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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
the Moderator of the Meeting and the following votes wer passed in the affirmative. vise
1st Voted & Chose Charles Look } sworn
2ª James Cottle S Fence Viewers sworn
voted & Chose
For Tithing Men as follows vese,
3ª Jonathan Manter sworn
4th Presbury Luce sworn
5th Peter Norton 3ª
6th Thomas Robinson sworn
Voted & Chose for Surveyers of Highways as follows vis
7th James Cottle in place of Hiram Chase, Declined
8th William Davis both sworn
9th Voted that the Town Treasurer have Six Dollars for his servises the ensuing year
10th Voted & Chose John Cottle Town Treasurer
11th Voted That the report of the Committy which was chosen at the Anual Town Meeting March 16th 1835 To settle with the Selectmen and Town Treasurer be accepted & allowed also fees allowed three Dollars 3 00
12th Voted to raise One thousand Dollars for the Support of the Poor and incidental Charges $1000.
13th Voted to raise One hundred Dollars in addition to what was raised on the 16th of March for the Suppt of Town Schools.
14th Voted that the Overseers of the poor dispose of the Same as they may think advisable and proper.
15th Voted to accept the report of the committy respecting building a bridge over the brook or stream near the House of Belcher Athearn. also fees allowed to W! Andrews committy two dollars
16 Voted that there shall be a Discount allowed for prompt payment of all Taxes paid to the Collector as follows vise,
Taxes paid in 30 Days 6 pr cent Discount allowed
Do " 60 Days 4 pr ct
Do 120 Days 2 pr Cents
And all Taxes paid after 120 Days no Discoent shall be Allowed.
17th Voted that the Office of Collector be put up as auction and sold to the lowest buider.
18th Voted To accept. James D. Peakes as Collector he being the lowest buider was nocked off to him for three percent 3 pr cent.
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19th Voted & Chose Nathan Mayhew Central School Committy in stead of Leroy M Yale. declined.
20th Voted & Chose Jeremiah Manter School Comitty man for the South East, District.
21st Voted to Accept the list of Jurors presented by the Selectmen. 22 Voted to Adjourn without Day
a true rekard of the doings of the meeting.
Attest THOMAS BARROWS Town Clerk
At a legal meeting of the Inhabitants of Tisbury assembled at the School House in the South East district in said Tisbury April 22d 1835 at two o clock P M, persuant to a legal notice from a Town Constable and by his producing a Venira from the Clerk of the Suprem Court of the County of Barnstable to draw one suitable man of good moral Char- acter, to serve as traverse Juror said court to be holden at Barnstable within and for the county of Barnstable and Dukes County Common- wealth of Massachusetts on the first Tuesday of May next. The Select- men and Town Clerk being present drew from the Juror Box the name of Edmond Crowell to serve at said court as Traverse Juror
Attest THOS BARROWS Town Clerk,
At a legal Meeting of the Inhabitants of the town of Tisbury quali- fied to vote by the Constitution and Laws of this Commonwealth of Massachusetts holden at the Old Meeting house in Holmes Hole East parish of sd Tisbury on Monday the 4th Day of May 1835 for the pur- pose of giving in their votes for County Commisioners the following votes were given in vise -
For Timothy Daggett, Forty nine Forty nine
" Stephen Skiff
" Alfred Norton Fifteen
" Thomas Bradley Twenty
" Daniel Fellows
Three
For County Commissioners
" Thomas Dunham
Three
" William Davis
Seventeen
Harrison P. Mayhew
Six
Chase Pease
Three
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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Doings of the Meeting Continued. as follows vise. For Special Commissioners
William Davis Thirteen votes For
John Thaxter Thirteen Special
Thomas Bradley Twenty one
Commissioners
Daniel Fellows Twenty Timothy Doggett One
A true Record of the doings of the Meeting
Attest, THOMAS BARROWS Town Clerk
At. a legal Meeting of the Inhabitants of Tisbury holden at the Old Meeting House in Holmes Hole on the 14th Day of May 1835. at two o clock. P. M.
