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IN TESTIMONY whereof we have Caused the SEAL OF THIS STATE to be hereunto Affixed, in Council, at Rutland, this 7 Day of November Anno Domini 1792.
By His Excellencys Command Joseph Fay Secretary
THOMAS CHITTENDEN
THE CHARTER OF JOHNSON
THE GOVERNOR, COUNCIL & GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF VERMONT.
To all People to whom these presents shall [come] GREETING:
KNOW YE, that whereas the Revd Jonathan Edwards, the Honorable William Samuel Johnson Esquire & Charles Chauncey Esquire and their Associates our worthy friends have by petition requested a Grant
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of a Tract of unappropriated Lands within this State for the purpose of settling a New plantation to be erected into a Township, We have therefore thought fit for the due encouragement of their laudable designs & for other valuable considerations us hereunto moving, And Do by these presents in the Name & by the authority of the State of Vermont, hereby give & grant the Tract of Land hereafter described & bounded unto the said Jonathan Edwards William Samuel Johnson, Charles Chauncey & the several persons hereafter named their Associates Vizt, John Mix, Nathaniel Fitch, John Austin, Hezekiah Sabin, Timothy Jones, Abel Burrett, Daniel Crocker, Pierpont Edwards, Frances Edwards, John Lathrop, Michael Tood, Abigail Chauncey, Ebenezer Fitch, Josiah Meggs, Elizur Goodrich, William Johnson, Mark Leavensworth, Jona- than Ingersoll, James Hilhouse, Samuel Bishop, Mahitable Bishop, Nathan Dummer, Daniel Bishop, Daniel Bassett, Ephraim Hummer- ston, Abraham Bishop, Amos Perkins, Amos Perkins Jun' Thomas Wilmott, Daniel Wilmott, Simeon Hatheway Jun' William Chace, the Revd Samuel Wales, Elias Shipman, Shadrach Hatheway, Levi Hathe- way, Abraham Hatheway, Alphred Hatheway, Erastus Hatheway, Joshua Hatheway, Silas Hatheway, Anna Hatheway, Timothy Edwards, John Strong, John Pierpont, Elias Beers, Isaac Beers, Jeremiah Atwater, Stephen Pearl, Israel Bishop, Nathan Hale, Salome Hale, Elizur Wright, Noah Smith, Israel Smith, Daniel Smith, Cloe Smith, Charles B, Smith, Harry Smith, Albert Smith Eunice Smith & Charles Burrill, which Together with five equal Rights or Shares Reserved for public uses as follows, includes the whole of said Township vizt one Right or equal share to be for the use of a Seminary or College within this State, One Right or Share, for the use of county grammar Schools throughout this State, One Right for the first settled Minister of the Gospel within said Township, One Right for the support of the Ministry in said Town- ship, to be disposed of for that purpose as the inhabitants thereof shall direct, and, One Right for the support of an English School or Schools, within sd Township, Which tract of Land hereby Given & granted as aforesd is bounded and described as follows vizt, BEGINNING at a Stake &' Stones North 36 Do East, six Miles & a half from the Northwest corner of Mansfield, Then North 36 Do East six Miles, Then East 36 Do South, Six Miles to Hydes park, Then South 36 Do West, Six Miles, Then West Thirty six degrees North, Six Miles to the bounds began at-And that the same be & hereby is incorporated into a Township, by the Name of JOHNSON, and the inhabitants that do or shall hereafter inhabit sd Township are declared to be infranchised & entitled to all the privileges & immunities that the inhabitants of other Towns within this State do by Law exercise & enjoy,-TO HAVE & TO HOLD the said granted premises as above described with all the privileges & appurtenences thereto belonging & appertaining unto them the aforesd Grantees & to their Heirs & assigns forever upon the following conditions & reservations vizt, That each Proprietor of the Township of Johnson his Heirs or as- signs shall plant & cultivate five acres of Land & build an house at least
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Eighteen feet square upon the floor, or have one family settled on Each respective Right or share agreeably to the Law of this State made for that purpose on penalty of the forfeiture of each respective Right or share of Land not settled & cultivated as aforesd & the same to revert to the freemen of this State to be by their representatives regranted to such persons as shall appear to settle & cultivate the same. That all pine timber suitable for a Navy be reseved for the use & benefit of the free- men of this State, IN TESTIMONY whereof, we have caused the Seal of this State to be hereunto affixed in council this 2d day of January in the Year of our Lord 1792, in the 15th Year of our Independence-
THOMAS CHITTENDEN.
