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Ezera Wilkinson of Dedham Fifty Four
John H. Clifford of New Bedford one hundred seventy two 172
For Auditor
Giles H Whiteing of Winchendon Fifty Five 55
Timothy Ingraham of New Bedford Ninty Three 93 -
Chandler R. Ransom of Roxbury Seventy nine 79
For Treasurer
Stedman Buttrick of concord Fifty Five 55
Moses Tenny Jr of Georgetown seventy nine 79
Geo. Foster of Lynn Ninety Three 93
John Sargent of cambridge Twelve For Counsillor. First District
12
Isaac C Taber of New Bedford Fifty Five
Peleg Barrows of Tisbury Ninety Four Geo Howland of Newbedford Seventy nine For District Attorney Southern District Horatio Pratt of Taunton Fifty four Lincoln F Brigham of New Bedford Ninety Three For Senator for Nantucket and Duke Counties Charles P. Swain of Nantucket Fifty Four George Harris of Nantucket one hundred six John H Shaw of Nantucket seventy Nine
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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
For Representative to Gen. Court
Henery Manter Seventy
Henery Bradley Ninety three
Leander Daggett Seventy Henery Bradley Elected County Ballots for officers For Sheriff
Isaih D Pease of Edgartown had 135
J. D. Pease of Edgartown Nineteen 19
Samuel Kensengton of edgartown Seventy one 71
James Pent One
For Register of Probate
Cornelius B Merchant of edgartown one hundred fifty five 155
Hebron Vincent of edgartown seventy Four 74
Chas Bradley of Tisbury one
1
Commissioner of Insolvency
Allen Tilton of Chilmark one hundred fifty seven
157
Charles Smith of Tisbury Seventy Two 72
For Clerk of the Courts
R. L. Pease of Edgartown seventy two 72
David Smith of Tisbury one hundred Fifty seven 157
For County Commissioners
Abraham Orsborne of Edgartown one hundred fifty five 155 Benjamin Davis of Edgartown seventy two
For Special Commissioners
Charles G Smith of Tisbury one hundred fifty Four 154
Wm S. Vincent of Tisbury seventy one 71
Richª Flanders of Chilmark one hundred fifty seven 157
James O Lambert of Chilmark seventy one 71
Register of Insolvency
Frederick E Terrell of Edgartown one hundred twenty one 121
F. E Terrell of Edgartown seventeen 17
Gilbert Brush of Tisbury seventy two 72
Voted to adjourn without Day
Attest LOT LUCE Town Clerk
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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the com- monwealth of Massachusetts in General court assembled
We your pettioners would respectfully represent that they are the sole owners of all the land adjoining that part of the Lagoon Pond above long point so called containing not more than seven Acres of Water your petetioners would respectfuly request your Honourable body to grant them the authority to erect a dam across from said long point and stop the water course now open for the purpose of forming a Hering & Perch fishery with full power to them their heirs and associates to con- struct said Herring & Perch fishery, with all its Benefits leaving to the Public all the right of taking fish from said water as heretofore they possessed consisting of Eels clams of all Kinds and that the petioners their heirs & assigns and associates shall not at any time so raise the water as to cause damage to the meadows adjoining said waters And as in duty Bound will ever pray
BAZE NORTON & OTHERS
Commonwealth of Massachusetts in Senate Feb 10 1857
On the pettition aforsaid Ordered that the petitioners cause an attested coppy of the afforsaid Petition with this Order thereon to be published in the Vineyard Gazette and served on the Town Clerks of the Town of Edgartown & Tisbury the said publication and service to be Three days at least before the ninth day of March next that all persons interested may then appear and shew cause if any they have why the prayer of said petetions should not be granted
Sent down for concurence P. L Cox Clerk
in the hous of representatives Feb 11th 1857 Concurred
WILLIAM STOWE Clerk
A true attest
P. L. Cox Clerk of the Senate.
A true copy
Attest Lor LUCE
Town Clerk
Recorded March 4th 1857
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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Tisbury S. S. To either of the Constables of the Town of Tisbury in the County of Dukes County Greeting
I. 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 old Baptist meeting House in West Tisbury on Monday the 6th day of April next at 10 oclock P. M. then and there to act on the following articles
1st To chose a Moderator to preside in said meeting
2ª To choose all necessary Town officers for the year ensuing.
