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mer act or Provision that there was made; that ther should be a High way Layd out through that Land whilst it was John sailes his land ; but Only Ordereth it now; had the Order bin foanded upon a former Act or Provision your Petetioner might haue had Remidy otherwhere; But now the Town hath Done it Exathoritate so that your Petitioner hath no other Redress but from the Town: The Town hauing Ordered said way hath Confirmed the Rest of the land in sd : Deede unto your Pete- tioner his heirs and Asigns for Euer, now your Petetioner humbly Concieues that if the Town hath Power to Lay out a high|way through a mans land without any former Provision then they haue Power to Confirme the Rest of the Land, and if Power to Confirm; then they haue Power to Destroy or make Voide any mans Properiaty. But this by the way - Your Petetioner thinks it but Reason and Just that Mr: Wil- liams and M': Waterman should haue all their Right Priui- ledges and Imunitys and that it would be wronge to Barr them of any Perticular of the same - But at the same | time | he is of the Opinion, and is Very sensible that it falls Very hard upon himself to haue a High way by open through his Land four Rods wide and half a mile Longe - Especially when he knew nothing of it when he Bought it; wch High way must of Necessity be fenced on Both sids wch you are sensible is a Very greate Charge and Incumbrance as well as Loss of Land
Wherfore it is the Humble Petetion of your supplicant that you would be Pleased to take the same into your Candid Considerations and would be Graciously Pleased to Allow unto your supplicant so much Lands out of the Towns Com- mons as you in your wisdoms shall think will be sufficiant to Answer
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Answer your Petitioners Loss of Land and Charge of main- taining so much fence all wch is humbly Prayed the Rather for that your suplicant hath heard that you have Allowed some Persons (who haue had Highways Lay out by the Town through their Lands.) Lands out of the Towns Comons - Which if you will Grant it will Cause your humble supplicant to Rest and for Euer Obleige him to be your Humble saruant to Comand
Richard Phillips
(Verso)
Richard Phillips his Petetion
[0629] Samuell Whipple of providence beiing of full age testifieth & saith that his Brother John whipple he vnder stood had A Letter of Aturny from Joshua Verin to Challinge his whole wright & he sd whipple being Consarined About it this deponant Asked Richard scott of sd towne whether he had bought all sd Verins Righte in Comon sd scott answered that he had bought his home Lote & his shere of salt medoe & furder this deponant saith that sad scott said that he thought he had bought all sd Verims Right in providence but vpon search of his deed he found he had bought no more then his hows Lote & his medoe & Clamed no more than his deed men- tioned
taken on jngaged this 28th of may 1705)
Joseph williams Asistan[ ]
[0630] [L. S.] To John olney Town sarjant Greeting These Are in her Majesties name Anne by th[ ] Grace of God ouer England Queen &c to will and requier You to warn the
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Town Counsel of prouidence to meet to Gether Att the hous of John whipple on tusday the 12th day of this instant june by teen of the Clock in the Morning in order to proue the Last will of Joseph allderedge desesed and to Act and doc such other thing or things As may bee thought needfule relating the Es- tate of the said allderedge prouideing for the widow and Child- erin hereof fail not Giuen vnder my hand and seal this 9th day of june 1705
William Hopkins Asistant
[0631] To Richard Waterman Henry Harris & Josep Mory Constables for the Towne of Prouidence within hir Majsts Coloney of Rhoad island &c' Greeting
