. A narrative history of the town of Cohasset, Massachusetts . six years later when this precinct gathereditself for a final determined wrench from Hingham. Theaccompanying petition* for a precinct meeting was dili-gently circulated, and the sixty-four autograph signatureswere secured. Several other towns in the province of Massachusettshad already been divided to accommodate the growth ofenterprising precincts. Accordingly, on January 25, 1768,at our precinct meeting it was voted to petition Hinghamand the General Court for a district charter, to be in-vested with all the Libertys and Privile
. A narrative history of the town of Cohasset, Massachusetts . six years later when this precinct gathereditself for a final determined wrench from Hingham. Theaccompanying petition* for a precinct meeting was dili-gently circulated, and the sixty-four autograph signatureswere secured. Several other towns in the province of Massachusettshad already been divided to accommodate the growth ofenterprising precincts. Accordingly, on January 25, 1768,at our precinct meeting it was voted to petition Hinghamand the General Court for a district charter, to be in-vested with all the Libertys and Privileges of a Town, thatof sending a Representative to the General Court onlyexcepted, and that they have the liberty of joining withye Town of Hingham in the choice of a Representativefrom time to time. * This interesting document was preserved by the care of Elisha Doane. 202 HISTORY OF COHASSET. #> JZ> (*j* £$£ ^ncr^ tflf^Qcla* t*A ^v/t<r& / QtK^x^ <*^frrf~6£3iy, ^~z&^ &tnJ% (m*xXZi* ^Szmfti^-j&i ^st-rncer/.. (Junes fai
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