nformation of the Inhabitants of Groton, Nashoba &
others of the Neighbouring Towns, referring to the Line that has
been between Groton & Nashoba & seen several Records, out of Groton
Town Book, & considered other Writings, that belong to Groton &
Nashoba, & We have considered all, & We have run the Line (Which we
account is the old Line between Groton & Nashoba;) We began next
Chelmsford Line, at a Heap of Stones, where, We were informed, that
there had been a great Pine Tree, the Northeast Corner of Nashoba,
and run Westerly by many old mark'd Trees, to a Pine Tree standing
on the Southerly End of Brown Hill mark'd N and those marked Trees
had been many times marked or renewed, tho they do not stand in a
direct or strait Line to said Pine Tree on said Brown Hill; And
then from said Brown Hill we turned a little to the East of the
South, & run to a white Oak being an old Mark, & so from said Oak
to a Pitch Pine by a Meadow, being an other old Mark; & the same
Line extended to a white Oak near the North east Corner of Stow:
And this is all, as we were informed, that Groton & Nashoba joins
together: Notwithstanding the Committees Opinion is, that Groton
Men be continued in their honest Rights, tho they fall within the
Bounds of Nashoba; And We have laid out to the Descendants of the
Indians Five hundred Acres at the South east Corner of the
Plantation of Nashoba; East side, Three hundred Poles long, West
side three hundred Poles, South & North ends, Two hundred & eighty
Poles broad; A large white Oak marked at the North west Corner, &
many Line Trees we marked at the West side & North End, & it takes
in Part of two Ponds.

Dated Decem'r 14. 1714.

HOPESTILL BROWN
TIMOTHY WILY
JOSEPH BURNAP

Consented to
J Dudley.

The incorporation of Nashobah on November 2, 1714, settled many of the
disputes connected with the lands; but on December 3 of the next year,
the name was changed from Nashobah to Littleton. As already stated, the
plan of the original Groton grant had never been returned by the
proprietors to the General Court for confirmation, and this neglect had
acted to their prejudice. After Littleton had been set off, the town of
Groton undertook to repair the injury and make up the loss. John Shepley
and John Ames were appointed agents to bring about the necessary
co