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to me that we must look to them for a description of the lands 

 intended to be included in the grant. 



In the resolve of March 22, 1786, the following description 

 appears, and is made up from the Putnam plan; "Northerly on 

 Eggamogan Reach, which separates Deer Island from T. No. 4. 

 lying between Penobscot River and the Indian River : Begin- 

 ning at Hardy's Point, at the north end of the said island ; from 

 thence running Southeasterly by several headlands to Camp- 

 bell's Point ; from thence Southwesterly to the Northwest point 

 of Campbell's Island ; thence by the Westerly and Southwest 

 shore of Campbell's Island to the South extreme of the same ; 

 from thence Easterly, passing on the Southerly side of Island 

 B ; as marked in said plan, to Northeast point of Stinson's 

 Neck; from that Southerly, touching the extreme headlands of 

 Stinson's Neck, to the most Southerly point thereof ; from 

 thence Southwesterly to the East point of Baviges Neck; from 

 thence Southerly to the Southeast point of Deer Island ; from 

 thence Southwesterly and Westerly touching the extreme head- 

 lands of Deer Island to a point thereof opposite Crotch Island 

 by Deer Island Thorofare; from thence Northwesterly to the 

 West point of Deer Island near Southwest Harbor ; from thence 

 Northerly touching the extreme of Sheep Island to Donham's 

 Point or Ragged Head ; from thence Northeasterly touching 

 the East extreme of Carnne Island to Hardy's Point aforesaid 

 which description includes Deer Island proper, Greenlaw Neck, 

 Stinson's Neck, Naviges Neck, and Sheep Island which lies 

 near the west shore of Deer Island." 



It will be seen that this description not only designates these 

 two islands by name, but commencing at Hardy's Point on the 

 Northwest corner of said island, goes completely around these 

 two islands from headland to headland, signifying the intention 

 of not only including in the grant those two islands as desig- 

 nated on the plan, but everything lying within these lines run- 

 ning from headland to headland. 



This would include a great many small islands lying in and 

 about Deer Island within the headlands, that otherwise did not 

 appear to have ever been granted by the State, about which 

 there has been more or less controversy. I have accordingly en- 

 tered these islands on my index cards as "included in Grant of 

 Deer Isle," — there are numerous small islets and ledges close 



