Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-10-18

so"a'hsh bigley, Benia lngals, John
warren, ir., Jno. Cogswell, TheophiIus
Mansfield, Benia Bond, David Dexou.
Isaac Parker, Robert Patten, William Nc
Hard, Jonas Harrington, Ebenezer Nichols.
Jacob Tyler, Samuel Glover, Benja Kings
bury, Robert Duncan, Samuel Barnard,
Thomas Bartlett, ir., Moses Dawes, Nath'l
Hall, Jonas Noyes, lobe Gage, Joseph
Parsons, Ebenezer Hall, Humphrey Bar
ret, William Fairfield, jr., Jon Marsh, jr.,
Joshua Hsrrod, VIM Watts, John Mieo
Wendell, Benja Null Holmes, William
Nickles, Charles Prescott, Andrew Black,
Ebenezer Hough, Alexander Nickles,
Beliingham Watts, James Erving, George
Duncan, ir., John Duncan, jr., John
Dammer.
PROVINCE OF THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY.
10 his Erceitencg Frcncis Barnard. Esq
Capt. Gent. and Commander in Chief
Of said Prorince TO the Honorable his
Mojestfes Council and the representa-
tires in Gent. Court assembled at Bos-
ton Jany 18th I7G2.
The petitioners Of the Subscribers here
stes whose names are contained in the
several lists accompanying this Petition
Humbly Sheweth.
That your Petitioners and Associates
who by far are the greatest part of them
Persons Brought up to Husbandry and
not having lands sufficient for themselves
and sons who are also Husbandmen-
have been put upon the enquiry for Wild
erness lands to Exercise their calling
upon-and that in the course of their
Enquiry they have been lately inform'd
that there is considerable Tract of
of Unappropriated Wilderness Lands and
Islands lying between the Province Of
Nova Scotia and that part of this Province
called Province OF Main OF which this
Government have the Inspection with the
Power OF granting the same-sending
home such grants for his Majesties APP
probation-
And as your Petitioners and Associates
apprehend the settling said Lands or Is
land would be agreeable to his Majesty
your Excellency and Hononrs and En-
gage many persons to become settlers
there that would otherwise go out OF the
Province-They HImbly pray you will
please to grant them such a Quantity
thereof as you may judge proper for such
number of persons as your Petitioners
and Associates consist OF Viz: $50,
with Liberty OF viewing and reconoiter-
ing the same and to Plan and
Pitch upon such Tract or Tracts or so
much of it as they shall be allowed and
find suitable for their purpose in some
place or places on the Sea Coast, Rivers or
Island part between the River st. Croix or
Passamaquoddy-an land near Penobscot
river belonging to the Heirs of Brig'dr
Genl Waldo or of said Islands on the
Coast, and return to your Exceliency and
Honor Plan or Plans OF the same setting
forth and showing the Bounds and Ex-
tent, in such time as you may see fit to
order them.
But inasmuch as the lands prayed for
are at considerable Distance from the
respective homes OF your Petitioners and
Associates, and the preparing Habitations
there and Transportating themselves and
and Familys to them, will be attended
with considerable difficulty and expense,
your Petitioners for themselves and Asso-
ciate further Pray your Excellency and
Honor will please to Grant Time Proper
tionable to those things for fulfilling such
conditions as you may see fit to Injoin
them in case you should see cause to grant
their request and as in Duty bound will
ever Pray.
(Signed) DAVID MARSH,