Records of the town of Tisbury, Mass. : beginning June 29, 1669, and ending May 16, 1864, Part 51

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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Thos. Barrows . sworn


Voted for Selectmen Edmund Cottle sworn


Bartlett Mayhew sworn


Voted for Town Treasurer Henry Bradley (sworn)


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voted for M. P. Butler School committee Davis Cottle Wª A. Mayhew


Voted to adjourn one hour & a half at the same place ..


Met according to adjournment the Meeting being called to order by the Moderator proceeded as follows Viz


Voted for Prudenshal School Committes


for the North West District Wy H. Davis.


for the South East 66 Wª Atharn, for the South 66 Obed Nickerson


Voted for Constable M. P. Butler. sworn


Voted for Surveyor M. P. Butler sworn


of highways,


Seth Luce Hariph Mayhew


Chs. M Luce sworn


Voted for Sealor of Henry Bradley sworn


wates and measures.


Voted for Pound Keepers W- Norton


Zadoc Athearn


Voted for Field Drivers


Benjamin Clevelin sworn


Samuel Look sworn


Edward T Smith


John A Swain sworn


Wm S Vincent


Thos L Norton sworn


James Luce Edward West sworn


John W Howland


Voted for Surveyors of Lumber Wm A Robinson


Samuel N. Peas sworn


Voted for Fence


Ch: Smith


viewers John D Rotch sworn


Voted for Health James D Peakes


Committy


Bartlett Allin Seth Daggett


Voted for Fish Committy Thos Bradley Benjamin F Smith Nathan Smith


Voted for Hogh Reef Bartlett Allin (sworn)


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Voted for Surveyor of Wood and Bark Bartlett Allin (sworn)


Voted for County Treasurer Frederic Baylis 43


James W Hatch 7


Timothy Luce 1


Wm A. Robinson


1


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Voted not to accept the Road layd out by the Selectmen Febury 28" 1852 leading from Lamberts Cove to the West Tisbury Road


Voted to adjourn to the first Monday the fifth day of April next at 10 oclock in the forenoon


Attest WM A ROBINSON Town Clerk


Tisbury April 5th 1852


At ten O'Clock A. M the meeting was called to order by the Mod- erator


The Town Clerk being absent, M. P. Butler was chosen Town Clerk protem, and being sworn to the faithful performance of the duties of said office; the meeting proceeded to the consideration of the business before the house


Voted 1st to excuse Wm H Luce from serving as one of the school Committee agreeable to his request


Voted 2ª for Wm A Mayhew, school committee


Voted 3d To raise the sum of Thirteen hundred dollars for the sup- port of the poor & incidental expenses


Voted 4th to raise the sum of Fourteen hundred dollars for the Sup- port of public Town Schools


Voted 5th That the School Committee be requested so, to apportion the money raised for the support of Public Schools, that Each District may Serve an equal, or nearly equal term of time of school


Voted 6th that Two hundred dollars be raised for the repairs of high- ways, town ways and bridges


Voted 7 That the sum of one hundred dollars more be raised to repair highways


Voted 8th that the inhabitants have the privilege of working out their highway tax


Voted 9th that, there be allowed, and paid to Asa Johnson, the Sum . of Ten dollars, as pr his Bill of August 13-1849, it being for labour done in repairing highways,


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Voted 10th to allow, and that there be paid to


Thomas Barrows Select Men =


$121,00


Edmund Cottle of Tisbury for =


8,,00


Bartlett Mayhew the year 1851 = 8,,00


as pr their Bill the sum of 28,,00 for Service done in laying out a road from North Shore to the road leading from Holms Hole to West Tisbury, said road not accepted by the town


Voted 11th That that there be allowed, and paid to Bartlett Allen twelve dollars & Eighty one cents as pr his Bill for sundries articles furnished to George Richardson a Town pauper dated June 8th 1848


12th Voted, that the taxes be sold to the highist bidder and that he be Chosen Collector of taxes and that the said Collector of taxes give good and sufficient bonds to the select men to pay in quarterly-equal, in- stalments, into the treasurer of the Town, the amount of the tax bills committed to him, by the Selectmen


