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And to Raise a Suteable Sum of money to Defrey the min- isterial & other necessary Charge of Said Township
And be Pleasd to all those Proprietors that have not paid their taxes to Come & pay them to the treasurer on Said Day -
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& to do any other Business Proper to be done at on Said Day Given undr our hands august ye 30: 1757 HENRY TITCOMB JOSEPH WOODBRIDGE
AMBROSE BERRY CUTTING MOODY EDMUND DOLE
GEORGE JEWETT WILLIAM ILSLEY
These are to warn & give notice to the Proprietors of the Narragansett Township No : 1 to meet at m' thomas Thorlas Inholder in Newbury on the first thirsday in octobr next Ensuing at one of the Clock afternoon
To Choose assessors & Colectors for the Year Ensuing
To Raise a Suteable Sum of money 'to Defrey the minis- terial & other necesary Charge arising in Said Year
These are allso to Desire all those Proprietors that have not paid their taxes that have been levyed on them to appear & pay the Same on Said day or they may Expect trouble
Septem" ye 10th 1757 by order
JOSEPH COFFIN Cler
At a meeting of the Proprietors of the Narraganst Town- ship No : 1 : held the 6th day of october 1757 m' Thomas Bartlet was moderator
Voted that the Commte namely Richard Greenleaf Ambrose Berry & John Kingsberry be desired to Stay the Execution which they Recoverd against one Obediah Johnson : it ap- pearing Said Johnson had Settled his Right in Said township before he was Sued : & said Johnson do Relinquish his title to the Settling money : which was Voted to the thirty Set- tlers -
Joseph Coffin Thomas Gage & D" Aaron Potter were Chose assessers for the Year Ensuing
Daniel Currier Benjamin moodey Isaac Appleton & Jona- than Pickard were Chose Collectors --
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Voted that there be Raised on the Proprietors to Defrey the ministeriall & other necessary Charges arising the Year En- suing the Sum of Eighty two pounds thirteen Shillings & four pence money ( viz) for the ministerial Charge 66 - 13- 4 for other necessary Charge £16 -
Voted the Expence of this meeting be paid by the treasurer it being ten Shillings
Narragansett No : 1 : Septem" ye 15 - 1758
To majr Joseph Coffin Proprietors Cler of the Narragansett Township No : 1 : -
Sr it is the Request of we the Proprietors of the abovesd Township that You would warn a Prop" meeting according as the law Directs Sometime in the month of November next to be at the House of m's Scammons Innholder in Biddeford in the County of York there to act on the following Particulars (viz)
1 To Choose a moderator for the meeting
2 to Provide for Preaching - - -
3 to do Some thing in order to Settle ye Town line
4 To Provide materials to Repair ye meeting House
5 to Raise money for the clearing of Roads in sd Town
6 To Choose Surveyers & Impower them to open clear & Bridge Roads --
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7 to Choose a Committee to Change Roads with any Per- sons for the Benefitt of the Town - -
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To Choose a Committee to lay out the undivided land
9 to Se if the Proprietors will Enquire who has taken the flowrs & Seats out of the meeting House
Signers of the Request
JOHN BROOKS WILLIAM HANCOCK
JOHN REDLON JOHN LANE
JOB ROBERTS
SAMLL LEAVITT
SAMLL MERRILL JOHN ELDEN
Enterd by Joseph JOHN BOYNTON
Coffin Septembr the 25th 1758
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At a meeting of the Proprietors of the Narragansett Town- ship No : 1 held novr ye 15 1758 at Bideford -
m' Jeremiah Hill was moderator
jeremiah Hill Joseph Leavitt & Amose Chase are Chosen & hereby are impowerd as a Committee to Provide for Preach- ing this present year
Co" Joseph Gerrish Jur Joseph Coffin & Joseph Wood- bridge are Chosen & fully authorized & impower? as a Com- mittee to prefer a Petition to the Great & Generall Court of this Province Praying the Court in there wisdom to appoint a Surveyer to run out the Narragansett Township No : 1 agree- able to the Generall Courts Grant :
