That there is a Considerable Tract of Land Lying vacant and unimproved Between the Towns of Chelmsford, Lancaster & Stow & Groton, as s’d Groton was Survey’d & Lay’d out by Mr. Noyce, & the Plantation Call’d Concord Village, which is Commonly known by the Name of Nashoba, in the County of Midd’x:  Afores’d. & Sundry Persons having Made Entrys thereupon without Orderly Application to the Government, and as we are Inform’d, & have reason to believe, diverse others are designing so to do.

We Yo’r Hum’ble Petitioners being desirous to Prevent the Inconveniences that may arise from all Irregular Intrusions into any vacant Lands, and also In a Regular manner to Settle a Township on the Land afores’d, by which the frontier on that Side will be more Clos’d & Strengthened & Lands that are at Present in no wise beneficiall or Profitable to the Publick might be rendred Servicable for the Contributing to the Publlick Charge, Most Humbly Address Ourselves to your Excy:  And this Honourable Court.

Praying that your Petitioners may have a Grant of Such Lands Scituate as Afores’d. for the Ends & Purposes afores’d.  And that a Committee may be appointed by this Hon’ble:  Court to View, Survey and Set out to Yo’r.  Petitioners the s’d.  Lands, that so Yo’r. s’d.  Petitioners may be enabled to Settle thereupon with Such others as shall joyn them In an orderly and regular manner:  Also Praying that Such Powers and Priviledges may be given and confered upon the same as are granted to other Towns, And Yo’r Petitioners shall be Most ready to attend Such Directions, with respect to Such Part of the s’d.  Tract as has been formerly reserv’d for the Indians, but for a Long time has been wholly Left, & is now altogether unimprov’d by them, And all other things which this Hon’ble:  Court in their Wisdom & justice Shall See meet to appoint for the Regulation of such Plantation or Town.

     And Yo’r:  Hum’ble:  Petitioners as in Duty Bound Shall Ever Pray &c.

     Gershom Procter
     Sam’ll.  Procter
     John Procter
     Joseph Fletcher
     John Miles
     John Parlin
     Robert Robins
     John Darby
     John Barker
     Sam’l:  Stratton
     Hezekiah Fletcher
     Josiah Whitcomb
     John Buttrick
     Will’m:  Powers
     Jonathan Hubburd
     W’m Keen
     John Heald
     John Bateman
     John Heywood
     Thomas Wheeler
     Sam’ll:  Hartwell, jun’r: 
     Sam’ll:  Jones
     John Miriam

     In the House of Representatives
     June 6:  1711.  Read & Comitted.
          7 ...  Read, &

Ordered that Jo’a.  Tyng Esq’r:  Thom’s:  Howe Esq’r:  & M’r:  John Sternes be a Comittee to view the Land mentioned in the Petition, & Represent the Lines, or Bounds of the severall adjacent Towns bounding on the s’d.  Lands and to have Speciall Regard to the Land granted to the Indians, & to make report of the quantity, & circumstances thereof.

     Sent up for Concurrence.