By His Excellency's Command Joseph Fay Secy.
THE CHARTER OF JOHNSON'S GORE
THE GOVERNOR, COUNCIL & GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE FREEMEN OF THE STATE OF VERMONT-
To all people to whom these presents shall come GREETING:
KNOW YE, that whereas our worthy friends Lieut. Moses Johnson & company to the Number of thirty three have by petition requested a Grant of a Tract of unappropriated Land within this State for the pur- pose of making a new Settlement; We have therefore thought fit, for the due encouragement of their laudable designs, & for other valuable causes & considerations us hereunto moving, And do by these presents in the name & by the authority of the freemen of the State of Vermont, hereby give & grant the tract of Land hereafter described & bounded unto the said Moses Johnson & the following persons hereafter named his Asso- ciates Vizt, Riverius Hooker, John Hooker, Ebenezer Bibins, Noah Fisher, Amos Hale, John Kathan, James Hale, Sylvanus Fisk, Paul Knap, Josiah Goodhu Jun' John Moor, Cyrus Houghton, Dennis Lock- lin, Ebenezer Houghton, Moses Bartlet, Samuel Wires, Abel Burt, Moses Burt, Nathan Fairbanks, Stephen Fisk, Silas Howard, John Wood, Samuel Wizzard, Oliver Cumings, Jeremiah Tinkham, Filemon Holden, Elkanah Day, Willard Moore, Asahel Hooker, Amos Hale 2, Israel S. Hooker, & Garden Kathan, Which tract of Land hereby given & granted as aforesd, is described & bounded as follows Vizt, BEGINNING on Town- send North Line running north 13 Do East two miles & ten chains West, three Miles & 33 chains, south 10 Do West 53 Chains North 63 Do West
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68 Chains, South 20 Do West one Mile & ten chains, South 80 Do East four miles & 21 chains on Townsend North line containing five thousand forty five Acres, And that the inhabitants possessing the aforesd Tract of Land shall be entitled to corporate privileges as the inhabitants of any other Gore of equal extent within this State & that it be called & known by the Name of JOHNSONS GORE-To HAVE & To HOLD the said granted premises as above expressed with all the privileges & appurtenences thereunto belonging unto them & their respective heirs & assigns for- ever, ON CONDITION, that each proprietor of said Tract of Land shal do the settling duties on each respective right or share, the same as is required to be done in the respective Towns within this State, & to be under the like penalties & forfeitures in case of Neglect; IN TESTIMONY whereof We have caused the seal of this State to be affixed in Council this 23d day of February 1782 in the 6th year of our independence.
By His Excellency Command Joseph Fay Secy.
THOMAS CHITTENDEN
[KELLY'S GRANTS]
The Charter of Six Thousand Acres of land granted to John Kelly Esq.
