Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1892-04-28


SECOND SURVEY OF THoENDIkE TOWNSHIP
new survey Of the -ix townships lying
east Of Union River was ordered by the
General Court in l7G3 and John Jones ami
johnson were appointed hy the GOV
eruor TO make the survey The proprir
tors of the townships held separate meet
| ings and passed votes asserting - Mr-~r~.
| Jones and johnson a. surveyors At 4
meeting held the ajth Of August, i-G3 hy
the rroprietor~ ~ one uf the -sld -
townships, they Voted that the townships
shall be laid out by the surveyors, that the
Governor sppoint,d, that J. Jones sud
! Johnson"
At the same meeting Lieut.. Ben IN
Thrs>her and Capt NAth1 Jordan wcre
chosen by the proprietor- II these town
| ships TO s>-is, the surveyors. Subsequent
ly Joseph FRYE seems 10 have acted ia tie
place Of Mr. Johnson on the survey, a. We
o. not dni the latter, name among the
surveying party.
The cause which led to the second sur
| ycy We have not been able to discover
The proprirtur~ ~ NJ. | I ) and ). each
chose man To send a petition TO the
/ Grnl Court AZ Boston TO >ee what the
| DEFICIENCIES were 10 the plans sent up last
| summer" ITO see what they
must DIP and how they must proceed for
/ the future ard what Is wanting in the
| plans" but the trouble about the survey
and plans does not appear That It was
not satisfactory TO one party or the other
| is shown by The fact that new survey
was ordered by the General Court.
| Robert Gould and Francis Shaw Of Bos-
| ton, who with Nathan Jones were sole
| grantees, under the grant of l7t4 of town
| ship No. 8. now Gouldsboro, seem to have
| had the most to do in arranging and pay
ing for this second survey; for after ii
wa. completed. we lind that all the pro-
| prietors of al said townships except No.
| 5, Gould and Shaw's township. united by
| their votes to send Samuel Freeman as
their agent To- Boston TO settle the ac-
!
| ors for surveying the six townships ea, t
| Of Union River" Gould and Shaw being
liable a. grantees Of No 3 for their part
/ of the expense of second survey.
| The facts and history Of this survey -
they are gathered from or glual ancient pa
| per-. none Of which are copies, and haviu.
reference 70 enterprises and actS uf cur
forefathcrs, and the first settlement OF an
important part of Hancock County may te
| of interest To some Of Your reader. and
we believe that it will afford better salts
| faction to give them "cerduttm ct ittsrl-
| TIM"
"NATHAN JONES 70 JEkEA POWELL, ESQ.
WESTON, June IL, It's
"SIR-
| His Excellency the Goyernour has or
| dered that new survey shall be Taken OF
| Eastern Six Townships and has proposed
| that Messrs John Jones Of Dedham 4 ---
johnson of II burn be employed a. Sur
| sire the other Towns may join with me
| and my associates for No. 3, as it may be
| done with Less Expense all together.
| Therefore desire you'd know their minds
and let them give me an answer BY Line
left at Mr.. Brackets at Boston.
We propose to go on ye work on the lat
ter end OF August next.
Coin Powell lam y'r Respectful
Humb. Servant,
NATHAN JoNEs."
Aug. II, 1863.
Mr.. Nathan Jones
SIR:
Col. Powell having ac
quainted Us that the Governour has pro
posed that Mess'rs John Jones & &-John
son should be employ d to take new sur
vey of We six Eastern Townships i of youl
desire to know the minds of y'e Grantees !
a, the Grantees of y'e Tow nship granted tC
+. Thorndike < others have not opportun
ity to have Legal meeting, We who's
names are hereto subscribed for our par
are willing to have sd Towns surveyed b,
We above mentioned Surveyors and doub
not but our Associates when we can hay'
a legal meeting will also acquesce
Edw'd Milhken John Bradbury
Benz Milliken saml Freeman
Nath'l Milliken >anl cate
Jonath'n Miliken Robert Thorndike
Thomas Miliken David Alden
stephen Hutchinson Paul Thurndlke
Ezekl Gushing Joseph Wilson
Eek Gushing, Junr Ebcn'r IhOrndike
| Jere Cushing, IhcOph'- HrTriCk
David Eluell
The above are those that sign'd Lette
to Mr.. Nathan Jones, Aug't % l7G3.
s. FREEMAN
"The Proprietors Of the Township grant
ed to Ebenezer Thorndike and others, ar
desired to meet at Mr.. Rings Ion holder i
Scarborough on Tuesday the sixth Instan
at three Of the Clock in the afternoon. 4
choose one or more Persons 10 attend ID
Surveyors who are 10 take a new surve
of the Eastern six Townships sgreeabi
to the Governors Order-
Sept. lst. 1868. SANL FREEMAN On
of the Grantees.
sept 6, l7GS
We the subscribers being met at u
within mentioned Mr.. Rings Voted ~ fo
lows That Col Cushing be Moderatoi
then Voted that Mr. Robert ThorndIke o
Mr.. Ebenezer Thorndike or Mr. David Al
den, either Of them as they sgree, ~ ID
person to attend the Surveyors ss With
mentioned.
Voted, That we viii pay our proportlo
of the charge In sending the said attend
ant do our Endeavor that the othe
Grantees pay theirs.
Ezekiel Cushing, Moderator
Robert Thorndike
Samuel Freeman
David Alden
Sam'l Gate.
EXPENSES or THE SECOND SURVEY.
The Proprietors of Townships East of Moul
Desert River to Robert Could, Frac- Shaw
John frost for vessels, hire, supplies, &c. ID
l.64 To Wages Of the Sloop Sal
ly, William shaw Comm'r on the
service Of said Townships from
the 18th Sept, 1853, to the 18Th