ee Rods to a Heap of Stones the Southeast
Corner of _Becket_; then running West two Degrees South in said
_Becket_ South Line four Hundred and twenty-six Rods to the
Northeast Corner of a Grant of Land called _Belcher's_ Grant; then
running South in the East Line of said _Belchers_ Grant two Hundred
and sixteen Rods to a small Maple Tree marked T.R. which is the
Northwest Corner of a Grant of Land called _Rand's_ Grant; then
running East in the North Line of said _Rand's_ Grant two Hundred
and fifty Rods to a Hemlock Pole and Stones laid round it, which is
the Northeast Corner of said _Rand's_ Grant; then running South in
the East Line of said _Rand's_ Grant three Hundred and thirty-one
Rods to a Hemlock Tree marked and Stones laid round it, which is
the Southeast Corner of said _Rand's_ Grant; then running West in
the South Line of said _Rand's_ Grant two Hundred and fifty Rods to
a Beach Pole marked T.R. the Southwest Corner of said _Rand's_
Grant; then running North in the West Line of said _Rand's_ Grant
eighty-three Rods to the Southeast Corner of said _Belcher's_
Grant; then running West bounding North three Hundred and
forty-eight on said _Belcher's_ Grant and four Hundred and
fifty-three Rods on a Grant called _Chandler's_ Grant, then running
North on the West Line of said _Chandler's_ Grant four Hundred and
sixty to said _Becket's_ South Line; then running West in said
_Becket_ South Line twenty Rods to a Stake and Stones the North
West Corner of additional Lands belonging to the Four _Housatonick_
Townships; then running South two Degrees West one Thousand four
Hundred and eighty-eight Rods in the East Line of said additional
Lands to the Place where the said East Line crosses said
_Farmington_ River; then Southerly or down Stream three Hundred and
thirty Rods to the first Bounds, bounding Westerly on said River,
be accepted, and is hereby accepted and confirmed unto the
Proprietors of _Groton_ aforesaid, their Heirs and Assigns forever.
_Provided_ the same doth not exceed the Quantity aforementioned,
nor interfere with any former Grant.

Sent up for Concurrence.

[Journal of the House of Representatives (pages 182, 183). April
24, 1772.]

I am unable to say how or when this territory was disposed of by the
proprietors. Seven or eight