These are to Require you in hir Majs's name Ann Quene of England &ct to go to ye persons whose names are in ye Rate bill or list which I haue here with sent you & Demand of Each person the sum of money that is set to there Respecttiue names by ye Rate makers of ye Towne aboue sd : and Receue ye same and if any Person Refuse or niglect to pay his or there prepor- tion of sd Rate when demanded then you are here by Em- powered & Required to distrain on ye Estats of such Persons so Refuseing or niglecting ye vallue of his or there preportion of sd Rate with a nough to pay ye Charge that doth accrew by the distreaint; you are here by further Required to geathor one halfe of Euory mans preportion of ye Rate which amounts to So1b & bring it into my self Gene" Treaso' at newport or to my sucsesor in sd offis at or before ye 20th day of Nouember next Ensueing ye date here of & ye other halfe which is 801b at or before ye 20th day of jenewary next Ensueing ye date here of you are also Required to follow ye instructions here after men-
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tioned Here of you are not to faile on the pennielty of paying ye whole sum your selues as ye Law directs Giuen under my hand & seal at newport on Rhoad island this 2ª day of Oct" I705
Nathaniel Sheffield Genr" Treor
you are to take no other pay but the same sort yt was to be paid in ye Last 5001b Rate & at ye same prise & you are not to pay nor discount of pon no account what soeuer out of ye first Solb but must bring it whole into ye Tresuo"ry & out of ye Last 801b you are [ ] Deduct your gathoring ffes for ye gathoring ye whole & to take Deputies bils & to pay ye Rate makers [ ] 10% Each & pay Mr Tho Olney 68 for wrighting & pay for killing of woulues & to Nicholas Power for a Load of wood which he hath ye Gou' order for; And this is your order from
Nath11 Sheffield, Genr]] Treasor
To Richard Waterman Henry Harris & Joseph Mory Con- stable for ye Towne of Prouidence within hir Majsts Coloney of Rhoad island &c' Greeting
These are to authorise & Jmpower you or Eithor of you in hir Majsts name Ann Queene of England &c' Jf neede Require to take with you sofitiant aide to assist you in distraining on ye Estats of shuch persons y' Refuse or niglect to pay there por|po tion of a Rate yt you haue a warrant to geathor under my hand and seal bareing date Oct' ye 2ª 1705 : and all persons with in ye aboue sd Towne are here by Required to giue Obe- diance to you in ye Execution of your offis as they will answer ye Contrary as Conte[ ]pt of athority :
Giuen Vnder my hand & seale this 4th day of Oct' 1705 at newport on Rhoad island
Nathaniel Sheffield Gener" Treasor
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These Copies ware taken out of of ye O Riginal by mec. Richard Waterman Constable (Verso)
Sara Carpinter widow ×
00- 15-04
Nathaniel Waterman junr X 01-01 -00
Zachariah Rhoads 00 - 04 -00
Beniamin Smith X 00-X 14-00
The Estate of John ffeild × 00 - 08 - 00 William Wood Joseph Pits X 00 - 07 -00 00 -07-00 Samuel Jorns × 00 - 04 -00 Phillip Vallit × × 00 - 04-00 Samuel ffisk X 00 × 05-00 Matlin Alard / John Stacy × × 00 - 04-00 00 - 06 - 00 Epenetus Olney × × 00 - 10- 06 Elisha × Arnold X 01 -X01 -06 Ruth Wipple widow X 00 - X 08 -00 Thomas Wails X 00 - 06 - 04 William Edmonds × 00-X 05-00 Andrew Edmonds × × 00 - 04-00 Edward Atwod 00 - 04 - 00 John Wheaton X 00 - 04 -00 Sam Indian 00 - 04 -00 Tom Indian × × Sam Cheese 00- 03-00 00 -01 -00 00 - 01 -00 00 - 06 - 06 00 - 08 - 00 00 - 04 -00
d Sam Indian junr × 3 Eliezer Arnold jun' X
o Daniel Sweete Jonathan Willard
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Jonathan Smith × Thomas Hopkins paid
00 - 97 - 00
& Josiah Owen
00- 10-02 00-03-06
Joseph Mawry dt' for Carriing the Rate to the Jsland
00- 12 - 5
I Receued Is - 7ª - of Sam" Right
Total
66 - 02 - 08
Wheat att 38 - 8d
Ry
att
2 - 6
Indian Corn att 2 - 0
Ør bushel
Barly att
I - S
Oats att
I - O
Sheeps woll att 9ª - pr pound
(Recto)
Richard Browne & Joseph
× ×
01 - 08 -06
d Daniel Browne & Hosannah
×
9 Jabis Browne ×
u Juda x Browne X
00 - X 06-04
Benjamin Beers & ye Estate of X Thomas Paty John Bullook X
00 - X 09-00
Joseph Jincks
X
X
Joseph Jincks jun"
X
×
Nathaniel Jincks X
Ebenezer Jincks × ×
William Jincks × ×
× 00 -09-06 00 - 06 - 00 00- II - 06 00- II - 06 00 - 06 -04 00-II - 06 00 × 14-06 00 - 05 -00
Samuel × Whipple junr.
