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(These sales are recorded in copy of deeds.) G. E., Copyist.
1708. Vol. a.
Reconed with the Town's Agents Feb. 25th Anno 1707-8 then received of said Agents, the sum of one hundred and Eighty pounds in full for building the Meeting house in Duxborrough. I say received by me
SAMUEL SPRAGUE.
Aug. 18, 1708.
recorded by JOHN WADSWORTH, Then Clerk.
1708-9. Mch. 16. Vol. a. Page 86.
At a town meeting in Duxborrough March 16 1708-9 The town gave to Robert Stanford one acre of land to the Southward of his house, on a point of land to the Westward of the way from said house to the meeting house, and appointed Capt. Arnold and Mr. Edward Southworth to lay it out to him.
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SAMUEL SPRAGUE,
T. Clerk.
1706. Sept. 16. Vol. a. Page 60.
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That whereas formerly the town sold to Joseph Stockbridge, A certain parcel of land of about fifteen acres joining to his old lot at the Easterly end, the town reserving a way through the lot. have voted that the way shall be adjoining to the land which was formerly JJohn Boney's, and so down to the road. the said Stockbridge allowing a way through his old lot. to be the way aforesaid.
March 16th 1708.
The town voted the above written to be set on record.
SAMUEL SPRAGUE. Town Clerk.
1708. Nov. 18. leaflet. No page. 1708. Dec. 15. leaflet. No page.
At a Town meeting in Duxborrough. the said town ordered the school to be kept at the Southerly part of said town for the four next months.
At a Town meeting in Duxborrough. the town chose Caleb Stetson and Benj. Alden petty jurors for the next Inferior Conrt. The said town also voted to petition the General Court for a continuance of the road or high way over Jones' River bridge, . where it hath been formerly, and authorized the seleet men to procure a petition drawn, and act in said town's behalf in petitioning the said Court. At this time the said town gave Abraham Peirce Senr his rate for the year 1707, viz, so much of it as is not yet paid, and ordered the Town Treasurer to discount the same.
1708/9. Jany 19. leaflet. No page.
At a Town meeting in Duxborrough Anno Dom 1708/9 Jany 19.
Whereas the Court of quarter sessions sends to the select men of said town to make a rate to defray County charges. of £9, 13s, 00, and also for a fine of five pounds for want of a school master, The
1708. Mch. 16. Vol. a. 287.
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said town considering the trouble and charge of making the said rate at present, do desire and order the select men to borrow on their account, viz. Said town's account of Mr. JJames Partridge, the sum of £11. 13. 00 to pay the above said rate and fine, and in consideration that the said Partridge do lend the said money as above said, the said town do engage to pay to the said Mr. Partridge, as principal and interest, on the first of October next, the sum of £15. 005. 001.
The said town also chose Lieut Sam Bradford to carry the said £14, 138, 000 and pay it at the next County Court, if upon further consideration, the said Court do not reverse the sentence of paying the said fine, and in case they do, then the said five pounds to return to the said town again.
JOHN WADSWORTH, Town Clerk.
At a Town meeting in Duxborrough Feb. 21. 1708/9 The said town chose Jonathan Delanoe and Thomas Fish petty Jurors for the next Inferior Court, and Stephen Samson and John Boney Grand Jurors for the year ensuing. The said town also chose Capt. Arnold their agent to petition the Gen- eral Court in their behalf, for a continuance of the road or high way over Jones' River bridge, as for- merly. They also chose Mr. John Partridge and Sam1 Sprague their Agents to answer to the next Inferior Court, the complaint against said town for not keeping in good order and repair, their part of Jones' River bridge, and also to pay their County rate of £9, 134 and a fine of five pounds which the said town was hy Court sentenced to pay for want of a school master, if said Court do not reverse. upon further consideration, the said sentence.
1708/9. Feb. 21. leaflet. No page.
