Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1815-09-20
SAMUEL FREEMAN. Clerk,

70 The non. Senafe and me hon. House Of
Refresentatives, Of me Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, in General Cours assem-.
btrd, June 1915
THE undersigned. inhsbi sats of the uoriher-
" par. of the county of Hsnceck. beg leave
msst respectfully 20 rerreser That THE coun-
ty is sixty miles in wd h md a, GU two hundred
! in length; containing 1900 gus miles, which
| ubie the exien, of ,erritotY Of the whole Of
Mas sachuset,s Proper. Casino, lis southerly
| hire town is 81 u ed on peninsuls, quite &C
the southern extt NY of he county,; and at this
Town arc kept ,he Jhdge sndKeeiste, of ProbAtes
Offices. and all be Judicial Records--The Sher-
If also resides 81 till more remote part ofthe
ounty sixty miles from some of his Deputies,
I'D more than one hundred from The mes nor
therly settlements in the ccuny. Tire Justices
Of the Coue, Of Sessions TOO, all excep oaS. re-
,ide near the shore, 81 great distsnee frcm
US, end are consequently unacquain.ed ~ita our
interests reisti,g 10 rosds; and Though W. are
IN great need OF Goal in a central place, and
nave repeatedly pe'itioned the Court of SEES ions
oprovide one. yet we have no gosl excest at
CsstiBe. and prisone' are sometimes commits ed
there from distance Of 80 miIAs { hardship
700 grievous 70 be borne by he otsiceg or psison
er, and too expensive o be patiently submit ed
10 by the cred or Your petiiicnels would fur
her observe, that Though we are much bene-
Il ed by the late law making new dissric, for
Reg,s,fyoi Deeds. yet ths evils we Complained
81 sse but 10 -parl removed. We are still sub.
ect 10 be dragged to Castne as Jurors, and cam
not always avoid attending there as suitors.-
We are also Obliged to 60 there to the Gle k's
Office, TO The Go.l, and 10 do most of cur Pro.
b &c business.
And if II be suggested that we are siiusted
Ike many other coUn ies, which have more Than
one shire townthe reply IS obvious, and we rust,
satisfactory. No osher county IN this Common
wealth has so widely extended settlements; md
we defy any person to point ou' single instance
IN which so large tract of settled country has
50 ing submi ed 10 Inconvenience like hose
we complain of According he census Ut 1910
he towns and plantations IT his part OF ne
county contained s027 inhabit~n and finn
ausal increase, aud he great number of tami.
lies which have emgrs;ed into ne township
north of he y aldo paten, since 1910, " pre-
ume the same towns ana Plantations new COM
ain atless, 10000 inhabitsnts while the covasy
# Washing ,on, according 10 The same census
contained only 1870
Your petiionefs have heretofore often spoiled
10 The Legislature for rrles, Int have as ofsen
oeen dele. sed in our obises by tbs We and in-
genious opposition Of les atef~s@ "i9u'
as holding couny offeess who a&fs 4.a.ro O. thss
| he prayer of the petitioners 80 ~ Sompors
| with the wishes Of IT, people e It. nu' on.
| |, With those of anabiicus mfH. s'.oaid such
suggr ,tions again be "a De- 0e rus he number
I I names % ,bis and osber oetigfrs for he same
0 i. are @, en, sa1 t.. &c weighs
| Your petitioners therefore. M Il y-,,,L
| body 20 relieve US ircru The .asss,. honorable
enumerated, by inc0rporsise III Ia a shove
| county Of Hsncock s.hlese.w Co.. ,,i.sa o1the
nor,heriy Registry q Ge's l,sfr;rr ,n,a the
Il Ne