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No. 26. March 29, 1774. Begins at Bay, "at ye mouth of the Intervail brook, so called, N. 4º W., 28 rods; N. 40° W., 60 rods; and N. 80° W., 20 rods, to u road already laid out near said brook." Total, oue hundred and eight rods. "Intervail" being probably an earlier name for what lins since been Chapman's Brook (above Mosquito Bridge, Lot No. 48, First Division) ; tlils seems to have been a short road from near the mouth of said brook, where there may have been an early ferry or crosslug, and intersecting with road No. 21, near the subsequent Elisha Chapman place.
No. 27. Jan. 24, 1775. " From road that is laid out by the Bay to Benjamin Sanborn's East side line ; begins ou Eastern side of the Great brook, so called, N. and N. 459, E. 138 rods." The original of what is now the south end of the Sanboru road, in Tilton; north, through Lot No. 79, Second Division.
No. 28. Jan. 24, 1775. "From N. E. corner of 10th lot, 2d Div., to Nicholas Giles's land, being part of y" 20th lot in said Div." Course mostly north 12º west. Whole distance, two hundred and seventy-one rods. Present main road north of Clark's Corner (on side line iu its southern section), except as changed below Cawley Pond.
No. 20. Jan. 24, 1575. "From Isaac Colby's head line [ or road alremly laid out to that point ] to the head of this town," five hundred and eight rods; three rous wide. This the continuation of No. 5, or the first main road through town, ending at Meredith line in the Plummer neighborlinil.
No. 30. Oct. 26, 1776. "From Salmon Brook road to Joua. Chase's laund; beginning at the tree, No. 5-6, 2d Div., and running Northerly between Lots No. 34 and 35, 4 on each," to the terminus. The hill road, from corner at the Piper Cemetery, into or towards the old Wadleigh neighborhood.
No. 31. Dec. 3, 177C. "From the road that leads to Abijah Sanborn's to ye Bay road at Moses Gilmou's, and from said Bay road to Elisha Smith's." Record a little confused; but evidently from the present Hankins school- house, or " where s'd Sauborn's road leves y" Range, cast on y range to Joli Jonsou's land, 2 miles 14 rods "; thence varying; but finally, again " ou Je range to ye road at s'd Gilmou's for just below the present Orville M.
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Smith's] ; then follows s'd road Northerly to Jolm Bryer's [?] N. W. corner," which is still enigmatical, though probably the late Oliver Caler's; and last designations, "N. W. 489, 132 rods, and W. 140 rods," or across Lot No. 1, Second Division, at the late Jonathan Sanborn's : thus making two sections.
No. 32. Dee. 3, 1776. "On E. side of lot of land owned by Lieut. Jacob Smith and the Durgins, - viz., No. 67, 2d Div., from S. E. to N. E. corner of lot, one rod [of width] out of No. 67, and one rod out of No. co." Thus plainly indleating the highway from Tin Corner, north to the next range, in Tilton, near Clark Haynes's.
No. 33. Ang. 19, 1778. A change of No. 31; "laid out by request of inhabitants living at and near ye great Bay, in order to shun a meddow and some bad hills on ye range road." Length, three hundred and sixty-three + rods. Passing round from foot of hill, east of Horace P. Hunkins's, by J. S. Wallis's, etc., to and beyond the Meadow School-house.
No. 34. Aug. 19, 1778. "From South end of Lot No. 67, 1st Div., or John Gale's land, to ye road near Moses Thompson's," southeasterly, three hundred and twenty-eight rods. Jolm Gale had moved since the date of No. 20. The old hill road (now mostly relinquished) from range east of Dea. A. Kimball's, in Franklin, by the Lang house site, and ending near the two dwellings ot Jeremiah S. Thompson, in Sanborntou.
No. 35. Dec. 2, 1779. " From main road near Andrew Jewett's to William Taylor's house, running Easterly in ye range way." As far cast as ever a road was carried towards Hopkinson Hill, from the present Shute's Corner, and by the late Webster place.
No. 36. Dec. 2, 1779. "On Eastern side of Lot No. 34, 1st Div. ; begin- ning at its S. E. corner, and N. as said lot runs, to ye road at ye North end of said lot." The present highway from Capt. Joshua March's to the Calet's Corner School-house.