Richard Coman /
Jeames Applebee × ×
Gabril Burnoone × ×
00 - 04-00 00 - 08 - 06
00-13- 06 00 -06 -04
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Is ld John Yeats × × Joseph Trumbal × × 00 - 04 -00 Thomas Whipple X Saluenus Scott × × Joseph Tucker X Joseph Bagly X 00 - 06 - 04 00 - 18-06 00 - 08 - 00 00 - 04 -00 Jonathan Sprague & his Son Jonathan X 01 X 00 - 00 Mary Darling & Tho her son 00 - 14- 00 Elizer Arnold & Joseph his Son x 01X07-06 William Olney X X 00 - 14-00 Elisha Smith × × 00 - 10 -00 Joseph Smith weauer X 00-13-06 00 - 12 -06 00 - 12 - 06
00 - 06 - 06
Jonathan Whipple X
Thomas Olney jun" X
48 - IO1d William Hawkings & his 2 Sons ) X 01X 06-06
William & Stephen X
Zachariah Mathuson × × 01 - 08 -00 00 08 - 00
John Gurney
maor William Hopkins & his Son × 00 - 18 - 06 Richard Waterman 1 00- 15-06
Richard Phillips X 00- 13- 06
mo Joseph Williams & his Son James × 00 × - 18 -00 Is Joseph Williams jun' 1 00 - 10 - 00 George Keech & his Son 00- 12-00 Timothy Carpinter & his Son X 0I -X 02-00 Thomas ffeild jun" X
00 - 12 -00 Peleg Rhoads X 01-03-00 John Sheldon & his Son; Nehemiah 00- 15-06 Beniamin Carpinter 01-01-06 01-13-00
Stephen Arnold & his Mother
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Pardon Tillinghast × × 00- 18-06
Phillip Tillinghast X 00 - 10 - 06 Beniamin Tillinghast X 00 - 10 - 00
Joseph Tillinghast X 00 - 08 - 08 Daniel Williams & his Peleg & Roger x 02 × 00 - 00
Nicholas Power
× ×
00 - 16 - 06
00 - 04-00 The Estate of John Lapem
Gidian Crawffurd ×
01 -04-00
3ª Thomas ffeild & his Son William X 00 - 19 - 06
o Nathaniel Waterman and his Son Richard
X 01-14-06
James Angel & his Son James X 01 - 08 - 06 William Pray × 00 - 07 - 00 00 - 07 - 00
Samuel Right X The Estate of Richard Scott ×
00 × 14-06
John Whipple & ye Estate of Deliu-
X 00- II - 06
erance Arnold ; & Dortihy Rhoads Joseph Whipple × ×
OI
14 06
James Dexter × ×
James Olney
James Browne X William Turpin × ×
Ild John Arnold × William Harris X Joseph Smith Joy' × × Samuel Whipple × × × Henry Addoms /
00- 14 06 00- 15-06 00 - 06 - 06 00 - 09 - 06 00× 15-06 00 X 18 -06 00 - 06 - 04 00 - 06 - 04 00 × 14-00 00 - 08 - 00 00-13-06 00- 05-06
IS - IOd John Smith millor × ×
mr Thomas Olney John Olney X
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maor John Dexter 01X 15-06 X Archibauld Walker × 00 - 08 - 00 Moses Bartolit × × 00 - 10 - 00
Samuel Aldrig & ye Estate of Abra-
X 00 - 16 -06
ham Harding Henry Estin X 00- 15-06
Thomas Estin × 00 - 08 - 06
75 9ª Samuel Winsor & Joshua (Verso)
01X15 06
The 10001b Tax liuied on ye Colony the 28th of August 1705 It is to be understood yt they yt payed halfe there Rate haue but one dash a Cross the stroak y Leads from there names to ye sum & they that haue paid all haue two dashes with ye pen which makes a Crass
Receued of Samuel Winsor upon ye account of ye Last payment
0ob - 105 - Od
Receued of Joshua Winsor 00 - 04 - 0
There Remains behind 00 - 03 - 9
[0632] At a Towne meeteing 27th of Januarey 1672. M' Arthur ffenner Moderator;
Voated, That the Bill Presented to the Towne by Edward Smith shall be put upon the Records of this Towne; and that Each Mans land according to the desire made manifest in that Bill, be Recorded in the Towne booke as their Lawfull Right & Inheritance to them & their Heirs forever.