Persuant to notice from a Town Constable, and by his producing a Venira from the Clerk of the Court of common Pleas within and for the County of Dukes County and Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
To draw out of the Juror box of said Town five good and lawful men to serve at said Court as grand Jurors, and four of the like qualifications to serve as Traverse jurors at said court of common pleas to be holden at Edgartown in said county on wednesday the 20th inst
The selectmen and Town Clerk being present drew from the Juror box the names of the following persons vis
For Grand Jurors as follows viz
For Travers jurors
Charles Smith
Franklin Gray.
James Roggers
Jacob Clifford
Dennis Dexter
Peter Norton Jr
William Lambert
George W Cleavland Adjourned without day
as follows viz Seth Daggett.
Attest THOMAS BARROWS Town Clerk
At a legal Meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury quali- fied to vote by the Constitution and Laws of this commonwealth of Massachusetts holden at the Baptist Meeting House in Holmes Hole on Tuesday the 7th day of July 1835 the following votes wer passed in the affermitive vis
1st Voted & Chose Charles Smith Moderator,
2ª Voted that the Town will close the Bass Creek so called at the head of Holmes Hole harbour
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3ª Voted that the Patitioners and other inhabitants may have the privilage to close the above named Bas Creek
4th Voted to adjorne to two weeks from this day at two o clock P. M at this same place
A true record of the doings of the Meeting
Attest THOS BARROWS Town Clrk.
The Whole number of Youths and Children in the Town of Tisbury Males under 21 and Females under 18 years on May 1st 1835 as pr report of the several Prudential School Committees in said Town was 588 Given in as follows vise.
By Ira Derters for Holmes Hole South Distict 232
" Abijah Luce " North 87
" Geo D Cottle North Shore L C. 80
" Peter Norton Jr North West 84
" Jeremiah Manters South East 104
Total 587
At the anual Meeting and at the adjrmnt of the same holden on the 16 day of March it was voted to raise six hundred dollars to be expended in Public Schools in Said Tisbury within the present year.
Proportioned to the several School Districts as follows vis.
Dividend to Holmes Hole South District $237.14
North 88.93
66
North Shore 81.77
North West 85.86
66
66 South East 66
106.30
The above money was divided July 15th 1835
$600.00
Attest THOMAS BARROWS Town Clerk
At a legal Meeting of the Inhabitants of Tisbury holden at the Old Meeting house east parish of sd Tisbury on Friday Sept 18th 1835
Persuant to a Notice from a Town Constable and by his producing a Venira from the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, within and for the County of Dukes County and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Wherein said Venira requireth that the Names of four good and lawful Men be drawn from the Jury box of Said Town of Tisbury to serve as Traverse
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Jury at Said Court of Common Pleas to be holden at Edgartown in Said County on the last Monday of this present Month Sept. 1835
The Selectmen and Town Clerk being present at said Meeting drew from the Jury box of said Tisbury the names of the following persons to serve at Sd Court as Traverse Jurors vise
William Downs Jonathan Athearn Jr John Cottle Nathan Mayhew
A true Record of the doings of the Meeting.
Attest, THOMAS BARROWS Town Clerk.
Tisbury Nov 3ª 1835
Preambulated the lines between the Towns of Edgartown & Tisbury, Begining at the Stepping Stones and run the Line North 23ª rd. rods and errected a stone monument on the west side of the road which runs from Holmes Hole to Edgartown then proceeded on and viewed all the bounds or monuments at the several angles on the lines all of which we found in perfect order.
GEORGE D COTTLE Selectmen
THOMAS DUNHAM of Tisbury
JOB GORHAM
At a Legal Meeting of the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury, qualified according to Constitution and Laws of this Commonwealth of Massachusetts to Vote in the choice of Governor, Lieut Governor, Senator, and Representativs to the General Court.
Holden at the Old Meeting House in Holmes Hole East parish of Said Tisbury on Monday Nov 9 th 1835 at One O'Clock P. M. it being the second Monday of said Month, and the Sixtyeth year of the Inde- pendance of the United States of America.
Said Inhabitants being assembled for the purpose of giving in their Votes for Governor, Lieut Governor, Senator, and Representatives to represent the Town of Tisbury in the next General Court to be holden at Boston on Jan next.