3ª To hear the annual report of the Selectmen and act thereon
4th To raise such sums of money as may be necessary to defray Town charges for the ensuing year and make appropriations of the same
5th To determine the manner of repairing the high ways Town ways and Bridges the year ensuing
6th To see if the Town will vote that the office of the Town Clerk shall hereafter be located in the village of Holmes Hole agreeable to the Petition of Moses Brown and others,
7th To see if the Town will instruct the Selectmen to furnish the Town Clerks Office with suitable Book Cases and other necessary apper- tenances agreeable to the Petition of Moses Brown and others
8th To see if the Town will continue their School Districts
9th To see if the Town will make and adopt buy Laws concerning the licencing, regulating and restraining of dogs agreeable to the petition of Edward Harding and others
10th To see what action the Town will take uppon the Petition of Thos Robinson and others in regard to the liquor agency
11th To see if the Town will discontinue the road commencing at Tashmaw hill and terminating at the high Woods known by the name of the back road
12 To see if the Town will discontinue so much of the road leading from West Tisbury to Holmes Hole commencing on the new road near Pine Hill road terminating at the road leading to middle Town so called
And you are directed to serve this warrent by posting up attested coppies thereof at two public Meeting Houses in the said Town fourteen days at least before the time for holding said meeting
Hereof fail not and make due returns of the warrent with your
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doings thereon to the Town Clerk at the time and place of meeting as aforesaid
Given under our hands this twenty first day of March in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty seven HENRY BRADLEY J. WHELDEN HOLMES Selectmen of Tisbury BARTLETT MAYHEW
I have executed the within Warrent by posting up attested coppies of the same at two of the public Meeting Houses in said Town of Tis- bury as with directed
JAMES D. PEAKS Constable Tisbury
Tisbury April 6th 1857
Met at the time and place and for the purpose specified in fore going Warrant, The Hour was announced the Meeting called the warrant read and the ballots called for by the Clerk for Moderator
Whole number of 20
J Whelden Holmes 19
Charles Bradley 1
J Whelden Holmes was chosen
Votes for Town Clerk
whole number of votes 55
Timothy B. Lovell 21
J. B. Nickerson 15
Lot Luce 14
J D. Rotch 5
Timothy B Lovell declared chosen
Voted to lay 2ª article on Table and take up 3ª Voted to accept report of Selectmen
Voted to take up 2ª article Votes for Selectmen
Thomas Barrows 2
Franklin Luce 3
Bartlet Mayhew 2ª 58
Henry Manter 53
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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
J Whelden Holmes
15
Henry Bradley 32
Edmond Cottle 16
Job Gorham
1
Charles Smith 7
Bartlet Mayhew Henry Manter and Henry Bradley declared chosen
Votes for Treasurer Charles Bradley 45 Gilbert Brush 2
Charles Bradley declared chosen sworn
Voted to adjourn intil half past one
Met according to adjournment Votes for School Committee
Mathew P. Butler 41
chosen
Richard G Luce 33
chosen
Edmond Cottle
10
Daniel A Cleveland 15
James Mayhew
24 . chosen
S. A. Thomas
1
J Whelden Holmes 3
Constables
Richard Hursell
41 sworn
J. D. Peaks 15
Richard Hursell declared chosen Fish Committee
Lot Luce 35
Benjamin F Smith 35
Josiah Cleveland 35
Surveyors of High Ways
Constant C Downs sworn
Theodore Luce
M. P. Butler
sworn
Charles H Swift
sworn
Fence Viewers
Obed Nickerson
James Cottle
Bartlet Mayhew
sworn
Field Drivers John A. Swain
sworn
William Rogers
sworn
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Thomas L Norton sworn
Asa R Luce sworn
Benjamin Cleveland sworn
Surveyors of
John F. Robinson
sworn
Lumber John W. Howland Joseph T. James Hervy Weeks
Surveyor of
Wood & Bark Dennis Luce sworn
Hog Reeve John Johnson
Pound Keepers Hilyard Norton sworn
Thomas Merry sworn J Whelden Holmes David Smith
Health Committee R K Jones
Wm H Luce Charles Smith
Voted That the Treasurer of the Town be receiver of Taxes for one and half pr cent
Voted That the fourth article be laid on Table
Voted To chse Overseers of Poor
Overseers of Charles Smith
Poor Alfred Norton W! H. Luce.