Providence this 27th of the IIth Month 1672. /
A Reasonable seasonable & Ready Way of inCouragement | to Planters | in their labours in that our Plantation of Provi- dence, Presented to the Towne Met. /
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Neighbours, Whereas there hath been, & yet is vncom- fortable difference in this Towne about a New devision of lands, which you all sufficiently know; And in the time of this difference both sides have laid out 50 acres to divers Men, and some of those lands are knowne to be Relaid, & more feared, which proveth a great discouragement to Labourous men; for the inCouragement therefore to the industerouse, doe you my Neighbours Resolve detirmine these two things; ffirst, That all those severall shares of lands laid out in the New devision to Planters by both sides shall stand; which shares Consisting of ffifty acres, less or more, not Exceeding sixty ; And that Planter on both sides to whome the said 50 acres was first laid out, that land shall be his Proper Right whether the said Re- laying by Either side was willfully or ignorantly or vnder what Pretence soever done, any former act or Acts, thing or things, Record or Records made to the Contrarey Notwithstanding.
Secondly, That provision be Made for Recording the said 50 acres shares in the Towns book to those Men to whome they were first laid out; so may much of the fforrest be suddainly subdued by the labourious & become a ffruitefull ffield; which is the desire of your Neighbour;
Edward Smith. /
Extracted out of Providence Records as there it stands Recorded in the booke called the booke with brass classps, in Page 119. /
Coppied Januarey ye 4th: 1705 ℃ me Tho: Olney Towne Clerk. /
(Verso)
ffor Daniell Abbott
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[0633] Whereas we Arthur ffen' William Wickenden, & Tho: Hopkins were Chosen and appoynted by ye Towne of providence to meet with three men of Pautuxett to runn ye Line betwixt this Towne & ye men of Pautuxet, according to ye agreement in ye Combination : This is therefore or Report, That we have mett with William Arnold, William Harris & Zachariah Rhoades one day, and have Runn ye Line from ye fresh spring at ye head of Saxifrage Cove to ye markt tree neer mashapauge feild, which Line may be knowne by ye Range Trees.
The next time we mett with William Arnold, William Car- pent', and Zachariah Rhoades, And we Ran from ye sd mark't Tree northward to a centre betwixt ye two Rivers vpon an Equall distanc neer vnto a great Rock; & from thence westerly vpon a straight Line, neare vnto pauchassett River. /
Pavtuxett this 29th of this IIth month 68. /
Arthur ffenner William Wickenden Tho: Hopkins his mark X Willia Arnold William Carpent'. -
This is a true Coppie of a writing wch is in ye office, Cop- pied this first of Aprill 1679: { Daniel Abbot Clerk of ye Towne.
And this | is | a Copa of ye abovesd Coppie, as saith Dan- iel Abbot this p'sent day feb: 14th. 1706 :
[0634] To the Towne meet
Gen": I supose you may Remember that on our Quarter Day in January Last I presented a bill to the Towne wherein
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I requested a liberty to Exchange a piece of Land, the which I Judged would (be (if obtained) greatly benifiscial to me, in Regard it would saue me the makeing of a great deale of fence. the Towne Redily granted my bill, the which I took very kindly. But I am informed that vpon the next Towne meeting day there was an other bill put in for the same Piece of Land to Remaine as stated Common, or as a stated high- way the which Bill was Likewise granted. Now Gen": the man that wrot the bill Last mentioned was presant when I presented my bill and made No objection against it, he was also knowing that I had a Dependance upon it, and that it would be greatly preageditiall to me to be hindred of it. Jn the time when the farme which is Now mine was in my father inlaw Whipple his hands the same man was then about to take up this small bitt of Land but when My father Whipple had Discoursed with him and inform|ed| him what a damage it would be to the farme he was so kinde as to forgoe it, and I hope he will also be as kinde Now.
