 22- 1830 and Jonathan Athearn Junior was drawn to serve at S. Supreme Court as a grand Juror and Abijah Hammett was drawn to Serve as a Traverse Juror at Said Su- preme Court next to be holden in the County of Barnstable


Attest


WH COTTLE & Town Clerk


At a Legal Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury for the Purpose of regulating the Jury Box agreable to a Warrant from the Selectmen for that Purpose - agreable to the Constitution & Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and also one other article in Said Warrant pursuant to a petition of Elijah Hillman & others to take a vote to request the Selectmen of said Tisbury not to approbate any Person or Persons as retailors of ardent Spirits the year ensueing - and the following Votes were passed in the affirmatife


Viz


Voted William Davis - to be Morderator


Voted to except the list prepared by the Selectmen to be put into the Jury Box as Jurrors -


Voted to amend the Town Meeting Warrant So as to read - to see if the Town will Direct the Selectmen not to approbate any Person or Persons as retailors of ardent Spirits the year ensueing agreable to the Petition of Elijah Hillman and others -


Voted - that the Selectmen are directed not to approbate any Licensed retailors of ardent Spirits the ensueing Year - and the Meet- ing Adjourned without day -


Attest WH COTTLE & Town Clerk


Pursuant to Vinires from Cornelius Merchant Esqur Clerk of the Court of Pleas to be holden at Edgartown on the third Monday of May Inst to draw five good and Lawful Men as grand Jurors & four good and Lawful Men to Serve at Said Court as Traverse Jurors to meet at Said


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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.


Court on tuesday after the Said third Monday - after due Notice by Jabez Luce one of the Constables of Said Tisbury - for that Purpose the following Persons were drawn to Serve as Jurors Viz


Bartlett Pease Jur Edmund Luce as


Willard Luce Alfred Norton & Matthew Merry


Grand Jurors


William S. Vincent


William Look


Abijah Luce


Freeman Norton


Traverse Jurors


At a Legal Meeting held at the old Meeting House in the West Parish of Tisbury having been duly warned as the Constitution and Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts requires for the Choise of a Representative to represent the Said Town of Tisbury in the Next General Court to be holden the Inhabitants assembled and gave in their Votes for a Representative - and David Look was chosen


attest WH COTTLE Town Clerk


Pursuant to the adjourned Town Meeting of april 5th 1830 - to May 3d 1830 the Meeting was opened by the Morderator and the following Votes passed in the affirmative Viz


Voted that Charles Look be excused from Serving as one of the Sur- veyers of Highways


Voted that George Athearn be excused from Serving as one of the Central School Committe and that Charles G Athearn be one of the cen- tral School Committe in his Stead


Voted that one Thousand Dollars be assessed & raised on the Inhab- itants of the Town for the Support of the Poor and Incidental charges the ensueing year


Voted that Four Hundred Dollars be raised and assessed on the In- habitants of Said Town for the Support of Town Schools the ensueing year


Voted the article in the Warrant the Cattles going at large be defi- nitely postponed


Voted respecting the Survey of the Town that the Selectmen act their pleasure


Voted - that Matthew Merry be Collector of Taxes the ensueing year and to have three pr Cent on the Amount of Taxes for his Services in Collecting the Same


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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.


Voted that Trustram Luce Abijah Luce John Holmes Jethro Hill- man, William Pool, Richard Luce, Nathan Smith, Ira Dexter, Bernard Luce, Hovey Luce John Hammett, George Cleveland, Thomas Waldron & James Look be Field Drivers the ensueing year


Voted Henry P. Worth, Thomas Bradley, Elijah Hillman, Thomas H. Smith & Thomas Dunham be the Health Committe the ensueing year


Voted Thomas Bradley and John Cottle be a committe to Settle with the late Selectmen and Town Treasurer and report at the next Town Meeting


Voted that Ira Dexter and Abijah Hammett be Pound Keepers the ensueing year


Voted that Elijah Hillman, Bartlett Allen William S. Vincent, David Manter to be Tithing Men


Voted that Hiram Chase, Nathan Smith and Jethro Hillman & David Look be Hog Reeves the ensueing year - .