The taxes was then exposed for sale and knocked off to David Smith at 974 pr cent or that the said David Smith shall receive 22 pr cent for collecting the taxes and paying the same into the town treasury


Voted - that David Smith be collector of taxes the ensuing year


Voted that Bartlett Allen be fence vewer sworn


Voted that Chas Smith be Hogreeve sworn


Voted that the select men commit all delinquent highway taxes. to the surveyor of highways for the year ensuing; to be by then collected & expended in repairing highways in this several districts


Voted to Adjourn (sine die)


Attest MATTHEW P BUTLER


Town Clerk pro tem


At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury in the County of Dukes County and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, qualified to vote in elections, holden on the fifth day of April in the year One Thousand Eight hundred & fifty two, being the first Monday of said month, for the purpose of Voting for one county commissioner to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of Stephen Skiff Esqr The Votes given in were sorted counted, recorded, & public declaration made, thereof and were for the following persons vis


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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.


Matthew P Butler twenty seven Peter Norton fourteen Wm S Vincent twelve Attest MATTHEW P. BUTLER Town Clerk Pro tem


Appointment


The Selectmen of Tisbury hereby appoint Matthew P Butler to be Town Clerk of said Town of Tisbury during the vacancy occasioned by the death of William A Robinson, and until another is chosen or ap- pointed in his stead, to perform all duties of Town Clerk and make all records of the same


Tisbury April 6-1852


THOS BARROWS Selectmen of


E,, COTTLE


Tisbury


A true copy


Attest M. P. BUTLER sworn


Town Clerk


pursuant to notice from M P Butler Constable of Tisbury ; and upon the venire Served by him; from the Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court of Barnstable, to select as the law requires one good and lawful man to serve as traverse juror, at the above Mentioned Court, to be held at Barnstable within and for the County of Barnstable and Dukes County on the first tuesday of May next at ten o Clock in the fore noon The Selectmen & Town Clerk at the Selectmen's office on the 22" day of April 1851 drew from the Jury Box the name of Thomas Barrows to serve as travers Juror to serve at said Court


Attest MATTHEW P BUTLER


Town Clerk


To Matthew P. Butler Constable of Tisbury Greeting


In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are directed to notify the inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury qualified to vote in elections and in town affairs to meet at the Capawoc Hall in Holmes Hole in said Tisbury on Friday the thirtieth day of April Inst at one of the Clock in the afternoon; then and there to act on the following Arti- cles Vis


1st To Choose a Moderator


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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.


2ª To Choose a Town Clerk to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of William A Robinson late Clerk of said Tisbury


3" To see if the Town will accept the list of inhabitants prepared by the selectmen to be placed in the jury box to serve as jurors


Hereof fail not and make due returns of this Warrant with your doings thereon at the time and place of meeting aforesaid


Given under our hands this 15 day of april 1852


THOS BARROWS Selectmen of


EDMUND COTTLE Tisbury


Pursuant to the directions given in the above warrant I have notified the inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury qualified to Vote in Town af- fairs, to meet at the time and place and for the purposes therein specified M. P. BUTLER Constable of Tisbury


A true Copy of warrant and returnes thereon


Attest M P BUTLER Town Clerk


Record of the doings of a Town meeting held at capawoc Hall in Holmes Hole in the Town of Tisbury April thirtieth 1852 commencing at one O'Clock P.M.


