Name/Title
Petition for Public Road, 1824Entry/Object ID
2026.014.046Scope and Content
Petition for a public road from the Groton ferry to the house of Elijah Bailey, April 1824
"To the gentlemen Selectmen of the town of Groton your petitioners beg your attention to point out and establish the bounds of the road on the ferry bank from Elijah Bailey's house to the ferry spring as they can't be asserted by your petitioners and move any obstacles in your opinion may be an obstruction in the road and your petitioners duty bound to pray - "
Signed by Elijah Bailey, Nicholas S. Lester, Edwin Chester, Christopher White, John Avery, James Mitchell and John Hudson.Collection
Lacerte CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2026.014Source or Donor
James LacerteAcquisition Method
GiftLexicon
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Road Construction, Groton Bank, Groton FerryArchive Details
Date(s) of Creation
1824Archive Notes
Date(s): 1824