Name/Title
Agreement re. Groton Pine Swamp, 1787Entry/Object ID
2026.014.016Scope and Content
Agreement regarding the division of the Pine Swamp in Groton between residents of the towns of Groton and New London, August 20, 1787. Received for record by Christopher Eldredge, Groton Town Clerk, November 12, 1787.
"This Agreement of Partition made, concluded and indented at New London this 20th day of August AD 1787 by and between Griswold Avery, Thomas Harding, Jeremiah Gates Brainard all of said New London on behalf of themselves and the rest of the inhabitants of said Town on the one part, and Stephen Billings and Vine Stoddard both of Groton on behalf of themselves and the rest of the inhabitants of said last mentioned town on the other part, Witnesseth that whereas formerly when the said town of New London were only one town corporate by the name of New London a certain pine swamp lying in that part of said ancient town which has since been set off and incorporated into a town distinct by the said name of Groton was by the inhabitants of said ancient town sequestered and set apart as a Town Common forever and whereas in February 1705 before the division of said ancient town the inhabitants thereof voted that in case the inhabitants of the East Side of the river should afterwards be set off and incorporated into a distinct town, yet the inhabitants of the West Side should still hold their proportion of said swamp which should forever remain the common or joint property of both towns which vote was afterwards confirmed by the General Assembly in the Charter of Incorporation of said Town of Groton which swamp has continued the common or joint property in equal undivided [?] ever since and also whereas the inhabitants of said town have mutually chosen a committee for the purpose of making an equal and just division of said swamp between said towns and given them instructions or powers for that business, this we the said Griswold, Thomas and Jeremiah, being the committee chosen by the said town of New London, and Stephen and Vine being the committee chosen by said town of Groton to make said partition have proceeded to divide the same in manner following..."
Signed by Joseph Fellows, Lucretia Gardiner, Griswold Avery, Thomas Harding, Jeremiah BrainardCollection
Lacerte CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2026.014Source or Donor
James LacerteAcquisition Method
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Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Pine SwampArchive Details
Date(s) of Creation
1787Archive Notes
Date(s): 1787