No. 37. 1780. " From range line at North end of Samuel Lane and Jolm Lane's land, running southerly between them, to land of ye Widow Swain [now Willlam R. Morrison's]; thence S. 23º E., S. 10° W.," etc., cuding at Sahnon Brook road, so called. This extends from the Lane neighborhood south, and probably across Salmon Brook, to near the present Tilton School- house, ou Road No. 7.
No. 38. 1780. " From S. W. corner of Timothy Smith's land to ye main road," via the " N. E. and N. W. corners of Eliphalet l'ees's [Pease's ] land." From near Site 1, Lot No. 25, Second Division, past the Messrs. Samuel and Arthur C. Taylor's homesteads, to vicinity of the Stone Bridge School-house.
No. 39. June, 1781. "From S. E. corner of Lot 19, Ist Div., towards N. E. corner of No. 70, s'd Div., 280 rods, land being given and taken on East side in lieu of a two-rod road left in laying out of this town ou the west side of s'd lots "; and thence northeasterly to Sahnou Brook road. First meution of the road from Calef's Corner (then Daniel Gale's) to the present First Baptist Meeting-House, down the hilll, on side line direct from the late Peter Burky's.
No. 40. June 21, 1781. "From ye main road, against Daniel Sanborn, Esq.'s, dwelling house, to ye range road near Joseph Burley's house, in lieu of [No. 11, East end], given and taken as by vote of the Town," three hundred and eighty-five rods. The old Stairs Hill road, from near A. J. Crockett's to the Square.
No. 41. June 21, 1781. " From ye great school lot [uear Bay, No. 20, Second Division] to Elisha Smith's, and from that to Ben. Steel's." Distance, three
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milles thirty-elght rods, northwesterly course. Probably starting from present Bay road, above the late John Sauboru's (see No. 86), or Bay Meeting-House und Sanders place, up and over Steele's IIIII.
No. 12. March 21, 1782. In part, at least, a repeiltion of No. 8, or perhaps u branch of the same ; " starting from a road already laid out to Joua. Taylor's S. W. corner," and " ruunlug Northerly on skle line of Lot No. 8, 2d Dlv., to Reuben Hill's southwest corner." Possibly the road (No. 8) had not been opened, eleven years previously, except to above starting-point.
No. 43. July 8, 1752. "From S. E. corner of Lot No. 28, Ist DIv. ; run- ning Easterly as ye range ruus 302 rods to y" Cute road." Starting-point west of the late Dea. G. C. Ward's, In Franklin, Intersecting No. 11 at north end of Lot No. CI, First Division.
No. 44. Ang. 24, 1782. An extension of No. 38 " to Meredith line, between Timo. Smith and Thomas Sineler; 80 rods ou Win. Harper and Nathaulel Chaney's line "; and " then ou a straight line to Merredith road "; also brauch of the same " to Jonathan Taylor's laud." Now running by the Obadiah East- man and Leavitt places to Abel Eastman's, In Meredith, and from between the two former to the present Ebenezer Eastman's.
No. 45. March, 1783. "From ye South Easterly corner of John Colby's laud [intersecting No. 21] to Pemigewasset River, at ye ferry or wading pluce." Prevailing course, southwest; width, three rods; distauce, one mile ninety-two rods ouly. This wading place was just below the mouth of Colby Brook, less than half a mile from the David Shaw homestead (Lot No. 1, Second Division). Weleli's tavern, in Andover, was upon the other side of the Pewigewasset. Meeting-goers to that vielnity from Sanbornton on the Sabbath were sometimes obliged to swim their horses back, on account of a sudden rise in the waters of the river!
No. 46. May, 1783. " Through Maj. Win. Prescott's land, where his son Elisha lives, on Lot No. 70, Ist Div., and partly through Lot No. 19, s'd Div. ; beginning at road between Joseph Smith and Elisha Prescott," southwest and southeast; one hundred aud eighteen rods. Change of No. 39 to improve (?) the hill by-passing (as at present) the D. L. Morrison place!
No. 47. June, 1753. "Through part of Lot No. 24, 2d Div., from N. West- erly corner of Stephen Fogg's 50 acres, 211 rods, S. 12º E., to ye road leading from ye Bays to Thomas Sineler's"; that is, from near the late Simon R. Mor- rison's to the foot of Steele's Ilill.
