The history of Haverhill, Massachusetts : from its first settlement, in 1640, to the year 1860 . peful prospect of a speedy settlementof the Line, the Governor should be directed to issue a Proclamation,directing the inhabitants of both provinces to forbear molesting each otherfor the present year. In this recommendation the House concurred, but the Council refusedto do so, and Voted, that inasmuch as there are Courts of Justice established byLaw before whom affairs of that nature are properly cognizable, the Peti-tion be dismissed. ® The fifth division lots were all bounded on the west by the
The history of Haverhill, Massachusetts : from its first settlement, in 1640, to the year 1860 . peful prospect of a speedy settlementof the Line, the Governor should be directed to issue a Proclamation,directing the inhabitants of both provinces to forbear molesting each otherfor the present year. In this recommendation the House concurred, but the Council refusedto do so, and Voted, that inasmuch as there are Courts of Justice established byLaw before whom affairs of that nature are properly cognizable, the Peti-tion be dismissed. ® The fifth division lots were all bounded on the west by the west line of the town. 292 HISTORY OF HAVERHILL Shortly after, commissioners of the two provinces met at Newlbury, andattempted to settle the troublesome dispute, but without success. Uponthis, the Xew Hampshire commissioners appointed John Eindge, a mer-chant of Portsmouth, as agent, to present a petition to the King.^-^ Theydetermined to treat no more with Massachusetts. ] The following plan, or map, is a reduced copy of the one accompanyingthe petition of Eindge to_the King and After many delays, a royal order was issued, referring the matter to aboard of commissioners. These commissioners were all such as the NewHampshire agent proposed, five councellors from each of the governmentsof New York, Ehode-Island, & Nova Scotia, With the two former gov-ernments, Massachusetts was then in controversy about lines. The latter,it was said, was disafiected to charter governments. Connecticut, proposedby Massachusetts, was rejected because of a bias from their trade, religion,&c., which New Hampshire was afraid The time .and place for the meeting of the commission, was August10th, at Hampton. J The Assembly of New Hampshire met on the 4th of o October 31, 1731, the House of Representatives of New Hampshire confirmed the appointment ofRindge. t Hutchinson. t At a meeting held May 17, this town chose a Committee, consisting of Colonel Richard Saltonstall,Mr. Richard Hazz
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