ch, together with whatsoever is
delineated on said Plan, was taken by an actual Survey, agreeably
to a resolve of the General Court, passed June 25, 1794, & under
the Inspection of the Selectmen & Committee's from the respective
towns, appointed for that purpose in the month of Sept'r. 1794.

By OLIVER PRESCOTT, Ju'r. Surveyor.

The reputed distance of Groton from Cambridge [the shire-town] is
Thirty two Miles, & from Boston Thirty five miles; The River Nashua
is from 8 to 10 rods in width. The River Squannacoock 4 or 5 rods
in width. In Groton are twenty natural Ponds, six of which are
delineated on the Plan, by actual Survey. Several of the other
Ponds are in size, nearly equal to those on the plan, & may in the
whole contain about two Thousand Acres. There are no Mines in said
Town, except one of Iron Ore, nearly exhausted. Every other Matter
directed to be delineated, described or specifyed, may be found on
the Plan.

SAM'll LAWRENCE }
ZACH'h FITCH } Committee.
OLIVER PRESCOTT Ju'r.}

The reputed distance of Pepperrell from Cambridge is thirty seven
miles; from Boston forty Miles.

The River Nissitisset is about four Rods in width.

The reputed distance of Shirley from Cambridge is thirty five
Miles; & from Boston thirty Eight Miles.

Catacoonamug & Mulpus Brooks are from one to two Rods in width. The
Plan contains every thing relative to the two last mentioned Towns
necessary to be described.

OLIVER PRESCOTT, Ju'r.

What is enclosed in this Blue line, contains about the quantity of
Land set off from Groton to Dunstable, by Act of the General Court,
passed February 25, 1793. As by said Act, the petitioners and their
Farms were set off, without specifying particular bounds, Accuracy
cannot be obtained, with respect to this Line, without very great
expence and Trouble.

By an act passed February 6, 1798, a considerable portion of territory
lying on the easterly side of the Nashua river, in the south-west corner
of Groton, was annexed to Shirley. This tract continued to form a part
of Shirley until the incorporation of Ayer, on February 14, 1871, when
its political condition was again changed, and its government
transferred to the new town. The act authorizing the annexation is as
follows,--and I give it entire in order to show th