Gave in their Votes as follows vise,
1 Voted for Edward Everett Thirty three votes
Governor Marcus Morton Sixteen
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2ª Voted for George Hull Forty two votes
Leiut Gov. William Foster Eleven
3ª Voted for John Holmes Thirty votes
Senator Leavitt Thaxter Twenty eight "י
4th Voted to Send two Representatives to represent the Town at the next General Court
5th. Votes for Representatives being called for. Voted Sorted Counted and were for the following persons vis
First Choice Thomas Dunham Thirty nine votes 39
William Davis Sixteen 16
Eliakim Norton
Four 66
4
John Holmes One
1
Abijah Luce
One
1
Total 61
2ª Choice
William Davis
Forty One votes
41
David Look Twelve 66
12
-
Total 53
6th Adjourned without Day.
Attest THOMAS BARROWS, Town Clerk
At a legal Distrect Meeting holden in the North Shore School Dis- tect Alfred Norton was chosen prudential School Committee for the Said distrect for the year 1836 as pr report of Shubael Luce Dist Clerk.
Attest
THOS BARROWS Town Clerk
Tisbury March 17th 1836
At a legal Meeting of the Ihhabitants of the Town of Tisbury Quali- fied to vote by the Constitution and Laws of this Commonth of Massa- chusetts. Holden at the Academy in the West Parish of said Tisbury on Monday the fourth day of April A D 1836
The following Votes were passed in the affermative Viz,
Voted and Chose.
1st Benjamin Allen Esqr Moderator of the Meeting
2ª Matthew Manter Town Clerk. - Sworn Voted and Chose for Select Men as follows viz.
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3ª Willard Luce - Sworn 4th George D. Cottle - Sworn
Select Men and assesors
5th Thomas Dunham Esq Sworn 6th Matthew Manter Received Sixty Six votes for County Treasurer Declined Serving
7th Leroy M. Yale
8th Revd Ebenezar Chase 9th Presbury Norton 10th John Holmes
11th William Lumbert
12th Job Gorham
Voted John Holmes Timothy Luce Henry P. Worth Voted Bernard Luce sworn
Health Committee
66 Presbury Luce
Fence Veiwers
Voted Harvy Robinson
Davis Look
Surveyors of Lumber
John Lumbert
Voted William Downs
Tristram Luce
Tithing Men
66 Arvin Luce
Voted Nathan Smith
Field Drivers Charles Look sworn
John Smith
Hiram Dexter sworn
Theodore Luce sworn
Obid Nickerson sworn
Ulissis P. Luce not sw
Voted James L. Peakes - Pound Keeper Holmes Hole Voted Charles Smith
Cathcart Luce sworn
David Look sworn
66 Job Gorham sworn
declined serving
Surveyors of Highways
Voted Charles Smith and Thomas Bradly a Comittee to Settle With
the Town Treasurer & Select Men for the past year & Report
66 at the adjournment of this Meeting
Voted That the Town Treasurer have Six dollars for his servises the Insuing year.
66 Charles Weeks
Central School Committee
North dest Holmes Hole
sworn S. E. Prudential School Committee N. W.
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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Voted That John Cottle be Town Treasurer
Voted To Raise Four hundred dollar for the Support of Town Schools $400.
Voted To Divide & proportion the money Raised for Town Schools according to the number of Schollars. in each Destrict
Voted To Restrain Horses & Neet Cattle from going at Large within the limits of The Town of Tisbury during the Insuing year
Voted Jabez Luce sworn Ira Dexter sworn Be Constables the Insuing year
Voted To accept the Report of the Select Men on the Petition of Presbury Norton & others Respecting a Town way by Gates as set forth in said Report
Voted The Said Petitioners to pay all the expences of erecting the Gates & all other Charges attending the Same of the afore Said Road
Voted That the Town will keep the aforesaid Road in Repair
Voted that this Meeting be adjourned to Monday the 18th of April st Attest MATTHEW MANTER Town Clerk
Pursueant to the ad journment of the Anual Town Meeting of Tisbury april 4th 1836 The Inhabitants of Said Town Met at the Academy in the West Parish of Said Tisbury on Monday april 18th 1836 at 1 O'clock P. M. and the following votes were passed in the Afirmative viz.
