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This, with what they get from the English islands, is the grand support of all their trades and fishery ; and without which they can no longer subsist.
Rum is a standing article in the Indian trade, and the common drink of all the
1. Laborers. 2. Timber-men. 3. Mast-men. 4. Loggers. 5. Fishermen in the Province.
These men could not endure the hardships of their employments nor the rigor of the seasons without it.
Rum is the merchandize principally made use of to procure
1. Corn. 2. Pork for, 1. Their fishermen, and 2. Other navigation.
The best and cheapest provision in this way of life !
This is done in winter, when there is no catching fish, nor any other employment for the fishermen.
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Then, a great number of fishing vessels with their men, go to North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, &c. These trade with rum and molasses for corn and pork, which serves for a supply for the next season.
Newfoundland has large annual supplies from Massachusetts Bay of rum, molasses, pork, &c., without which they could not carry on the fishery to so much advantage.
Halifax at present, and for some years at least, must depend on New England for a supply of those articles in order to carry on the fishery ; which can only be done by coming at those com- modities at a moderate price.
The rum carried from Massachusetts Bay, and the other north- ern Colonies to the coast of Guinea, is exchanged for gold and slaves. The gold is sent to London, to help pay for their an- nual supplies ; and the slaves are carried to the English Sugar Colonies, and exchanged for their commodities, or sold for bills of exchange on Great Britain.
So that rum is useful in all their traffic, especially in support- ing the fishery ; not only as it is the common drink of persons in that business, but in being a means of employing the vessels and men at a season, when no other business can be carried on by them; and procuring provisions for their supplies, which otherwise they could not have but by their labor at the season proper for fishing.
From evidence in the cause, when before the lords of trade, it appeared that Jamaica at this time produced about 12,000 pun- cheons of rum, of 110 gallons each, per annum; Barbadoes 12,000; Antigua from 10,000 tu 12,000; St. Christophers 6,000 ; Monsterrat 1,500; amounting in the whole to at least 41,500 puncheons, or 4,565,000 gallons ! ! !
But the excise bill was passed ; and on the Church Records of Hanover for 1755, we find the following curious documents rela- ting to the Act: -
" Hanover, Dec. 26, 1755. The following persons gave in their accounts, as follows, viz. : -
These may certify that we the subscribers have not expended in our families or business, any spirituous liquors but only what we
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bought of Innholders or Retailers in this Province, in less quan- tities than 30 gallons, since December 26, 1754, as witness our hands : -
Joshua Barstow,
Isaac Gross,
Nathaniel Robbins,
Benj. Mann, jr.,
Thos. Barstow,
Joseph Cornish,
Ebenezer Wing,
Joseph House, jr.,
Benj. White,
Nathaniel Josselynn,
Thos. Silvester,
Josiah Curtis,
Wm. Whiting,
Job Tilden,
Uriah Lambert,
Lemuel Curtis,
Thos. Rose, Amos Silvester,
Thomas Palmer,
. Samuel Harlow, Ezekiel Turner,
Samuel House,
Ebenezer Right,
Benj. Studley,
Benjamin Curtis,
Jesse Torrey,
Taylor Brooks,
John Torrey,
Joseph Soper,
Elisha Palmer,
Joshua Staples,
Melatiah Dillingham,
Joseph Curtis,
Isaac Lambert,
Edward Dillingham,
Jere. Stetson,
Edmund Silvester,
Benjamin Mann,
John House,
Ralph Chapman,
Seth Stetson,
Mordecai Ellis, Isaac Hatch,
Othniel Pratt,
Benj. Stetson,
Thos. Wilkes,
Marlboro' Turner,
Joseph House,
Jacob Silvester,
Ezekiel Palmer,
Caleb Church,
Jeremiah Rogers,
Sam. Curtis,
Hanover, Dec. 26, 1755. The following persons gave in as follows : To David Stockbridge, Town Clerk. These may certify that I have not expended any spirituous liquors in my family for this year past, but I have had of the retailers, as witness my hand.
Adam Prouty, Silvanus Wing, Caleb Barker,
John Bray, Robt. Barker, Matt. Estes,
Dec. 26, 1755. I have had no rum, wine, or other spirits, in ABNER CURTIS.
the year past.