Voted That the compensation of Overseers of Poor be five dollars per year
Voted To take up fourth article
Voted To raise twelve hundred dollars for support of Schools
Voted To raise three hundred dollars for incidential expences
Voted To raise one thousand dollars for support of Poor Voted To raise six hundred dollars in addition for Support of Poor Voted To raise four hundred dollars for repairs of Highways Voted To raise two thousand dollars to pay Town debt Voted That the sixth article be rejected
Voted That the seventh article be rejected
Voted That ninth article be rejected
Voted That tenth article be rejected
Voted To discontinue road commencing at Tashmaw hill and termi- nating at high Woods
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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Voted To discontinue the road leading from new County Road to the road lading to Middle Town so called
. Voted That this meeting be adjourned with day Attest TIMOTHY B. LOVELL Town Clerk
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
County of Dukes County s s April 9th 1857
Henry Bradley of Tisbury and said County having been duly elected one of the selectmen of said Town of Tisbury for the currend year per- sonaly appeard and made Solemn oath that he will faithfully perform all the duties of said office according to his best skill and discretion
Before me D. A. SIMMONS Justice of the Peac
Attest TIMOTHY B. LOVELL
Town Clerk
Pursuant to a notice from Richard Hursel Constable of the Town of Tisbury and uppon his prodicing Venire from the Clerk of the Supream Judicial Court to select as the law requires one good and lawful man to serve as a Travers Juror at the above named Court to be holden at Barn- stable within and for the Counties of Barnstable and Dukes county on the first Tuesday in May next.
The Selectmen and Town Clerk meet at the House of Henry Manters on the twentieth day of April 1857 and drew from the Juror Box the name of Richard Thomson to serve as Travers Jurror at said Court
Attest TIMOTHY B. LOVELL Town Clerk
Tisbury April 20th 1857
Then personally appeared Henry Bradley Bartlett Mayhew 2ª and Henry Manter and mad Oath to the faithful discharge of Their duty as Assesors of Taxes for the ensuing year before me
Attest TIMOTHY B. LOVELL
Town Clerk
To Richard L. Hursel Constable of the Toun of Tisbury
You are hereby required in the name of the Commonwealth of Mas- sachusetts to notify and warn the Inhabitants of said Town of Tisbury
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qualified as the Constitution requires to vote for Senators and Repre- sentitives in General Court to assemble at the Old Baptist Meeting House in West Tisbury on the first day of May next at Ten o clock in the forenoon for the purpose of giving in their votes by ballot for or against three articles, of amendment of the Constitution of this Common- wealth submitted to the People for their approval or rejection approve the eight day of April one Thousand Eight hundred and fifty seven
And You are directed to serve this warrant by posting Attested copies there of at two of the public Meeting Houses in East and West Tisbury seven days at least before the time of holding the afore said
Hereof fail not and make due returns of this warrant with your doings thereon to ourselves at the time and place of Meeting aforesaid Tisbury April 15 1857
BARTLETT MAYHEW 2D Selectmen
HENRY MANTER S of Town of Tisbury
Attest TIMº B. LOVELL
Town Clerk
At a legal meeting held at the Oald Baptist Meeting House in West Tisbury May 1st 1857 agreeable to the instruction of Secretary of the Commonwealth then and there they Voted on the Constitutional Amend- ments as follows
Article first whole number 30; 2 yeas
28 Nays
Article second whole number 30
4 yeas
26 Nays
Article third whole number 29 5 yeas
24 Nays
Attest TIMOTHY B. LOVELL
Town Clerk
To Richard L. Hursel
Constable of the Town of Tisbury in the County of Dukes County Greeting
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby required to notify and warn the Inhabitants of the said Town of Tisbury qualified by law to vote in Town affairs to assemble at the Old Baptist
