Acres Roods Perches mand' in cheif of our said Province of New Hampshire in New England and of our Council for the said Province, HAVE upon the conditions and reservations herein after made given and granted, and by these Presents for us our heirs & successors Do give and grant unto our Loving Subject BENJAMIN GRANT of Lime in our said Province HUSBANDMAN and to his Heirs and Assigns for ever; That Island commonly called and known by the name of Grant's Island situate and being between the Towns of Thetford & Lime in Connecticut River, containing 24— 2— 17— as by a Plan and Survey thereof made and return'd by our said Governor's order into the Secretary's Office, a Copy whereof is hereunto annex'd, and may thereby more fully appear To HAVE AND TO HOLD the said Granted Premises together with all Priviledges and Appurtenances unto him the said Benja Grant his heirs and Assigns for ever; upon the following Conditions Viz' FIRST That the said Benjamin his heirs or Assigns shall Plant and Cultivate Ten Acres of the said Land, within the Term of Two years and to continue to improve & Settle the same by additional Cultivations on penalty of the forfeiture of his Grant in the said Island and of its reverting to us our heirs and successors to be by us or them regranted to such of our Subjects as shall effectually settle and Cultivate the same. SECONDLY That all white Pine Trees throughout the *1-339 said Island *fit for masting our Royal Navy be carefully preserved for that use, and none to be cut or fell'd without our special Licence first had and obtaind for so doing, upon the penalty of the forfeiture of this Grant as well as being Subject to the Present and future Acts of Parliament. THIRDLY yielding and paying therefor unto us our heirs and Successors for the space of one year from this date the rent of one Ear of Indian Corn only on the 25th day of December annually if lawfully demanded FOURTHLY That the said Benja his heirs and Assigns shall yield & pay unto us our heirs and Successors, Yearly & every year from and after the expiration of the said one year in our Council Chamber in Portsmo or to such Officer as shall be appointed to receive the same, Five Shillings Sterling money for ever: in lieu of all other rents and Services whatsoever. In Testimony whereof we have caused the Seal of our said Province to be hereto affix'd Witness John Wentworth Esq' our said Governor the 5th day of April in the year of our Lord Christ 1769 and in the 9th Year of our Reign J' Wentworth The finds By his Excellency's Command with advice of Council T: Atkinson Jun' Sec L:S: Recorded from the Original Grant under the Province Seal the 5th April 1769. Theodore Atkinson Sery Arants Island LUCI Lime. Province of New Hampshire Portsmo 3a April 1769. These Certify that this Plan of Grant's Island in Connecticut River lying between the Towns of Thetford and Lime is a True Copy of an Original Plan or Survey of said Island as taken and returned to me by Mr Dudley Colman Dy SurvTM Attest. Is: Rindge S1 Gen1 [GREENE'S FERRY, 1772.] *1-436 *Province of New L. S. KNOW YE, that we of our special Grace certain Greene's Ferry knowledge & mere Motion (by and with the advice of our Trusty and well belov'd JOHN WENTWORTH Esquire our Captain General Governor & Čommander in Chief in and over our Province of New Hampshire aforesaid in New England) Have given and granted and by these Presents for us our Heirs and Successors do give and grant unto our Loyal and Faithful Subject EBENEZER GREENE of Thetford in the County of Glocester and Province of New York Gentleman the Sole Right of keeping a ferry and of keeping using & employing a ferry boat or Boats for the transporting of Men, Horses, Goods, Cattle, Carriages &c. from the Shore of Lime in the County of Grafton and Province of New Hampshire, near the Building of the said Greene, erected in said Lime for the purpose of making Pearl Ash, across the River Connecticut, to the opposite Shore of said Thetford To HOLD the said Ferry and priviledge of a Ferry, with all Ferryage Advantages, Emoluments, Perquisites and Profits thereunto belonging, to him, the said Ebenez' Green his Heirs, Executors, Adminstrators & *1-437 Assigns, from the *day of the date hereof, to his and their only proper use benefit and behoof for Ever, upon the following Conditions Vizt. That he & they shall at all Times keep such Boat or Boats & give such attendance & behave as the now (or any hereafter) Laws do or may require, on penalty of forfeiting this Grant, and