. The history of Hillsborough, New Hampshire, 1735-1921 . STEEL BRIDGE, HE>:NIKEE Photograpli by Manahan. XORTH BRANCH, CONTOOCOOK RIVER. GRANT OF THE TOWNSHIP. 33 the name of Tyng Township. Another township on the east sidewas granted to Lovewells men under the title of LovewellsTown. The first grant is now included in the City of Man-chester, and the second in the Town of Pembroke. On the west side of the Merrimack the lower province wasmore ambitious, as she was supposed and had need to be. Inthis direction she caused to be mapped out two tiers of townsbetween the above-named rive
. The history of Hillsborough, New Hampshire, 1735-1921 . STEEL BRIDGE, HE>:NIKEE Photograpli by Manahan. XORTH BRANCH, CONTOOCOOK RIVER. GRANT OF THE TOWNSHIP. 33 the name of Tyng Township. Another township on the east sidewas granted to Lovewells men under the title of LovewellsTown. The first grant is now included in the City of Man-chester, and the second in the Town of Pembroke. On the west side of the Merrimack the lower province wasmore ambitious, as she was supposed and had need to be. Inthis direction she caused to be mapped out two tiers of townsbetween the above-named river and the Connecticut, the northernline running from Penacook, now Concord, to the Great Fallsof the last river, and now known as Bellows Falls. This band ofwild country was twelve miles in width, the townships being eachsix miles square. The names and dates of the grants of thelower section is as follows: Bow, May 10, 1727 ; Amherst, as Narrag-ansett, No. 3, December 18,1728; Boscawen, as Contoocook, Dec. 8, 1732; Goffstown, as Narrag-an-sett. No. 4, Feb. 9, 1733-4; Bedford, as Narraga
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