Voted & Chose
1st William Furgerson Moderator of Said Meeting
2ª Voted to set up the office of Collector of Taxes for the Said Town the present year at Auction and giving it to the lowest biddir,
3ª Voted that there shall be a discount allowed for prompt Payment of a Taxes paid to the Collector of Said Town as follows viz
Taxes paid in 30 days 6 P Ct. Discount allowed
paid in 60 days 4 P Ct
paid in 120 days 2 P Cent
And all Taxes paid after 120 days No discount
4th Voted That the Town Treasurer call up all delinquent Collectors of Taxes in sd Town without delay & Demand emediate Payment
5th Voted to accept the Report of the Committee which were Chosen at the Anual Meeting to Settle with the Select Men & Town Treasurer
6 Voted To Raise Seven Hundred dollars to Support the Poor and Insidental Charges
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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
7th Voted to accept the Report of the Select Men on Town affairs & acts
The office of Collector of Taxes being put up at Auction William Gray offered to Collect the Taxes of Said Tisbury for 3} Pr Cent It being the lowest bid was nocked off To him.
8th Voted that William Gray as Collector be required to give Suffi- cient bonds to the Town Clerk
9th Voted that the Select Men dispose of the Poor as they Shall think best for the benefit of the Town
10th Voted That the Town Pound in the West Parish of Tisbury Remain where It now is (or in other words) the Town will not Remove it to any other place
11th Voted That Abijah Hammett be Pound keeper West parish de- clined serving
12th Voted To sell the House & some land atach to it formerly owned by Parnal Butler deceased
13th Voted to Raise 300 dollars for the Repair of highway Town wayes & bridges in said Town
14th Voted Ira Dexter sworn Surveyor of highways in Room of Charles Smith who declined Serving
15th Vote To pay the Laborers on the highways according to the Labor don
16th Voted that the Laborers on the highways have 122 Cents pr hour
Voted that James D. Peakes sworn be a Surveyor of Lumber in Room of Harvy Robinson declined Serving
Voted Timothy Born field driver
Voted Thomas Dunham Esq be one of the Central School Committee in stead of Leroy M Yale declined Serving
Voted Charles Look sworn
Sylvenus Luce 3 Tithing men Declined Serving
William Downs & Tristram Luce
Voted that the Select Men have fifteen dollars Each for their Ser- vises as Select Men & assessors
Voted that the Select Men Sell the house & Land formerly Parnel Butlers at the Same time they sell the Poor
Voted That this Meeting be adjourned to the first Monday in May insuing at 1 O clock P. M.
Attest MATTHEW MANTER Town Clerk
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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
At A Legal Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury assembled at the Academy in the west Parish of said Tisbury April 18th 1836 at 3 O'clock P. M .. Pursuant to a Legal notice from a Town Consta- ble. and by his producing a venira from the Clerk of the Supreme Court of the County of Barnstable, To draw one Suitable Man of a Good Moral Character to serve at Said Court as Traverse Juror. Said Court to be holden at Barnstable Within and for the County of Barnstable & Dukes County Commonwealth of Massachusetts on the firs Tuesday of May next, The Select Men & Town Clerk being present at Said Meeting Drew from the Jury Box the name of Charles Look. To Serve at Said Court as a Travers Juror.
Attest MATTHEW MANTER Town Clerk
Pursuant to the Adjournment from the adjournment of the Anual Town Meeting of Tisbury april 18th 1836 The Inhabitants of Said Town Met at the Dukes County Academy in the West Parish of Said Tisbury on Monday May 2ª A. D. 1836 at 1 O clock P. M. the house was called to order by the Town Clerk, & the following votes were passed in the affirmative viz
1st Voted & Chosen, Thomas Dunham Esq" Moderator of the Meeting
2ª Voted to reconsider the vote passed at the preceeding Meeting re- specting the town pound
3 Voted That Bernard Luce be Authorised to remove the Town pound in the west parish of Tisbury if the Owner of the land where it now stands will not permit said Pound to remain where It is
This Meeting adjourned without day.