THE FREEMEN OF THE STATE OF VERMONT BY THE GRACE OF GOD FREE & INDEPENDENT
To all to whom these Presents shall come GREETING:
KNOW YE, that we have given granted & confirmed & by these presents do give, grant, & confirm unto John Kelly Esquire of the City of New York, all that certain Tract of Land situate lying & being in the County of Chittenden in the State of Vermont, BEGINNING at the south- east corner of the Township of Westfield, being a Stake seventeen links South 27 Do East from a beech Tree marked Westfield corner July 22ª 1789 & running North 5 Do East, Twenty Eight Chains in the East line of said Westfield to a little beech Tree marked Octo' 24th 1789, Thence South 82 Do 20 Minutes East three Miles and 47 chains to a little white ash Tree standing in the westerly line of Irasburgh marked October 24 th 1789, Then south 36 Do West, Nine Miles & Eight chains in the westerly line of Iras- burgh and Lutterloh, to the Northeasterly corner of Eden being the place of Beginning of Tract Nº 1, called The Township of Kellyvale, & thence along the easterly bounds thereof North seven Degrees 5 30 Minutes East to the northeasterly corner of the last mentioned Tract or Township of Kellyvale,
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which is in the southerly Bounds of Westfield, Thence along the South bounds of the said Westfield, south 82 Do & 20 Minutes East Twenty Eight chains to the place of Beginning, containing six Thousand Acres of Land, Together with all & singular the rights, Hereditaments and ap- purtenences to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining, excepting & reserving to ourselves all gold & silver Mines with such allowance for public Roads as is usual & customary in other Towns granted by this State,-To HAVE & TO HOLD the above described & granted premises unto the said John Kelly his heirs & assigns as a good indefeasible Estate of inheritance forever on condition Neverthless that within the Term prescribed by law, or the usual & customary time on Grants made by this State, actual settlements shall be commenced & actually made on the said Tract of Land, granted as aforesaid on the like pain & penalty as is particularly expressed in other grants & charters made by this State, IN TESTIMONY whereof we have caused these our Letters to be made patent & the great seal of our said State to be hereunto affixed, Witness our Trusty & welbeloved Thomas Chittenden Esquire, Gov- ernor, of our said State, General & commander in chief of all the Militia of the same, at Bennington this sixth day of June 1791, & of the inde- pendence of the united States the fifteenth-Passed the secretary" Office the sixth day of June AD 1791-
By His Excellency' Command, Joseph Fay Secy
THOMAS CHITTENDEN
The Charter of 2,000 Acres of land granted to John Kelly Esqr.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF VERMONT, BY THE GRACE OF GOD FREE & INDEPENDENT-
To all to whom these Presents shall come GREETING:
KNOW YE, that we, have given, granted, & confirmed, & by these presents do give, grant, & confirm unto John Kelly Esq' of the City of New York, all that certain Tract or parcel of Land, situate, lying & being in the County of Chittenden in the State of Vermont, BEGINNING, at the northwesterly corner of the Township of Johnson, Thence South 36 D° West, three Miles & 32 Chains in the westerly line of said Johnson to the northeasterly corner of Cambridge, being a Stake & Stones standing on the Top of a beach & Maple Hill-Thence North 7 Do. & 30 Minutes East, in the easterly line of a Grant made to Whitlaw & company called Williams- burgh, about three miles to the Southwesterly corner of Tract Nº3, being a part of Kellys Grant, Thence along the southerly line thereof, South 54 Do East, 147 chains & 15 links, so as to meet with & intersect the place of Be- ginning, containing two thousand Acres of Land, Together with all & singular the rights, hereditaments, & appurtenences, to the same be-
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longing or in any wise appertaining, Excepting & reserving to ourselves all Gold & silver Mines-To HAVE & TO HOLD the above described & granted premises, unto the said John Kelly, his heirs and assigns, as a good indefeasible Estate of inheritance forever, On condition nevertheless that within the Term of seven Years to be computed from the first day of January next ensuing the date hereof, there shall be one actual settle- ment made for every six hundred & forty Acres on the said Tract of Land hereby granted, or within the time limitted by law, otherwise these our letters patent & the Estate hereby granted shall cease deter- mine & become void, IN TESTIMONY whereof we have cause these our Letters to be made patent & the great Seal of our said State, to be here unto affixed Witness our Trusty & welbeloved Thomas Chittenden Es- quire, Governor of our said State, General & commander in chief of all the Militia of the same at Bennington this eighth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & Ninety one & in the 15th Year of our independence-Passed the Secretarys Office the 8th day of June 1791-
By His Excellency& Command.
Joseph Fay Secy.