Ebenezer Ayr Cap: Tristram Jordan & John Elden are Choose a Committee to Repair the meeting House
Isaac Hancock is chosen Surveyer for the Year Ensuing & Voted he Shall work on Becheplain road : & Shall allow each man that faithfully labours in msending the road a day Two Shillings & Eight pence pr day & Said Surveyer Shall keep an account of those that work on the road or way & lay in the Same for allowance -
Sam" merrill is choose Surveyer for the year Ensuing & it is Voted he shall work on the ways on Southward of the Swainp & Shall allow each man for a day labour on the ways two Shillings & Eight pence & Said Survey" Shall keep an account of those that work on the road or way & lay in the Same for an allowance -
Voted & Choose Isaac Hancock Sam" merrill & Joshua Wond to be a Committee to Exchange Roads for the Benefit of the Propriety -
Voted that we raise twenty Pounds money to Repair the meeting house - - -
Voted that we raise twenty Six Pounds thirteen Shillings & four pence money to be laid out in mending the ways
Voted that we Raise Eighty Pounds money to Defrey the ministerial & other necessary Charge the Year Ensuing
Voted that treasurer pay Joseph Coffin forty Shillings
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money for his Service in going down to Bideford & attending the meeting - - -
Voted the Expense of this meeting be paid by the Proprie- ty it being two pounds thirteen Shillings & 4 pence
June the 2ª 1760
We the Proprietors of Narragansett No : 1 do hereby Re- quest of Mr. Joseph Coffin of Newbury : Proprietors Clerk that You forthwith Notifie or warn the Proprietors of the above Said Township that they assemble & meet at the House of m's mehetable Scamions innholder in Biddeford in the County of York on the first Wenesday in July next Ensuing the date at ten of the Before noon -
1 to Chose a moderator
2 to Provide a Preacher
3 to Settle the town line or do what may be thought Proper for Settling Said line
4 to build a meeting house
5 To raise money to Clear & Bridge Roads & Choose Surveyers of Said Roads -
6 to Choose a Committee to Change Roads
7 to a Committee to Settle with the former Comittees or to act any thing further that may be thought Proper
SM JORDAN JOSEPH WOODMAN JOHN BOYNTON
JOSEPH LEAVITT SAMLL LEAVITT
TIMOTHY HASSELTINE JOHN LANE JOHN ELDEN SAMUEL MERRILL EBENEZER AYR
These are to warn & give notice to the Proprietors of the Narragansett Township No : 1 : to meet at the house of m's
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mehetable Seammons at Biddeford Innholder in the County of York on the first wenesday in July next Ensuing the date at ten of the Clock beforenoon ---
To Choose a moderator
To Provide for Preaching
to Settle the town line or do what may be thought Proper for Settling Said line
To build a meeting House
to Raise money to Clear & Bridg Roads & Choose Sur- veyrs of Said Roads
To Choose a Committee to Change Roads
to Choose a Committee to Settle with the former Commit- tees or to act any thing farther that may be thought Proper by ordr Joseph Coffin Propr Cl
At a Legall meeting of the Proprietors of the Narragan- sett No : 1 : held July the 2d - 1760
n' Jeremiah Hill was moderator for Said meeting
m' Cutting moody in' Henry Adams & Samuel Leavitt are Choose & impowerd a Committee to Procure a Preacher for Said Proprietors
Joseph Gerrish Jur Esqr m' Enoch Bartlet & m" Joseph Woodbridge are Chosen & fully authorized & impowerd as a Committee to treat with the Generall Court Relating to Run- ing out the town line & to gett the line Settled & See if we have our quantity of land according to grant
Samuel merrill & Isaac Hancock were Choose Surveyers of waye the Year Ensuing
Voted that there be laid out on the road Called Pleasant point road ten Pounds money to mend Said road
Voted that there be ten Pounds laid in mending the road from the Patten * to Sm" merrills
* The "Saco Patent line," between Saco and Narraganset township. No. 1., was the northerly boundary line of the grant of land to Thomas Lewis and Richard Bonython, by the Council of Plymouth, England, February twelfth, 1629.
