This Bill having been read thru several times in the House of Representatives — Passed to be enacted. It does not appear how this tract acquired the name of " Hartwell's Farm " or " Meadows," although it is signi- ficant that in laying it out Edward Hartwell as " Chain- man " assisted Jonas Houghton the surveyor. Rattlesnakes are rare, but black snakes and the common striped snake are found. The inhabitants promptly called upon the Province for soldiers, and although a small guard was sent there, great difficulty was experienced in securing a number that could be in any degree efficient. Since writing the above the following items have been found. Test our hands, Ezra Houghton. A few months later Mr. The majority of the purchasers of the tract referred to above were of Lancaster; the two Willard Brothers, their brother-in-law, Cyprian Stevens, and Joseph Rowlandson, the minister of the town, with others of less prominence; and these purchasers in a general way explored their purchase, noted its streams and ponds, its hills and valleys, following, it may be, the trails of the Indians as well as the " path " now somewhat worn and well-defined by the travel between the Bay settlement and the interior. Allen formerly granted Allen. I would go here again...
