of Lunenburg, praying to be set off from said Town of Leominster.  Pass’d in Council, viz In Council December 29th 1749.  Read and Ordered, That the Petitioners serve the Town of Lunenburg, with a Copy of this petition, that they shew Cause, if any they have, on the second Wednesday of the next Sitting of this Court, why the Prayer thereof should not be granted.

     Sent up for Concurrence.

     [Journal of the House of Representatives (page 143), December 29,
     1749.]

John Chandler, Esq; brought down the Petitions of John Whitney, and others of the westerly Part of Groton, and the easterly Part of the Town of Lunenburgh, and Edward Hartwell, Esq; and others of said Town, Pass’d in Council, _-viz._ In Council April 4th 1750. Ordered, That Samuel Watts, James Minot, and John Otis, Esqrs; with such as the honourable House shall join, be a Committee to consider the Petitions above-mentioned, and the several Answers thereto, hear the Parties, and report what they judge proper for the Court to do thereon.

     Sent down for Concurrence.

     Read and concur’d, and Mr. Rice, Capt. Livermore, Col.
     Richards, and Mr. Daniel Pierce, are joined in the Affair.

     [Journal of the House of Representatives (page 214), April 5,
     1750.]

Joseph Wilder, Esq., brought down the Report of a Committee of both Houses, on the Petition of John Whitney, and others, as entred the 30th of November last, and refer’d.  Signed James Minott, per Order.

Pass’d in Council, viz. In Council June 21, 1750.  Read and Voted, That this Report be not accepted, and that the Petition of John Whitney and others therein refer’d to, be accordingly dismiss’d, and that the Petitioners pay the Charge of the Committee.

     Send down for Concurrence.  Read and concur’d.

     [Journal of the House of Representatives (page 41), June 22, 1750.]

A Petition of sundry Inhabitants of the westerly Part of Groton, and the easterly Part of Lunenburg, praying that their Memorial and Report thereon, which was dismiss’d the 22’d of June last, may be revived and reconsidered, for the Reasons mentioned.

Read and Ordered, That Mr. Turner, Mr. Tyng, and Major Jones with such as the honourable Board shall join, be a Committee to take this Petition under Consideration, and report what they judge proper to be done thereon.  Sent up for Concurrence.

     [Journal of the House of Representatives (pages 76, 77), October 3,
     1750.]

John Greenleafe, Esq.; brought down the Petition of sundry Inhabitants of Groton and Lunenburg, as entred the 3d Currant, and referr’d.  Pass’d in Council, viz.  In Council October 3d 1750.  Read and nonconcur’d, and Ordered, That this Petition be dismiss’d.

     Sent down for Concurrence.