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HISTORY OF AMESBURY. 95<br />

Mr. Goodwin to keep a ferry near the mouth <strong>of</strong> the "Powows<br />

river," and petitioned the General Court this year for a hearing,<br />

which was granted, and, it appearing that he was efficient and<br />

had kept his bridge in good repair, tending faithfully to his<br />

duties, it was decided that "he ought to have his covenant<br />

made good according to Salisbury Court order 9th 3 mo 1650."<br />

So Mr. Carr was given full control <strong>of</strong> the ferries.<br />

1670.<br />

At a meeting held April 18th, the town voted that they would<br />

have but three prudential men, virtually dismissing those chosen<br />

March 10th, and proceeded to choose Thomas Barnard, sen.,<br />

Richard Currier and Ge<strong>org</strong>e Carr, jr.<br />

William Carr was made a townsman at this meeting.<br />

This year the road from the landing at the Ferry was laid<br />

out, as the following will show :<br />

—<br />

" We whose names are under written being chosen to lay out<br />

y e highway to y e Ferry place in <strong>Amesbury</strong>, do hereby these<br />

presents manifest that we have layed it out in manner as fol-<br />

loweth : At<br />

y e water side next Merrimack River over against<br />

Newbury Landing place from Mr Goodings bound tree to a<br />

white oak stump about nine or ten rods and so runeing up y e<br />

hill on y e lower side to a walnut tree marked with A over<br />

against a small white oak marked with an A about four rods<br />

wide ranging up y e hill between two small black oaks marked<br />

about four rods apart and so upward to a great rock on y e<br />

lower side in Bailey's hill two rods wide & so to y e town ward<br />

two rod wide through y e land <strong>of</strong> y e<br />

s d Bayley being one hun-<br />

dred and ten rods & one half in length so through y e land <strong>of</strong><br />

John Weeds between two great rocks about fifty three rods &<br />

half in length two rod wide and so to y e land <strong>of</strong> Goodman<br />

Haddens next ye street as witness our hands the 17th 1670.<br />

Willi Chandler,<br />

Nathaniel Clark."<br />

The marks <strong>of</strong> this old road over Bailey's hill are still visible,<br />

and there are partial remains <strong>of</strong> two cellars yet to be seen.<br />

The termination <strong>of</strong> this road was in Jarret Haddon's land at<br />

the Country road (now Haverhill road) recently owned by the

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