THOMAS CHITTENDEN
Charter of 12,000 Acres to John Kelly
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF VERMONT BY THE GRACE OF GOD FREE AND INDEPENDENT:
To all to whom these presents shall come GREETING-
KNOW YE, that we have given, granted and confirmed, and by these presents do give, grant and confirm unto John Kelly Esquire of the City of New York all that certain tract or parcel of land situate, lying and being in the county of Chittenden in the state of Vermont, BEGINNING at a beach sapling marked by James Whitelaw Esq' surveyor general of this state October 24th 1789, standing in the eastwardly line of Westfield, twenty eight chains on a course north five degrees easterly from the south east corner thereof at a corner of a tract of land chartered to the said John Kelly in the year 1791, thence running north five degrees east five miles and fifty two chains in the easterly line of said Westfield to the northeasterly corner thereof, thence north one hundred and twenty chains in the easterly line of Carthage, thence south eighty two degrees and twenty minutes east to the westerly line of Duncansburgh, thence south twenty degrees west in the westerly line of said Duncansburgh and part of Coventry to a Ceder tree marked by said Whitelaw Oct' 24th 1789. being the southwest corner of said part of Coventry-thence north eighty two [de]grees and twenty minutes west one mile and fifty one chains to the place of beginning, containing twelve thousand acres, together with all and singular the rights hereditaments
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and appurtenances to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining excepting and reserving to ourselves all gold and silver mines-
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the above described and granted premises unto the said John Kelly and to his heirs and assigns as a good and inde- feasible estate of inheritance forever, on condition nevertheless, that within the term of seven years to be computed from the first day of January next ensuing the date hereof there shall be one actual settle- ment made for every six hundred & forty acres of the said tract of land hereby granted otherwise these letters patent and the estate hereby granted shall cease, determine and become void-IN TESTIMONY whereof we have caused these our letters to be made patent and the great seal of our said state to be hereunto affixed-WITNESS our trusty and well beloved Thomas Chittenden Esq' governor of our said state general and commander in chief of all the militia of the same at Rutland this 30 day of October in the year of our Lord 1792. and in the 16 year of our Inde- pendence
Passed the secretarys office Oct1. 30th 1792
By His Excellencys Command-
Joseph Fay Sec'y
THOMAS CHITTENDEN
THE CHARTER OF KELLYVALE.
THE FREEMEN OF THE STATE OF VERMONT BY THE GRACE OF GOD FREE & INDEPENDENT.
To all people to whom these presents shall come GREETING:
KNOW YE, that we have given, granted & confirmed & by these presents do give, grant & confirm unto John Kelly Esq' of the City of New York, all that certain Tract or parcel of Land, situate, lying & being in the County of Chittenden & State of Vermont, BEGINNING at the Northeasterly corner of the Township of Eden, Thence North 54 Do West, Ten Miles & 30 Chains, Then North 36 Do East three Miles & 30 Chains to the South line of Montgomery, Thence South 82 Do & 20 Minutes East, in the south lines of Montgomery & Westfield Townships until it comes within 28 Chains of the South east corner of Westfield aforesaid, Thence South 7 D° 30 Minutes West to the place of Beginning, which is the Northeasterly corner of Eden, containing thirty one thousand acres of Land. Together with all and singular the rights hereditaments, & appurtenances to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining, excepting & reserving to our selves all gold & silver Mines, with such public rights or Shares of Land within said Tract for the use of a College, Minister & Schools to be
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appropriated as usual & customary & in such proportion as is in other Townships granted by this State, the same to be located together & to begin in the north line of Eden, 65 Chains measured on a course South 54 Do East from the Northeast corner of said Eden, Thence along the said north line of Eden & a continuation thereof being North 54 Do West so far as that by drawing a northerly line, an Easterly line & southerly line parallel to each other will intersect the place of Beginning & containing the quantity so reserved for public uses as aforest-TO HAVE & TO HOLD the above described & granted premises unto the said John Kelly his heirs & assigns as a good indefeasible Estate of inheritance forever, ON CONDITION nevertheless that within the term usual & customary on grants made by this State, actual settlements shall be made on the afore- said Tract, on like pains & penalties as particularly expressed in other Charters of incorporation of Grants made by this State as aforesaid- And we do by these presents, create, erect & constitute the Tract or parcel of Land herein before granted & every part & parcel thereof into a Township forever hereafter to be, continue, & remain by the Name of KELLYVALE, And do hereby give & grant to the inhabitants that now do or shall hereafter inhabit said Township, all powers, authorities, privileges, immunities & advantages heretofore given & granted to other incorporated Townships within this State-IN TESTIMONY whereof we have caused these our Letters to be made patent, & the great Seal of our said State to be hereunto affixed, Witness our Trusty & welbeloved Thomas Chittenden Esquire, Governor of our said State, General & commander in chief of all the Militia of the same-at Bennington this seventh day of June 1791, & of the independence of the United States the fifteenth-
Passed the Secretarys Office the 7th day of June 1791-
By His Excellencys Command
THOMAS CHITTENDEN
Joseph Fay Secy
THE CHARTER OF KINGSTON
THE GOVERNOR, COUNCIL AND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE FREEMEN OF THE STATE OF VERMONT.