No. 48. March 20, 1755. "From the road at the corners of Lots No. 36 and 35, 2d Div., to Mr. Wadleigh's," or " range line, on the Northwesterly corner of No 35." Directiou, mainly, north, 12º west. This seems to have beeu the earliest route by which the Wadleigh families came out from their secluded settlement ; afterwards, by the road No. 30.
No. 49. Jan. 20, 1786. "From New Hampton line, near Peasley Hoit's, beginning at the end of a road through New Hampton, to Nicholas Giles's barn." Southeast course (lastly, twenty-eight rods cast), three miles, two hundred and ninety-live rods, with no fewer than seventy-one variations. The old mountain road, making, with No. 28, the first " through line" from San- boruton to New Hampton; upper portion discontinued 1873.
No. 50. May 30, 1786. " From ye range line, near Ebenezer Sauborn's, N. E. corner of'ye land where he now lives, and running ou land of Maj. John Lane's, to ye Bay road, near ye pounds"; last forty-seven rods on Capt. Aaron Sauborn's land. Distauce, three hundred and fifty-one rods. High-
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way, at present, from Sanborn Road School-house to near W. D. Pike's, at the Square. The Sanborn road settlers had previously reached the Centre by the more circuitous routes, No. 13 and Nos. 22 and 2, or intersecting either of these roads by private ways.
No. 51. March 26, 1787. "From Isaac Colby's to Nicholas Giles's ; begin- ning 18 rods S. of range above Colby's house, parallel with and on the same (114 rods), and then S. E. and S. W., by lands of Abner Kimball, Aaron Ell>- worth, - Gage, etc., to ye road before lald out " (No. 28), four hundred and ninety-seven rods. The now nearly discontinued highway bearing northeast from Cawley Pond.
No. 52. September, 1787. "From Joseph Burley, Jun.'s, to Winthrop Durgin's; from West end of Burley's barn, southerly, straight, to ye West of Benjamin Roberson's barn; and lastly, West, on range, 150 rods, to a'd Dur- gin's land." The same road now runs from Capt. J. March's, tiu Dea. J. Emery's, to corner next west.
No. 53. December, 1787. "From Josiah Sanborn, Jun.'s, land, where he now lives, to ye parsouage lot; beginning on ye range and running Westerly." The old Hill road from the late S. S. Hersey (present Greenleaf ) place ; south end of Lot 13, Second Division, west, to top of Parsonage Hill. (See No. 63.)
No. 54. December, 1787. "From New Haupton line, near the Pemige- wasset river, to South End of John Colby's land." The earliest " New State" road, forming auother "through line" to New Haupton, nearly four miles long, and rather crooked, from near or below the present Weeks's Coruer via Josiah Osgood's, Benjamin Calley's, Taylor C. Prescott's, etc., to the above- named starting-point. Between Calley's and Prescott's (Knox's), discontinued 1843.
No. 55. December, 1788. "Between Lots 3 and 4, Ist Div., from N. side of Road " No. 31 ; north to range (discontinued in 1790) ; cast to southwest corner of No. 19, Second Division; and " North, on dividing line between Lots Nos. 18 and 19, till it comes to ye road already returned." This was the present Bay Meeting-House road (except first part), probably terminatiug at No. 31 again; corner west of the late Jonathan Sanborn's.
No. 56. 1788. "From North Easterly corner of Lot No. 62, 20 Div., to East side of William Huse's land, in Lot 51, Ist Div." The first extension of the highway east from the present Sanborn Road School-house, two hundred and five rods, to near the Bamford Brook.
No. 57. June 25, 1789. "From road at North end of James Cate's land, west, on range, to his N. W. corner; still W. 54 rods; S. W. 239, 60 rolls, ou land of Simeon Cates, to Jeremiah Sanborn's side line; same course, lo ye Bridge, at Jeremiah Sanborn's mills, 162 rods." Connecting with No. 11, as the road now universally travelled from the late Wyatt's (or Cate's) cor- ner, to Franklin Falls.
No. 5S. June 25, 1789. "From Casway, near N. W. corner of Lot No. s, Ist Div., Easterly on the range to N. E. corner of s'd lot." An apparent resuming of the original road (see Nos. 31 and 33), but for what purpose does not appear, except to convene house at Site 1, Lot No. 8. (See p. 365.)
