This is to Certify that I attended 7. days at Sep' Court in the Year 1766. & I attended three days at Dec' Court following & six days in March 1767. & three days in June 1767. & Seven days in Sept 1767. -it being on the following it being in the Cause of John Thomlinson Esq of Great Britain and George Oughterson & William Aiken Likewise three days in June 1767. in a Cause between James Aiken & George Jaffrey Esq' and three days in June 1767, in a Cause between George Oughterson & Clemt March Esq' & others. & seven days in Sep 1767. in a Cause between George Jaffrey Esq & Will Smith & James Aiken & seven days in Sept 1767. in a Cause between George Oughterson & Clem March Esq As Witness my hand &c. this 17th day of Sep 1767.— John Quigely [James Richey's Request.] [Masonian Papers, Vol. 2, p. 26.] Sir as I was sumenesed by John Quigely in the actans aganst perey and Aiken I pray you would be so Good as to send the money with the berer for my travel and atendance in two Actions on the said kase Living Savinty five Milds from Portsmouth & in so Doing you will very much obledg your frand and very hombel Sarvent and this Shall be your descherg To Geo Jaffry Esq. two travels £2-10.0 James Richey [Endorsed] James Richey Demand for Service in Trial Jaffrey v Smith &c [Desposition of Jonathan Farwell and John Kendall, Oct. 13, 1767.] [Masonian Papers, Vol 2, p. 27.] Mess' John Kendall & Jonathan Farwell Testify & Say that in the Fall of the Year 1751 they Together with Joseph Blanchard Josiah Brown Oliver Blodget & John Stearn's and Jonathan Snow Samuel Butterfield Isaac Patch & James Whitney Who are Since Dead went to Run the Curve Line of Mason's Patent So Called that Six of their Company with Joseph Blanchard the Surveyor went from Dunstable to Wonomanack ponds so Called in Bellows's Town (the Other hands went to Meet them with a supply of Provisions near the Apper Ashuelot) where they found the Dividing Line Between the Province of New Hamp' & Province of the Massachusetts Bay and Pursu'd that Line till they found the South West Corner of Bellows's Town then they Run & Measurd about Six Miles further Westward & made a Corner from thence they Run North, & Measurd five Miles Marked the Line thick & Well & made a Corner for a five mile Mark & Cut into the Trees a large K. on the Westerly Side & M. on the Easterly Side, then the Surveyor Turned & they Run Some Degrees to the East of North five Miles more on that point Marked the Line thick & Well & made a Corner & put on the Letters K. & M. as aforesaid and So they Continued Runing & Marking & at the Period of Every five Mile Made a Particular five Mile Mark & altering their Course more to the East till they Got to Newfound or Bakers pond So Called about Sixty five Miles from the Province Line aforesaid, they Shou'd ave Gone further but some of the hands were Worried & the Provisions faild, that they were Obligd to Return, they Were all Men that were well Acquainted with the woods & Said Service & had Daily Caution from the Surveyor who was as Exact & as Careful as Possible, all the hands Labourd Very hard & Were Diligent & Exact as far as they the Deponts Cou'd Perceive and two men Were Constantly appointed to Mark & Letter & upon the hands Returning home said Farwell Says that Whitney & himself made Oath Before Colo Blanchard to their Fidelity in Said Service-and the Deponants further Add that they have not the Least Doubt but that was they now at the Corner they made on the Province Line they Coud follow the Line by them Run & Marked to the pond aforesaid about Sixty five Miles Without a Compass unless Extraordinary Hurricanes or fires have been there, they further Declare that any Representation or Insinuation that the Line aforesaid is not well Run & Mark'd to all Intents & Purposes is false Scandalous & without the Least foundation October ye 13, 1767 } Jonathan Farwell Province of October the 13th 1767 then the above Named New Hamp Jonathan Farwell & John Kindall both personally appeard (& after Due Caution & Careful Examination) made Solemn Oath to the Truth of the Deposition Before Written Before me Ezek' Chase Js Pacis [Instructions to Robert Fletcher, June 1, 1769.] } [Masonian Papers, Vol. 2, p. 30.] Portsmouth May 19th 1769 Province of New Hampsh At a Convention of the Proprietors of the land purchased of John Tufton Mason Esqu' in New-Hampshire It was determined and Concluded by Said Proprietors That ye Comittee who employed Rob Fletcher to run ye 60 mile Line from y mouth of Piscata River and part of ye Curve line from ye end of y 60 mile line be and are requested and desired to employ Said Fletcher to continue ye Said Curve line to ye westerly corner of the Southern boundary line of Mason's Patent to make Such marks and monuments on Said Curve line as may be proper and Suitable to make it known and evident and as soon as may be-and make a Plan thereof to be returned and filed-and to give such other directions to Said Fletcher as may be of Service to ye Interest of Said Proprietors to be done at ye Expence of Said Proprietors Mr Robert Fletcher Your Letter by Capt Jona Lund of ye 28th may is come to hand advising you intend next monday to Set out on your Journey to Compleat ye Curve line of Mason's Patent-and requesting to be Sent to you Capt Lund forty or fifty dollars to pay ye men and for Stores for ye Service-We desire you would Set out on ye Service at ye time you propose and compleat ye curve line as exactly as you can as you are to render it upon oath-in pursuing thereof you are desired to have ye line well marked and to mark on your Plan ye most remarkable monuments you meet with on ye line, and of every Township granted by ye Government, any part that comes within ye Curve, and extend on ye line, as also those grauted by ye Proprietors of masons Patent-and also to note any peices or Tracts of land |