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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Meeting House in West Tisbury in said Town on the first day of May next at twelve O Clock noon to Act on the following Articles (to wit)
· Article 1st To choose a Moderator
2ª To see if the Town will grant and raise the sum of four hundred dollars more or less for the support and maintainance of public schools in addition to the twelve hundred dollars appropriated at the last anual Town Meeting for said purpose Agreeable to the pitition of Leander West and others
And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting up Attested coppies thereof at two of the Meeting Houses one in East and West Tisbury 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 the Town Clerk at the time and place of Said Meeting aforesaid
Given under our hands this fifteenth day of April in the year one thousand eight hundred fifty seven
BARTLETT MAYHEW 2D ) Selectmen of HENRY MANTER S Tisbury
At a legal Meeting held at the Old Baptist Meeting House in West Tisbury for the purpose of raising School money agreeable to the peti- tion of Leander West and others
1 Chose Henry Bradley Moderator
2ª Voted not to raise money in addition Whole number of Votes 29
Against raising money 16 in favour 13
Meeting Adjournd without day Attest TIMOTHY B. LOVELL Town Clerk
Persuant to the Instructions of the within warrant I have notified Inhabitants of the Town Tisbury qualified to Vote in Town affairs, to meet at the time and and for the purposes therein specified
RICHARD L HURSEL
Constable of Town of Tisbury
Attest TIMOTHY B. LOVELL
Town Clerk
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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Tisbury S.S.
To Richard L Hursel Constable of 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 Vote in town affairs to meet at the Oold Baptist Meeting House in West Tisbury on Friday the first day of May next at 1 O clock in the afternoon then and there to act on the following Articles
1 To chose a moderator to preside in said meeting
2 To see if the Town will accept of the list of Jurors selected and posted up by the board of the select men according to law
And you are directed to serve this Warrant by Posting up Attested coppies thereof at two of the Public Meeting Houses in the said Town seven days at least before the time for 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 meeting as aforesaid
Given under our hands this Twentieth day of April in the year one Thousand eight hundred and fifty seven
HENRY BRADLEY Selectmen
HENRY MANTER of Tisbury
Pursuant to the Instructions of the within warrant I have notified the Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury qualified to vote in Town affairs to mett at the time and place and for the purposes therein specified RICHARD L HURSEL Constable of Town of Tisbury
Attest TIMOTHY B. LOVELL Town Clerk
At a legal Meeting held at the Old Baptist Meeting House in West Tisbury for the purposes specified in the Warrant
1st chose Henry Bradly Moderator
2ª Voted to accept the following names as Jurors
The following is a list of Jurors selected by the board of Selectmen to be accepted or rejected at a legal Town Meeting warned on the first day of May next of that purpose
Tisbury April 20th 1857
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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Frederick Manter Alfred Norton Hiram Nye Allen Look
Thomas West Thaddeus Luce Shubael D Smith
James Gray Obed Nickerson
Calvan R. Tilton Theodore Luce Richard Thompson Charles Bradley
Charles B. Allen
John D. Rotch
Thomas Walrond
Eliakim Norton
John Johnson Jr
Peleg Barrows Dennis Luce
Davis Look
Davis Cottle
Walter Hillman
John F Robinson
Edmond Cottle
Richard G Luce
Charles Lambert
Jared Vinson Peter Manter
Timothy B. Lovell
Shubael Weeks
Charles G Smith
Thomas Robinson
David Smith
William C Luce
Abraham Anthony
Bayse Norton Joseph B. Nickerson William Norton
Henry Bradley
John W Howland
Benjamin Merry
Bartlett Pease Jr