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Voted there be four Pounds of the money raised in 1758 laid out on the Beach Plain road So Called
Voted there be laid out on the Road from the river unto the Seven Hundred acre land three Pound & four Shillings of that money raised 1758
Voted that there be a meeting house built as soon as may be
To Co" Joseph Coffin Clerk of the Proprietors of the Nar- ragansett Township No : 1 : we the Subscribers Proprietors of said township being mett together at Saco finding we can- not Legally Raise money & do other things Necessary for Said Proprietors Desire You would as Soon as may be Call a meeting of said Proprietors to act on the Severall things here- after named -
1 To Choose a moderator
2 To raise twelve Shillings or not Exceeding fifteen Shil- lings on each Right to Defrey the Charge of Settling the lines with the adjoining towns & to pay for Preaching in Said town -
3 to See if the Proprietors will raise twelve Shillings on each Right for Building a meeting house on or near the twen- ty acre lott No : 8 on G. in Said town of forty five feet long & thirty five feet wide & of a proper heighth
4 to See if the Proprietors will Choose mess's Joseph Woodman Joseph Leavitt & Jeremiah Hill to Exchange lands for John Coles home Lott and to Improve Said twelve Shil- lings from Each right to build sd meeting house -
5 To Choose John Elden & John lane as agents to take Care of the timber & to Prosecute any & all Persons that Cutt or Carry off any timber on the undivided land in Said town
And to Choose a Committee to make Proper amendment to those home lotts that want measure
July 2ª 1760 JOHN LANE JOSEPH WOODMAN TIMOTHY HASELTINE
JOSHUA WOODMAN ENOCH BARTLET JEREMIAH HILL
JOHN ELDEN
JOSEPH LEAVITT
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These are to warn the Proprietors of the Narragansett Township - No : 1 : to meet at Leiut Daniel Hales at New- bury neck inholder on tuesday the 22ª Instant at two of the clock afternoon for the Purpose hereafter named -
1 to Raise twelve Shillings or not Exceeding fifteen on Each Right to Defrey the Charge of Settling the line with adjoining towns & to pay for Preaching the Year Ensuing
2 To See if the Proprietors will raise twelve Shillings on each Right to Build a meeting house on or near the twenty acre lott No : Eight on the Letter G : in Said township Said house to be forty five feet long & thirty five feet wide & of a Proper heighth
3 to See if the Proprietors will Choose Joseph Wood- man Joseph leavitt & Jeremiah Hill a Committee to Exhang Some land with John Cole for Said Coles home lott to Sett the meeting house upon -
4 To choose John Elden & John Lane as agents to take Care of the timber on the undivided Land & to Prosecute any & all Persons that Shall Cut or carry of any timber there- from -
to Choose a Comitt to make amendment to those whose twenty acre lotts falls Short of measure -
July the 7th 1760 by order
JOSEPH COFFIN Proprietors Cler
At a meeting of the Naragansett township No : 1 Proprie- tors held July 22 - 1760 -
Capt George Jewett was moderator
it was put to vote whether there Shall be raised fifteen Shillings on each Right or Share to Defrey the Charge for Runing out & Settling the bounds with the adjacent towns & to pay for Preaching -
it was put to Vote where there Should raisd twelve Shil- lings on each Right to be laid out in building a meeting house on or near the home lott Eight on the letter G Said house to forty five long & thirty 5 feet wide & off a Propr Stud
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Voted & choose Joseph Woodman Joseph leavitt & Jere- miah Hill & they are hereby impowerd as a Committee to Change land with John Cole for his home lott to Set the meeting house upon if need be & to lay out the money raisd to build Said house in building the Same & make Return of their doings at our next meeting
Voted & Choose Joseph Leavitt John Elden & John lane as agents to take care of the Proprietors timber on the undi- vided land in Said township & to Prosecute any and all per- sons that shall Presume to cutt or carry off any timber from Said undivided land -
Voted & Choose Jeremiah Hill Joseph leavitt & Capt Tris- tram Jordan a Committee to make amendment to those lotts on the letter C that falls Short of measure : by Some Com- mon or undivided land in Said township Equevelent for quali- ty & make Report of their doings at our next meeting for Confirmation the above Votes pased on the affairmative
