Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-03-31
STATE HOUSE.
Ancient Massachusetts Records
Concerning Malaga Island.
Waldo County Has Added SIS to
Mckinley Memorial Fund.
Game Commissioners Are After Other
Poachers of Game.

Governor Hill has received from
Charles V. Minott, Jr., selectman of
Phippsburg, certified copy of the
original records now on file at the office
Of the secretary of state of Massachu-
sets, which shows that in 174l the ter
ritory including Malaga island was set
off from the town of North Yarmouth
ard annexed to the town of George
town.
The copy of the records is certified to
by VIM. NJ. Olin. secretary of the com
monwealth of Massachusetts, under
date of March u 1902, and is couched
in the language of the olden days
IN Vol. H. page 5Si, of the Massa-
chusetts archives, a petition appears. It
is addressed to His ExceIlency. the
Governor, and the whole General Court
of the Massachusetts Bay. and is as
follows:
"Humbly Sheweth That We the Sub
scribers being Inhabitants at Place
Called Small Point on the West Side of
Sagadahock River, & are Tenants to
Adam Winthrop Esd, & Compy. and the
Greater part of the Land that we pos
sess is within North Yarmouth Line Bur
al SO Sreat Distance that we cant Re
ceiVe any benefit n all from said Town
Tor that the sd, Point OF Land that we
Possess. of sd Winthrop & Comply. is l5
Niles Distant from North Yarmouth
Meeting House on Land & through
George Town and Brunswick e there is
no other way but through sd. Towns.
which way is new and very bad. and to
80 by Sea. the nearest way is 90 Miles to
sd. Meeting House and Cross Several
very Dangerous Bays and We cali never
attend ye. Puhlck Worship of God with
out great hazard OF our Lives by Sea &
Land Ana We do constantly attend We.
Public Worship at George Towne upon
-Ntfowsick Island. when the weather
will admit of it, which is but about ID
Miles Distant from the places where we
live & adjoyns to George Town where we
Desier to do Duty (for the above rea-
sons We Humbly Pray your Excellency
Honours will pleaa to anhtS the the sd.
Point of1.ahd to George Town as it ad-
loyns thereto, where we can enjoy-thc
Preaching of the Gospel, & have Releaf
~ time of Danger which we can not from
Northyarmouth & as in Duty bound your
Memorilists Shall ever Pray &c Ebenezer
hull Small pint Joseph Anderson John
Giles David thomas his (N) mark Samuel
Welles IIllegibIel Day thomas Day panil
Green VILLAIN Thon,as his tN) mark john
Pearce William Campbell
Massachusetts, Archives, Vol ia, Page
NTH the House of Repves. April l. 114l.
Read and Ordered that the Petrs. serve
the Town proprietOrs of North Yarmouth
with Copy of this Petn. that they shew
cause if any they have on the first fryday
of the next May Session why the Prayer
thereof should not be granted. Sent up
for concurrence J Quincy. Spkr.
I'm Council April 3, 1741; Read & Con
curd with the amendmt at A. Sent down
for Concurrence. J Willard, Secry.
I'm the House of Rcpves. April 3. 17i1.
Read and eoncur'd J Quincy. spkr
80: Consented to. Belcher."
"Massac husetts Archives Vol. ia. Page
ES5.-To His Excellency Jonathan Belcher
Esqr. GOVERNOR e Commander in Chief
IN and over His Majesty's Province of the
Iassachusetts Bay in New England the
Honble. His Majesty's Council And the
Honorable the House of Representa-
tives in General Court assembled this
18th. OF March Ammo Domini 17il-
1.-THE Petition of the Projectors of
Point of Land ADJOINING to George Town
in the County of York called by the name
of small Point, lying on the Westerly
Side of Sagadehoc River-Humbly Shew-
eth.
THAT by reason of the South Easterly
line of North Yarmouth Township rum
ming out from the Main many Leagues
into the Sea, some part of said small
point Is couched within the Bounds of
said Township by means whereof the
Inhabitants settled there tho dwelling
Distant from North Yarmouth Meeting
house above Twenty Miles by Sea & the
passage very Dangerous unless In large
Vessels. & above Forty five Miles by
Land, yet have been obliged to pay Rates
& Taxes to said Town both to Church IL
State altho' by their remoteness they can
receive no Benefit from them either in
case of War, or otherwise, on which
Accounts they labour under great Diff
Cultys a Disbursements for remedy
whereof. they have humply applyed to
this Honorable Court as their memorial
herewith presented will appear. and we
humbly Join with them. in entreating that
| inasmuch as they border upon George
Town, being parted only by a Supposed
inf ahOnt Five Miles Dis
! tant from the Meeting house, in said
Town. where they can with convenience
| attend the Publick Worship Except in
bad Weather. that Your E.xcellency Il
| Honours will be pleased to compa sson
| ate them under their present Difficultys
| and to Sett the Land off from North Var
| mouth and annex it to George Town and
| your petitioners as i'm Duty bound shall
| ever pray &c.
Adam Winthrop Joseph Wadswor:h
| job Lewis Belcher Noyes. Isaac Royal
Henry Gibbs John Watts Lydia Watts. :"
| Massachusetts Archives. Vol. ia, Page
| 5S1-In Council July q. l7il. Read again
! & upon motion made by the Memorial of
| Adam Winthrop ESQ. 4 others to this
| Court ordered that this Petn. be revived.
| e. that the Proprietors OF North Var
mouth give i'm their Answer thereto on
Fryday the twenty fourth instant, the
| Petrs. forthwith serving the n,with a
| Copy OF this Order-Sent down for Con-
| currence. J Willard, Secry.
|
Read and concur's J Hobson Speaker.
| ''23: Consented to, j Belcher."
Massachusetts Archives, Vol. III, Page
5S7.-In Council August LIST. 1I4l. Read
| again together with the Answer of AM
| mi Rub: Cutter, Agent for No. var
| mouth and the matter being fully consld-
| cred Ordered that the Prayer OF the Pc
| tition be so far granted, a. that such Of
| the Inhabitants of the said Point of Land
as are consenting thereto e. shall give in
| their Names to the Town Clerk of
George Town, for that Purpose. be q
| North Yarmouth & annexed to the Town
| ministry, till the further Order of this
cordingly-Sent down for Concurrence. J
Willard. Secry.
I'm the House of Repves. Augt. ) 17i1
Read and nonconcur'd and ordered that
the Prayer of the Petn. be granted, and
that the Petrs. the Inhabitants there
with their lands and Estates be and here
Yarmouth and Annexed to the Town of
George Town there to do duty and receive
privilege, accordingly. Sent up for con-
currence Hobson, Spkr.
In Council Aug. lIil. Read & Con-
cur'd J Willard. Secry.
Consented to. Belcher''
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Of
flee of the Secretary, Boston, Mass.
March n. 1902. A true copy. Witness the
seal of the Commonwealth VIM. NJ. Olin,
Secretary
It would appear from the foregoing