The Meeting was called to order by the Clerk And


Thomas Barrows was chosen Moderator Matthew P. Butler was chosen Town Clerk & sworn to the faithful performance of the duties of said office


The following list of names of persons accepted by the Town, to be placed in the jury Box to serve as Jurors


1 Charles Cottle


14 William Athearn


15 Matthew P. Butler


16 John Manter


3 James Look


4 David Smith


17 Seth Luce


5 Wm C Luce


18 Theodore Luce


6 Thomas Barrows


19 Joseph Luce


7 Robert Athearn


20 Bartlett Pease Jr


8 Davis Look


21 Henry Bradley


9 William N Gray


22 Shubal D Smith


10 Peleg Barrows


11 Nathan Mayhew


12 Isaac L. Vincent


13 Jared Vincent


23 Frederic Smith


24 Thomas West


25 Edmund Cottle


26 Abram Anthony


2 Charles G. Smith


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27 Chas. B Allen


43 Charles D Allen


28 Timothy Luce


44 William Daggett 2ª


29 Davis Cottle


45 Zenas Dillingham jr


30 Thomas L Norton


46 Hiram Dexter


31 John D Rotch


47 Thomas Robinson 2ª


32 Peter Norton


48 John F Robinson


33 Alfred Norton


49 Richard L. Hursel


34 Hiram Nye


50 James Gray


35 Harriff Mayhew


51 Bayes Norton


36 Charles Bradley


52 William Norton


37 Eliakim Norton


53 Calvin R Tilton


38 Walter Hillman


54 Bartlett Mayhew


39 Timothy B. Lovell


55 Charles M Luce


40 Wendell Crocker


56 Washington Adams


41 Shubael Weeks


57 John W. Howland


42 David Nickerson


Voted to amend the list of persons, presented by the select men, for Jurors, by striking out the names of Oorok P Branscomb & Chas Bax- ter, and inserting, the names of John W Howland & Washington Adams Voted to Adjourn Sine die


Attest M. P BUTLER Town Clerk


To Matthew P Butler Constable of Tisbury


In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury qualified to vote in. Elections to meet at the Capawoc Hall in Holmes Hole in said Tisbury on Friday the Thirtieth day of April inst,, at two of the clock P. M. to bring in their votes to the Selectmen for one Standing County Commissioner to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of Stephen Skiff esq late of Tisbury in said County; there having been no Choice of a standing county commissioner in the county on the first Monday of April now current And you are directed to Serve this warrant by posting up Attested copies thereof @ each of the public Meeting Houses in said town fourteen days @ least before the time of holding said meeting Hereof fail not and make due returns of this warrant with your doings thereon to ourselves at the time and place of Meeting afforesaid .


Given under our hands this 15th day of April 1852 THOMAS BARROWS & Selectmen E. COTTLE S of Tisbury


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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.


Pursuant to the direction in the above warrant I have notified the inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury qualified to vote in Elections to meet at the time and place and and for the purposes therein specified MATTHEW P. BUTLER Constable of Tisbury


A true copy of warrant and returns thereon Attest M P BUTLER Town Clerk


Record of the votes given in to the Selectmen at a meeting of the inhabitants of The town of Tisbury qualified to vote in elections; held at Capawoc Hall in Holmes Hole in said tisbury on friday the Thirtieth day of April 1852 at two O'Clock in the afternoon; for one standing County Commissioner


Whole number of votes given in were 23


Vis For Matthew P Butler Fourteen 14


For Peter Norton Seven


7


For William A Mayhew two 2


Attest MATTHEW P. BUTLER


Town Clerk


Tisbury April 3ª 1846


Recd of Tristram Luce Nine dollars and Eighty nine cents in full for one eighth part of all the privileges of fisheries, appurtanences buildings and all privileges of every kind or nature whatever on or belonging to a sertain parcel of beech situated at the north part of chapaquanset pond Where the creek now is, six 6-Rods each Side, of said, Creek is now a fishery and intended for that purpose, to have and to hold forever for the benefit of the Said Luce and his heirs forever


Attest S EDWARD T. T. SMITH SAMUEL W LOOK


PRESSBERY L SMITH Recd & Entered the above Receipt


May 7 1852 @ six O Clock P. M. Attest M P BUTLER Town Clerk


Pursuant, to notice from M P Butler Constable of Tisbury and upon the venire from the Clerk of the Court of common please to be holden at Edgartown in and for the county of Dukes County.


1


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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.