Voted that this meeting be adjourned without Day -


Attest - WILLIAM COTTLE & Town Clerk


Pursuant to a Vinire from the Clerk of the Supreme Court for the County of Barnstable & Dukes County dated at Barnstable the 12th day of May 1830 directed to one of the constable of the Town of Tisbury to Notify the Inhabitants of Sd Tisbury to meet and in Particular the Town Clerk & Selectmen for the purpose of drawing one Juror to Serve at Said Supreme Court to be holden at Said Barnstable June the thirtieth 1830 - and the Inhabitants of Said Tisbury by due Notice being given according to Law by Eliakem Norton one of the Town Constables meet at the Meeting House in the East Parish of Said Tisbury on June th14- 1830 at 2 P M and Robert Athearn was drawn a Juror to Serve at Said Court


attest WH COTTLE Town Clerk


Pursuant to a Vinire from the Clerk of the court of Pleas for the county of Dukes County to one of the constables of the Town of Tisbury to Notify the Inhabitants of S! Tisbury to meet for the purpose of draw- ing four good & lawful Men to Serve as traverse Jurors at the court of Pleas to be holden at Edgartown in Said county on the last Monday of September 1830 after due Notice being given by Jabez Luce Constable the Inhabitants at the Meeting House in West Tisbury at three oclock


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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS


in the afternoon on September 13 - 1830 and the following persons were drawn from the Jury box to Serve as Jurors at Sd Court Viz Thomas Bradley


Thomas Robinson


Daniel Manter


Timothy Pease Jr WY COTTLE Toun Clerk


The whole number of children (Males under twenty one year of age and Females under Eighteen year of age) in August 1830 as pr returns of the differant School Committes were Five hundred & Fifty three (553) Holmes Hole South District Children 228


do - North do do 70


North Shore do do 78


North West excluding Mr Belcher Athearn


84


South & S. E including Mr Belcher Athearn 93


553


At the Anual Meeting of the Voters of the Town of Tisbury on May 3 1830 it was Voted that thare Should be raissed and assessed on the In- habitants of Sª Town Four Hundred dollars for the Support of Town Schools the ensueing year


Proportioned pursuant to the number of children in the Several School Districts as follows Viz


Holmes Hole South District


164-91}


do North do


50-63


North Shore + do


56-38


North West do


60-753


South & S East do


67-32


400=00


At a legal meeting held in the congregational Meeting house in the west parish of Tisbury having ben duly warnd as the Constitution & laws of the commonwealth of Massichusetts Requier for the choise of a Repre- sentative to the Congress of the United States for the District of Barn- stable to Represent Sª County in the next Congress of the United States The Inhabitance assembled & Gave in their votes for a Representative as follows, for Barker Burnell five for John Reed Nine


Attest WM MANTOR JR Town Clerk Pro Tem


479


TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.


At a lega Meeting held at the Meeting house in the west Parish of Tisbury on the twenty Second day of November 1830 at one a clock P. M. The Inhabitance of Sª Town being assembled at the time & place apointed agreable to the warrant Jonathan Luce Jur. chairman of the Select men proseeded to open the Meeting in manner & form, the votes being Cald for moderator George Athearn was chosen by ballot Mod- erator the votes were then taken for town Clerk & were brought in & counted as follows for Matthew Mantor Jr twenty two for Jabez Luce Six & Matthew Mantor Jr was chosen & sworn


Voted that the Selectmen sell at public auction the house of Robert Waldron Town Pauper & place the Nett proceeds of sd sale in the Treas- ury of Sª Town for the benifit of Sd Town


Adjourn4 this Meeting till the 2ª monday in December insuing at 1 P. M.


