That the whole tract of Land thay pray may be Taken Out of groton Contains about Six or Seven Thousand Acres, (the Quantity and Situation may be Seen on y’e. plan herewith And but Ab’t. four Or five hundred Acres thereof Owned by the Petit’rs. and but very Small Improvements On that.  Under all w’ch.  Circumstances wee Humbly conceive it unreasonable for them to desire thus to Harrase and perplex us.  Nor is it by Any means for the Accomodation of Dunstable thus to Joyn who have land of their Own Sufficient and none to Spare without prejudicing their begun Settlement Wherefore we most Humbly pray Y’or.  Excellency & Hon’rs. to compassionate Our Circumstances and that thay may not be set off and as in Duly bound &c

Benj’a.  Parker          John Woods
Josiah Sartell          Samuel Shattuck iu
Joseph Spoaldeng        James Larwance
Juner                 Jonathan Shattuck
Nath’ll.  Parker         James Shattuck
Jacob Lakin             John Chambrlen
Thomas Fisk             John Cumings
Isaac Lakin             Henery Jefes
John Shattuck           David Shattuck
John Scott              Seth Phillips
Benj’n.  Robines         Samuel Wright
Isaac Woods             John Swallow
Enoch larwance          William Spoalding
John Blood              Jonathan Woods
James Green             Wiliam Cumings
Joseph Blood            Nathaniel Lawrence iu

   [Massachusetts Archives, cxiv, 282-284.]

Wee the Sub’rs:  Inhab’ts:  of y’e Town of Dunstable & Resident in that part of it Called Nissitisitt Do hereby authorize and Fully Impower Abraham Taylor Jun’r. and Peter Power to Represent to Gen’ll.  Court our unwillingness that any Part of Dunstable should [be] sett off to Groton to make a Township or Parish and to Shew forth our Earness Desire that a Township be maide intirely out out [sic] off Dunstable Land, Extending Six mils North from Groton Line which will Bring the on the Line on y’e Brake of Land and Just Include the Present Setlers:  or otherwise As y’e Ho’ll.  Commitee Reported and Agreeable to the tenour thereoff as The Hon’rd Court shall see meet and as Duly bound &c

     Tho’s:  Dinmore, and 20 others.

     Dunstable Dece’r; y’e 21’st; 1739

     These may sertifie to y’e Hon’rd.  Court that there is Nomber of
     Eleven more y’t has not signed this Nor y’e Petetion of Richard
     Worner & others, that is now setled and About to setle

     [Massachusetts Archives, cxiv, 277.]

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TUBEROSES.

By LAURA GARLAND CARR.

  In misty greenhouse aisles or garden walks,
    In crowded halls or in the lonely room,
  Where fair tuberoses, from their slender stalks,
    Lade all the air with heavy, rich perfume,
  My heart grows sick; my spirits sink like lead,—­
    The scene before me slips and fades away: 
  A small, still room uprising in its stead,