The Selectmen & Town Clerk assembled at the Selectmens office on the 10th May 1852 to draw from the juror's box six good & lawful men as the law reguires to serve as Grand jurors at the Court of Common pleas to be held at Edgartown on the last Monday of May Inst & to serve throught the year. The names of the following persons were selected


1 James Gray


2 Peter Norton


3 Charles G Smith


4 William Norton


5 Charles D Allen


6 William C Luce


And The Selectmen & Town Clerk upon the business aforesaid pro- ceeded, to select from the jury box Five persons to Serve as traverse jurors at said common pleas Court to be held at Edgartown on the last Monday of May inst. and the Names of the persons so selected were


1 Henry Bradley


2 Theodore Luce


3 Thomas L Norton


4 Shubael Weeks


5 James Look


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Attest MATTHEW P BUTLER


Town Clerk


Tisbury May 26 1852


Then Bartlett Mayhew assessors of taxes, Personally appeared before me and made oath that he would faithfully perforn the duties of said office according to law


M P BUTLER Town Clerk


Tisbury May 28 1852 Then personally appeared before me; Edmund Cottle; and made oath that he would faithfully perforn the duties of the office of assesor of taxes for the ensuing year according to law M P BUTLER Town Clerk


Tisbury June 1st 1852


Then Thomas Barrows one of the assessors of Taxes, personally ap- peared before me and was qualified according to law, to perform the duties of said office


M P BUTLER Town Clerk


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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.


To Matthew P Butler Constable of the Town of Tisbury in the county of Dukes County. Greeting


In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are directed to notify the inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury qualified to in Elec- tions and in Town affairs to meet at Capawoc Hall in Holmes Hole in said Tisbury on Monday the thirteenth day of Sept. Inst @ two O'Clock in the afternoon then and there to act on the following Articles, to wit).


Article first, To Choose a Moderator


Article Second To take some action on a petition now before the County Commissioners for erecting a new Court House, agreeable to the petition of the petition of Chas Smith and others


Article third To act on any and all other business that May come legally before the Meeting in relation to the same


And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting up attested copies thereof at two of the public Meeting Houses in said town seven days at least before the time of holding said Meeting


Hereof fail not and make due returns of this warrant with your doings thereon to the town clerk at the time and place of said meeting


Given under our hands this 6th day of Sept in the Year 1852 signed THOS BARROWS 3 Selectmen BARTLETT MAYHEW S of Tisbury


Pursuant to the within Warrant I have notified the Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury to meet at the time and place and for the purposes therein specified


M. P. BUTLER Constable of Tisbury


A true copy


Attest M. P. BUTLER Town Clerk


At a legal Meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury held on Monday Sept 13, 1852 in pursuance to the foregoing warrant 1st voted Bartlett Allen was chosen Moderator


2ª voted that Town remonstrate against the erection of a new County Court House in the village of Edgartown


3.ª voted that Chas Smith and Charles Cottle be a Committee to at- tend the meeting of the County commissioners and remonstrate against the erection of a new County Court House


4th voted that M P Butler & James D Peakes be Committee to draw up resolutions remonstrating against the erection of a County Court House


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5th Voted To adjourn to 5} O'Clock


At 52 O Clock the Meeting was called to order and the Committee on resolutions Reported the following


Whereas there is now before the county commissioners a petition of a large number of legal voters of the town of Edgartown praying for the erection of a new County Court House in conexion with a Suitable plan for the safe Keeping and preservation of the public Records, as required by an act of the Legislature passed May 15, 1851 and will be taken into consideration at the next Meeting of the commissioners which will be held on tues the 14th Inst


Therefore Resolved


That economy and integrity in the administration of the public affairs Should always be kept in view by those in whose hands the public monies is intrusted as well as a strict adherence to the laws of this Commonwealth .