I haue No design to hinder the Landing of Boards in that place Jt is only for the Securing of my meddow and planting Land which Lieth in the vally, which occasions me to Endev- our the ataining of that small bitt of Land, which I cannot do Else where without making abundance of fence New Ever year : Therefore my Humble Request is that you would please to take ye Premisses in to your Consideration and yeld me Re- leife so fer as may be Cosistant with Reason - Which will Oblige me to serue you in what I may whilst that I am
Silvanus Scott
Aprill : 27th 1706
(Verso)
Silvanus Scotts Bill Refered
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[0635] To Wm Coddington Sheriff of her Majtys Collony of Rhoad Jsland & Prouidence plantations Or to her Deputy Greeting
Whereas we are Jnformed from Seueral parts; of the Threatning & Eminent danger this Collony is in as wel as the rest of her Majties. prouince, on this Continant of being assaulted & Jnuaded by the Common Enemy wh. is hourly Expected ; and if Great Charge the Collony Is at Like to be at in main- taining forces at Block Jsland, and ye Great Expence in Main- taining the French prisioners as wel as the Pressing Neccessaty there is for the Collony to make Prouition for ye Defence and Safety of the same, ye Consideration of wh. doth Require ye Spedy Calling a Gen11. assembly that such methods may be Taken as Necessaty doth Call for
These are therefor by and with ye aduice of ye Gen" Coun- cel in her Majtys. name ann Queen of England &c; To Require you to giue Notice To ye assistants Justices and Wardens & Conseruatrs of ye Respectiue Towns in this Collony That they Cause the freemen of these Towns To meet Togeathere and make Choice of Such and Soe many wel Quallifyed men for Deputys as the Law doth Require to sit in Gen11 assembly at ye Collony house in Newport the first weddensday Jn July Next then and there to Leuy and Raise such sum Or sums of money as there wil be accaction for; for the Eues abouesd you are also to giue Notice To the Deputy General assistants and Gen11 Record' yt they giue there attendence at ye Time and place aforesd To sit in Gen11 Assembly as is promisd Newport 12 June 1706
Sam1 Cranston Gour
Coppy ₱ Wm: Coddington Sherriff
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(Verso)
For her Majtys Service To ye assists & Justices Prouidence
[0636] To James Dexter towne Sarjeant grreteing | &c' |
you are her by in her majestys name anne quenne ouer | England | Required to giue notice to all the freemen of this towne to mette togeathar on tusday next it being ye 25th of this jnstant At the hows of m' william terpines about teen of ye Clock then & | ther | to make Chla ose of fore weell quallified deputys to set in generall Asembly the first wensday in July next at the Collony howse in newport to Raise mony to by Amonition & Arms to defend the Collony Against th Common Enemy her of faile not giuen vnder my hand & seale this igth of June i706
[L. S.]
Joseph williams Asistant
[0637] To the town of providence meet this twenty Seu- enth Day of July 1706 it being the towns quarters Day
friends I humbely petetion and Desier that you would be pleased to grant me free Liberty to be an inhabeten in your town to by Land if I See Cause or hier and to make youse of which if you Do So Do you will much Ablige me And I hope not Disablige your Seules
And So I Rest in hopes you will take your humbell pete- teionrs petetion in Consideration And grante me my Requst which if you So Do you will Ablige
Your friend and Seruent
William Parsheon
[0638] [L. S.] To James Dexter Town sarjant Greeting These Are in her Majesties name Anne ouer England Queen &c To will and Requier | you | To Giue timeLy notice to the
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ffree men of this Town of prouidence that saterday the 27th day of this instant july is the Towne Quarter day and that they meet by teen of the Clock in the morning on said day Att the hous of Mr William Turpin to Act such things As may bee for the prudential Afares of the Town and you Are Allso to Giue Notice to the propriitors of the thach beds that they meet together Att the time and place Aboue said to reseue an Acount of the deuition of the said beads here of fail not Giuen vnder my hand and sele this 15th day of july in this year i706. William Hopkins Asistant
[0639] The return of ye Thach beed in ye Loer beles coue Which conteins fore shers and belongeth To These Origenol rights as foloeth The right of Henare BroWne and ye right of John Fenor and ye right of Danel Abut and half Thomas Hopkinses right and half William Arnold|s| right bearing det July ye 27th 1706
(Verso)
The Rights of Thatch Bedd in ye lower Bailys Cove. /
[0640] To the Towne mett the. 27. July 1706
Gen": we Whose names are here unto Subscribed being by the Town Chosen and apointed to take Survey of all the Com- mon thach beds belonging to the Town of Providence, And to make Such Equill Diuision there of that Each proprietor may know his Certain proportion there in; And in order there unto we haue according to the best of our Judgements both taken a Survey and Made Division of the same (as will more at Large appear by o' Return) But we finding such Disproportion in the Qualaty of the beds, that an Equil Quantaty would in no Re- spect Make an Equill division ; were there fore forced to act
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More by our Judgments than by Rule, and so we cannot be Certain that the Divisions are Just. And there fore our opin- ions are that it may be Conveniant for the town to Continue us Jmpowred in the busines untill such tim as there may be some trial had of our worke. or Else to appoint some other Persons in our steed to Make such alteration as may be thought Needfull for the more Efectual Accomplishmet of an Equallaty in the Division.
