Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-06-02
"pETTTION.n

Paris.
PETITION"
provinces OF MASSACHUSETTS, BAY.
40 Ais ErccHcHcy. TnoNAs HUTcmN-
son, Esq, Governor Of said ProriRcc.
Tie Honorable House Of Representa-
tireS 90 General Cont assembled
Ju5. 6, 1913.
1.-The memorial OF Alexander Shepherd,
William Coolidge and Alexander Shep'
herd. Jr.. in behalf of Capt. Joshua
Fuller and his associates:
"lIumbly showeth that the Great
General Court, on the 1lth day OF June,
4. ID. 117I granted TO the said Joshua
Fuller aud his associates q township OF
land in lieu Of township taken from
them by the settlement of the boundaries
between this Province and y. IL, which
was soon after laid out and = plan thereof
returned 10 the Honorable Court aud
accepted on the - day Of April last, since
which q committee who were appointed
% lay out said township into lots were
lO.,ing The same, but before they had
completed their work, found TO their great
surprise and hindTance, that the township
did hot Join any former grant. They
being deceived Is were the pilot and
/ former committee who first went 10 take
a view thereof. by taking hunters line
TO be the bounds ot Sylvester Canada. by
which means the said Joshua FUllor and
his associates are again frustrated, alter
being put 20 great expense OF money and
time, not only in laying out and lot,ing
this township, but by the purchase OF the
former township and pushing The settle
meut thereof, aud must finally lose their
costs aud labor unless YOUR EXcellency
and IlOno.s, according 10 your wonted
I goodness. pity them under their great
losses and repeated diSappointments.
"Nheretor your memOrl1liStS most
humbly pray that you would be pleased
. TO- jisaunul the former plan, confirm and
. establish said township 10 the said Joshua
. Fuller aud has associates agreeable TO
/ The plan herewith exhibited, j. being =
correction Of the former plan in order to
. lay tle township square which was before
| aid angular, 10 correspond with The line
which was supposed 10 be Sylvester line
| aforesaid. and will now be vastly more
cOum0li0us Tor other townships that
7 may hereafter be laid adjoining thereto,
or otherwise. as Ia your wisdom shall be
Thought most eNpeGieat. and your most
humble supplients as in duty bound Will
ever pray
The following is copy Of the grant Of
| No. (, now Paris:
"It .t- Hoa. or Representatives, F.jrH.
c1- 10, l15S:
Whereas the General Court, on The
18th day of JCne. 11.l. granted 10 Capt.
Joshua Fuller and others . township OF
land Nn lieu OF q township taken from
them 10y The seitleaent Of The boundaries
OF This Province and New hampshire 90
be laid out adjoining TO some former
Grant, 4. so happened that The pilot and
committee who wen, TO lay out aud lot
said township were deceived by taking a
hunters inc 10 be tho bounds OF Sy.ycs.
ter Canada so called by means whereof
SAIL township doth not 9dioin 10 said SY..
yVs,cr, as was intended and set forth IN =
plan thereof, accepted AID confirmed on
the 23nd of April last
"And whereas application hath been
made 90 this Court IN behalf of said Fuller
and IFS associates, praying that This Court
wo@.i i.ssuuu, the former plan and con-
firm and establish said township agreeable
90 Tie plan rcyeuut0 annexed, and the
rrcseu. situation interchangeable 10 sand
plan, being such that It viii bc more
beneficial. 90 tie Province and more com.
mOl.cus tor townships that may hereafter
be laid on. adjoining, than l. would have
been II IL had Udioned sylvester OF had il
remained in an angular lorm rs j. was
FIRST laid out iu order 20 CORE pond with
said supposed Sylvester lue. therefore,
"Res1.rCi. That the former plan at tse
township granted TO said Joshua Fuller
and Others, which Was confirmed aud
established on The y Of April last, rs
Aforesaid. be nUi. and void, and that the
plan ul said township heTcuntO annexed
as aforesaid containing twenty five thOus
and acres (eNc.usiye OF the usual allow.
auce OF eight hundred and forty acres tor
Tor sway OF chain. and nine hundred
acres tor Ponds and Rivers, bounded on
Province land on al parts Is io.lOweth,
viz: Beginning at = hcm,ocG tree two
hundred and Iity.two chains from the
southwest corner Of Sylvester Canada,
thence north fourteen degrees west seven
hundred and seventy seven chains to =
stake and stones, thence south siXty-ui9hi
degrees and thirty minutes west, three
hundred and sixty chains 10 = stake and
stones. thence south fourteen degrees east
seven hundred and Seyenty-Seven chains
10 q stake aud stones, thence north sixty.
eight degrees and thiyly minutes east
three hundred and siXty-eight chains 10
The homlOc6 tree first mentioned. granted
as aforesaid 10 The said Joshua Fuller and
others IN their petition. be accepted aud
hereby is confirmed to the said petitioners
thc.l heirs and assigns forever. in lieu OF
the land contained in the plan diSanuulled
as Aforesaid they complying with the
following conditions, VIZ: tie grantees
within seven years settle sixty families in
said township. build house for the pub
.icS worship of God and settle q learned
Protestant Minister and lay out one sixty.
fourth part OF said township for the first
settled minister, one siXty-.ouUth pan
for The use of tie ministry, one sixty
fourth par, lor the use OF school, and
one siNty-l5uuh part for The use OF llar
ward College forever, provided it doth
G0j exceed the quantity aforementioned,
nUI interfere VITA any former grant.
Sent up for concurrence,
y. CUSHING, CleIh.
"In Council. Feb. II, 1913,
Read and COnCurred.
"IHUMAs FLUKER, Sect.
Consented lJ-J. HUTCHINSON.
"Auest.-jAs. .. COTToN, ID. Sary."
I. the above version OF The grant OF
Paris is right, tra,t sufficient proof has
lccu adduccl to establish it, if wrong,