Collections of the New Hampshire Historical Society Volume 11 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1915 edition. Excerpt: ... the treaty, we have from 40 to 60 thousand acres of land more than we ever thought of claiming; and Gen. Young and Mr. Hillard, who left us when we were running the north line, and went on to it and examined the land, waters, &c, say much of it is excellent land. Considering this information of importance, I have thought it my duty thus early to apprize the commissioners of the fact, that they may communicate it to the Executive. I find some difficulty in finding good hands, in this busy time of harvesting, to go out with me, but hope to be able to set out on Wednesday next to complete the survey of the rivers. I am respectfully, your ob't servant, Eph. H. Mahurin. Gen. Joseph Low. P. S. Magalloway river is the main branch of the Androscoggin river. DEPOSITIONS Deposition of Ephraim H. Mahurin I Eph. H. Mahurin, of Columbia, Coos county, N. H., depose and say that in August last past I was employed by Gen. Jos. Low and others, the Indian Stream commissioners, as a surveyor to examine and survey the sources of the several branches of Connecticut river, and the heights of land adjacent, as set forth in the survey of the state's commissioners in the year 1789. That, accompanied by Gen. Ira Young, James M. Hilliard, and others, as packmen, &c, I proceeded to Lake Connecticut, and from thence to the Second lake, so called, which we explored, and the various small streams leading into it; from thence we crossed the highlands to the easterly line of the state of New Hampshire, which line we followed, crossing many small streams running eastwardly into Magalloway river, which is a large branch of Androscoggin river, until we reached the northeasterly corner, which we found to agree with Col. Jeremiah Eames's journal of the survey in 1789, being...