Charles M Luce
Wendell Crocker
Charles Holmes
Charles D Allen
Henry Manter Edward Harding
Josiah H Vincent Joseph Luce
Stephen Luce Jr
Timothy Luce
Bartlett Mayhew 2ª
Wendell Luce
Attest
TIMOTHY B. LOVELL
Toun Clerk
Pursuant to a notice from Richard L Hursel Constable of the Town of Tisbury and uppon his producing a venire from the Clerk of Court of Common Pleas the Selectmen assembled at Henry Manters on the fifteenth day of May 1857 and drew from the Juror Box six good and
Lenard Luce
William Athearn
Thomas Barrows
John W Athearn
Isaac L Vincent
Richard L. Hursel
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Lawful men as the Law directs to serve as Grand Jurors and five of like qualifications to serve as Travers Jurors at the Court of Common 'Pleas to be holden at Edgartown within and for the County of Dukes County on the last Monday of May inst
The following are the names of Jurors drawn
Grand Jurors Travers Jurors
Thomas Robinson
Leonard Luce
Edward Harding
Stephen Luce Jr
Dennis Luce
Edmond Cottle
Allen Look
Charles M Luce
Charles D Allen
Obed Nickerson
Benjamin Merry
Attest
TIMOTHY B LOVELL Town Clerk
To Richard L Hursell Constable of the Town of Tisbury in the county of Dukes county Greeting : - You are hereby required to notify the inhabitants of said town of Tisbury qualified to vote in town affairs to meet at the Old Baptist Meeting House in West Tisbury on Monday the first of June next at ten oclock in the forenoon to act on the following articles
1st To chose a Moderator to preside at Said meeting
2ª To see if the Town will raise the sum of five hundred dollars or more in addition to the sum of twelve hundred dollars appriated at the Anual Meeting, for the support of Public schools in said Tisbury, and authorise the Treasure to hire the same on the credit of the Town agree- able to the Petition of John A Swain and nine others legal Votes
You are hereby directed to notify and Warn the inhabitants of said Town by posting up attested copies on two of the Public Meeting Houses in said Town fourteen days at least before holding Said Meeting
Hereof fail not and make due returns of your doings on this warrant to the Town Clerk at the time and place of the Meeting aforesaid
Given under our hands this fifteenth day of May in the year of one thousand eight hundred and fifty seven
HENRY BRADLEY Selectmen of
HENRY MANTER Tisbury
Pursuant of the within Warrant I have notified the Inhabitants of said Town of Tisbury to meet at the Old Baptist Meeting House in West
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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Tisbury by posting up two attested copies according as the law directs agreeable to the within warrant
June 1st 1857
RICHARD L. HURSEL
Constable of Tisbury
At a legal Meeting held at the Old Baptist Meeting House in West Tisbury for the purpose of raising school money agreeable to the petition of John A. Swain and others
1st chose Edmond Cottle Moderator
2ª Voted to raise five hundred dollars in addition to the twelve hun- dred dollars raised at the anual Meeting
Voted to adjourn without day
Attest TIMOTHY B. LOVELL Town Clerk
To Richard L Hursel
Constable of the Town of Tisbury in the County of Dukes County Greeting
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby required to notify and warn the Inhabitants of said Town of Tisbury qualified by law to vote in Town affairs to assemble at the old Baptist Meeting House in West Tisbury in Said Town on Wednesday July 1st at 2 Oclock P. M. to act on the following articles (to wit)
Article 1st To chose a Moderator
2ª To See if the Town will reconsider a vote taken at the last Town Meeting for the purpose of raising the sum of five hundred dollars for the further support of town schools the present year agreeable to the petition of Washing Adams and others
And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting up attested copies thereof at two of the Meeting Houses one in east and one in West Tisbury 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 the Town Clerk at the time and place of Meeting afore Said.
