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Hathaway, Thomas, fl. 1717-1726 [Report of a meeting held at the town house].

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02924.045 Author/Creator: Hathaway, Thomas, fl. 1717-1726 Place Written: Dartmouth Township, Massachusetts Type: Document signed Date: November 1726 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Order a Copy

George Badcock and Henry Tucker have asked the township's permission to build a grist mill. After examining the records of the township and on consultation with Benjamin Hammond's survey, it is determined that title to the land is clear. Attested as a true copy signed as Clerk of the Township of Dartmouth.

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