Report on Public Highway, 1802

Archive

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Groton Public Library

Report on Public Highway, 1802

Name/Title

Report on Public Highway, 1802

Entry/Object ID

2026.014.027

Scope and Content

Petition and report of the Selectmen regarding the a highway from Packer's Ferry to the Post Road, received for record by Amos Gere, Town Clerk, November 8, 1802 "To the Selectmen of the Town of Groton, Gentlemen, We the Subscribers inhabitants of said Groton consider that an open highway beginning at the highway leading from Joseph Packer's ferry to Poquonnock near William Latham Jr.'s house from thence to the Post Road near Mr. Nath. Niles' cart gate at the two oak trees. We conceive that it is highly necessary to have such a way laid out for the benefit of the public as well as for the use of the inhabitants there being much traveling through a very rough and rocky country besides the inconvenience of a number of distinct gates all which help to make the passing more difficult. Therefore pray gentlemen that you would come out and view said way as proposed and if in your opinion you think necessary to grant us relief by carrying out said way as prayed for and your petitioners as in duty bound shall ever pray. Dated Groton, October 7 AD 1802." Signed by George Denison, Simeon Smith, Jabez Smith, Josiah Clark, Denison Smith, Joseph Latham, Giles Brown, Daniel Bill, Jasper Latham, William Latham, Starr Chester, John O. Miner, Nathan Burrows. "In pursuance of the within petition we the subscribers Selectmen of the town of Groton for the time being gave leal notice that we would attend on said business on the fifth day of November. We proceeded to view the proposed way and to hear the inhabitants in the premises and after a full examination of the circumstances are of the opinion that an open highway is necessary for public traveling and have and have proceed to lay out a highway in the following manner..." Signed by the Selectmen of the Town of Groton, Isaac Gallup, Daniel Avery, Nathan Lester, Joseph Packer.

Collection

Lacerte Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2026.014

Source or Donor

James Lacerte

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Report

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Administrative Records

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Road Construction, Post Road, Packer's Ferry, Flanders Road

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1802

Archive Notes

Date(s): 1802