the above Votes on the affirmative
Narragansett No-1-Octobr 10: 1761 Colº Joseph Coffin - - - -
Propriet8 Clerk of the abovesaid Narragansett No. 1 - - /
Sr It is the Request of we the proprietors of Said Township that You would warn a proprs Meeting to be held at the House of Capt Joseph Woodman in Sª Township on Thursday 12th __ -Day of November next-Then & there to act & Vote on the following Articles (Viz)
1 -- To Choose a moderator
2ª To raise money for the Support of the Gospell among us -
3ª To Choose a Commtee To Give m' Paul Coffin a Call for Settling as a Preacher of the Gospell in Said Township
4 -- To Raise money To finish the meeting house in Said Township
5 - To Chuse a Commtee to open Clear & Change Roads, & to Raise money for the Same -
6ly To See if the Propres will build a mill or mills on Sal-
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mon falls (so Called) themselves, or Encourage ... y Persons who Shall appear to build the Same -
7th To Choose a Comme to See that there is no Strip or Waste made of the Timber on Said Propre Land, & to Raise money to Prosecute all Such Persons, as Shall Cutt or Carry off any Timber
8hly To See if the Proprietors will hire a School master in Sd Township for Six monts _ _ __
9thly To See if the proprs will give to mr Samuel Merrill the Old meeting House for meeting in his house on Lords days Or whither they will otherwise Dispose of Sd meeting house for the Benefit of Sd propres
10thly To Chuse a Commtee to make up all Such Deficien- cies as by mistake was made in Laving out the home lotts. - by Some Common land where it Shall be thought proper - -
11ły To Chuse a Comtee to Dispose of ye money that may be raised to finish the meeting house
12ly To Choose a Comte to lay out the undivided land in Said Township
JOHN BOYNTON
SAMUEL LEAVITT
JOHN LANE
TIMOTHY HAZELTINE
SAMEL MERRILL JONATHAN CLAY
ELEAZAR KIMBALL
JOHN NASON
NATHAN WOODMAN
JOHN ELDEN
HUMPHRY ATKINSON
JOHN BROOKS
WILLM HANCOCK
JOB ROBERTS
JOSEPH WOODMAN
JOHN COLE
RICHARD CLAY
STEPHEN SAFFORD DAVID MARTIN Proprietors
we Being Non Proprs tho Inhabitants of Så Township have Signed in favour of m' Paul Coffins Call --
JOHN DONNELL SAMLL ROLFE
BENJA DONNELL DANIEL LEAVITT
THOMS SANDS JACOB REDLON
EBENEZR REDLON JOSEPH LEAVITT
RICHARD CLAY Jur JAMES EMERY
Attest JOSEPH COFFIN Proprs Clerk
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At a meeting of the Proprs of Narragansett Township No - 1 - held Novr 12 - 1761 & So Continued by adjourn- ment till ye 16 of Sd Novr
Capt Jeremiah Hill was moderator
Voted that the Proprs will give ME Paul Coffin fifty Pounds Sterling a Year & So Yearly if he See Cause to Settle with us in the work of the ministry - -
Voted also 100 £ pounds Lawful money to be Given him as an Encouragemt to Settle with us in the work of the minis- try ---
Voted also in Case m' Coffin should Settle with us & Carry on the work of the ministry, we will make him reasonable ad- ditions, (Besides what we have already Raised for his Support in the ministry ) as shall be Thought needful & Convenient -
Voted & Chose Capt Joseph Woodman William Hancock & Timothy Hazeltine as a Comtee to Lay the above Votes be- fore m' Paul Coffin & Pray his answer as Soon as may be Convenient"-
Voted & Chose John Lane Michael Woodsome & Job Roberts as a Comtee To open Clear & Exchange roads in Said Narragansett as shall be Judged most Convenient & needfull for Said Propriety So far as the money shall pay which shall be raised for that Purpose - - -
Voted there be raised 120 Dollars to be laid out in opening Clearing & Exchanging high ways the labour on Said ways to be worked out att 20 / old Tenor p" Day - ---
Voted & Chose Henry Adams & Timothy Hazeltine as a Comtee to adjoin the former Comtee Namely Joseph Leavitt John Elden & John Lane to take Care that there be no Tim- ber Cutt or Carryed of from the Common or undivided Lands in Said Narragansett & prosecute all those persons who shall Cut or Carry off any Timber of Said Common Land
Voted that the proprietors give to Samnel Merrill the old meeting house for Said prop:3 meeting in Said merrills dwell- ing house on Lords days heretofore
