Name/Title
Survey of the Groton-Preston Town Line, 1738Entry/Object ID
2026.014.084Scope and Content
Survey of the Groton-Preston Town Line, April 1738. Received for record by Groton Town Clerk Christopher Avery, January 14, 1739.
"April 28th 1738, We the subscribers being appointed by the Selectmen of Groton and the Selectmen of Preston to perambulate the line between said towns of Groton and Preston have proceeded as followeth Beginning at a white oak tree near Mr. Thomas Roger's dwelling house which is the southwest corner of said Preston and the side [?] of said Groton and from thence eastwardly by a range of monuments renewing the same till come to a black oak tree on the brow of a hill marked P on the north side and a rock adjoining to it marked P and a heap of stones about it about half a mile eastwardly from Robert Parke's dwelling house as witness our hands. Ebenezer Witter, Moses Gere, Christopher Avery, John Dean."Collection
Lacerte CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2026.014Source or Donor
James LacerteAcquisition Method
GiftLexicon
Search Terms
Road Construction, LedyardArchive Details
Date(s) of Creation
1738Archive Notes
Date(s) Created: 1738-1739