of its reverting to us our Heirs and Successors. And as a further Encouragement to the said Ebenezer Greene in & about the Premises We will that none of our loving Subjects do presume to molest or interrupt the said Ebenezer Greene in his said Ferry or set up any other Ferry upon or across the said River Connecticut, within Two Miles above or below the Ferry of the said Eben' Greene. IN TESTIMONY whereof we have caused the Seal of our said Province to be hereunto affixed Witness our aforesaid Governor & Command' in Chief the Thirtieth day of May in the Twelfth Year of our Reign Annoque Domini 1772. By his Excellency's Commmand with advice of Council. Theodore Atkinson Secry J' Wentworth. Recorded according to the Original Grant under the Prove Seal, the 30th. day of May 1772. Attest'. [GRANT TO MATTHEW STANLEY PARKER, 1772.] *Province of New Hampshire L. S. } GEORGE the THIRD by the Grace *1-410 of God of Great Britain France and Ireland KING Defender of the Faith &c. TO ALL to whom these Presents shall come, GREETING. KNOW YE, that we of our special grace certain Matthew Stanley knowledge and mere Motion for the due Parker's Grant S encouragement of settling & cultivating our Lands within our Province aforesaid by and with the advice of our Trusty and well beloved JOHN WENTWORTH Esquire our Governor & Commander in chief of our said Province of New Hampshire, and of our COUNCIL of the same HAVE, (upon the Conditions and Reservations herein particularly recited and Expressed) given and granted and by these Presents for us our Heirs and Successors, do give and grant unto our leige and loving Subject MATTHEW STANLEY PARKER of Portsmouth in our County of Rockingham and Province aforesaid, Gentleman and to his Heirs and Assigns for Ever a certain Tract or parcel of Land containing by Admeasurement FIVE HUNDRED Acres, situate lying and being in our said Province as by a Plan or Survey thereof (exhibited by our Surveyor General of Lands for our said Province by our said Governor's Order and returned into the Secretary's office of our said Province, a Copy whereof is hereunto annexed) may more fully & at large appear, Butted & Bounded as follows vizt. Beginning at a White Pine Tree standing on the bank of Connecticut River, which Tree is the Corner Bounds of the Township of Lime and Orford, from thence running South 64° Degrees East 312 Rods to a Beech Tree, from thence South 26° Degrees West 230 Rods to a white Pine Tree, from thence North 64° degrees East 480 Rods to a Red Birch Tree, standing on the bank of Connecticut River aforesaid, from thence up said River to the Bounds first mentioned. To HAVE AND TO HOLD the said Tract of Land as above express'd to him the said Matthew Stanley Parker and to his Heirs and Assigns for Ever upon the following Terms Conditions and Reservations, Viz1— FIRST. That the said Grantee shall cut clear & make *1-411 passable for *Carriages &c. a Road of Three Rods wide through the said Tract as shall be at any time hereafter directed or order'd by the Governor & Council aforesaid, which Road shall be completed in ONE Year from the date of such Order or Direction of the Governor and Council aforesaid on penalty of the forfeiture of this Grant & of its reverting to us our Heirs and Successors. SECOND. That the said Grantee shall settle or cause to be settled Two Families in THREE Years from the Date of this Grant, in failure whereof the Premises to revert to us our Heirs and Successors to be by us or them enter'd upon & regranted to such of our Subjects as shall effectually settle and cultivate the same. THIRD. That all white and other Pine Trees fit for Masting our Royal Navy be carefully preserved for that use and none to be cut or fell'd without our special License for so doing first had & obtained on penalty of the forfeiture of the Right of the Grantee in the premises his Heirs and Assigns to us our Heirs and Successors as well as being subject to the Penalties prescribed by any present as well as future Act or Acts of Parliament. FOURTH. Yielding and paying therefor to us our Heirs and Successors on or before the 6th day of January 1773, the Rent of One Ear of Indian Corn only if Lawfully demanded. FIFTH. That the said Grantee his Heirs and Assigns shall yield and pay unto us our Heirs and Successors Yearly and every year for Ever from and after the expiration of Two Years from the date of this Grant, ONE SHILLING Proclamation Money for every Hundred Acres he so Owns and Settles or Possesses and so in propor |