State of New Hampshire George Jaffrey Esq' personally ap Portsmouth March 21th 1788 Rockingham ss pearing made Solemn Oath that ye above Accompt of land containing fifteen thousand Six hundred ninety four Acres according to the best of his knowlege, he is now possessed of as an Original Proprietor in Mason's Patent. before me Sam" Penhallow Justice Peace [Terms of Compromise with State, June 2, 1788.] [Masonian Papers, Vol. 2, p. 53.] Whereas George Jaffrey Esq' Thomas Martin Esq' Elizabeth Wentworth together with several other Proprietors of Masons Patent by their within Agreement of this date have impowerd us to Settle and Compromise with the State of New Hampshire for the said States claim to any Lands Divided or undivided owned by the said Proprietors within said Patent, Now we hereby ingage that we will not give more than one Shilling Lawful Money Acre or Public Securities equal thereto or if we should be able to make said Compromise by releasing a part of the Land that we will not give or engage any Quantity more than one half part therof Quantity and Quality which are the highest terms the said Proprietors have agreed to make to secure the residue of their property, & we hereby promise as aforesaid that the above mentioned terms in Money or Land is the highest sum we will give said State or their Agents to Obtain a release & discharge for sd States Title & Claim to the Lands aforesaid June 2a 1788 Daniel Rindge [Deed, State to Proprietors, June 18, 1788.] [Masonian Papers, Vol. 2, p. 54.] Know all Men by these Presents that we Thomas Bartlet of Notingham, Archibald McMurphy of Londonderry and Dudley Odlin of Exeter, all in the County of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire Esquires, Agents appointed by the General Court of New Hampshire at their present Sessions to release to the Persons calling themselves the Proprietors of Masons Patent commonly called the Masonian Proprietors, all the Right Title, Claim and Demand which the State of New Hampshire now has, or may have or claim to have, to any and all the Lands lying between the Curve line so Called of Masons Patent claimed by said Proprietors, as the head line of said Patent, and a straight line run as a head line of the same by a Committee appointed by the General Court at their Sessions in January One thousand seven hundred eighty Seven-For and in consideration of Forty Thousand Dollars in Publick Securities of this State and Eight Hundred Dollars in Silver or Gold well and truly secured to be paid by Daniel Rindge Esquire and John Peirce Merchant both of Portsmouth in the County of Rockingham in said State Agents to the said Proprietors, to the Speaker of the House of Representatives for the time being to and for the use of said State of New Hampshire, the Receipt whereof we do hereby in our said Capacity acknowledge and pursuant to the Authority given to us by the General Court do in our said Capacity and in behalf of the said State, Remise, Release, and forever Quit Claim, and convey to George Jaffrey of Portsmouth aforesaid Esquire and his Associates the rest of the said Proprietors called the Masonian Proprietors, their Successors, Heirs, and assigns forever to Enure to them and each of them, according to their several & respective Shares, Interests, and Rights in said Propriety All the Right, Title, Claim and Demand which the said State now has or may or can have, of in and unto any and all the aforesaid Lands lying between the Straight line lately run by the said Committee of the General Court as the head line of Masons Patent and the Curve line aforesaid To have and to hold the said Remised Released and conveyed, Premises to him the said George Jaffrey and the rest of the Masonian Proprietors aforesaid their Successors Heirs and Assigns forever, to be and Enure to them and each of them in manner and form aforesaid, without the Hindrance or Molestation of the State of New Hampshire by virtue of any Act Deed or Conveyance hereafter Done made or Sufferd. In Witness whereof we the said Thomas Bartlet, Archibald McMurphy & Dudley Odlin in our aforesaid Capacity as Agents to the said State Specially appointed for that purpose have hereunto set our hands and Seals the Eighteenth Day of June Anno Domini One thousand Seven hundred Eighty Eight. Signed Sealed & Deliverd in Presence of us John Neal Benja Cragin State of New Hampshire Concord June 18th 1788 Then Thomas Bartlet, Archibald McMurphy and Dudley Odlin Esquires Personally appeared and in their aforesaid capacity acknowledged this Instrument by them respectively signed and sealed to be their free act & deed Before John Neal Jus. Peace Hillsborough ss. Recd 8th May 1792 and recorded vol: 29 page 106 and examined by Strafford Records Recd October 1st 1795— Recorded Lib. 20, Fol 354 Examined by Jona Smith Jr Reg J. P. Gilman Recorder JP Gilman Register [Report of Proprietor's Committee, Sept. 5, 1788.] [Masonian Papers, Vol. 2, p. 55.] Portsmouth February 11th 1788 State of New ) Hampshire At a legal Meeting of the Proprietors of the Lands purchased of John Tufton Mason Esquire Commonly Called Masons Patent held in the State aforesaid Whereas the General Court in behalf of said State has lately laid claim to certain Lands owned by the said Proprietors, between the said Proprietors Curve or head line of their said Patent and a Straight line lately run by order of said Court, and whereas said. Claim may have a tendency to obstruct and hinder the settlement of that part of said Patent, and to create an Expencive litigation & tedious controversy with said State, Now with a View to compromise and finally settle the same in an expeditious manner Voted that Daniel Rindge Esq' & Mr John Peirce be and they are hereby a Committee and appointed by and fully impowerd on the part of said Proprietors, to treat with the General Court aforesaid or any Committee or agents they may appoint respecting the claim of said State, and they the said Daniel & John on the part of said Proprietors are fully impower'd to compromise & settle said Claim with said State or with Agents they may appoint, as aforesaid to any Lands owned by said Proprietors between their said Curve or head Line and the said Straight line, on such terms Conditions and Limitations as said Daniel & John may think for the benefit of said Propri |