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of the town of Rumford, to prefer a petition to the Gen- 

 eral Court, that they would use their interest with his 

 majesty, that said Inhabitants may be quieted in their 

 possessions and remain under the jurisdiction of the 

 Massachusetts Bay or for any other thing that they may 

 thought proper or convenient. 



At a meeting of the Inhabitants and Freeholders of the 

 town of Rumford, being legally warned and assembled 

 the twenty-sixth day of September, 1740. 



Capt. Ebenezer Eastman was chosen Moderator of this 

 present meeting. 



This Town being informed that by the determination 

 of his Majesty in council, respecting the controverted 

 bounds between the province of Massachusetts Bay and 

 New Hampshire, they are excluded from the Province of 

 the Massachusetts Bay to which they always supposed 

 themselves to belong, therefore unanimously voted, That 

 a Petition be preferred, to the King's most excellent Maj- 

 esty, setting forth our distressed estate and praying we 

 may be annexed to the said Massachusetts Province. 



Voted, That Thomas Hutchinson, Esq., be impowered 

 to present the said Petition to his Majesty and to appear 

 and fully to act for and in behalf of this town respecting 

 the subject matter of s^id Petition, according to his best 

 discretion. 



Voted, That Benjamin Rolfe, Esq., Town Clerk, be 

 desired and impowered in the name and behalf of this 

 Town to sign the said Petition. 



Voted, That Benjamin Rolfe, Esq., be desired and im- 

 powered to nominate or make choice of a suitable person 

 to present the said petition to his Majesty and to appear 

 and fully to act for and in behalf of this Town, respecting 

 the subject matter of said Petition according to his best 

 discretion. In case Thomas Hutchinson, Esq., shall re- 

 fuse the said service or otherwise be prevented doing the 

 same. [Page 78 and 79 of Records. 



Notice is here given to the Freeholders and other In- 

 habitants of the Town of Rumford that have an estate or 

 freehold in laud within this Province or Territory, of 