Dec. 26, 1755.
All the rum I have had, I have it of a re- JEREMIAH HATCH.
tailer this year.
Dec. 26, 1755. Inform the Farmer of Excise that I have not expended any spirituous liquors in my family or business, from the 4th Dec. 1754, to the 26 Dec. 1755.
ELIHAB STUDLEY.
These lines are to inform you that I have not bought nor sold no strong drink since this famous act hath been made, nor con- sumed any in my house contrary to said act.
CALEB ROGERS.
John Barker,
Seth Woodworth,
Thomas Bardin,
Thos. Whiting,
Sam. Barstow,
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Dec. 27, 1755. Esq. Stockbridge, These may certify you that I have bought no rum these two years only of retailers and inn holders. RECOMPENCE TIFFANY.
Hanover, Dec. 26, 1755. These may certify that I, the sub- scriber, have consumed, in my private capacity, trade and busi- ness, from the 26 Dec. 1754, forty-two gallons and three pints of rum, &c., except what I have purchased of taverners and retail- ers.
THOS. JOSSELYNN.
Hanover, Dec. 26, 1755. These may certify that I, the sub- scriber, have expended only thirty gallons and one quarter of spirituous liquors, taken in the middle of Oct. last past, the rest I expended in my family, business, &c., I bought of tavern-keepers and retailers in this province in less quantities than thirty gallons, within one year past. As witness my hand.
JACOB BAILEY.
Hanover, Dec. 26, 1755. These may certify that I, the sub- scriber, have expended in my family, business, &c., in one year past, one gallon and three quarts of rum only, except what I bought of a retailer or innholder in this province, in less quantities than thirty gallons. As witness my hand.
JOSEPH RAMSDELL.
Jan. 6, 1756. Clement Bates gave in his account, that he had expended two gallons of rum only, except what he bought of tav- ern-keepers and retailers in this province, since Dec. 26, 1754, to Dec. 26, 1755.
And at the same time, Shuble Munroe gave in his account of two gallons, as said Bates did."
We presume the foregoing extracts give us the names of nearly, if not quite all, the legal voters, or heads of families in the town.
From another source,-the old Justice Records of David Stock- bridge, Esq., we learn that all who violated the law, were prose- cuted and fined for the same ; and actions against Adam Rogers of Marshfield, Bezaleel Palmer, Stephen Otis, Jr. of Scituate, David Allen, of Middleboro', Jesse Thomas, of Pembroke, Ebenezer Mann, of Pembroke, are recorded, the fines being generally 40s. for eacho ffence.
About the year 1816, a society for the suppression of intemper-
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ance was formed in Hanover, and at a meeting of the Association, held April 28, 1817, an address was delivered by the Rev. John Butler, pastor of the Baptist Society, which was printed,-a copy of which is in our possession. It is a plain and sensible document, its reasoning being straight-forward and cogent, and its array of arguments clear and convincing.
We take from it the following extract :-
" By the exertions of this Association, the prevailing practice of intemperance has been brought into public view. It has been taken under serious consideration by many, and made a subject of conversation by all classes of people among us. The object of this society has been proposed for consideration to the selectmen of the adjacent towns, with whom it has been favorably received. The respectable inhabitants of the town of Scituate have felt the importance of the subject, and united in an association for the sup- pression of this public vice. The several retailers in the town of Hanover have been respectfully addressed upon the importance of observing the wise and good laws of this Commonwealth, made expressly for the regulation of their conduct ; and measures have recently been taken, which we have good reason to hope, will secure obedience to these laws."
In 1830, May 3, the town voted, " that the selectmen be re- quested not to license any retailer or innholder, who shall, between this and August, permit spirituous liquors to be sold and drank in and about their premises, and engage not to sell after that time to be drank in like manner."
For several years past, a temperance committee has been an- nually appointed by the town, to take cognizance of all violations of the laws ; and though we do not affirm that no ardent spirits have been brought into the place, or sold, or used by the people, yet no one can doubt, that there is more sobriety, more order, and a better state of moral feeling in the community, than existed twenty-five or thirty years since.
May the blessing of God continue to rest upon this, and every other cause which has for its object the moral elevation of our race, and the deliverance of the soul from the dominion of lust and destructive appetites.