L. S.
To all people to whom these presents shall come GREETING:
KNOW YE, That Whereas Messurs Reuben King, Sheldon Graham, Doctor Jonathan King and M' Daniel King and their associates, our worthy friends have by petition requested a grant of a Tract of unap-
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propriated Lands within this State in order for settling a New Plantation to be erected into a Township. We have therefore thought fit for the due encouragement of their Laudable design, and for other valuable considerations us hereunto moving, And do by these Presents in the name and by the authority of the Freemen of the State of Vermont, give and Grant the Tract of Land hereafter discribed and bounded unto them the said Reuben King, Sheldon Graham, Jonathan King, and Daniel King, and the Several persons hereafter named their associates viz, James Lusk, Robert Graham, James Mead, Joseph Farnsworth, Justus Mitchel, John Stanford, John Stanford Jur., John May, Ira Allen, Daniel Beaman, Ebenez' Wright, Amos Crosbee, Isaac Pomeroy, Philip Hurl- but, Jacob Sheldon, William Slade, Seth Banister, Elias Staples, John Cutler, Jesse Abbott, Solomon Banister, Thomas Wood, Thomas King, Moses King, Sylvanus Walker, Aaron Graves, Thomas Bliss, John Lord, John Thompson, Simeon Graves, John Hill, David Haynes, Jonathan Moore, Gideon King, James Shaw, Daniel Russell, John Mc- Elwain, Isaac Roberts, William McDole, John Spear, Joseph Mc- Clintock, John McMaster Jur., William Spear, James McClintock, John Hurlburt Jur., Narcissus Graham, Aaron I. Boge, Benjamin Scott, Isaac King, John Hurlbut, Joseph Graham, Phinehas Sheldon, Reuben Per- sons, Benjamin Sheldon, Ezra Sheldon, Alexander Sheldon, Cephas Gillet, David Graham, John Graham, and ASAPH SHELDON, which Together with the five following Rights, or equal Shares to be reserved to the several public uses in manner following include the whole of said Tract or Township vizt. one Right for the use of a Seminary or College, one Right for the use of County Grammer Schools in said State, Lands to the amount of one Right to be & remain for the purpose of settlement of a Minister & Ministers of the Gospel in said Township forever, Lands to the amount of one Right for the Support of the Social Worship of GOD in said Township, and Lands to the amount of one Right for the use of an English School or Schools in said Township, which said Two Rights for the use of a Simenary or College and for the use of County Grammer Schools as aforesaid, and the improvements, rents, Interest & Profits arising therefrom, shall be under the Controul, order, direction & dis- posal of the General Assembly of said State forever, & the Proprietors of said Township are hereby Authorised & empowered to locate said Two Rights, Justly & equitably or quantity for quality in such parts of said Township, as they or their Committee shall judge will least incommode the General Settlement of said Tract or Township; And the said Prop- rietors are further empowered to locate the Lands aforesaid amounting to three Rights assigned, for the Settlement of a Minister & Ministers for their Support, and for the use and Support of an English School, or Schools, in such and in so many places as they or their Committee shall judge will least incommode the Inhabitants of said Township when the same shall be fully settled and improved, laying the Same Equitably or quantity for quality which said Lands amounting to three Rights last mentioned when located as aforesaid, shall Together with their improve-
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ments, Rights, Rents, profits, dues and Intrest remain unalianably ap- propriated to the uses & purposes for which they are respectively as- signed, & be under the charge direction & disposal of the Inhabitants of said Township forever; Which Tract of Land hereby given and granted as aforesaid is bounded & discribed as follows vizt. BEGINNING, at the Northwesterly corner of Brantree Nº 5) then south 36° west in the line of Brantree about six miles and an half to an angle thereof, then extending that breadth back north 61º west so far as that a line being extended north 36º east across sd Breadth will