Attest MATTHEW MANTER, Town Clerk
At a Legal meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury assem- bled at the house of Matthew Mantor in the west Parish of said Tisbury May 12th 1836 at 4 O'clock P. M. Pursuant to a legal notice from a Town Constable and by his producing a venire from the Clerk of the the Court of Common Pleas within & for the County of Dukes County and Commth of Mass To Draw out of the Jury box of said Town five good & lawful men to serve at said Court as Grand Jurors and four of the like Qualifications to serve as Travers Jurors at said Court of Common Pleas to be holden at Edgartown in Said County on the last Monday of this present Month of May 1836 Two of the Selectmen & the Town Clerk
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being present drew from the Jury Box the names of the following per- sons viz
. John Smith
Jonathan Luce Jr
Franklin Daggett
Walter Hillman for
Nathan Smith
for Grand Jurors James Cleveland Travers
Barnard Luce
Bartlet Allen
Jurors
Thomas Robinson
Attest MATTHEW MANTOR Town Clerk
At a Legal Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury. Qualified to vote. by the Constitution and Laws of this Commonwealth of Massachusetts Holden at the Dukes County academy in the west Parish of said Tisbury on Monday the Twenty third day of May 1836 The following votes were passed in the afirmative viz
1st Willard Luce was chosen Moderator of the Meeting
2ª voted that the Town pound in the west parish be erected on the land of Bernard Luce (by his consent) by the road & near his dwelling house to the Northward of the same
Voted 3ª That Bernard Luce be agent or comittee for the Town to erect the Town Pound on the place above named
4th that Bernard Luce be Pound keeper for the above named Pound the insuing year - (Sworn) -
5th that Obid Nickerson be a fence viewer. - (sworn)
voted this meeting be adjourned Sine Die
attest MATTHEW MANTER Town Clerk
At a Legal meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury Quali- fied to Vote by the Laws & Constitution of the Commth of Mass Holden at Dukes County Academy in the west parish of Said Tisbury on Friday the Eighth day of July 1836 the following votes were passed in the afirmative
Vis 1 David Look Esq" was chosen Moderator of the meeting
2ª The office of Collector of Taxes for the Town of Tisbury was set up at Auction & Capt Edmund Cottle being the lowest bider It was nocked off to him for three & a half pr Ct 3} pet on the amount of mony collected by him & paid into ye Treasurers as pr order of ye assessors
3 Then this meeting was adjourned Sine Die
Attest MATTHEW MANTER Town Clerk
Note William Gray who bid of the Collection of Taxes at the former adjournd meeting declined serving
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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
The whole number of youths & Children in the Town of Tisbury. Males under 21 years & Females under 18 years of age on May ye 1st 1835 was five hundred & eighty eight as pr Report of ye several pruden- tial School committees in said Town.
the Returns from several of the district committees not being made in time for the year 1836 therefore the money is proportioned according to the last Returns made as pr Record of 1835
at the Anual Town Meeting holden on Monday the 4th day of April 1836 It was voted to Raise four hundred dollars to be expended in Pub- lic Schools in said Tisbury within the present year
Proportioned to the several School destrics. with the addition of $39 .. 31cts Recd from ye Secrey of ye Com Wth for said year
Dividend as follows viz
Holmes Hole South des $173 ,33
North Do Do Do
65,,00
Lumbers Cove Dict 62.76
North west Dist 62.76
South East Dst 75.46
439 ,31
Attest MATTHEW MANTER & Town Clerk
We the Subscribers Select Men of the Town of Tisbury and Chilmark have this the tenth day of September A D. 1836 Met agreable to notice given by the Select Men of Tisbury (being the most ancient Town) for the purpose of Perambulating and runing the lines and Renewing the marks between our said Town's and having attended that Service make returns as follows. viz -
Begining at a flat Rock laying in the wash of the Watter at the Sound, from thence Southeasterly on a straight line to a heap of Stones on the Hills of the land belonging to William Davis & John Davis Jr from thence on a Straigh line to the Road leading from Chilmark to Tisbury From thence Northeasterly by the Road to the brook Thence Easterly by the brook to the pond, Southerly by the pond to the beach from thence on a straight line to the Sea. -
Tisbury September the Tenth A. D. 1836
WILLARD LUCE agent for the Selectmen of Tisbury RODOLPHOS HANCOCK, SAMUEL HANCOCK Select Men of Chilmark A True Copy attest MATTHEW MANTER Town Clerk
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TISBURY. TOWN RECORDS.
