Inhabitants thereon, particularly described and bounded in said
Petition) belonging to the Towns above-mentioned, may be
incorporated and erected into a distinct Township, agreeable to
said Bounds, for Reasons mentioned. Read, together with the
Schedule, and _Ordered_, That the Petitioners serve the Towns of
_Lancaster, Groton_ and _Stow_ with Copies of the Petition, that
they may shew Cause (if any they have) on the first Thursday of the
next Session, why the Prayer thereof may not be granted.

Sent up for Concurrence.

Further on, in the same Journal (page 136), December 29, 1730, it is
also recorded:--

The Petition of _Jonas Houghton, Simon Stone_, and others, praying
as entred the 9th. of _October_ last. Read again, together with the
Answers of the Towns of _Lancaster, Groton_ and Stow, and
_Ordered_, That Maj. _Brattle_ and Mr. _Samuel Chandler_, with such
as the Honourable Board shall appoint, be a Committee, (at the
Charge of the Petitioners) to repair to the Land Petitioned for to
be a Township, that they carefully view and consider the Situation
and Circumstances of the Petitioners, and Report their Opinion what
may be proper for this Court to do in Answer thereto, at their next
Session.

Sent up for Concurrence.

_Ebenezer Burrel_ Esq; brought from the Honourable Board, the
Report of the Committee appointed by this Court the 30th of
_December_ last, to take under Consideration the Petition of _Jonas