The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-07-13
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MEMOIR OF RIODE-ISLAND.
I72S.
The General Assembly met at Newport
on the Both of April l72S, present the Gov. =.
Deputy Gov and Assistants, and the fol-.
lowing named Deputies from the towns.
NewpOrt.
George Goulding, Henry Bull,
Joseph Whipple, Gideon Wanton,
James Clarke, Thos. Coggeshall
ProcideRce.
Thomas Olney.
Portsmouth.
Thomas Cornell, George Lawton,
Gideon Freeborn, Thomas Hickes.
ITarcick.
Anthony Low, Thomas Stafford,
William Arnold, Stukeley Stafford.
~. Kingston.
jeremiah Gould, Thomas Phillips.
S. Kingston.
William Robinson, William Mumford
Il. Greenwich.
Peleg Spencer, Ishmael Sphinx.
JdmtStOrR.
Nicholas Carr, Samuel Clarke.
Henry Bull chosen Speaker and Thomas
Phillips Clerk.
by Election the merit day Nay Ist.
JOSEPH JENCKS, Gov.
THOMAS FRY, Deputy Gov.
Assistants.
William Wanton, William Coddington,
Nicholas Power, Richard Waterman,
George Cornell, William Anthony,
John Waterman, John Wickes,
Francis Willet, Rouse uelme.
Richard Ward Recorder,
Daniel Updike, Attorney General.
Joseph Borden, Gen'rl. Treasurer.
Line wiM Connecticut
Forasmuch as this Government have
notified the Governor and Government of
Connecticut, ofthe order 81 determination of
his Majesty settling and ascertaining the
bounds and limits of each Government, as
deciphered in plot annexed to his decree,
and determination thereof, and the Govern
ment of Connecticut taking no care for the
settling the same" The act goes on to ap-
point commissioners aud surveyors, to meet
such as Connecticut may appoint, and in
case they neglect, or refuse, then to proceed
and complete the work without them.
The Assembly adjourned to and met
again at Newport OH the third Tuesday in
June 172S.
Samuel Clarke of jamestown was allow
ed two pence the pound bounty for 1927
lbs. of hemp, raised, water rotted, and dress
ed by him.
The General Assembly convened at Prov
idence the last Wednesday of October 1928.
The report and agreement of the Com
missioners for running the line with Con-
necticut, were received by this Assembly
and is as follows -
SETTLEMENT OF THE WEST BOUNDARY LINE.
New- England, Us.
Westerly, in the colony Of u. Island
and Providence Plantations.
Know all men that we, Roger Walcot,
James Wadsworth and Daniel Palmer,
Commissioners authorised and fully empow-
cred by the General Assembly of his Ma
jesty's colony of Connecticut to run the line
between the said colony and the colony Of
Rhode. Islard and Providence Plantations,
and William Wanton, Benjamin ElIery
and William Jenckes, being the major part
of the Commissioners, authorized and fully
empowered by the General Assembly Of the
said colony of Rbode-Island, &c. to run
the said line; we say pursuant to the deter
mination Of his late Majesty King George
the First, relating to the said line, and by
the authority to US given above mentioned,
we have on 18th, 10Th, 10Th, 2Ist, 23d, oath,
25th, Goth and 9th days of September, in
the year of our Lord one thousand seven
hundred and twenty-eight, run and aseer-
tanned said line; And first We began and
extended from the rock on the extreme
point OF Warwick neck, 30 miles west,
which measure ended by swamp