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�Heirs of Francis Small and Major Nicholas
Shapleigh and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
under the Heirs of Sir Ferdinando Gorge
with copies of the above vote --
Voted to adjourn to Tuesday the 26th of September
next at 5 OClock P.M. Then to meet at the
Coffee House in Boston and the meeting was
accordingly adjourned --

John Avery jun Esq Proprietors Clerk

Tuesday 26th Sept 1781 the Proprietors of a certainTract of Land Laying in the Province of Maine holden under
the Will of Bridget Phillips late of Boston deceased met According to adjournment Present William Phillips Esq
[?] William Powell Josiah Waters William Phillips jun John Avery jun Voted that
Honibl William Phillips Esq be Moderator at this meeting Pro Tempore - Voted that this meeting
be [?] and it is hereby [?] accordingly
The following is a letter from Several of the Proprietors
to the Clerk requesting him to call a meeting --

Boston August 29th 1781

Sir

We the Subscribers Proprietors of a

Tract of Land Laying in the late Province of Maine
now County of York, holding under the Will of Bridget
Phillips, late of Boston deceased, desire you would
Advertize a meeting of the Proprietors of said Land
as soon as may be for the following purposes. [?]

To Choose a Moderator
To Choose an Agent of Agents to prosecute and defend

Suits that may be commenced for or against said
Proprietors, and to regain the Possession of such Lands
as have been taken up and possessed by Transfers
and tortious Enterers[?] ----

To Vote and agree upon some speedy and certain Method

for fixing, vetting and determining the Limits and
Bounds of the Proprietors Lands, or any other
Person, propriety, or the Commonwealth, if they think
proper and to appoint an Agent of Agents for that
special Intent and purposes --

To vote and raise such Sum or Sums of Money as may

be needfull to pay and discharge the Charges that
have already arisen, and to choose suitable persons
to Assess and effect the Same --

Needs Review