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At a Town meeting in Duxborrough Sept. 29th 1709 The town voted that a School house shall be built at the charge of the lower end of the town, and set on the towns's Commons. on the Westward of Joseph Chandler's lot near Plymouth road, and the dimensions of said house as followeth, 18 feet long, 15 feet wide and six feet between joints, and also the town made choice of Mr. Seabury to get said house built as soon as may be.
pr me, SAMUEL SPRAGTE, Town Clerk.
At said meeting the town voted the school shall be kept the first third to the Northward of hounds' ditch or till the school house be built.
1709/10. Jany 30. Vol. a. Page 292.
At a Town meeting held in Duxborrongh Jany 30, 1709/10 The town Voted to every proprietor of farm or lot lying in the town of Duxbury, granted by the Court, which hath a dwelling house now erected on it, and hath borne charges in said town for ten years past from the date hereof, that hath never had any addition or lot by gift from said town, shall have laid out to him, forty acres of land, and if any of said proprietors of farms, or lots granted by the Court, have had a smaller quantity by gift from said town, it shall be made up forty acres. and also to every proprietor of farm or lot granted by the town, and hath now a dwelling house erected on it, and hath borne charges ten years last past from the date hereof, and hath never had any addition or lot by gift from said town, shall have twenty acres laid out to him. and if he have received a less quan- tity, it shall be made up Twenty acres, to take it by . lot, and in laying out all the aforesaid land, the surveyor is to have respect to quantity and quality, and after the ahouve said allotments are laid forth and lotted for, All the rest of the upland and meadow land which shall then remain in said town's
1709. Sept. 29. leaflet. No page.
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Commons to be equally divided to all freeholders in said town. Also, that if the above lotments belong- ing to Court grants and Town grants, and the other divisions above mentioned be voted and accepted, then all other and former acts of said town relating to division of said town's Commons, shall be void and of no value.
1709/10. Vol. a. Page 293.
At the same Town meeting adjourned to Feb. 1st, 1709/10 The said town made choice of Lieut. Bradford. John Partridge and Joseph Storkbridge, or any two of them, to procure a surveyor to lay out the Common lands and meadow in said town, and assist him in the same.
by me, SAML SPRAGUE, Town Clerk.
At the same meeting The town made choice of Lieu1. Barker, Lieut. Bradford and Samuel Sprague, to determine who have Court grants, and who have Town grants, and what each man hath had by gift from the town, and what he shall have relating to the act for dividing, and if any man be aggrieved, he is to apply himself to the town. and if the town don't relieve him, he hath the remedy at law.
By me, SAMUEL SPRAGUE, Town Clerk.
The Petition of the young men of the Town of Dux- bury at said meeting -
That if the Town will grant, that all the Town born white children that are now inhabitants in said town, that are excluded in the former aet, of Twenty years old and upward, shall come in for half a share in the first division of said Commons, or a whole share in the last division, that then we will rest con- tented, and be yours to serve.
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Voted, the young men above said to come in in the last division.
SAML SPRAGUE, T. C.
At said Town meeting
Mr. Loring, Benony Delano, and Benony Dilano. against the act for dividing.
Israel Silvester, Benjamin Chandler, Caleb Thomas. Aaron Soule.
Thomas Fish entered the protest against the young mens coming in in the last division.
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SAMUEL SPRAGUE. T. C.
At said meeting
The town voted that the town's land lying near the fresh marshes, should be and remain to be for the use of the Ministry for ever.
By SAMUEL SPRAGUE, T. C.
The Committee eliosen to lay out the Town's Commons is to begin in the body of the said land. and to lay forth as they shall see best.
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SAMUEL SPRAGUE, T. C.
1709/10. Mch 7. Vol. a. Page 296.
At a Town meeting in Duxborrough March 7th Elnathan Weston, Joseph Peterson, John Simons Sen", Thomas Dilanoe Senr. JJosiah Kein Jun", Mr. Edward Southworth and Sam1 Chandler entered their protest against all the acts made at a Town Meeting in Duxborrough Jany 30th 1709/10 for dividing the town's Commons, the said meeting being continued by adjournment till the 7th of March above said.
pr SAMUEL SPRAGUE.
Town Clerk.
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1711. May 16. Vol. a. Page 297.
