The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-02-03
MEMOIR OF RHODE-ISLAND.

I7l9
Settlement Of the diciding line betpeen Rhode-Is-
land Massachusetts, in the year 1910.
Act Of the General Assembly of Rhode Island in
May l7l7.
"Whereas Joseph Jencks, Esq, Dep Gov, Ma
jor Randall Holden, Major Thomas Fry, Capt. Sam
uel Wilkinson and Mr.. John Mumford, were at
general court of assembly of this colony, held at
Newport the first Wednesday of May l7I6 nomina-
ted and appointed committee on the part of this
colony, to rtn and settle the dividing line between
this colony and the Massachusetts bay and this as
sembly reposng especial faith and trust in the said
committee in their negotiating and settling said line.
Therefore it is hereby enacted by this assembly that
they, the said Joseph Jcncks, Randall Holden,
Thomas Fry, Samuel Wilkinson, and John Mum
ford, be and they hereby continued committee
to perform, do and finish said service and they are
hereby fully empowered and authorised to proceed
on settle and finish, with the Massachusetts COM
mssioners (and if they refuse or neglect there with
out them) the dividing line between the said colo
nies according to the agreement made at Roxbury
Jan. 10, l7lO."
At general assembly held at Newport, June H.
l7ls.
"Whereas the committee appointed and empow-
cred by the general assembly Of this colony at their
sessions on the first Wednesday Of May 17l7 to
perfect and settle the line between the said colony
aud the province of the Massachusetts bay were
bound up, or restricted, by an agreement made at
Roxbury, between Col. Dudley and Maj. Jencks, &c.
so as the mattor in difference between the two col
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hath been retarded, to the considerable charge of
the colony"
"Ths assembly, taking the premises under their
consideration, do hereby enact, constitute and ap-
point maj. Joseph Jencks, maj. Randall Holden,
maj Thomas Fry, capt. Samuel Wilkinson, and
John Mumford surveyor, committee to treat and
agree with such gentlemen are, may be ap-
pointed and commissiona'ed, with full power by the
general assembly of the province of the Massachu-
sets bay aforesaid, for the final settling and stating
the aforesaid line between tile said colonies, hereby
giving and granting unto the aforesaid maj. Jo-
seph Jencks, maj. Randall Holden, maj. Thomas
Fry, capt. Samuel Wilkinson and Mr. John Mum
ford, or the major part of them, full power and
authority to agree and settle the aforesaid line be-
tween the aforesaid colonies, in the best manner
they can near agreeable to our royal charter as iii
honor they can compromise the same; and what
the said committee, or the major part of them shall
agree to, and confirm under their hands and seals
indented, shall be allowed and confirmed to be the
stated and dividing line between the colonies forev-
er thereafter"
But in case it shall so happen, that the said
committees, through any misunderstanding, or 9TH
crwise, cannot, do not agree settle and confirm
the said dividing line, upon honorable TERMS then,
and in that case only this assembly do authorise
and impower the aforesaid committee, or the major
part of them, to run and mark out the dividing line
as near agreeable to the words of charter as may
be, and to platt the and make return the reof
to this or the next, succeeding assembly, after they
have accomplished the same, any act, clause or
clauses of acts, to the contrary notwithstanding"