JOHN AMES S ESTATE. 91 



JOHN AMES'S ESTATE. 



The following extract is taken from the printed " Journal 

 Of the Honorable House of Representatives, Of His Majesty's 

 Province of Massachusetts-Bay," under date of March 6, 



1745: — 



A Petition of Elizabeth Ames of Groton, Administratrix to the estate 

 of ^yohn Ames late of said Groton, deceased, shewing her late Husband 

 became bound to convey a Tract of Land therein mentioned to Caleb 

 Trowbridge of said Groton, but neglected to do it in his Life time, 

 praying she may be enabled to execute the Deed, for the Reasons 

 mentioned. 



Read and Ordered, That the Prayer of the Petition be granted, and 

 that the said Elizabeth Ames be and hereby is impowred to make a 

 Conveyance of the Lands mentioned in said Petition and Bond, and 

 that such Conveyance shall be deemed as good and valid in law to all 

 Intents and Purposes as if the same had been made by her late 

 Husband Johti Ames in his Life time (p. 197). 



Elizabeth Ames, the petitioner, was the widow of John 

 Ames, who died on July 30, 1743; and he was the son cf 

 John Ames who was killed by the Indians on July 9, 1724. 



Sept. 8, 1903. 

 Hon. Samuel A. Green, 



Mass. Historical Society, 

 Boston, Mass. 



Dear Sir, — Having in mind our conversation in regard to an in- 

 cident in my early life which does not appear to me to have value, 

 but which to you appears otherwise, I make a statement in writing of 

 the principal facts to which that conversation related 



My first visit to Boston was made from the town of Lunenburg, in 

 the year 1828-1829-1830. My memory does not enable me to 

 make a more specific statement. My father came to Boston with a 

 one horse wagon load of poultry, chiefly chickens and he gave me 

 the opportunity to see the city when it contained about 40,000 

 inhabitants. 