No. 59. June 25, 1789. "From Pemegewassett river, near Bussel's house, to road near Prescott's mill, so called." Chiefly southeast, three hundred and thirty rods. This was the road (discontinued 1837), which formerly @ stabbed the hill" (Lots 37 and 56, Second Division), from near the present I. N. Lane place, and by the premises of L. B. Mathon.
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No. 00. June, 1590. "From George Whitcher's ou rauge at S. W. coruer of Lot No. 21, 20 Div. [i. r., near the present Bay Baptist Meeting-House ], S. ou shdle fue of's'd lot, 92 rods ; chiefly N. W., but lastly S. W. 76 rods to ye road by Jonathan Taylor, Jun.'s." Totid distance, two mlles, sixty-eight rods. This at first turned to the westward some distance south of the Buy District School-house and the William S. Woodman (former Zebulon Smith) place (see No. 89), and seems to have been connected ut Its tual termination with the branch of No. 41; or It may have continued In a southwesterly direction by the late Poor Farm and Christopher Sanborn's, to the late Joseph S. Clark place. (See No. 59. )
No. Gt. November, 501. "From John Gule's house to Pemegewassett river; west ou range; N. W. ; and lastly, N. 9º E., 34 rods "; In all, oue mulle, forty-ilve rods; which was, as at present, the continuation of No. 34, down the hills to the vielulty of the Morrison Mills; probably turning at the late Geo. W. Morrison place on the intervale, and striking the river at the curve, us per last designation above.
No. C2. November, 1791. " Roads near Dudley Cram's"; being first, " from Satchel Clark's S. E. corner, E. on range to cor. of Reuben Phillbrick's"; second, "from Jona. C. Sauboru's S. E. corner, N. on or near the side line to range near Dudley Cram's house [Cram's Corner], where nuiting with the former, the course is N. and N. W., including 34 rods W. on range to S. E. corner of Jona. Prescott's, and thence to ye road by Nathan Smith's land " joining Nos. 23 and 31. The late Charles C. Clark place, Rollins School-house, and. Hunkins School-house mark the present extremes of the above. Nathan Smith had succeeded Abijah Sanborn at this time on the present Otis S. San- boru place. Jonathan Prescott seems to have been a prior occupant of the Miriam Philbrook ( Huukins) farm, and the old road appears to have struck the range north of the present Reuben Dudley (Wadleigh Cram) place, and turned west on the range thirty-four rods, instead of cutting the corners of the lots by a direct northwesterly course, as at present.
No. G3. November, 1791. " At North end of upper range of lindred-acre lots; from N. E. corner of Lot No. 4, Ist Div., by the N. E. corners of an _addition lot No. 80 of No. 81, of ye original lot No. 80 of No. 79, of No. 78, and of No. 77, being ye parsonage lot; thence runuing by ye needle, S. 78º W. 301 rods to the main road opposite to Salmon Brook road; said road may vary to ye right or left + rods if of necessity to make a good road on ye parsonage and minister's lots." This is the old range way from the Bay Meeting-House road, by the late Win. S. Dearborn's to the Leavitt place at the east end of Road No. 4, partly anticipated by Road No. 53; both extremities now mostly disused.
No. Gt. May 22, 1792. " From fleury Blake's house to l'emegewassett river"; south 86º west, sixty-six rods to Jerry Sanborn's land (east side line of Lot No. 40, Second Division), thence west parallel to range line; in all, three hundred and four rods. Also alteration of road No. 54, from Nathan Blake's to Ebenezer Swain's; southwest to and southeast from Henry Blake's, being the present Kinsley 11. Batchelder's, whence the new road, long ago an old one (discontinued 1813), then went down the hill and over the intervale direct to Bennett's Ferry, back of the present P. C. Shaw's.
No. 65. Nov. 29, 1792. "From Union Bridge, so called, on Gibson's Falls, to ye Bay road, N. 65º W., 70 rods." Describing the present Union Bridge street.
