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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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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
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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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
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
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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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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
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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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
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.
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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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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
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
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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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