Pursuant to a Legal notice from Ira Dexter one of the Constables of the Town of Tisbury, A Majority of the Select Men of Sd Town met at the Town Clerks office Sep. 12th 1836 & Drew from the Jury box of Sª Town four men to serve as Travers Juers to serve at the Court of Common Pleas to be held on the last Monday of this present Month of Sept 1836 at Edgertown in the County of Dukes County
viz Horatio G. Norton
Davis Cottle Traverse Jurors
Hovey Luce William West
Attest MATTHEW MANTER T. Clk
At a legal Meeting of the Freeholders & other inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury Qualified to vote by the Laws of this Commonwealth of Massachusetts to vote in the Choice of Governor Lieutenant Governor Senator & Representative to the General Court Holden at the Academy in the west parish of said Tisbury On Monday the Fourtenth day of November 1836 at 10 Of the Clock A. M. It being the Seccond Monday of said Month and the Sixt first year of the Independace of the United States of America.
Said Inhabitants being assembled for the purpose of giving in their votes for the amendment of the Constitution for Governor Liut Gov- ernor Senators & Counselors for a representative in Congess for Electors of President & Vice President & Representatives to the General Court to be holden in Boston January next Gave in their votes as follows viz,
1st voted by
For the said Amendment Twenty votes 20
Yeas & nays
on the Amendment
of ye Constitution 7 Marcus Morton had thirty one votes
31
Governor
Edward Everett had Forty nine votes 49
3ª Voted for
George Hull had forty nine votes 49
Lieut Gover. William Foster had thirty two votes 32
4th voted for
John Hancock had thirty four votes 34
Senetor & David Joy had forty Eight votes 48
Counselor
5th Voted for 1 John Reed had fifty five votes
55
a Representative Henry Crocker had twenty nine votes 29
to Congress Jonathan Luce had one vote 1
Against Do Do Eleven 11
2ª Voted for
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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
6th voted to send two Representatives to ye General court to be holden in Boston January next
7th voted that the Representatives voted for to ye Gen" court Should be on a joint ballot
8th Vote to (Adjourned the Meeting 20 miniuts)
9th the expiration of the time of adjornment, the meeting was called to order, & the votes were given in for two Representatives to ye Gen- eral court as follows viz
The whole number of votes given in for Representative were 90
viz For Thomas Bradley Sixty two votes 62
For David Look twenty eight votes 28
For Thomas Dunham twenty six votes 26
For William Davis forty nine votes 49
For Jonathan Luce Jr votes seven 7
Thomas Bradley & William Davis having the two highest number of votes given in were declared by the Moderator Chosen Representatives to ye General Court at its next session in Boston
The votes being caled for electors of President & vice President of the United States were given in Counted sorted & declaration made thereon. were as follows (viz)
For Electors at Large. Nathaniel Silsbe of Salem Edward A. Newton of Pittsfield
Whig Ticket forty nine votes 49
For Districts Electors,
Vanburin Ticket
Nathan Willis of Pittsfield Seth Whitmarsh of Seekonk
Thirty Six votes 36
Districts
No. 1 Samuel Appleton of Boston
No 2. Leavett Saltonstall of Salem
No 3. Benjamin Walker of Lowell
No 4 Loammi Baldwin of Charlestown
No 5 Joseph G. Kendall of Worcester No 6 Samuel Lee of Barre
No 7. Thomas Longley of Hawley
No 8 Isaac C. Bates of Northhampton
No 9 Bezaleel Taft of Uxbridge No 10 Howard Lathrop of Easton
No 11 Charles W. Morgan of New Bedford
No 12 Charles J. Holmes of Rochester
There was Forty nine votes given in for each candidate on the above Ticket for each District 49
No 1 Caleb Eddy of Boston
No 2 Robert Rantoul of Beverly
No 3 Joseph Kittredge of Andover
No 4 Francis Tuttle of Acton
No 5 Samuel Taylor of Sutton
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