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SLAVERY.
SLAVERY.
It may seem to some singular to find anything in a town history in Massachusetts, relative to the subject of human slavery. And yet, it is a well known and undeniable fact, that, previous to the Revolution, slavery existed in all the colonies, not even excepting our own, and slaves were held in almost every family wealthy enough to own them. The minister, the deacon, and even quiet members of the Society of Friends, if we mistake not, held slaves ; and justices of the peace, innholders, proprietors of forges, &c., all sinned after the similitude of the same transgression !
The following items, which we have gleaned from various sources, may be interesting in this connection, and present as full a sketch of the history of slavery in this town, as we are able to furnish.
In 1754 there were eight male and nine female slaves held in Hanover.1
In 1764-5, the number of slaves held in Scituate was 107! The number in Hanover is not given. At the same date there were thirteen Indians in Scituate ;? but the number in Hanover is not given.
Not only were blacks, but Indians, were held as slaves ; and in- termarriages between the black and red race were not infrequent.
We do not know that we can give the names of all who held slaves in Hanover ; we are only able to present the scattered notices of marriages, births and deaths, which occur on the records of the town and church.
These are as follows :
Dick, James Bailey's negro, and Daphne, Col. Barker's negro, were married Dec. 25, 1741, and Boston and Margaret, slaves of Elijah Cushing, were married in the same year. Windsor Jonas, and Mercy Red, an Indian, were married March 9, 1749. Jack and Bilhah, Job Tilden's servants, were married Feb. 8. 1751. Tradition says, that Mr. T. raised slaves for the market ! Newport and Kate, slaves of Nathaniel Silvester, were married
1 Annals of the Am. Stat. Ass. Vol. 1.
2 Ibid. Vol. 1.
Ibid. Vol. 1.
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May 25, 1760. Cæsar, child of Deacon Stockbridge's slave, died June 14, 1728. Joseph Ramsdell's negro child died April 25, 1733. Deacon Stockbridge's negro, Cuffy, died Jan. 18, 1736. Elijah Cushing, Esq.'s negro child died March 5, 1736. A negro of Mr. Dillingham, died Feb., 1738. Fred, a negro of Matthew Estes. died Feb. 13, 1739. Phillis, Captain Josselynn's negro, died Feb. 9, 1742. Captain Cushing's negro child died July 30, 1744. A negro child of Uriah Lambert's, died Sept., 1746. A negro child of Elijah Cushing, Esq., died Feb., 1747. Jupiter, Mr. John Curtis's negro, died Dec. 1747. Briton, negro child of John Studley, died January 23, 1749. This child belonged to Edward Jenkins, of Scituate, and was given by him to Mr. S. soon after its birth. A negro child of Ensign John Bailey, died August 7, 1751. A negro child of Lieutenant Job Tilden, died Dec. 25, 1754, and another February 12, 1760. Dinah, negro servant to Mr. Amos Sylvester, died Feb. 1756. Ben, an Indian slave of John Bailey, died May, 1756. Bilhah, Joshua Barstow's negro woman, died May 21, 1757. Jeffrey, negro of Colonel Turner, was drowned in the furnace pond, Aug. 29, 1765. Dick, slave of Rev. Samuel Baldwin, died Feb. 3, 1762. Phebe, negro slave to David Jacobs, died Jan. 8, 1769,-also Jane, a negro ser- vant of David Jacobs, died Feb. 28, 1775. Jesse Boos, negro slave of Rev. Samuel Baldwin, died Oct. 5,-1775. Daphne, an old ne- gro, probably Col. Barker's slave, died March 10, 1779. Lon- don, negro of the widow Turner, died Jan. 15, 1786. Dick, negro of Col. Bailey, and husband of Daphne, died Jan. 20, 1786, aged 90. Mingo, negro of Capt. Simeon Curtis, died April 7, 1791, aged 70. He lived øn Silver street, with his wife and child, and gave the name to Mingo's field. Susannah, negro of Deacon Bass, died May 2, 1791, aged 73. Bess, negro of Rev. John Mellen, died Sept. 20, 1793, aged 36. Mary, negro of Robert Estes, died March 20, 1794, aged 76. Cuba, a negro woman of Deacon Brooks, died March 25, 1795, aged 84. Cuffee Josselynn, a slave of Col. Joseph Josselynn, died in the almshouse, at the advanced age of 103, in 1831. He was out in the Revolu- tion as a soldier, as the rolls show.