And Gen": we must yet begg leue further to inform you yt we are also of opinion that there is one thing more which will be very Esencial to the Copleating of a full Equallaty in this afaire. And that is that the towne at this meeting do take Care that we may be paid for our trouble and labour in the aboue sd business Which will oblige us who are your friends and Neighbours.
William Hopkins Joseph Jenckes juni" Thomas Olney juner James Browne James Olney
(Verso)
A Returne about the Thatch Bedds
[0641] To the Towne Quarter Meeting met This 27: of January 170g
frile ndes & Neighbors praye be so kind as to Grant me Leaue to Take vp A Litell stripe of Land Lying be low the Towne street A Gainst my one Lootes Jentell men I hope you would be so kinde as to Grant me my Request| seing sume Others in this Towne haue Bin: A Comodated in the same kind in so Doing you would Very Much. obleag your frind to serue you Nicholas Power
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Nicholas Powers Bill. /
[0642] To the Towne met, January : 27.th 170G Jt being a quarter meeting day
Gen": men, we the Subscribers hereunto being a commitee Chosen & Appoynted by the Purchasers and proprietor of this Towne of Providence[ for the Runing of the Lines and set- tling of | the | Boundarys of our plantation Do find that there are many Endeuouring to bring our Purchasse to the Narrow Confinement of a very Small tract, Cliping us short of what Js our Just Right on seuerall parts of ou Towne shippe some by pretended Purchasses, others petending to Court grants of other Colonys, haue made Jnroad upon us and haue Layd out several farmes, some Miles within our Towneshippe, which Proues a great Discovragement as well as hindrance unto many of our proprietors in Laying [ ]t their Lots (which otherwise to their great Advantage they Could haue don) in such parts of our Towneshippe, But most principally in that part wher Mendon coms in upon us. we were in some hopes there would have been an End of that Differance betwixt men- don and our Towne, and that with Little Charge; when we heard that ye Gen11: Assembly of ye Prouince had past an Act for the settling of the bounds between the two Colonys, and that they sent to the Government of our Colony to Choose men to Joyne wth a commitee of theirs alredy Chosen for the runing of the Diuiding Line &c: But since we are informed that the aforesaid Act of the Province is only for the Renewing of a Line formerly Run, but by what order who Can tell - We conceiue that if the matter be so, as it is Reported, it will be
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Necessary for our Towne (they being Principaly Concerned in the property of those Lands Bordering upon the Masachusets) to Look well to their business and see that the Colony do not to fer Comply with the Province Act in Renewing that so unjust and Jrreguler Line
Gen": men we further offer to your Consideration whither or Noe it may Not be Expedient, Considering how Matters are Circumstanced between Mendon and our towne, forthwith to fin Jsh the runing of our Boundary Lines, And to order the Surveyors to Lay out three or foure Lots of Equell Quantaty with those without the seuen Mile Line; within that part of our Purchase which Mendon Claimes, and to giue them unto such of the Inhabitants of our towne as will Defend the Title thereof at their owne Charge. Which Js all that offers at pres- ent from your friends and Neighbours
Joseph williams Asistant : Samuel Wilkinson Gedion Crauffurd Thomas Fenner Joseph Jenckes juni (Verso)
Referred to ye Purchassers,
[0643] To James Dexter Sarjent of the town of proui- dence Greeteing
you are here by Required in her majtts : name anne Queene ouer England &c. Required to giue notise to all the free men of this town of Prouidence that thay meete together the Eleu- enth Day of this instant feberuary 1705 att the house of mr. william torpins att teen of the Clock in the fore noone in order
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to Chose foure well Quolified men for Debuties to Set at the Coleny house in Newport the twenty fifth Day of this instant abouesaid here of faill you not giuin under my hand and Seall this third Day of febuerary 170§
[ Joseph Williams Asistan|t
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