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TOWN ACTS. Laving out of Land; given, or granted in the Spring 1713, it two Meetings as appears by the Land Measurers returns, some of which Returns said Select Men have given their order to ye Town Clerk to Record, and others being, given in, without their order to Record, and all vehemently urged to be put upon Record, which if done, and be forced so to stand, will be very unjust, and a wrong to the proprietors: Persons having thereby Land upon Record which they have no Grant of, or right it unto.For the preventing of such irregular, and unjust Records being, made in ye Town book: The Town by it Clear vote did manifest their dislike of said proceedings, of Said Select Men, and also order, that there Shall be no Records made in the Town Book, of any of the Land that was Given or Granted to any person at ye Town Meetings on the Twenty fifth of March, and on ye 2nd of Aprill in the year 1713: Nor any more orders be given by the Select Men to lay out any of said Land untill such time, as ye proprietors shall at a proprietors meeting Consult, and Conclude some proper Method Respecting said Land, to prevent the unreasonable, & unjust practices which are now managed, tending to the Desturbing the peace, and Intrest of the Town: And to stand by, and Indemnifie the Select Men, and Town clerk in their suspending, Recording, or giving out orders for Laying out said Land, untill the proprietors have Concluded the matter as afore said. Entred by order of John Austin Moderatour, and Jacob Adams, Beoni Banes, Ebenezer Burbank, Thomas Copley, Joseph Winchell, Select Men. Att a Legal Meeting,, of the Inhabitants of Suffield, July ye 19th, 1714: it was agreed, and voted by a clear vote to be it the Charge or sending to his Excellency Frances Nicolson Esqr, Govenour of Nova Scotia &c., at Boston, or elsewhere in this province, or New Hampshire; to enform him of our Difficulties, and wrong Respecting our Township by the " late Settlement by the Commitioner, and also to Crave his advice, and assistance in that matter: And also to be at charge of procuring Copies, or any other writings that the Select men may judge to be necessary in that behalf. 2nd1y. It was agreed, and voted: to impower, and they do hereby impowecr the Committee formerly chosen to Lease the mines to Colonel William Partridge, of Newbery, Esqr: and John Eliot of Windsor, Esqr, to lease out all their Right, and Interest of, in, or unto any Mines, or Minnerals within the Township, within the undivided Land unto his Excellency Frances Nicolson Esqr, and to John Eliot of Windsor Esqr, if there be occation for it. 3dly. It was agreed, and voted, to advise with Mr. Eliot; whether it be best to make our application to Collonel Nicolson, respecting our difficulties by the late settlement of our Township, and to Se whether he will resign up the deed, or *Lease of the Mines, and Minnerals, within this Township, in the undivided Land, given to himself, and Colonel Partridge, and accept of a Lease from ye Town to Colonel Nicolson, and himself; and that they will act according to his advice, in case he resign up said Lease, and give his advice. ___________ *See Town Vote Sept. 9th, 1713.
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