It is related of one slave, held at the Four Corners, that he
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earnestly desired to be free, and often asked his master to give him his liberty, who put him off with the promise that he should be made free, as soon as all the water in the North river had run by ; and the simple-hearted creature was frequently seen looking wistfully at the stream, doubtless hoping daily that it would be- come dry !- but alas ! for him, slavery knew no end but death. Heartily do we rejoice that our State no longer labors under this terrible curse !- and would to God it were abolished in all our land, that in truth, as well as on parchment, all were free and equal,-possessing and enjoying their inalienable rights,-and that the banner of freedom might wave triumphantly over every mile of our territory.
BURIAL GROUNDS.
Of our burial grounds, the oldest in the town is that near the centre meeting house. In 1727, the town of Scituate made a grant of ten acres of land to Hanover, for a " training field and burial ground ;" and on the records of Hanover, under date of June 17, 1727, Benjamin Curtis and Samuel Barstow were chosen agents to attend the Surveyors in laying out the same, and in case they could not agree where it should be laid out, it was voted that the two surveyors should lay it out at their discretion.
This land was divided into two lots, one of seven and a half acres, for the training field, and the other of two and a half acres, for the burial ground ; but we find no record which fixes the original bounds of either lot. The former, the training field, seems to have been exchanged with John Rogers, in 1730, as June 15th of that year, Isaac Buck was chosen agent to give John Rogers a deed of seven and a half acres of land in the town's behalf, and to take in return, a deed for three acres ; and at the same time it was voted to pay Isaac Buck £3 for one acre of land. We incline to the opinion that Buck's acre was that on which the meeting-house was built, and that the three acre lot of Rogers constituted the burial ground. In 1769, we find on the Scituate records, the minutes of the laying out of the ten acres granted in 1727 ;- one of the pieces, containing nearly eight acres, being near the residence of Mr. Baldwin ; and the other, of
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two acres and a little over, is described as " lying near Captain John Bailey's new house, in the East of the way that leads to Deacon Thomas Roses's, &c."
In 1788, David Stockbridge, Esq., " for and in consideration of his good will and affection to, the town, presented a piece of land containing one acre, one quarter and twenty-five rods, to en- . lage the present burial ground ; said lot lying westerly of the former lot."
In 1792, £6 were voted for the purchase of a Pall, and in 1804, $103,55, for fencing the ground. In 1808, it was voted " to purchase a hearse, and build a house for the same on the burying ground," where it still stands.
A gift ofland for the enlargement of the burial ground, has just been received from John Barstow, Esq., of Providence, son of Col. J. B. Barstow, of Hanover, on which occasion the following votes were passed :
" Whereas John Barstow, Esq., of Providence, Rhode Island,'a native of Hanover, in consideration of his " respect to the birth- place of his ancestors for six successive generations," has been pleased to present to the Town, as a token of his good-will and regard, a Deed of Two Lots of Land in Hanover, adjoining the present burial-place, near the centre meeting house, for the en- largement of said burial ground, which lots are fully described in the Deed and Plan forwarded by him ; therefore Voted, that the Town accept said lots, with the Proviso attached, in reference to driftways, and agree to improve the same according to the intents of the Donor.
" Voted, that the Deed of said lots be entered at large upon the records of the Town, in token of our acceptance of the same, and to perpetuate the remembrance of the liberality of the Grantor.
" Voted, that the Town duly appreciate the generous motives which have prompted this gift; and that the filial reverence therein displayed for the resting place of the Dead, meets our cor- dial approbation, and our hearty sympathy.
" Voted, as a token of our respect for the memory of the departed, and of our desire to co-operate with the generous Grantor, in the laudable object which he had in view in said gift, that the Town
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will, at their earliest opportunity, take such measures to cause said burial-ground to be suitably fenced, and otherwise improved, as may render the spot more attractive in its appearance, and more in accordance with the genial spirit of our holy religion.
