Challenge as theire Right. The Indians also haue Declared them
Selves willing to forego that Provided they may haue it made up
upon theire West Line, And we Judge it may be there added to
theire Conveniance.

2: October: 1682.
Exhibited in Court 3: 8: 82:
& approved T D: R.

JOSEPH WHEELER

JOHN FLINT

A true Coppy of y'e originall on file w'th y'e Records of County
Court for Middx.

Ex'd p'r Sam'll: Phipps Cle'r

[Massachusetts Archives, cxii, 331.]

Among the Groton men who had bought land of the Nashobah Indians were
Peleg Lawrence and Robert Robbins. Their names appear, with a diagram of
the land, on a plan of Nashobah, made in the year 1686, and found among
the Massachusetts Archives, in the first volume (page 125) of "Ancient
Plans Grants &c." Lawrence and Robbins undoubtedly supposed that the
purchase of this land brought it within the jurisdiction of Groton.
Lawrence died in the year 1692; and some years later the town made an
effort to obtain from his heirs their title to this tract, as well as
from Robbins his title. It is recorded at a town meeting, held on June
8, 1702, that the town