Resolved,


That having appointed Chas Smith & Chas Cottle a com- mittee to attend the Meeting of the County Commissioners to be held at Edgartown on tuesday the 14 Inst That the be and are hereby instructed to remonstrate for and in behalf of the Town of Tisbury against the erection of a new Court House with safes in Edgartown


An that the said committee respectfully represent to the Hon. county commissioners that we as a town are decidedly opposed to the erection of a new court House at Edgartown at the present time; for the follow- ing reasons, to wit,


First; we think the public interest does not require it, as the present Court House is amply sufficient in sise and style to accommodate the inhabitants of the County who any business in Court and spare room for a reasonable number of spectators


Second; our roads are not what they Should be, therefore if we are to be taxed for more than ordinary expenses, that we Should first see that all our roads are in such a state that all the inhabitants may travel with convenience and safety


Sixth; - voted that the above resolutions be adopted as the sense of this meeting


Seventh, - Voted that a copy of the above resolutions be prepared by the Town Clerk and forwarded by him to the county commissioners at their next Meeting in Edgartown


8th Voted to adjourn without day


Attest M P BUTLER Town Clerk


652 .


TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.


Pursuant to a notice from M. P. Butler Constable of Tisbury to the selectmen and Town Clerk of said Tisbury; and upon the venire from the Clerk of the court of common pleas to be holden @ Edgartown within and for the county of Dukes County


The selectmen and Town Clerk assembled at the select men's office on the 16th of Sept 1852 and Selected from the juror's box the names of five good and lawful men as the law requires, to serve as petit jurors at the court of Common pleas, to be holden @ Edgartown within and for said County, on the last monday of September now current,


The names of the persons drawn from the Jury's Box were


Bartlett Mayhew -


Bayes Norton John F. Robinson


John D. Rotch Charles M. Luce


september 16-1852


M P. BUTLER Town Clerk


To Matthew P Butler


Constable of Tisbury


In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are required to notify the inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury qualified to vote in elections to meet at capawac Hall in said Tisbury on Tuesday the Sec- ond day of november next at one O'Clock in the afternoon to bring their votes to the Selectmen for Electors of President and Vice president of the United States


And you are required to serve this warrant by posting up attested copies thereof at two of the public Meeting Houses in said town fourteen days at least before the time of holding said meeting


Hereof fail not and make due returns of this warrant with your doings thereon to ourselves at the time and place of holding said meeting


Given under our hands this Eighth day of October in the year 1852


A true Copy Attest M P BUTLER


Constable of Tisbury


signed THOMAS BARROWS EDMUND COTTLE Selectmen of Tisbury


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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.


pursuant to the directions in the above warrant I have notified the inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury qualified to vote in Elections to meet at the time and place and for the purposes therein specified M P BUTLER Constable of Tisbury


A true copy of warrant and the Constables returns thereon Attest


M P BUTLER Town Clerk


Tisbury November 2ª 1852 Capawoc Hall at one O'Clock P M


The Meeting was called to order by the chairman of Selectmen & the forgoing warrant read


William Daggett 2ª and Alfred Norton were appointed and qualified to take charge of, and distribute the envelopes at this election


The Selectmen then proceeded to receive the votes for electors at half past 3 O 'Clock


Voted that the polls be closed


The number of Ballots Received 164


The votes were as follows (to wit)


For Electors at large


Robert C Winthrop of Boston


76 votes


George Bliss of Springfield


76


Charles G Green of Boston


64


James S Whitny of Conway


64


Stephen C Philips of Salem


23 . ‹‹


James Fowler of Westfield


23


Pliny Cutler of Boston Edward A Newton


1


District Number one J H W Page of New Bedford


76 votes


S. B. Phinney of Barnstable


64


23 66


John H Shaw of Nantuckett Isaiah Gifford of Provincetown District Number two


1


George A Crocker of Taunton


76 votes


Edward Carman of Hingham


64


William N Wood of Middleboro


23


Lemuel May of Attleboro


1


1


For District Electors


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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.


