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1665.] TOWN RECORDS. 51
unto the fore part of the meetinge house, the sayed
building to be in bredth 20 or 22 foote, and in lenth 16
foote at least ; and the towne engages, and every person
to worke twoe days a man, if need be ;
and there being
appoynted Thomas Fitch, sen., and Mathew Marvin,
sen., to call out so many men as they think fitt
fell and cutt the timber, and allso to summon each to
drawe the saied timber.
Nath. Richards buys the Mill.
At the same meetinge, the Towne doth approve and
consent unto Nath. Richards of his purchasinge and
buyinge of the mill and land, both upland and meadow
of Jonathan Marsh ;
to
the saicd Nath. Richards being to
give and pay unto Jonathan Marsh for the
and all that
sayed mill
belonges unto the sayed mill, with the upland
and meadow, being 6 akers and 2 roodes of upland
lying upon the mill hill, and 3 parcells of meadow,
and called Cranbury swamp, &c.
Henry Whitney's Mill.
At the sayed Meetinge (July 24th, 1665), Henry
Whitney hath agreed and Ingaged with the Towne, to
make, build, and erect a good and sufficient ground
come mill, and that at the mouth of Norwake River
by the falles ; and that upon certain conditions, which
conditions are to be fullie drawn up, by Thomas Fitch,
Leeiftennant Olmsted, Mstr. Fenn, Mr. Whitinge, to
confirme * * * signed by the Towne or thosse they shall
depute their *** which conditions were fully agreed
upon at the sayde * * *betweene the Towne and Henry
Whitney * *
Also at the sayed meetinge the Towne voted and
granted unto the said Henry Whitney a Homelott, con-