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Voted & Chose Capt Jeremiah Hill John Boynton & Stephen Safford a Comtee to make up all Deficiencies which was by mistake made in laying out the home lotts in Some undived Lands where it shall be ye Least damage to the propre as Soon as may be - -
Voted there be raised 200 £ Lawful money to Defrey the Charges that have arisen & not yet Paid towards building the meeting house & what shall remain to be Laid out in Glazing the meeting house - -
Voted & Chose Capt Jeremiah Hill Capt Joseph Woodman & Lieut Joshua Woodman as a Comtee to Lay out the 200 £ abovementioned for the purposes abovementioned & also to Groundpin Said meeting house -
Voted there be raised Sixty Dollars to pay the Necessary Charge that has or may arise the Year Ensuing - - -
To Joseph Coffin Clerk for the Proprs of the Narragansett Township No 1 - - These are to Desire you to warn a Meet- ing of Said Propre to be held at said Narragansett mecting house on the twelfth Day of October next Ensuing at ten of the Clock before noon for the purposes herin mentioned - viz)
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To Choose a moderator
2 To see if the Propre will make up the Deficiences in the Sixty acre Lotts
3ª To See if they will lay out to ye Revd Mr Paul Coffin Sixty acres of Land that lies adjacent to the first, home lotts on the letters F & G Said Sixty aeres to be taken at the East- erly End of the Common Land - and also to See if they will let Said Coffin have the two Deficient home lotts which were laid out for the first Settled Minister & ministry - -
4 To See if they will take Some Proper Measures to make up the Deficient, home lotts, that the owners may not Suffer -
5 To See if they lay ont Some land for the ministry or Parsonage
6 To See if they will allow Timothy Hazeltine for the
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Charge he was at in providing for the Ordination Entertain- ment which Exceeds the money Voted therefor -
7 To Raise a Suitable Sum of money to Defrey the minis- teriall & other Necessary Charges the Year Ensuing -
Given under our hands August 26 : 1763
CUTTING MOODY
THOMAS GAGE
HENRY ADAMS
GEORGE JEWETT JOSEPH ATKINSON
JOSHUA COFFIN RICHARD DOLE
Pursuant to a Request to me Directed this is to warn the propres of ye Narragansett Township Nº 1. To meet at ye meeting house in said Narraganst on ye twelfth Day of Octobr next Ensuing at ten of ye Clock forenoon
To act on the following articles - - viz
1 To Choose a moderator
2 To See if ye propres will make up the Deficiency in the Sixty acre lotts -
3 To See if they will lay out to ye Revd mr Paul Coffin Sixty acres of Land that Lies adjacent to the first home lotts on the Letters F - & G - Said Sixty acres to be taken at ye Easterly End of the Common land & to be the Second Di- vision of the ministerial Right - - - And also to See if they will let Said Coffin have the two Deficient home lotts which were Laid out for the first Settled minister & ministry - --
4 To See if they will take Some proper measures to make up the Deficient home lotts that the owners may not Suffer -
5 To See if they will lay out Some land for the ministry or parsonage
6. To See if they will allow Timothy Hazeltine for the Charge he was att in providing for the Ordination Entertain ment which Exceeded the money Voted therefore -
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7 To Raise a Suitable Sum of money to Defrey the minis- terial & other Necessary Charges the Year Ensuing
August 26. 1763 - JOSEPH COFFIN Propres Clerk
At a Legall meeting of the Proprs of Narragansett Town- ship Nº 1 Held at Said Township Octobr 12 : 1763 -
M' Amos Chase was moderator
Voted & Chose George Jewett Joshua Woodman & Samuel Merrill & they are Impowred as a Comte to make up the Deficient Sixty acre lotts if any there be as Soon as may be -
Voted that one half of the Common Land adjoining to the home lotts on the Letters F & G viz, the Easterly half of said Land (more or Less ) shall be Laid out to m' Paul Coffin for the Second Division of the ministerial Right he being the first Settled minister, & if one half of the Common do not hold out Sixty acres, it shall be made up to Said Coffin in Some other Common Land - -
Voted that the other half of the Common Land above men- tioned be laid out to the Ministry or Parsonage viz, the Wes- terly half of said Common Land & if said Westerly half do not hold out Sixty acres, the Deficiency to be made up in Some other Common Land -