At a Town meeting in Duxborrough May 16th Anno Dom, 1711. Where as the said town of Dux- burrough at their meeting bearing date of January 30th Anno Dom 1709/10 Voted a division of their Common lands and meadow in two divisions, and the first division of said lands being laid out, Anno Dom 1710, the town now voted that all their salt marsh Common meadows, with all their salt and sedge Islands, and sedge flats that ly above the Cove of the beach so ealled. should next be laid out as followeth -viz. Five shares in a lot, and when the said meadows with the premises are laid out, and lotted for the charge of laying the same out, shall be payed by the proprietors thereof in equal propor- tion at the time of drawing the said lots, and if any of the said proprietors shall neglect to pay the charge of laying out their respective parts according to their interests, when the said lots are drawn, then the layers out of the same, or their assigns shall have the use or improvement there of till they do pay the said charges, and if Lieut. Bradford who was for- merly ehosen to assist in laying out of said Commons, shall refuse to act in laying out the premises. then Mr. John Partridge and Mr. Joseph Stockbridge are hereby authorised to precure any others whom they see cause. to assist them there in.
pr JOHN WADSWORTH, Town Clerk.
1710-11. Vol. a. Page 298. Jany 8.
At a Town meeting in Duxborrough January 8th Anno 1710-11 The town voted that the money part of Mr. Robinson's yearly salary, which is thirty pounds. shall always for time to come, be raised and payed him at the Seventeen penny weight. They also voted that whereas for five years past the money part of the above said yearly salary hath been raised and payed at fifteen penny weight, there shall be twenty pounds raised next year and added to the
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next years rate, for Mr. Robinson and paid him with Thirty pounds, which is the money part of his yearly salary.
JOHN WADSWORTH, Toren Clerk.
1711. Vol. a. Page 298. Spt. 4.
At a Town Meeting in Duxborrough Sept. 4th Anno 1711 The town chose Thomas Boney and Samt Sprague Jun petty Jurors for next Inferior Court. They also chose Sam1 Seabury their Agent to answer in the town's behalf, to the plea or action of Lieut. Francis Barker against said town, at the said Court.
1711. Dec. 12. Vol. a. Page 298.
At a Town meeting in Duxborrough Dec. 12th Anno Dom 1711 The town chose Joshua Cushing and Wm. Sprague petty Jurors for next Inferior Court, and Capt. Arnold their Agent at said Court to answer in their behalf relating to Barstow's bridge which stands presented to said Court. They also chose Mr. Sam' Seabury their agent at said Court to act in said town's behalf in relation to a plea, or action of Lieut. Francis Barker against said town, which said action was continued from last Inferior Court at Plymouth, either to impliad said Barker, or to agree with him in said town's behalf. The said town also chose Capt. Arnold and Lieut. Bradford their agents to meet the Committee appointed by the General Court, to view the tract of land which our neighbors of Mattakesit petition should be taken into their desired new township, and make a report of the circumstances thereof to the said General Court in order to the settlement of the bounds of said new township, to show reasons why the said Mattakesit men may not run their line so far or so low down as they petition for.
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1711-12. Feb. 18. Vol. a. Page 299.
At a Town meeting in Duxborrough Feb. 18th A D) 1711-12 The town voted that the Committee chosen to lay out the second division in their Com mon lands, should allow or leave of said Common lands, so much as they the said Committee shall judge to be needful and convenient for high ways through any part of said Common land. They also voted, that all the cedar swamps in said Commons, should be laid out in the same method that they agreed upon for laying out their salt marshes.
At this town meeting Benoni Delanoe and Abram Samson Jun, demanded of the said town, each of them forty acres of land belonging to the first division of said town's Common land. Abraham Samson Sen' and Benoni Delanoe protest against the above said votes of said town, likewise Mr. Joseph Mallinson protests against the young men's having any part in the above said second division.
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PROPRIETORS OF THE COMMON LAND.
FIRST DIVISION.
1712.
DUXBURROUGH June the 16th Anno Dom 1712.
