The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-03-14

to wit: on the road leading from Stafford, by
Linus Davison's, to South Br;mfeld.
From the monument at the old white oak a.
iorementionef, running in direct line, pas
sing over the ancient heap of stones on East
t1hi, to the road leading from Stafford by Hen
| fy Cady's, to Monson, where we erected
ihouumeht-the distance between these two
points being one thcu.and six hundred aud
niteen rods, and the distance south from the
SAID second line OF latitude 10 the last men
uohed monument, being sixteen rods and IF
Teen links; and in a range between these
points We erected four monuments, to Wi
one on the road leading from Stafford, by Era
luPpers, 20 Monson one on the road lead
ing from Stafford, by Ebenezer Thrasher's, to
M"n'Hn; one on the road leading by Rufus
Leonafd's, called the Village street road; ano
one on the Tur. pike leading from Norwich to
| Mgnson.
From the monument at the road leading by
benry Lady's aforementioned, running IN a
direct line, passing over the stone on a high
ledge, being an ancient bound on East Mount
ain, to the road leading by Jedediah Cady's,
called the Tray road, where we erected a
monument-the disiadce between these two
points being two hundred and fity-six rods,
and the distance south from the said second
line OF latitude to the last mentioned mon u
meat, being twelve rods aud twelve links
| aud, in range between these points, We e
| rected one monument, to wit on the road
leading from Stafford, by Asa Converse's, to
| honson
| From the monument az the Tray road a.
aforementioned, running in direct line to the
road leading from Stafford, by Seth Sheldon's,
to South w abraham, where we erected a
| monument-the distance between these two
points being six hundred and twenty rods aud
| Inc distance south rom the said second line
| OF latitude to the last mentioned monument.
| beng fourteen rods ana seven links; and, iii
a range between these points, we erected two
monuments, to wit one on the road leading
from Stafford, by John Csdy's, 10 South Will
brahaM, and one on the road leading from
Somers, by aaron Chapin's, to Monson.
from the monument on the road leading by
Seth aheldon's aforementioned, running in
direct line, passing over the ancient heap OF
stones at the east foot of West Mountain, be-
| ing the north west corner of Stafford. and
i touching the northeast corner Of Colvn Kib
Lee's house, to The road leading from Somers,
| by Walter AmswOrth's to Springfield. wberr
| we erected n0uUment--the distance be-
tween thVse two points being one thousand
and slzty-sx rods, and the distance Do.th
from the said second line OF latitude 10 the last
mentioned monument, being four rods and one
link; and, in raDgc between the e points,
we erected two monuments, TO Wit: one
! the road leading rom Somers, west of David
! Cady's, TO South Nilbrasm and one oil the
road leading from Somcrs, by AmaTiah Kin
bees, to %nbIaham.
ARs IS or the iGsa ny
IN direct line, to the road leading from
Somers, by Abel Pease's, to Springfield, where
we erected a mohument-tht distance be-
tween these two points beng i've hundred acd
tWenty-three rods, and the distance: south
| from the said second line OF latitude to the
last mentloued monument, being SIX rods and
| twelve inks; and, IN a range between these
points, we erected one monument, to wit: on
the road leauing from the east part o. Enfield,
by Croker VI aterhouse's to Spf.u gfield.
From the monument al the road leading by
Abel Pease's aforementioned, running due
west, until the line run intersects the all
clent line between Springfield (now Long
meadow and Enfield, where we erected d
monument-the distance between these Two
points being SIX hundred and torty.tve rods :.
and, III range between these points, we c.
reCted one monument, 20 wit: on the road
I
ield.
From the monument at the point of inter-
section aforementioned, running south eighty
degrees aud thirty minutes west, oy the true
meridian, following the said Odd Springfield
line, to an old oak stump, where we erected
monument--the distance between these two
points being SIX hundred and ight, five RODS
and, in range between these points, we e.
rected one monument, TO Wit: on the road
leading from the Shaker Village 10 Long
meadow.
from the monument of the old oak stump
aforementioned, running south 6tty-oue de-
grees aud thirty minutes west, 10y the true me-
ridian, to an old pine stump, where we erect
ed monument-the distance between these
two points beng one hundred and sxty-lour
rods and eighteen links.
From the monument at the old pine stump
aforementioned, running a due west line to
Conuecticut river. nigh up on the bank, about
twelve rods from the snore, we erected mon-
ument--the distance between these two mon
uments being three hunared aud forty-nne
rods and fifteen links, and between these two
monuments we erected one monument, 10
wit; On the road leading from Enfield through
Longmeadow, to springfield.
The whole number OF monuments erected
by us, as aforementioned, is orty-nine, all OF
) which are single stones, part OF them the
grey granite, TO wit: from the northeast cor
uer OF ConncCtit ut aforesaid 10 the Village
street road and the residue to the river, the
red sand stone IRON five and half TO six
ieet in length, from ten to Twelve inches Ill
breadth, and from six TO eight inches in thick
ness-Sunk two and a nal feet in the ground,
.ad marked Nj. on the North side, aid Z. on
the south side. All of them are erected OIL
the cast sides of the roads, except three, TO
wit: the one on the Lebanon Hill road,
which is vast OF the travelled path The one
on the road leading from Union, by john
MOore's, TO Holland, called the old road,
which is on the wes side aud the one on the
road leading from Stafford, by Robert Andres