att. MATTHEW MANTOR JR Town Clerk


At a legal Meeting held in the Meeting house in Holmes hole on Wednesday the twenty fourth day of November 1830 at one of the clock P. M. The Inhabitance Met at the time place apointed Seth Dagget was chosen or Voted Moderator


Voted by ballot for a suitable man to keep the post office in holmes hole in answer to a Resquist from the Postmaster General. Votes being brought in & counted for Charles West seven for Wm Downs one


Voted that in case the selectmen Recieve an answer from the Post Master General Respecting the proceeding of this Meeting that they make it public by posting it up at the Meeting house in Holmes Hole without delay Voted to adjourn this Meeting without day


Attest MATTHEW MANTOR JR Town Clerk


Pursuant to the adjourned meeting held in the west Parish of Tis- bury on the twenty seccond day of November 1830 The Inhabitants met at the Congregational Meeting house in the west parish of Sª Town Dec 13th 1830 the meeting being organized according to Law Proceeded to buisness George Athearn Esqr Moderator, The principal subjict under consideration is to take a vote of the Town on a Petition of Ebenezar Skiff Esq! & others Respecting Neat cattle & Sheep Running at Large on the uninclosed Lands of Tisbury & whether the Town will vote to instruct their Representative to Request the Hon Legislature of the Com- monwealth of Mass's to Repeal so far as it Respects said Town all Laws


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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.


heretofore made for impounding Neat Cattle & Sheep Going at Large except when found doing damage on improved & inclosed Lands, The Vote being taken on the above mentioned petition It was negatived Unanimosly


And the Meeting was adjournd without day the Select Men then adjourned to the premisis of Robert Waldron Town Pauper To make sale of Sd Roberts house & some moveables agreeable to Public notice Given by them for the above mentioned Sale according to Law. The Sale to be by Public auction, Jonathan Luce Jr chairman of the Selectmen Auc- tionear having sold the movables to diferant Individuals the house was offered next to the public Matthew Mantor Jur being the highest bider It was bid of by the Sd Matthew Mantor Jr for thirty Seven dollars to be paid Six months after the Sale


Dec. 13th 1830


Attest MATTHEW MANTOR JUR Town Clerk


At a legal meeting of the male Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury duly qualified by the Constitution and Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts pursuant to Legal notice met at the Meeting house in the East parish of Sª Tisbury at 12 oclock meredian on Monday the 4th day of April 1831 for the purpose of Voting for Governor Lieutenant Gov- ernor Senators & Councellors an the Following votes were given in Viz - Excellency Levi Lincoln for Governor Thirty Seven 37


Honourable Marcus Morton for Govenor twenty Seven Votes


For Leut.


Hon Thomas L. Winthrop Thirty Six 36


27


Governour


Nathan Willis Esq Twenty Votes


20


For Senators


Joseph Tripp 1 John Williams 1


& Councillors S Sollomon Pratt 1 Samuel French 2


Ichabod Norton 3 Ebenizar Dagget 2


Elijah Ingraham 16 Col. Crane 1


Charles H. Warren 14 James Hatch 1


Elijah Howard Jr 15 John Hersell 1


Charles H. Howard 2


Sollomon Fisk 1


John Long 1


Attest MATTHEW MANTOR JUR Town Clerk


At a Legal meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury held in the Meeting house in the East parish of Said Town on april 4th 1831


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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.


for the purpose of Takeing into consideration & acting on the petition of Lathrop Merry & others Respecting choosing a committee to meet other committees from Edgartown & Chilmark to See If the Town will choose a committee Meet them or Not To purchase a farm & house to put the poor in The votes being Called sorted & counted for Moderator Thomas Dunham Esqr Was chosen Moderator Voted that the Town would not choose a committee to meet the committees of Edgartown & Chilmark & the meeting was adjournª without day


Attest MATTHEW MANTOR JR.


