Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-01-31
OLD ALBANY DOCUMENTS.
The Original Deed Conveying the
Town OF Albany.-A copy from
the Records OF the Propriotors
OF the Town. Curious Exam
pies of olden Time photography.

citizens Of Oxford County. TO whom the
reader. Of the Demoera, are indebted for
many good thing. which have appeared
in i,s columns, ssnl. the following later
e.,ing historic documents Of his town.
The money In use a, the time thi. old
deed was made. as well |. the custom Of
spending mans occupation have be-
come memories of the past. yet they sre
a very interesting and valuable par, Of
cur earlier history.
Tie ,rac, Of land which now eompo'.
e. the town Of AlbAny was pufehassd
Feb 18th, A u. 1891. Of the Common.
wealth Of Massachusetts,. by men 10 An
dover. Mas. and vicinity The follow
ing il a copy Of the deed IN part
Kaow AL men By these Presents that se
IN undersigned Commlt,sc sppoluied ny
the General Court OF the Commonwealth 81
Massachusetts, and by Tie Resolves ~ The
same cour, aathor'ir,i and implwcfri -
eel ari Dispose % The unappfnpfltici
Lsud, ofsald Commonwealth Lying With.
ln the CJaniles ~ Iotk. Cambsflald, aui
Lircoln. For sui In consideration ~ The
.um % ,lgh, hrnirci and twenly ~
p0otd.. hse shlnirg, In the Consol dated
Notes % hi. Commonwealth an TNo
hundred tni Right POUNDS and tsn shiil.
ings and siN Psnce LAWFUL money rad ~
Joseph II u Aui John Rsssssl Gentlemen.
Isaac Hiatt Halter A., Cgmmings card.
waiver steven Cummings Mlllsflghi
james Iolt il Jonaihin Abbott Ssfi Naih
an Abhou Ianlor Joseph Loujiy Jic0h
Jones Nathan jay willlam Chaudler Jan
S,mi.h Holt uriah Russell Dsf ,mln Gold.
smith and Same. Cogswsn ycomen All ~.
Ani0Vsf Johnson Proctor sud John Lam.
bert ysOmsn % Dluysfs I'll fihc County
OF E.sex, John Jiqgi,h Jan Simntl Bog'
islle ard Jade Jones ytou,n ~ WHINING.
ton Ia The county az Mlidlsssx aui AL Ia
ihe Commonwealth Aforesaid AMI DiIlel
L0veljy ion ycomsn % Wilton 10 The
COuuiy ol Iilllsbofoggh aud State of New
Hampshire The Recs.i whereof We 30 here.
by acknowledge have granted bargAlrvt
AMI .oli &c. township % L,ni lying In
The County % York surveyed ~ samuel
Tiicomb ,ni c,lloi Township Sgmbsr
Five B0undci a. follows begiulug a.
Pond the ih.e,stsfly corner ~ water
ford thence furs north tScuiY degrees
east sui bounded ~ number four az miles
,ni about one hundred and thirty ross 90
the lice ~ Sudbury Canal, toa llcmlock
Tree Thence soaih seventy degree,
wet. bounded ~ said Suibury Canada
I've miles .ui . hair 90 spruce tree
thence thence south twenty degrees east
seven mile. or thsreAbout. % Waterford.
thsncs ~ the westerly line % Waterford
90 The fr,i msnilosei bound. counlnlng
Ia the whole twenty three thousand srd
SIXTY two ,cfes more or les. excepting
and fcssfylng nom lots of three hundred
Ard twenty Aofts each for public uses Via
one f1f The flr.i settled Minister one Tor
the use otihe Mtlsiry one f0r he use "
schools ani one f5r the failure agpforria'
ton 90 General Court sAid lots % average
ia gooiness snd sliu,iiou With Other lads
IN a.. Township.
Sigusi Fso. u. i'9i
SaWt wELts
IF 90: J,Ey'oo Com
A true copy q The record q the doing.
o. The proprietor, q Via, i nov Albany
showing their orihosr,phy, u's q CAPT.
tal.. etc
Anio,er July IS 1921 then IN Pfophs.
tsrs 10 The EAsv,rd Lkni Called oxford
Sambsfti I've nett In Regularly wsy ~
The Direction % Esq Holt one OF justicss
% the Psace ofthls Commonwealth which
au The Matters w,s pat 90 The Ncvts Pa
prs flr waruing, the PROJECTORS mesilrg
q. The Law Directs 90 meet A. Str Isaio
Hunts 10 holder In Anioycf there % act
on tie fl'loElng articles va
lay they Caosc NJ Jouaihaa Abbott
MDisrttor.
80 thsy CAosc will,m Chandler Jr FRO.
pfistofs clark
J,y they Chose Mr. Joseph Iioh fSopfie-
Tor. Treasurer AIi then adjourned he
meeting 90 NJ. l.aac B'anis 90 the 2lih
. IN ~ Aug A. uue O'Clock O. A.
4 tue Record oi his ms,iing Attest
wluiam Chaniisr Jf rfopfleiors CLARK
August - then met according - ST.
latnmsnt aui l.ly voted - Cuse three
assessor. f0f TIE year crsuitg
- voted Case Str AsA Cummings for The
ffst assessor
gly voted % Cause Sir Nathan Abbott il
f0r The second assessor iihly voted 10
Cause Lieut. Joha Russel third assessor
sthiy voted - Chu.s Mr. Joseph i.OvslOy
pfieiOfs for the ensuing year Gthly voted
that Sir Joseph i.oysl1y and Mr. Nathan
Abbot Jr b. q Comlily o. treat With NJ
Jeans Holt il Concerning llucs which
some Say ih,; they ate Not wright in our
Eastern Lind Numbered nvc f1f which
sAii llo,i gave Ills obligation % ID 10 /
TIE ExceptAnce of the Committv
5thiy voted Sir J1nsihan Abbot art
NJ AsA Cummings should hold csch one
their Lot OF Lad 10 the New township
D1Wu last Sambefsd Eve that they have
Picket oct they each one 81 them golpg
on % make settlement - the i've that
went Down Lass fail have Engaged 10 DO
sih voted AZ The PropfietOfs meeting that
those that aFc nissailshsd with their lot
% Land Down EAst should draw lots 20
see who shall Have the drsi Drsughi aud
80 on tlll they hsye gone through
Present A. this meeting Joseph Hol,
Daniel i.oy,jly JonaihAn Abbot Bspitmiu
Goldsmith Uh,h Rassel Nathan Abbot Jf
SsihauA Tsy Joseph Loyeioy jade Jones
william Chandler Jg samuel Boutwell, aud
Mr. Isaac Blunt
Then a. ,arned the meeting 10 Wtdnes'
Day Jlst day ~ August AZ Isaac Bluris 81
oue O'Clock rMA iIue Record ofihls meet
iug Attest wl.llam Chandler Jr Pfoprle'