410 BOAED OF AGRICULTURE. 



In 1667 there was ordered by the government to be paid 

 for schools, to Thomas Mayhew of "Martin's" Vineyard, 

 thirty pounds, and for nine teachers, all at " Martin's" Vine- 

 yard, thirty-two pounds. 



In the same year, in an investigation. King Philip denied 

 killing persons on " Martin's " Vineyard. 



In 1672 there were paid for Indian teachers on '* Mar- 

 tin's " Vineyard and Nantucket fifty-seven pounds. 



In 1680 a protest was entered before Nathaniel Morton, 

 secretary of the court, by Alexander Watts, master of the 

 sloop "Anne and Elizabeth;" sailing from New York, on 

 his course from ' ' Martin's " Vineyard he went ashore on 

 Cape Cod. 



In 1681, by order of court, Samuel, an Indian boy, was 

 bound as " prentece " to the widow of John Tucker, late of 

 " Martin's" Vineyard. 



Thus much for the fourteen instances from the earliest 

 colonial records of Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay, where 

 this island is called " Martin's " Vineyard, and not one where 

 it is written Martha's. From 1664 till 1692 the island was 

 under the government of New York, and the following is the 

 record there : — 



In 1641 James Forrett, agent of the Earl of Stirling, and 

 Richard Vines for Sir Ferdinand Gorges, conveyed to 

 Thomas May hew of Watertown, and Thomas May hew his 

 son, " the right to plant and inhabit on Martha's Vineyard," 

 as granted on Nantucket. 



The same year Thomas Mayhew and his son sold a ' ' large 

 towne " on Martha's Vineyard to John Doggett and others, 

 — and that's the last of ^'■Martha's" Vineyard in the New 

 York records of the islands. 



In October, 1659, Thomas Mayhew of "Martin's" Vine- 

 yard sold the island of Tuckanuck to Tristram Coffin and 

 others. 



May 14, 1670. — In the minutes of the council of New 

 York, at Fort James, Mr. Mayhew's business of " Martin's" 

 Vineyard was taken up. A letter was read from Mr. May- 

 hew, desiring "to be resolved in what nature 'Martin's'. 

 Vineyard and those parts are, as to government." "The 

 patent of the duke includes ' Martin's ' Vineyard," etc. 