encompass the Contents of six miles square. And that the same be and hereby is Incorporated into a Township by the name of KINGSTON, and the Inhabitants that do or shall hereafter inhabit Sd Township are declared to be Infranchised & Intitled to all the Priviledges and Immunities, that the Inhabitants of other Towns within this State do and ought by the Law and Constitution of this State to exercise and Enjoy. To HAVE AND TO HOLD, the said Granted premises as above expressed with all the priviledges and appurtenences thereto belonging & appertaining in equal Shares unto them and their respective Heirs and assigns forever upon the foll[ow]ing conditions and reserva_ tions, vizt, That each Proprietor in the Township of KINGSTON afore_ said, His heirs or assigns shall plant and cultivate five acres of Land & build an House at least Eighteen feet square on the Floor, or have one Family settled on each respective Right within the Term of three years next after the Circumstances of the War will admit of a Settlement with Safety, on penalty of the Forfiture of each respective Right or share of Land in said Township not so improved or settled and the same to revert to the Freemen of this State to be by their Representatives regranted to such persons as shall appear to Settle and Cultivate the same, That all pine Timber suitably for a Navy be reserved for the use and Benefit of the Freemen of this State. IN TESTIMONY, whereof we have caused the Seal of this State to be affixed in Council this Second day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred and Eighty one (1781) in the 5 year of the Independence of this State.
THOMAS CHITTENDEN
By His Excellencys Command.
Thomas Tolman Depy Secy.
[CHARTER OF KNIGHT'S GORE & ISLANDS]
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF VERMONT BY THE GRACE OF GOD FREE & INDEPENDENT
To all to whom these presents shall come GREETING:
KNOW YE that we have given Granted and Confirmed & by these presents Do give grant & Confirm unto Samuel Knights Esq' of Brattle-
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borough in the County of Windham and State aforesaid all these Certain Tracts or Parcels of Land Lying & being in the County of Chittenden in the State aforesaid and are Described & bounded as follows to wit one Tract BEGINNING at a Stake by a Little Beach marked Knoulton which is the Northwestermost Corner of Bakersfield thence North 20 Degrees east in the east Line of Smithfield 40 Chains & 40 Links to a Stake and Stones in a Southwesterinly Angle of Enosburgh thence South 82 Degrees & 20 Minutes east in the South Line of Enosburgh 486 Chains & 75 Links to a Stakes & Stones thence South 20 Degrees West 40 Chains & 40 Links to a Stake & Stones in the North Line of Averys Gore thence North 82 Degrees and 20 Minutes West 486 Chains and 75 Links to the Bounds began at Containing one thousand Nine hundred and forty seven Acres Also several Islands Lying in Onion River Described & being five Islands Opposite the Town of Burlington Containing seventeen acres three Opposite the Town of Williston Containing three acres five Opposite the Town of Newhuntington Containing six & half acres five Opposite the Town of Bolton Containing Six acres five Opposite the Town of Waterbury Containing six & an half acres six Opposite the Town of Middlesex Containing fourteen acres being all of the Islands in said River below the Upper Line of Middlesex not heretofore granted Located or Legally Appropriated excepting one Island of about three acres just below the Lower falls now improved by Gen. Ira Allen Also one Island Containing about 200 Acres Opposite too & in part improved by Mr. Rodrick Messinger & Known by the Name of Messinger Island Also one Containing about three Acres Improved by Gov. Chittenden and Lying Opposite his Farm also 2 Islands Containing about 20 Acres Lying Opposite Gen. Jonathan Spaffords Farm and Improved by said Spafford also one Lying Opposite to & Improved by Mr. Crane in said Williston Containing about fifteen acres & Containing in all the above Tracts & Islands not above excluded the Contents of Two Thousand Acres of Land-
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