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�The following is Copy of a Petition Warrant + Notification

inserted in all the Boston News papers viz

Province of Massachusetts Bay

To the Hon'ble Samuel Danforth Esq one of his Majesty's Justices
of the Peace throughout the Province above said

Humbly shew the Subscribers

Whereas there are two certain Tracts of Land lying in Common
+ undivided situate in the late Province of Maine, divided by
the last Will + Testament of Bridget Phillips late of
Boston Widow deceased, to her four Children Peleg
Sanford Samuel Phillips William Phillips + Eliphae
Shetton; the one of which Tracts was in 1661, purchased
of Fluellin Sumptimus, an Indian then residing at
Saco, extending from Saco Patent Bound Southward
beyond Cape Porpoise River for Breadth, and from
the Head of Wells + Cape Porpoise Head, up into the Country
to his furthest Extent (excepting the Town of Sanford included
within the said Bounds which hath been already divided.)
The other of the said Tracts is the said Bridget divided to
her four Children aforesaid: The whole of said Tract extending
from the West End of Saco River up into the Country
from the Sea up to Salmon Falls Eight Miles or thereabout
from the River mouth, + South to the Swan Pond, and
from thence Southwest to Cape Porpoise fishing Island and
from thence to the Winter Harbour, + a certain Neck of
Land, + the Island belonging thereto, or however other
wise the said Tract of Land may be bounded: The
Subscribers being with diverse other Persons Proprietors
of the said Tract of Land , pray that your Honor would be
pleased to grant a Warrant for the calling a meeting of
the said Proprietors to be holden at Vernon Head in Boston
on Wednesday the fourteenth day of June next at five

Needs Review