Proprietors At a meeting of the proprietors of the Common book land and meadow belonging to the East division in marked B. the Commons of the town of Duxburrough, which Common land and meadow was ordered by said town 1712-1728. to be divided, and laid out, at a meeting of said town bearing date January 30th Anno Dom 1709-10, and which said Common land and meadow is now in and partly belonging to the town of Duxbury, and partly to the town of Pembrook. The said proprietors chose John Wadsworth their clerk, and Voted that any persons which judged themselves to be wronged by being left out of the list for dividing the above said Commons, the salt meadows belonging thereto being already laid ont and disposed of. said persons may apply themselves to the Committee appointed for making said list, who may consider them, and satisfy them out of the undivided upland. if they see reason, and if it appears they were wronged as above said. They also voted that Mr. Thomas Loring should have forty acres of land, viz Of the said undivided land, on account of the farm which he bought of Samuel Wadsworth in Duxborrough. pro- vided the above said Committee allowed of it. the said Loring quitting all other rights and claims in the above lands. viz, Common or undivided land and meadows. and in all the first division of Commons
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in said Duxborrough Anno 1710 excepting his own single share in said division.
The proprietors also chose Capt seth Arnold, Lieut Franeis Barker and Mr. John Partridge, a Committee in their behalf to agree with Lieut sam1 Bradford about the right of his father Major Wm Bradford in said Commons. The proprietors also voted that when the upland in the 3 Commons. shall be laid and bounded. and lots are to be drawn for the same. that two shares shall be put into one lot, which shall belong to two men equally in whose behalf the said lot shall be drawn.
On the 16th of June the said proprietors met together to draw their lots in the above said salt meadows which were laid out, and bounded, which said lots were drawn, and fell as followeth --
The first lot was drawn by Capt John Alden. and fell to Mr. David Alden, Benjamin Alden. Sam1 Alden. Jolin Alden an Jonathan Alden.
The second lot was drawn by Capt. Thomas Bar- ker. and fell to Thomas Barker, James Barker. Sam1 Tubbs. Thomas Pierce and Elisha Barker deceased.
The Third lot was drawn by Thomas Southworth, and fell to Mr. Edward Southworth. Thomas South- worth. Constant Southworth, Benjamin Soutuworth and John Southworth.
The Forth lot was drawn by Samuel Bartlet and fell to Sam1 Bartlet proprietor of the farm of Mr. Wiswell. dec. Wm Sprague. Benjamin Bartlet Jun, and Josephi Bartlet.
The Fifth lot was drawn by Mr. Sam1 Seabury, and fell to Sain1 Seabury. Joseph Stockbridge. Joseph Rogers. John Boney and Francis Rogers.
The Sixth lot was drawn by Capt Seth Arnold, and fell to. Capt Seth Arnold. Edward Arnold. Ben- jamin Arnold. Sam1 Delanoe Sent, and Samuel Delanoe the 3d.
The Seventh lot was drawn by Caleb Samson, and fell to Josiah Holmes. Caleb Sampson. John Holmes, Wm. Holmes and David Samson.
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The Eighth lot was drawn by John Wadsworth, and fell to Abigail Wadsworth, John Wadsworth, George Williamson, Francis Barker Jun', and Jomm Pierce.
The Ninth lot was drawn by Samt West, and fell to the proprietors of the farm of Phillip Delanoe dec, Robert Sanford, Sam1 West, Pelatiah West and Sam' Delanoe the 2nd.
The Tenth lot was drawn by Aaron Soule, and fell to Josiah Barker, Josiah Soule, Ichabod Wadsworth, Aaron Soule and John Simons deceased.
The Eleventh lot was drawn by Thomas Parris, and fell to James Partridge, Lambert Despard, Thomas Parris, Isaac Oldham and James Magoon.
The Twelyth lot was drawn by JJohn Weston, and fell to Elnathan Weston, John Weston, Jolm Dela- noe, Thomas Hunt and Samuel Weston.
The Thirteenth lot was drawn by Benjamin Peter- son, and fell to John Peterson, Joseph Peterson, Benjamin Peterson, Joseph Soule and Sam? Chandler.