Given under our hands this fifteenth day of June in the year one thousand eight hundred fifty seven
HENRY BRADLEY Selectmen
HENRY MANTER
of
BARTLETT MAYHEW
Tisbury
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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Pursuant of the within Warrant I have notified the inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury to meet at the old Baptist Meeting House in West Tisbury at two Oclock P. M. to see if the Town will reconsider a vote taken at the last Town Meeting agreeable with the petition
And I have warned the Inhabitants by posting up attested copies one in east an one in West Tisbury according to Law.
RICHARD L. HURSEL counstable of the Town Tisbury
Tisbury July 1st 1857
At a legal Meeting held at the Old Baptist Meeting House in West Tisbury for the purpose of reconsidering the vote of the last Town Meet- ing agreeable to the Petition of Washing Adams and others
1st Chose William S. Vincent as Moderator to preside over said Meeting
2ª Voted to reconsider the vote of last meeting
3ª Voted to adjourn without day
Attest TIMOTHY B. LOVELL Town Clerk
To Richard L. Hursel
Constable of the Town of Tisbury in the County of Dukes County
Greeting
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of said Town of Tisbury qualified by Law to Vote in Town affairs to assemble at the old Baptist Meeting House in West Tisbury in said Town on the Seventeenth day of August next at two oclock in the afternoon to act on the following articles to wit
Article 1º To Chose a Moderator
2ª To see if the Town will except a private way layed out by the Selectmen in the Town of Tisbury on the thirty first day of July 1857 begining at Nortons Landing so called and terminating at the Indian Lands near Lamberts Cove
3.ª To see what action the Town will take in regard to County Build- ings, agreeable to the petition of James Gray and others
And you are directed to serve this warrant by putting up attested Coppies at three of the Meeting Houses in Tisbury seven days at least before the time of holding said Meeting.
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Hereof fail not and make due returns of this warrant with your doings thereon to the town Clerk at the time and place of Meeting aforesaid.
Given under our hands this six day of August in the year one thou- sand eight hundred and fifty seven.
HENRY BRADLEY Selectmen of
HENRY MANTER Tisbury
Pursuant of the within Warrant I have notified the inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury to meet at the Old Baptist Meeting House in west Tisbury Aug,, 17th 1857 agreeable to the within warrant
RICHARD L. HURSEL Constable of Tisbury
Attest
TIMOTHY B. LOVELL Town Clerk
Met at the time and place appointed for the purpose specified in the warrant and acted on the following articles
1st Made choice of Charles Bradley as moderator whole number of Votes 17 Charles Bradley had 10 Charles Smith 4 Walter Hillman 3
2ª Chose Joseph B. Nickerson Clerk Pro tem whole number votes 7 J. B. Nickerson 6 Charles Bradley 1
3ª Acted uppon seccond article in the warrant
Voted that the privet way be accepted as laid out by the Selectmen divided the House stood 17 for 12 against
Third to se what action the Town will take in regard to County Buildings Voted that Thomas Bradley be Agent and James Gray be assistent agent to act in relation to County Buildings and having Tisbury to be made the shire Town
Attest J. B. NICKERSON Clerk Pro tem
Attest TIMOTHY B. LOVELL Town Clerk
The Selectmen met and drew from the Juror box five good and lawful men to serve as petit Jurors at the Court of Common Please to be holden at Edgartown on the twenteith eight day of September the
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names of persons were Henry Bradley David Smith Abraham Anthony Eliakim Norton Bayse Norton
Attest TIMOTHY B. LOVELL
Town Clerk Sept 8 1857
Persuant to a notice from Richard L. Hursell The Town Clerk and Select Men met at the Selectmens Office and drew two good and Lawful men to serve as Jurors to attend the United States Circuit Court to be holden at Boston on the 20th and 27th October 1857 for which purpose John W. Howland was drawn Grand Juror Timothy B. Lovell was drawn Petit Juror
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