The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-02-10
MEMOIR OF RHODE-ISLAND.
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the boundary line.
"At great and general court, or assembly, be-
gan and held at Boston upon Wednesday the 29th
Of May, N.Y."
"June 18th, I7l7,-In counci,-Th following
ing order passed in the House of Representatives
read and concurred, viz:
"The season of the year having been such this
spring, that the committee appointed in November
last, to run the line between this government and
the government of Rhode Island, could not attend
that service.
"Ordered that the Hon. Nathaniel Payne, Esq
Samuel Thaxter, Esq. and John Chandler, Esq. be
committee to join with such the said govern
ment Of Rhode Island shall empower to proceed in,
and perfect the running and settling the line be-
tween this province and the said colony, pursuant
to the agreement lately made for that end by COM
mssioners of both governments. The governor is
requested to write pressingy, to that Government,
to empower and send persons issue said affairs
possible. But if the government of r.
Island continue to neglect for the space of four
months to join in the affair, that the said committee
of this government be directed proceed and issue
it according to said agreement" Consented to
SAM'L SHUTE,
per JOSItH WILLARD, Sec'y.
"At great and general court or assembly held
at Boston upon the Odd Of October, I7l7.
November l6-in the house of Representatives
Resolved that Nathaniel Blagrove, Esq. be added to
the committee appointed to and settle the line
between this province and the colony of Rhode-Is
land. Sent up for concurrence. Read and con-
, CURED. Per JOSIAH WILLARD, Secy,
v.--seast. Consented to SAM'L SHUTE,
"At great aud general court or assembly, held
d at Boston upon "Wednesday October, %, I7l7."
"Nov. %, l7l7-In the House of Representatives
Whereas, this House is informed, that the gov
ernment of Rhode-Island have fully empowered the
committee which they have appointed to run the
line between this province and that government,
agree, compromise, and issue the governments on
that affair, and finally settle the dividing boun.
daries.''
Resolved, that if the said committee shall at
tend that service, so empowered that the commit
tee appointed by this court to join in running the
said llne be also vested with the like powers and
are hereby fully empowered to agree, compromise,
and issue, the difference between the governments
in the said affar-and to make full and final set
tlemeut of the line between that Government and
this-and make report of their doings to this court"
Sent up for concurrence. Read and concurred
Consented to SAMUEL SHUTE,
Per JOSIAH WILLARD, Sec'y.
A true copy.
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Proceedings of the Joint Commissioners
"NEw ENGLAND, sc
Rehuboth in the county of Bristol Oct %,
I7Is."
AT meeting Of us whose names are under
written, being the major part of the committee ap-
pointed and empowered by the governments of the
Province OF the Massachusetts, Bay, and the colony
of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, as
will appear by the several votes and orders of the
General Assemby's of both the said governments.
upon record in their respective books for the set
ting of the east and line between the said poy-
crnments, viz, the south bounds of the said Prov
Ince, and the north bounds of the said colony which
may issue all controversies between the said poy-
ernments and their respective inhabitants who are
now good neighborhood the keeping of which will
be for the honor of his majesties the crown of Great
Britain, on whom the said governments depend; !;
have made this indented agreement following, viz:
That the stake set up by Nathaniel Woodward
ana solomon Safery in the year 1912 upon wren-
than plain, be the station or commencement to be-
GIN the line which shall divide between the two row.
eramens aforesaid from viii n said stake the III.
vding line shall run as i, may cut Connec,;cu,
river-i'e two miles aud half to the sou,bw,rd n
due west line allowing the variation of the com
pass to be nine degrees, which said line shall forey
er be and remain to be, the dividing line an, bon.
Diary between the said governments; any former dic
ference, controversy, claim, demand or challenge
whatsoever
Nathaniel Paine, Seal.
Joseph Jenckes,
Nathaniel BIagrore,
Randall Holden,
Samuel Thaxtcr,
ga.an.I v,lL,,so,