The Fourteenth lot was drawn by John Simons Senor, and fell to John Simons Senor, John Simons Jun, Benjamin Simons, Joseph Simmons and Joshua Simons
The Fifteenth lot was drawn by Jonathan Peterson, and fell to Sam1 Thomas, Thomas Howland, Nehe- miah Randall, James Bishop and Jonathan Peterson.
The Sixteenth lot was drawn by Isreal Silvester, and fell to Israel Silvester, Thomas Loring, Benoni Delanoe and Widow Hudson.
The Seventeenth lot was drawn by Abraham Booth, and fell to Abraham Booth, Elias Magoon, Isaac Pierce, Timothy Stetson and Ebenezer Bishop.
The Eighteenth lot was drawn by Joshua Soule, and fell to Joshua Soule, Isaac Peterson, Isaac Stetson, Ichabod Samson and Abraham Samson.
The Nineteenth lot was drawn by Wm Brewster, Senor, and fell to Wm Brewster Senor, Miles Stan- dish, Nathaniel Brewster, Josiah Wormal Sent, and Josiah Wormal Jun".
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The Twentieth lot was drawn by Nathaniel Cole Jun', and fell to Nathaniel Cole Sent, Nathaniel Cole JJun' and Ephriam Cole.
The Twenty first lot was drawn by Wmn Brewster Jun, and fell to Joseph Boney, James Boney, W" Brewster Jr, Benjamin Brewster and Christopher Wadsworth.
The Twenty Second lot was drawn by Benjamin Bartlet Sen and fell to Thomas Boney, Benjamin Bartlet Sen", Wu Bartlet, Ebenezer Boney and Benjamin Prior.
The Twenty third lot was drawn by Caleb Thomas, and fell to Caleb Thomas, Timothy Rogers, Jolm Russell, Thomas Fish and John Magvarland.
The Twenty fourth lot was drawn by Isaac Barker, and fell to Isaac Barker, John Saunders, Abraham Pierce Jun, Samuel Pierce and Hobson Bishop.
The Twenty fifth lot was drawn by Mr. John Robinson, and fell to Mr. John Robinson, Peleg Wiswalle. Elisha Wadsworth and Joseph Tubs, & Mary Wadsworth.
The Twenty Sixth lot was drawn by Mr. John Partridge, and fell to Lieut. Samuel Bradford, Mr. John Partridge, Lieut. Sam Sprague. Jonathan Brewster, and the proprietor of the farm of Henry Clark, dec.
The Twenty Seventh iot was drawn by Francis Barker Jun", and fell to Lient. Francis Barker, Anne Hutson, Sam1 Barker, Sam1 Hills and Robert Barker.
The Twenty Eighth lot was drawn by John Sprague, and fell to Samuel Fisher, John Bishop, Abraham Pierce Sen", Moses Soule and John Sprague.
The Twenty Ninth lot was drawn by Edmund Chandler, and fell to Joseph Chandler, JJun' Benja- min Simons, and John Glass.
The Thirtieth lot was drawn by Benjamin Chand- ler, and fell to Phillip Delanoe, James Thomas, John Chandler, Benjamin Chandler, and the proprietors of the farm of Sam Hunt. dec.
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The Thirty first lot was drawn by Nathaniel Sam- son. and fell to Stephen Samson, Benjamin Samson, John Samson, Ebenezer Warmal and Nathaniel Samson.
The Thirty Second lot was drawn by JJohn Kein, and fell to Josiah Kein Sent. Josiah Kein Jun" Mathew Kein, John Kein and Benjamin Kein.
The Thirty third lot was drawn by Thomas Dela- noe Sen, and fell to Thomas Delanoe, Sen, Thomas Delanoe Jun, Jonathan Delanoe, Joseph Delanoe and the proprietors of the farm of Ebenezer Bartlet, dec.
Recorded pr
JOHN WADSWORTH. Proprietors Clerk.