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No. GG. Nov. 29, 1792. " From Ebenezer Sanborn's corner near Reuben Philbrick's, to Bay road; N. Easterly near Sanborn's buildings to S. W. cor- ner of Joseph Gilman's land; between Gilman's aud Peter Saunders's land to y" casterly side line [of Lot 46 (?)]; and then S. E. 65º [average], 37 rods " to terminus ; very nearly as now travelled from near Mr. M. W. Bennett's to the old Bay road at Chapman's Corner.
No. 67. Nov. 29, 1792. "From Joseph Ililyard Sanborn's to Ebenezer Mor- rison, Jun.'s, land. From road on ye range, easterly, N. side of range line," and of Lots 65 and 64, Second Division. The old highway, as now running cast from Dea. Joseph Emery's to and across the Guir Road.
No. 68. March 25, 1794. " From Mr. Cate's road on the range, casterly to road near Taylor Clark's house " (No. 52). Distance, one mile fourteen rods ; connecting with Nos. 11 and 57 on the west; the old range highway past the late lliram Sanborn place out of Franklin into Tiltou.
No. 6. March 25, 1794. "From roud near Stephen Smith's, on range, to road near Thomas Lankester's house" ; connecting Nos. 13 and 56, and with the latter, the original highway from Sauborn Road towards Union Bridge.
No. 70. Juue 9, 1794. " From road south side of William Prescott's orchard, to Josiah Sanborn, 4th's, house," northwest and southwest, three hundred and ulnety-four rods. Commences at No. 30 (or 46), near the present Harrison White's; runs via Piper's Mills, and thence circuitously by the old way, now wholly superseded, to the present Leavitt place, near II. K. Thompson's.
No. 71. March 10, 1795. " From Moses Clark's S. E. corner, ou range to road near Thomas Critchett's." From western eud of No. 62, by the present J. T. G. Sanborn's, west to J. Perkins's and No. 13.
No. 72. June 13, 1795. " From S. E. corner of land of Benjamin Sanboru's estate, to N. E. corner of Ebenezer Sanborn's land; one rod on each side of a line run and established by Dea. Lane as surveyor, and Moses Thompson and Capt. Joseph Clark as chain carriers; by agreement of late Benjamin Sanborn and Eben. Sanborn on one part, and Humphrey lunt and Saml. Atkinson on the other part, Oct. 1793." First public recognition of the Sanborn road proper, connecting as now, Nos. 50 and 56 with 27.
No. 73. June 8, 1795. " From Joseph Prescott's to Jonathan Smith, Jun.'s, land ; beginning at road that leads from Joseph Prescott's to Samuel Pres- cott's, by and over lands of Stephen Prescott, Chase Osgood, and James Osgood, N. E. 26º, av. [{ vars. ] 156 rods; N. W. 13º 64 rods; Distance, 220 roils." This is the road northeast towards the mountain, from between the present Taylor C. Prescott's and Jas. E. Knox's (New State).
No. 74. Dec. 8, 1798. " From road near Capt. Joshua Woodman's [ No. 60] to Mark Taylor's and Meredith line"; starting eight rods north of Woodman's barn, "and 2 rods from Zebulon. Smith's land"; N. E. and N. W., to W. side line of Lot No. 21, 20 Div. ; " thence [on line] to N. end of said lot and same point through." First notice of the " Roxbury road," vie Dea. Hase's and William M. Odell's.
No. 75. July 15, 1799. " Between lots Nos. 61 and 62, 21 Div., from South to North end." A change of No. 72, by vote of the town (see p. 202), leaving the route first established east of side line, three rods, and finally adopting the present, upon that line.
No. 76. Sept. 5, 1800. " From the Barley mill through the pite woods to Bennett's Ferry road; on the drift way, called Andover road, to a pine tree spotted; N. W. to Win. Weeks's land; through his land to strike Sahuon
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Brook Andover road, West of Weeks's house; present highway to John Colby's; and S. W., between his house and elder house." ( For explanations, see p. 202.) It seems evident that the southern end of No. 54 must have been considerably west of the Weeks place, crossing the brook below and Jolning No. 15.
No. 77. March 9, 1801. " From Gulf Bridge towards Suubornton bridge ; Westerly, through Nathanlet Burley's land, til it strikes the main road, ut a bend therelu, 25 rods southerty of the mouth of the Burley road us It now stands; and the same [Burley road] to be continued S. E., till It strikes the above new road." The first elhubing of Guif HIHI, west side, as at present, leaving the original und somewhat steeper highway several rods farther north.