Voted that there be Raised fifty pounds Sterling to Defrey the ministerial Charges the Present year which Year Began the Sixteenth of march Last - -
Voted there be Raised 60 Dollars to be Laid out on the high ways Year Ensuing to be worked out at two shillings & Eight pence p" Day Joseph Leavitt was Chose Surveyor of high ways & to See the money well Laid out - & to Give in a true account thereof the next meeting
Voted there be Raised 60 Dollars for other Necessary Charges the Year Ensuing -- Voted the Expence of this meeting be paid by the propriety
From the Corner of John Brooks Lott Nº 16, on Letter E : 36 rods to a white pine Stump, & from thence North twenty
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nine degrees West to a maple tree standing by the Corner of Bradburys, & from thence North 52º West till it Cross the 12th lott on ye letter E : & from thence North 42 Degs West till it Crosses the 11 : 10th & 9th Lotts & from thenee North 41. Deg8 West till it Cross ye 8th & 7th Lotts - & from thence north 53 degs West till it Crosses ye 6 : & 5 lotts & 4 lott - on Said range We being appointed to Exchange roads in this township have agreed to give the Subscribers the Eight rod road against their land, for a four rod road, across their lotts according to the above return & to be taken off the Southwest- erly Side of the above line said Eight rod to be Given at the South West of their lotts - We further Give John Boyn- ton two Rods of the Northeast end of his lott out of the Eight rod road lying there -- - Given under our hands this thir- teenth day of October - 1763
we being owners of the JOHN LANE JOB ROBERTS Commitee
- above Lotts Consent to ye above return ISAIAH BROOKS
JAC - BRADBURY JOHN BOYNTON JOHN NASON
We the Subscribers being Chosen & fully authorised & Im- powred as a Comtee by the proprits of the Narragansett Town- ship No - 1 - To lay out a Second division of land to Each Original Right 60 acres of land both in Quality & Quantity, & three lotts of the Same Quantity of land to (viz) one for the first Settled minister, one for the ministry or Parsonage & one for a School lott, Therefore we by the advice & Desire of Said propis we have laid out for the first minister & also a parsonage lott both lotts Containing 104 acres of land or thereabouts being part of the two 60 acre lotts - it being a Triangular Piece of Land - Bounded as follows (viz) East ten Degrees Sonth Next to the home lotts on the F. & G Ranges 198 Rods -then N. W : Next to the Common Land
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20 Rod - thence N : E : 240 Joining to the Second Division Lotts - thence North Westerly 220 Rods Crossing the Sec- ond Division lotts - - as by plan may appear - & we laid the South Easterly half of Said 104 acres to the first Settled min- ister & Desire this Return may be Recorded - Given under our hands June 11 - 1762
JOHN BROOKS Com tee JOSEPH WOODMAN
In the House of Representatives Febr y 16. 1762 Ordered that John Bradbury & James Gowen Esq's with Such as the Honble Board shall Join to be a Committee to run out the lines of the towns of Biddeford Scarborough & Falmouth & fix the bounds of the townships of Narragansett No. 7-Narragan- sett No : 1-& Pearson Town, & that the Said Comtee do give forty days Notice at least to ye Several Towns above mentioned before they Enter upon that Service by Sending a Coppy of the order of this Court to ye Respective Clerks of Said Towns & propps of the time & place of their meeting & the Surveyor & Chairmen who are Employed in that Service to be under oath to the Faithfull Discharge of their Trust & the Charges to be paid by the Several towns & proprs as above mentioned in Equal proportions or as this Court shall hereafter order & the Comtee to make Report of their Doing's to this Court as Soon as may be sent up for Concurrence - James Otis Speaker
In Councill Febry 16-1762 Read & Concurred & Richard Cutt Esq' is Joined in the affair. /'
ANDREW OLIVER Secretary
Consented to -- -- -- FRANCIS BERNARD Coppy Examined by ANDREW OLIVER Secretary
June pe 5 - 1762 - - The Comte appointed for the Within Service have agreed to meet at Capt Joshua Freemans at Falmouth on Wednesday the first day of Sep- tembr Next at ten of the Clock in the fore noon in order to
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