District Number three


John Gardner of Dedham Caleb Stetson of Braintree Edward L Keyes of Dedeham Frederic W Lincoln of Canton District No. four


76 Votes


64


66


23 66


1


Amos Lawrence of Boston


76 Votes


Isaac Adams of Boston


64 Votes


Timothy Gilbert of Boston


23


William Hayden of Boston District No. five


1


Robt G Shaw of Boston


76 votes


Benjamin F Hallett of Boston


64


66


John G Palfrey of Cambridge George T Curtis of Boston District No. Six


1


Daniel C Baker of Lynn


76 votes


Jonathan Nason of Amesbury


64


John G Whittier of Amesbury Mark Healy of Lynn District No Seven


1


George Coggswell of Bradford


74 votes


Eben H. Safford of Haverhill


64


Samuel E Sewall of Stoneham


23


Albert H Nelson of Woburn


1


District No Eight


Jacob Coggin of Tewkesbury


76 votes


Walter Fessenden of Townsend


23


66


John W Graves of Lowell Henry B Pearson of Harvard District No. Nine


1


Ebeneser Torrey of Fitchburg


76 votes


J. S. C. Knowlton of Worcester


64


Charles Mason of Fitchburg


23


Alvin G underwood of Oxford District no-10


1


Rufus Bullock of Royalston


76 votes


O P Ingraham of South Hadley


64


R B Hubbard of Sunderland


23


Homer Foote of Springfield


1


23


23


64 “


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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.


District no Eleven Ezekiel R Colt of Pittsfield


Jonathan E Field of Stockbridge


64


23


1


Town Clerk


To M. P. Butler Constable of Tisbury


Iin the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts You are required to notify the Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury qualified to in elections to meet @ Capawoc Hall in Holmes Hole in said Tisbury on Monday the eighth day of November next it being the Second Monday of said month @ ten o'clock in the forenoon, to bring their Votes to the Select Men for a Governor and Lieutenant Governor of the Commonwealth and for a Senetor for the district Nantucket and Dukes County for the ensu- ing year and for a representative in Congress for the first congressional district called district no. 1; In one sealed envelope


2ª To Choose a Representative to represent them in the General Court to be held at Boston on the first Wednesday of January next


3ª To give in their votes by ballot on this question, Is it expedient that delegates be Chosen to meet in Convention for the purpose of revis- ing or altering the Constitution of Goverment of this commonwealth agreeable to an act passed May 7- 1852


And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting attested copies thereof at two of the public Meeting Houses in said Town fourteen days at least before the time of holding said meeting


Hhereof fail not and make due returns of this warrant to ourselves at the time & place of holding the meeting aforesaid with your doings thereon


Signed THOS BARROWS Selectmen of


EDMUND COTTLE Tisbury


A true Copy Attest


M. P. BUTLER Constable of Tisbury


Pursuant to the foregoing warrant I have notified the inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury qualified to vote in Elections to meet @ the time and place and for the purposes therein specified


Signed M P BUTLER Constable of Tisbury


A true Copy of warrant and of Constable's returns thereon Attest M P BUTLER Town Clerk


Joel Hayden of Williamsburg Luther Griffin of Richmond Attest MATTHEW P BUTLER


76 Votes


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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.


Tisbury November 8th 1852


At ten O'Clock A M the Meeting was called to order by the Chair- man of selectmen


The forgoing warrant was read Henry Bradley, Abram Anthony and were appointed to take charge of and distribute the envelopes, they were also sworn to discharge the duty, of the appointment according to Law


The votes for Governor, Lieutenant Gov. Representative to Congress, senator from Nantucket and Dukes County & Representatives to General Court were received all in one envelope, as follows


For Governor


John H Clifford of New Bedford one hundred & five


Henry W Bishop of Lenox Eighty seven


Horace Mann of West Newton twenty five


For Lieutenant Governor


Elisha Huntington of Lowell One hundred & four


James D Thompson of New Bedford Eighty Eight


Amasa Walker of North Brookfield twenty five For Repsentative to Congress


Zeno Scudder of Barnstable one hundred & seven


John Pierce of Edgartown = Eighty Eight


Rodney French of New Bedford = twenty three For Senator from Nantucket and Dukes Co


Benjamin Manter of Chilmark 107


James Euston 2ª of Nantucket


88


Edward W Gardner of Nantucket


23


For Repsentative to General court




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