No. 78. Sept. 17, 1801. "Through Jona. Cawley's and John Lane, Jr.'s, land; begins near Calley's house, N. W. 60º, 40 rods; and West, by guld Lune's house, to Capt. John Laue's land." As at present, by Giluian D. Lane's, from the stage road.
No. 79. 1501 (same date, probably). "From John Clark's (3d) to Jona. Morrison's for, Inverting the order] ; begins at road near Morrison's house," - distance, fifty-ulue rods ; "to the road leading to the Bays." Link between Nos. 47 and 60, cast of the late Simon R. Morrison's. (See No. 60.)
No. 80. Sept. 17, 1801. "From road leading to New Hampton, above Jonu. Calley's house, -26 rods N. of range, - N., 18° E., 50 rods; N., 3º I., till it takes West side line of Lot No. 46, 2d Div. [No. 45 on record, but evi- dently a mistake]; then North, as path is now trod, to Meredith line"; three rods wide (see p. 203). Upper end discontinued 1813 (sec No. 100). This was the stage road to New Hampton, as now running, west of North Sanborn- tou village, but direct to Meredith Ridge, from above the former Thomas (late Rev. V. E. Bunker) place.
No. 81. March 7, 1803. A slight modification of No. 77, with same head- ing, making it " 82 rods S. W., from West end of Gulf Bridge to old road on the range"; also, " from last point, 28 rods W., to Burley road, so called."
No. 82. March 9, 1805. "From road near Centre Square pond (so called) to Ebenezer Colby's house; begins where said Cothy's gate now stands, and runs North where the path is now trodden." This and other similar cases prove that a road may have been used long before being "returned "! The sume way now travelled by the school children, north of Ilunkins School- house, to Mr. Otis S. Sanborn's.
No. 83. May 23, 1805. " From the road on John Lane, Jun.'s, land ; West, on Capt. John Lane's, by South side of his orchard, barn, and house, to road leading by Samuel and John Lane's honses." A continuation west of No. 78, intersecting No. 37. .
No. 84. May 23, 1805. "From road near Shubal Page Philbrick's shop, N. E., as path is now trod, to Wm. Sanborn's house." Present lane from No. 56 to the late John Hill's.
No. 85. Ang. 30, 1805. " From road 20 rods E. of Jas. Sander's house, where new path is now trodden, 30 rods, to old road." An alteration in No. 41.
No. 86. Aug. 31, 1805. "From N. E. corner of Phinchas and Jona. Sau- born's land, on road West side of Great School lot, at the Bays; W., parallel with range, to main road, near Capt. Elisha Smith's, on land conveyed by Josiah Sanborn, Jun., to his son, Wm. Sanborn, Jr., who receives, for land
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taken, 2 rods on S. side of N. Range of the same lot." This was evidently "returned" in 1781 as the first section of No. 41 (see), but then abandoned till the present date, rendering another return necessary.
No. 87. November, 1805. " Alteration of the main road from Samuel lluut's towards Sanbornton meeting house; passing from near flunt's barn [late A. L. Morrisou's, now removed] on Win. Dyer's land, and between house and barn, late the property of James Ilersey, to the maln, a little S. of Jona. Swau's. Old road discontinued and divided"; three rods wide. Following the ridge between present house and barn of Amos K. Hersey. Former road ran east of his premises.
No. 88. June 2, 1806. Alteration of Bay road from near Simeon Haynes's barn, N. E. on Haynes's and Jona. Prescott's land, to old road near Peter Colby's barn." Between the present Josiah H. Philbrick's and Nathan F. Wyatt's, Tilton, the original highway probably passing farther to the north, or more circultously.
No. 89. 1806. "From Bay road 10 rods S. of John Woodman's house, W. on Zebulon Smith's land, S. of his house, where path is now trodden and fenced, to the old road near the brook; old road discontinued." Plainly, a modification of the first section of No. 60, and turning westward near the Bay School-house and the old Woodman homestead of Ira Woodinan, Esq.
No. 90. Feb. 18, 1809. "From Main road opposite Thomas Kimball's store, E. as path now trodden, to old road near Lieut. Jona. Perkins' barn," three rods wide. As at present, from the late Dea. A. B. Sanborn's, at the Square, east.
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