1712. Oct. 6. Book marked B. Page 4.
At a meeting of the Proprietors of the Commons, and undivided lands in the town of Duxborrough and Pembrook, Oct. 6th 1712 The said proprietors voted that Capt JJolin Alden should join with Mr . Joseph Stockbridge and Mr. John Partridge in assisting the Surveyor in laying out the above said Common lands, and also that the said Partridge, Stockbridge and Alden, with the Surveyor, should settle bounds between particular persons lots, and the said Commons.
At said meeting Abraham Samson protested against the proceedings of the said Proprietors. and at the same meeting the said proprietors Voted that their clerk shall set up a notification at the meeting house in Duxborrough and Pembrook ten days before their meetings, signifying the occasion of their meeting, which shall be accounted a sufficient warn- ing for their next meeting at any time.
1713. B. Page 5. May 22.
At a meeting of the Proprietors of the Common lands belonging to the towns of Duxborrough and Pembrook. upon the 220 day of May. Anno Domini 1713.
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The said Proprietors Voted that Capt. Thomas Barker should assist the surveyor in laying out the said Commons, in the room of Cap' John Alden, and by vote. granted to Micheal Ford of Marshfield a small parcel of land adjacent to his salt meadow in Duxburrough, near Green's Harbour, which is now within his fence, and taken within his fence for con- venieney of fencing his said meadow, said Ford always maintaining the whole of said fence.
They also voted to Lieut. Robert Barker Twenty acres of land out of said Commons, to take it up where he shall see cause, his whole share in the first division of the Commons in Duxborrough Anno Dom 1710, not being laid out to him, he quitting his right and claim to Seven acres of land laid out to him in the said first division, and the said Robert Barker took np satisfied therewith. They also voted that thirteen acres of land formerly granted to the said Robert Barker adjacent to the farm where on he now dwelleth, should be in satisfaction for high ways laid out through the said Barkers land by the select men of Duxborrough. partly at his farm where on he now dwelleth. and partly through his land near the Brick Kilns, and the said Barker took up satisfied there with.
At said meeting the said Proprietors also voted that their surveyor should lay out to Thomas Prince at the head of his lot, about two or three acres of land, provided he will grant as much of his land to the town of Duxbury, adjacent to the meeting house, to be a perpetual Common for a training field &c. The said proprietors also voted as much to be Con- mon near the meeting house in Pembrook, and that their surveyor should agree with said Prince about the premises.
At said meeting Abraham Samson Sen", demanded forty acres of land. in behalf of his son Abraham, which he saith, should have been laid out to him in the first division.
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At said meeting the said Proprietors, voted that persons that have any part of said Commons within their fenees, or improvements, might have the same laid ont to them for their share, or part of their shares in said Commons, they agreeing with the surveyor and agents for laying ont said lands, con- cerning the quantity and quality thereof, and also any narrow strips or parcels of land joining to any persons land, and lying in a form not convenient for a lot in said division. may be laid out to such persons if they desire it, and the surveyor with the Agents for laying ont, judge it best, and most convenient for the whole.
At said meeting, The said Proprietors voted, and ordered, that no person whatso ever, might cut any wood, timber or under brush upon the said undivided Commons, or any part thereof, till the same be all laid out, and lots drawn, and persons enjoy their respective lots, on the same penalty by our Province law ordered against persons trespassing on the lands of others, and empowered. and authorised the agents that assist the surveyor in laying out the Commons, to inspect that matter, and to prosecute in said Pro- prietors behalf, all such as shall transgress said order.
Benoni Delanoe protested against all the actings of said proprietors. at said meeting.
Errata Page 2 line the 23d for Abagail Wadsworth, read, the proprietors of the farm of JJohn Wadsworth, dec Page 3ª line 36 for Mary Wadsworth, read the proprietors of the farm of Joseph Wadsworth dec.
1712. Jan. 16. B. Page 7.
Where as the proprietors of the common and un- divided lands belonging to the towns of Duxbor- rough and Pembrook, at their meeting, bearing date of June the 16th Anno Dom 1712, did vote. and order to be laid out to Mr. Thomas Loring, forty acres of land of said commons and undivided land, for the reason, and on the conditions mentioned in the said vote or order. provided the committee
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