proprietors of the town. The following extracts from the Journal of the
House relate to their application:--

A Petition of _James Prescot_, and others, Children and Heirs of
_Benjamin Prescot_, late of _Groton_, Esq; deceased, praying a
Grant of the unappropriated Lands of this Province, in
consideration of sundry Tracts which they have lost by the late
running of the Line between this Government and _New-Hampshire_.

Read and committed to Col. _Clap_, Col. _Nickols_, Col. _Williams_
of _Roxbury_, Col. _Buckminster_, and Mr. _Lancaster_, to consider
and Report.

[Journal of the House of Representatives (page 187), January 12,
1764.]

On February 3, 1764, this petition was put over to the May Session, but
I do not find that it came up for consideration at that time. It does
not appear again for some years.

A Petition of _James Prescot_, Esq; and others, praying that a
Grant of Land may be made them in Lieu of a former Grant, which
falls within the _New-Hampshire_ Line.

[Journal of the House of Representatives (page 129), November 2,
1770.]

This petition was referred to a committee consisting of Dr. Samuel
Holten, of Danvers, Colonel Joseph Gerrish, of Newbury, and Mr. Joshua
Bigelow, of Worcester.