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�Tuesday November 20 1781 the Proprietors of a certain
Tract of Land Laying in the Province of Maine
holden under the Will of Bridget Phillips late of
Boston deceased met According to adjournment at
the Coffee House in Boston
Present The Hon'ble William Phillips Esq Moderator
His Honor Thomas Cushing Esq + Hon'ble Jeremiah
Powell Esq SN Gowen Brown, Col Josiah Waters jun
SN William Phillips jun Jonathan Mason + John Avery jun
The Proprietors took under Consideration the expediency
of sending over more Agents to view the Lands in the late
Province of Maine belonging to the Propriety and thereupon
Vote that a Committee be appointed for said purpose
and that the Committee be and hereby are Authorized, impowered
and requested to quiet such Persons as have set down
and made Improvements to the Proprietors Lands by
executing in the Name and behalf of the Proprietors
Deeds of bargain and Sale with Warranty against all
Persons claiming under Us or our Heirs to all such
Settlers of such Tracts of Land as they
have Made Improvements upon not exceeding one
hundred Acres to any one settler; upon their paying
such Consideration for said Land as the Value of said
Land were previous to any Improvements being
made by said Settlers; And also in the same Manner
and Proportion to all other persons who may be
desirous of settling upon said Land for the Im=
provement and further Settlement thereof --
Voted that Col Josiah Waters + John Avery jun
or either of them be a Committee for the purpose aforesaid and Said
Committee be and they are hereby impowered to
appoint an Agent to present all Trespassers
upon said Land if they shall think it necessary --
Voted to adjourn to Tuesday the first day of January
next Then to meet at the Coffee House in Boston
at 6 OClock P.M. and said meeting is adjourned
accordingly
John Avery jun Propr. Clerk
Tract of Land Laying in the Province of Maine
holden under the Will of Bridget Phillips late of
Boston deceased met According to adjournment at
the Coffee House in Boston
Present The Hon'ble William Phillips Esq Moderator
His Honor Thomas Cushing Esq + Hon'ble Jeremiah
Powell Esq SN Gowen Brown, Col Josiah Waters jun
SN William Phillips jun Jonathan Mason + John Avery jun
The Proprietors took under Consideration the expediency
of sending over more Agents to view the Lands in the late
Province of Maine belonging to the Propriety and thereupon
Vote that a Committee be appointed for said purpose
and that the Committee be and hereby are Authorized, impowered
and requested to quiet such Persons as have set down
and made Improvements to the Proprietors Lands by
executing in the Name and behalf of the Proprietors
Deeds of bargain and Sale with Warranty against all
Persons claiming under Us or our Heirs to all such
Settlers of such Tracts of Land as they
have Made Improvements upon not exceeding one
hundred Acres to any one settler; upon their paying
such Consideration for said Land as the Value of said
Land were previous to any Improvements being
made by said Settlers; And also in the same Manner
and Proportion to all other persons who may be
desirous of settling upon said Land for the Im=
provement and further Settlement thereof --
Voted that Col Josiah Waters + John Avery jun
or either of them be a Committee for the purpose aforesaid and Said
Committee be and they are hereby impowered to
appoint an Agent to present all Trespassers
upon said Land if they shall think it necessary --
Voted to adjourn to Tuesday the first day of January
next Then to meet at the Coffee House in Boston
at 6 OClock P.M. and said meeting is adjourned
accordingly
John Avery jun Propr. Clerk
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