Town Clerk


At a Legal meeting of the Inhabitants of The Town of Tisbury held in the meeting house in the East parish of Sd Town on Monday 4th day of April 1831 Qualified to vote by the constitution & Laws of the Com- monwealth of Massachusetts to vote & the Following Votes were passed in the afirmative Viz


Thomas Dunham Esqr Moderator


Matthew Mantor Jur To be Town Clerk - Sworn


Matthew Merry sworn


Matthew Lumbert sworn 8 To be Selectmen


Jonathan Luce Jr and Assessors


George Athearn Town Treasurer (Sworn)


For County Treasurer the Following persons were voted for Viz - William Jernigen one Vote 1 for Matthew Mantor Jur fifty one - 51 ) Votes


adjourned this meeting by Vote till the 11th day of May insuing at 11 A. M.


attest MATTHEW MANTOR JUR


Town Clerk of Tisbury


At a legal meeting held in the meeting house in the east parish of Tisbury on Monday april 25 1831 duly warnd for the purpose of drawing jurors for to attend the Supreme Judicial court at Barnstable for the County of Barnstable & dukes County Duly warnd by Eliakim Norton a Constable of the Town of Tisbury - Pursuant to a Vinira from the Clerk of Said Court & the following persons were duly drawn Viz - William Lumbert & was returned into the box by vote of the Town on account of Ill health - John Tilton was drawn & Returned into the box


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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.


by a vote of the Town on account of inability to serve from bodily in- firmmaties - - James D. Peakes was drawn to be Grand Juror Peter Norton Jur to be Petty or Travers Juror to serve as Juramen at Said Supreme Court next to be holden in the County of Barnstable


attest MATTHEW MANTOR JU


Town Clerk


At a legal meeting held in the Meeting house in the East Parish of Tisbury on Friday May 6th 1831 duly warnd for the purpose of drawing Jurors Pursuant to a Venire from Cornelius Merchant Esq! to Jabez Luce one of the Constables of the Town of Tisbury to apoint four judi- cous men of Good Morral Character to serve as Travers Jurors at the Court of Common Pleas to be holden at Edgartown on the third monday 5 instant - Also to draw out of the box five men of Like good Qualifica- tions for Grand Jurors the present year and the following persons were drawn (Viz) Franklin Hammett Hiram Chase - Jonathan Luce - Thomas H. Smith William Furgerson to serve as Grand Jurors for the present year 1831


Presbury Norton Arvin Luce Matthew Mantor Jr & George Dun- ham - To serve as Travers Jurors for May Term 1831 Matthew Man- tor Jur Town Clerk (omission) George Athearn chosen moderator 2 P M the jury box was regulated & accepted by a vote of the Town


DAVID. LOOK Clerk (Pro Tem)


Pursuant to the adjournment of the annual Town Meeting of April 4th 1831 the Inhabitants met at the Meeting house in the East Parish of Tisbury on Wednesday May the Eleventh 1831 at eleven a clock A. M. The Moderator Called the house to order and the following votes were taken and passed in the afermative


Voted to adjourn the Representative Meeting till 3 P. M. - - Voted to choose three men destinct from the Selectmen & assessors to oversee the poor


Voted that the Select Men & assessors have Eight dollars Pr Annum for their services


Voted David Look John Cottle & William Downs be overseers of the poor


Voted Jabez Luce Cathcart Luce Archebeld Mellin be Constables


Voted Charles G. Athearn Shubal Dunham & Leroy M. Yale be a Central School Committee


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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.


Voted that Willard Luce South East District


James Cleveland


North W. Shore Do


.. Prudential School


Alfred Norton


Lumberts Cove


or North Shore Do


Committee Lathrop Merry


South Holmes hole Do


John Holmes


North Holmes hole Do


Voted James Cottle Tristram weaks & William Andrews Surveyors of Lumber


Voted Bernard Luce Charles Look William Merry Jur & Charles Smith surveyors of highways


Voted Jabez Luce Willard Luce John Hammett sworn sworn Hovey Luce sworn sworn William H Davis George W. Cleveland Field Drivers


