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The Bay State Monthly — Volume 1, No. 6, June, 1884 by Various
page 35 of 165 (21%)
running Westerly a Paralel Line with Groton North Line, till it
comes to Townsend Line and then turning and running north to
Grotton Northwest Corner, and from Grotton Northwest Comer by
Townsend line and by the Line of Groton New Grant till it comes to
be five miles and an half to the Northward of Groton North Line
from thence due east, Seven miles, from thence South to Nashua
River and So by Nashua River Southwesterly to Grotton line the
first mentioned bounds, which described Lands can by no means be
prejudicial either to the Town of Dunstable or Groton (if not
coming within Six miles or thereabouts of either of their Meeting
houses at the nearest place) to be taken off from them and Erected
into a Seperate Township.

That there is already Settled in the bounds of the aforedescribed
Tract near forty familys and many more ready to come on were it not
for the difficulties and hardships afores'd of getting to meeting.
These with many other disadvantages We find very troublesome to Us,
Our living so remote from the Towns We respectively belong to.

Wherefore your Petitioners most humbly pray Your Excellency and
Honours would take the premises into your Consideration and make an
Act for the Erecting the aforesaid Lands into a Seperate and
distinct Township with the powers priviledges and Immunities of a
distinct and Seperate Township under such restrictions and
Limitations, as you in your Great Wisdom shall see meet.

And Whereas it will be a great benefit and Advantage to the Non
resident proprietors owning Lands there by Increasing the Value of
their Lands or rendering easy Settleing the same, Your Pet'rs also
pray that they may be at their proportionable part according to
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