The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-02-17
MEMOIR OF RHODE-ISLAND.
l7I9.


Proceedings of the X. L. Legislature.
"Ordered that the return of the commissioners
to settle and the boundary line between this col
ony and the Massachusetts be accepted and placed
to record in the colony's book"
Rhode-Island, IS.
The aforegoing votes of the Massachusetts as
sembly and the agreement between the commission
ers of both colonies were registered December 9th,
l7ls. Per RICHARD WARD, Recorder.
At this General Assembly June Is, I7l9 the fol-
lowing report was made and accepted.
I'VE the subscribers being of the committee ap-
pointed and Empowered by the government of the
province of the Massachusetts bay, and the colony
, of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, for
the settling the east and west line between the said
governments, by virtue of the agreement of the ma
or part of the said committee at their meeting at
Rehoboth on the 22d day of October last passed,
which time the said line fully settled and agreed,
and by them directed to be now by us, now run !;
having met at the stake of Nathaniel Woodward
and Solomon Safery in Wrenham Plain the 18th
day of May, A. d., I7l9, in the morning computed
the course of the said agreed line and find it to be
by the compass, by which run, to be west two
degrees "a minutes south according to the variation
Of nine degrees from the magnet; we proceeded to
run said liae towards Pawtucket river, and proved
our course by measuring from the former lines run
on either hand with Rhode-Island and Connecticut;
we erected heap of stones the east side of Paw
tucket River (it being very high on that side from
the water) and marked line about Is perches dis
tance from said bank eastward on the north side of
IL D-I~
crossing the river continued said course west,
as aforesaid, through the country marking divers
trees, and making many monuments of stones in
said line, by which it may easily be found hereafter
we carried it by estimation two miles west of aon,
pond where we erected large heap of stones about
four perch of a small river, called five mile river.
Dated at said river the 18th day of May I7I9."
Signed in the presence Of
James yelling, Samuel Wilkinson,
John Arnold, Samuel Thaxter,
Boufld Capron, John Chandler
John Mumford,
"The above return is approved of by the assem-
bly,"
The assembly met at Providence September sth,
md at Warwick, Oct. z, 1919.
ton petitioned the town of Newport for liberty
passage across the west end of the town beach with
view to increase the fishing in the pond, which
was granted April 2j l7l6. The artificial creek
was made, but not answering the intended purpose
it filed up with sand by the action of the sea- the
place where it once was is still visable.
1920.
The general assembly met at Newport, May Sd,
I720. Present, the Governor, Dep. Gov, Assistants
and the following named deputies from the towns.
Newport.
VIM. wanton, Job Almy,
John Cranston, Joseph Whipplc,
Henry Bull, George Goulden,
Providence,
VIM. Smith, Hope Angel,
Portsmouth.
George Cornell, Gyles Slocum,
Joseph Brownell, Wm CoggeslIall,
Varzoick.
Anthony Low, Stephen Arnold,
Benjamin Greene,
Westerly.
John Babcock Thomas Hiscox,
Shoreham.
Simon Ray. Robert westcote,
Kingston.
Daniel Rcve, Rowse Helme.
Greenrich.
Thomas Fry.
Jdmsstaun.
Robert Taylor Benedict Arnold.
BY Election, Nay 4h.
SAMUEL CRANSTON, Gov.
JOSEPH JENCKS, Dep. Gov.
Assisfdnfs.
John Wan,on, Jon. Nichols,
James Brown Nicholas Power,
Thomas Corae VIM. Anthony,