Name/Title
Report on Public Highway, 1803Entry/Object ID
2026.014.028Scope and Content
Report of the Selectmen regarding the a highway from Packer's Ferry to the Post Road, November 12, 1803.
"Agreeable to petition of sundry inhabitants of the town of Groton to have an open road laid out from the Post Road near Mr. John [Hickres?] in Groton to Packer's Ferry. We the subscribers Selectmen of said Groton for the time being proceeded to and did lay out an open road two rods and a half mile wide from our line eastward and assess damages as follows..."
Signed by the Selectmen of the Town of Groton, John Daboll, Joseph Morgan, Roswell Fitch, Ebenezer Morgan.
Damages were awarded to Capt. Edward Packer, Daniel Burrows, George Eldredge, Elam Burrows, Capt. Roswell Fish, Sands Fish, Joseph Park, Samuel Park, Nathaniel Park Jr., Nehemiah Mason, Capt. Nathan Crary and John [Hickres?].Collection
Lacerte CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2026.014Source or Donor
James LacerteAcquisition Method
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Road Construction, Post Road, Packer's FerryArchive Details
Date(s) of Creation
1803Archive Notes
Date(s): 1803