Voted, that the Town Clerk be requested to forward a copy of these proceedings to Mr. Barstow, at his earliest convenience ; and that the minutes of this meeting be entered on the records of the Town."
We trust these votes will soon be carried into effect ; that our ancient burial ground, will be cleared of stones and bushes ; that trees and shrubbery will be set out to adorn it ; and that the whole will be enclosed with a good and substantial fence.
To beautify and adorn the "place of the dead," is one step towards embalming their memories more effectually in the hearts of the living, and tends to cherish a purer regard for the spot where our fathers sleep in peace.
In the extreme North-easterly part of the town, or in the Snappet neighborhood, is another burial ground, owned by pro- prietors, who reside in Hanover and South Scituate. This was established about the year 1789 ; but, like the lot in the centre of the town, it needs attention, as the fences are fallen, and the ground is bare, and destitute of shubbery.
We present the following table of longevity, to show that a fair share of the citizens of Hanover have lived to a " good old age," and passed the bounds of three score years and ten, and even four score years, allotted to man as the term of his earthly pil- grimage. We give the date of death, and the age, so far as they can be learned :-
1730. Henry Josselynn, 90. 1788. Joseph Ramsdell, 86.
1743. Robert Stetson, 90.
1788. Wid. Hannah Stockbridge, 95.
1744. Widow Turner, 86. 1789. Wid. Abigail Clark, 85.
1748. Elnathan Palmer, 86. 1790. Capt. Joseph Soper, 87.
1761. Widow Joanna Wing, 100.
1794. Samuel Curtis, 86.
1773. Widow Sarah Ramsdell, 91. 1773. Dea. Joseph Stockbridge, 100. 1795. Wid. Mary Stetson, 90.
1775. Elijah Stetson, 89. 1796. Benjamin Sylvester, 87.
1786. Dick, a negro, 90.
1787. Joseph Josselynn, 88.
1787. Sarah Hatch, 86.
1788. Ezekiel Palmer, 87.
1794. Wid. Sarah Church, 91.
1796. David House, 87.
1797. Mrs. John Curtis, 86.
1797. Widow Magoun, 90.
1797. Wid. Eliab Studley, 90.
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1798. Wid. Hannah Ford, 88.
1798. Michael Silvester, 85.
1799. John Curtis, 90.
1826. Samuel Barstow, 92.
1801. Deacon Samuel Barstow, 94.
1826. Wid. Mary Whiting, 95.
1801, Wid. Alice Mann, 88.
1828. Orpha Hatch, 85.
1803. John Torrey, 88.
1829. Samuel Brooks, 87. 1829. Elisha Barrell, 94.
1805. Caleb Rogers, 88.
1805. Wid. Ruth Turner, 86.
1829. Capt. Timothy Rose, 86.
1807. Wid. Hannah Robbins, 86.
1830. Wid. Samuel Brooks, 89.
1807. Wid. Lucy Ramsdell, 89.
1830. Ruth Bates, 92.
1807. Joshua Simmons, 88.
ROSTO
1831. Wid. Elisha Barrell, 95. 1831. George Bailey, 90.
1808. Rhoda Rose, 90.
1809. Mary Heyford, 92.
1821. Wid. Joshua Dwelley, 90.
1810. Mordecai Ellis, 93.
1831. Wid. Ruth Fells, 94.
1811. John Chapman, 105.
1811. Abigail Hanmer, 93.
1831. Ruth Wing. 86.
1832. Wid. Rosamond Studley, 92.
1834. Hannah Wing, 95.
1839. Clement Bates, 88.
1842. Japhet Studley. 85.
1814. Peg Peters, 87.
1842. Daniel Barstow, 97.
1814. Waitstill Turner, 92.
1842. Experience Curtis, 87.
1814. Wid. Hannah White, 94.
1843. David Stockbridge, 88,
1814. Wid. Mary Munroe, 91.
1848. Mrs. Benjamin Bates, 87.
1848. Caleb Whiting, 87.
1849. Molly Whiting, 94.
1851. Mrs. Sarah E. Barstow, 92.
1821. Wid. John Bailey, 91.
1823. Mary Wing, 86.
1851. Shuble Munroe, 90.
1852. John Curtis, 90.
1811. Wid. Molly Silvester, 86.
1812. Wid. Mary Rogers, 89.
1812. Capt. Joseph Chaddock, 88.
1813. Lydia Wright, 94.
1816. Joseph, Bates, 88.
1816. Benjamin Mann, 89.
1820. Isaiah Wing, 89.
1823. Wid. Beulah Estes, 88. 1825. Jabez Studley, 86.
LIBR 1831. Cuffee Josselynn, 103.