Tristram Luce Thomas H. Smith Ira Dexter Jethro Hillman Field Drivers


Voted Abijah Hammit sworn west P Shubel Merry East P be pound keepers


Voted Elijah Luce Seth Dagget John Holmes Charles Smith Henry P Worth Health Committee


Voted Bernard Luce William Lumbert John Cottle James Cleveland Fence Vewers East P


Voted Charles Smith Thomas H. Smith fence vewers East P


Voted W! Sanford Vincent Franklin F. Smith sworn Matthew Mantor Jur Tithing Men West Parish


Voted Tristram Luce Abijah Luce James D Peakes Tithing men


Voted Matthew Mantor Jr Obid Luce Edward Harding John John- son Tristram Luce Hog Reeves


Voted Nathan Smith Collector of Taxes for 22 p Ct two & three fourths p. cent & give bonds for Double the amount of bills that Shall be committed to him


Voted that Cattle Sheep & Horses shall not run at large on the Commons


Voted that the Selectmen are authorised to sell Real & personal Estate belonging to Town Paupors


Voted that the Select Men Investigate the buisness respecting money paid to Capt Charles Smith of Holmes hole which is said to have been not good


Voted that the next town Meeting for the Choice of Representative to Congress & Electors for President be held in Holmes Hole & Alter- nately ever after


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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.


The Report of Thomas Bradley & John Cottle who were chosen a Committee at the last years anual meeting to Settle with the Late Se- lectmen & Town Treasurer was red & accepted by a Vote of the Town .


Voted that eight hundred dollars be Raised for the Support of the poor & Insidental charges the present year


Voted that the Town Treasurer call up to a settlement all the back collectors that are indebted to the Town Without delay


Voted to Raise four hundred dollars for the support of Town schools


Voted to Raise two hundred Dollars in addition to the above sum of 400 for the support of Town Schools


Voted that this meeting be adjourned till Wednesday 25th st at one P. M. 1831


Attest MATTHEW MANTOR JUR Town Clerk


Pursuant to the adjournment of the anual Town meeting which was held on Wednesday May 11th 1831 which meeting was adjourned till Wednesday May the 25th 1831 the Inhabitants being assembled at the Meeting house in Holmes Hole @ 1 P M agreeable to adjournment the meeting was called to order by Thomas Dunham moderator and the fol- lowing votes were passed in the afermative (Viz)


Voted that one hundred & fifty dollars be raised to Repair high ways - either by work or in money


Voted that the Treasurer of the Town be directed to Call up the Surveyors of highways of the Town for the years 1829- & 1830 to a set- tlement & prosacute the delinquints


Voted that John Clifford sworn Charles Baxter sworn & & Timothy Luce be field Drivers


Voted Jethro X Hillman & Warren Lewis be Tithingmen


Voted William Pool Warren Lewis & William West be field Drivers Voted that the Town Treasurer give Bonds of three thousand dollars Voted Dennis Dexter & Abraham Chase be Hog Reeves


Voted that the Selectmen men Shall Repair the pound as soon as practible & draw on the Town Treasurer for the Expence thereof


Voted that the sum of fifty dollars be paid to the person or persons who Shall prosicute to conviction the person or persons that Recently de- stroyed the pound in the west parish of Tisbury belonging to Sª Town


Voted that Tristram Luce Bernard Luce Abijah Hammitt Benjamin Allen Esqr & James Cleveland be a Committee of Vigelance to detect & prosicute the late destroyers of the Town pound in the west parish of Tisbury when detected & all other property that may be Destroyed or belong to Sd Town


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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.


