The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-09-15
TIE CHARTER

"coIpc TIE lnlrO. 10y Inc grace OF
God, of Great Britain. France and Ire
lani. King. defender of the faith. &C To
all 10 whom these presents shall come;
greeting Whereas our loving subjects
Thomas Clark and Others. in behalf of
themselves and their associates. by their
humble petition, presented INTO our truly
and well-heloved William Tyron. our cap
tain-general and governor-in-chief Of our
province of New York. and read in our
council for our said province. on the 2lst
day OF August, a ID. l1.17l, and on the
9TH ,lay of March next after, did set forth.
among other things. in substance, that he
and his associates had discovered tract
Il vacant la,ii east of Lake Champlain.
adjoining Bcsborow. in the county of
Gloucester. entirelv unoccupied or claim
IL 10y ANY person or persons. that be and
they had been at great trouble and ex-
pense FOR about two years by repeated pc
tlilons soliciting grant thereof Said
petitions being s.,ain read. thc,,said council
did humhly advise a grant thereof. bv the
lieutenant governor now present, TO the
Whose na,nes are ANNEXED TO ~. s...3ssnciates.
Our letters patent for the quantity OF TIM
ty thousand acres OF land. with the usual
allowance for highways under the usual
Iuit-rcnt instructions and reservations. and
that the same might he erected into a
township by the Name of Bamf. with the
powers and privileges granted to other
townships within this province In pur-
suance whereof, and IN oboi,,ace To or
roF!' distractions. Our commissioners ap-
pointed for the setting Out of lands vacant
AMI (" TX granted, have set forth for the
said Thomas Clark and his associates. viz:
Ehcnezer Clark. Robert Hunter. George
Lindsay. Robert Mel,lrum. james Guthrie.
Nathan Mckonlv. Alexander Cruihshank.
William Thompson. John johnson. iona
than Fowler. Richard Norwood, Peter
sim. William McDugal. Daniel Niven.
John Bnyi, David Patton. Henry Kip.
Christopher Blais.el. Frederick DeNoe.
lanes Rl>sing. John McFarlanc. John
GRAY. Robert Smith. Cook Mellesan.
Marmus Wilict. James Rohald. Jacob
Naniva@inen. Hercules AIillegan. Peter
Gason, Alexander Fortune, Peter Robert
son, Andrcw Thompson, Alexander Rob
ertSon. David Smart James Love. James
Hanna. Thomas Galbr.ith. George Cos
man and William Stevenson. all that GER
tain tract OF land lying east of Lake
Cilamplain. in the county of Gloucester.
within our said. province of New York.
beginning at the northeast corner of tn
township of Bcsborow, and runs thence
along part OF the north bounds OF said
township westward l65 chains. thence
north 10 chains and So links. thence east
6:iS chains. thence south 45l chains ana
81 links. thence west 535 chains TO ihc
irlace Of the beginning: containing thirty
thousand acres of land and The usual al.
lowancc for highways. And in setting
out the said tract or parcel OF land our
said commissioners have had regard 10 thc
profitable and Improbable acres. and have
taken care that the length thereof do moi
extend along the banks of any river 9th
erwise than IS conformable to our said
ro,ml Instructions. rs 10y Il certificate thereof
: under their hands bearing date the 2lst
day of this instant December. and entered
on record in our surveyors Office for oul
said province of New York, may more
, fully appear. which said tract of land SCI
out rs aforesaid, according TO our saij
iroval instructions, we being willing I,
, @rant TO said Thomas Clark and his associ
: ate>. their heirs and assigns forever. with th,
4 s,yeral privileges hereinafter mentioned
know We that Of our special grace. certain
: knowledge and Here motion. We have CIV
en-. granted, ratified and confirmed. and dc
1 10y these presents for III. our heirs, and ON
l heirs and Successors. give. grant. ratliy
\ and confirm unto them. the sad Thoma:
Clark, Ebenczcr Clark, Robert Hunter
George Lindsay and all the foresald petl-
tioncrs. their associates and to their heir:
D and assigns forever, all that tract or par.
: eel of land aforesaid, set out and bounded
f in manner and form above mentioned, TO
: getler with the tenaments, hereditaments
= cmoluments and appurtenanees thereuntc
e belonging or apertainins, and also all ON
right. estate, title. interest, possession,