CHAPTER XIII.
HIGHWAYS - STREETS - BRIDGES - PONDS - STREAMS - AND LANDMARKS.
The details of the laying out of highways are usually of but little interest to readers in general. They have, however, a local value, and are often of great assistance, in fixing the residence of some, of whom we could otherwise obtain but little information. We shall make our sketch as brief as possible, consistent with the omission of nothing of importance. There were some roads laid out before the incorporation of the town, and whilst it formed a part of Scituate. The " Drinkwater road," so called, was one of these, also the " country road," from Boston to Plymouth, that from the Four Corners towards Scituate harbor, and others. The following are from the town records : -
Mar. 29, 1729. A highway laid out near the road from James Hatch's to the saw-mill, thence to the S. E. corner of Amasa Turner's ten acre lot ; thence to a marked tree in James Hatch's range ; thence to John Cobb's corner ; thence to the corner be- tween John Cobb and Bachelor Wing; and thence to Drinkwater road, near where the old gate stood by the widow Deborah Hatch's. Vol. 1, p. 375.
Mar. 29, 1729. A private way laid out, from Ebenezer Cur- tis's barn, to the W. end of Joseph House's house ; thence to Jo- seph Curtis's lot ; thence to Benj. Curtis's lot; thence to Timothy White's great lot; thence to Josiah Curtis's ten acre lot ; thence to the N. W. corner of Joseph Randall's 10 acre lot; thence to a tree at the corner of John Rogers's land, which the town bought of the said Rogers ; and thence to the road near the new meeting house. Vol. 1, p. 375. This was part of Curtis street.
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Mar. 29, 1729. A private way laid out, from Abington line, near Michael Wanton's house, where Samuel Staples lives, thence to the top of a dug hill ; and thence to the county road beyond Elijah Cushing's. Vol. 1, p. 375.
Mar. 16, 1730. A driftway laid out, beginning at the gate near the widow Deborah Hatch's, as the way goes down the dug hill ; thence to Caleb Barker's line, between his land and that of Isaac Hatch ; and so on to the way to the furnace, and thence to the furnace mill dam. Vol. 1, p. 374.
Mar. 16, 1730. A driftway laid out, beginning at the N. side of the road leading to the furnace, on the W. division of widow Deborah Hatch's garden to her son ; thence to Caleb Barker's corner ; thence to Drinkwater dam ; and thence, being a private way, running to the line of the 8th Pond Lot ; thence to Otis's corner ; thence to House's corner ; thence to the corner of Otis's pond lots ; thence to the W. end of Edward Estes's dam ; thence to the corner of Thomas Rogers's and Charles William's lot ; and thence to a stake in the line between Joseph Ramsdell and Thomas Wilkes. Vol. 1, p. 374.
Feb. 25, 1730. A private way laid out, from the way from Barstow's to the New Forge, in the range between James and Nathaniel Torrey's ; thence to the N. E. corner of Benjamin Hanmer's field ; thence to the upper end of Nathaniel Torrey's lot ; thence to the corner of Benjamin Stetson's lot ; and thence in his range and Matthew Stetson's range, to Drinkwater road. Vol. 1, p. 272.
Feb. 27, 1737. A private way laid out, from a corner of the lands belonging to the heirs of Capt. Joseph Barstow, deceased, near Matthew Stetson's shop, to the highway, from Samuel Eell's shop to Capt. Joseph Josselynn's house. Vol. 1, p. 27.
Oct. 24 1774. A highway laid out, at the request of Matthew and William Estes, beginning at the top of the hill above William Estes's shop, and turning N. to the E. side of said Estes's fence, to Matt. Estes's line, and thence to Caleb Barker's fence on said Estes's land, till it comes to Matt. Estes's orchard fence. Vol. 1, p. 370. Now Plain street.
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