Vote that ten cents p hour be given to each Labourer and two dol- lars pr day for one man & team with Either cart plow or drag


Voted that the Committee asertain the facts Respecting Columbia bank bills which were said to be paid to Capt Charles Smith by the Treasurer, & also Report Respecting Mrs Hichcock at the Next Town Meeting


Voted that this meeting be adjourned without day Attest MATTHEW MANTOR JUR Town Clerk


Agreeable to the Returns received from the respective school com- mittees for the year 1831 Is as follows Viz


Holmes Hole North destrict 79


Holmes Hole South destrict


245 ) including


North West Do


86 $ 4 of S W


North Shore Do 81 Belcher Ah


South East Do 101


Total 592 $ c m


Proportion of Money for Each district as follows


North district Holmes Hole 80 - 8-7 the sum


South


248 26 - 8 assessed


North West


87 17-8 is 600


North Shore


82 / 10-3 dollars


South East


102 / 36 -3 for 1831


$599 / 99-9


M MANTOR PR T. C.


At a Legal Meeting held at the Meeting house in Holmes Hole in the East parish of Tisbury having been duly warned as the Constitution and laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts require for the choise of a Representative to Represent the said Town of Tisbury in the next Gen- eral Court to be holden the Inhabitants assembled and gave in their votes for a representative and


Eliakim Norton was chosen


votes Eliakim Norton 51


. Seth Daggett . 44


Total 98


David Look 2


Benjamin Allen 1


98


Tisbury May 11th 1831


Attest MATTHEW MANTOR JUR Town Clerk


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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.


At a Legal Meeting held at the Meeting house in Holmes Hole in the East parish of Tisbury having been duly warned as the constitution and laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts require to give in their votes by yeas & nays for changing the Election of Governor & Lieu- tenant Governor & senetors from April & May anually to the Second monday of November and also for changing the time of the Setting of the General court agreeable to a resolve or Law of this Commonwealth passed March the 7th 1831 Entitled a proposed article of amendment the Constitution The Inhabitants assembled & gavin their votes by yeas & nays Viz Yeas forty two Nays eight Yeas 42 Nays 8 -


Tisbury May 11th 1831


Attest MATTHEW MANTOR JR Town Clerk of Tisbury


At a Legal Town Meeting held at the meeting house in the East parish of Tisbury on the 17th day of Sept 1831 @ 3 P. M. For the pur- pose of drawing four men for a Traverse Jury at the court of common Pleas to be held at Edgartown on the third monday of this present month of Sept the Select men & Town Clerk being present drew from the Box the following persons viz


John Cottle


William Downs


To Serve as Traverse Jurors


Ira Dexter John Baxter


Tisbury Sept 17th 1831 WA MANTOR JR Town Clerk


At a Legal Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury held at the Meeting hous in Holmes Hole on Monday the 14th day of Novem- · ber 1831 Having ben duly warned as the Constitution & Laws of Massa- chusetts Require for the purpose of Choosing Governor Lieutenent-Gov. & Senators also to choose a Representative to Represent Said Town of Tisbury in the next General court to be holden The Inhabitants assem- bled & Gave in their votes for a Representative & Alfred Norton was chosen the votes being brought in Counted & Sorted were as follows (Viz)


For Governor for Livi Lincoln Twenty four 24


Hon. 3 for Marcus Morton Twelve 12


Samuel Lathrop Seven 7


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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.


. The votes were then Calld & brought in for Lieutenant Governor as follows viz being counted & Sorted


For ( William Wood one Hon 3 John Mills Nine Tho L Winthrop fifteen


1-


9 -


15 -


The votes were then brought in for Senators for Bristol & Dukes County's being counted & Sorted were as follows viz


Joseph Grinell Nine


9


Elnathan P. Hatheway


Seventeen 17


Leavitt Thaxter


Twenty 20


Nathan C. Brownell


Six


6


Samuel French


Seven


7


Ebenezer Daggett Six


6


Elijah Howard


Two


2


Elijah Ingreham


Two


2


John Coggeshall


Two


2


Horatio Pratt


Eight


8


Tho: Cook


One


1


Monday 14th


November 1831


Attest MATTHEW MANTOR JUR


Town Clerk


Tisbury Nov 14 -1831


The Inhabitants then proceedid agreable to the warrant to Choose a Moderator, & brought in their votes as follows - for Jonathan Luce Jur a majority was given & was chosen the house being caled to order the following votes were passed in the afirmative




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