Lot 154
Nine Early Northfield, Massachusetts Documents. Nine early Northfield documents, one of them written before Oct 8, 1672, five dated 1716-1719, two from 1723, the year the town was incorporated, and one from 1733/34. The earliest concerns "a petition for a plantation at Squakheege," which was granted after 20 families appeared and gave their names to Major Pynchon; notation on verso dated Oct. 8, 1672, "A grant of Village at a Place called Squakheege now Northfield.…" A 1716 document concerns a meeting to "apportion the common fence about the Great Meadow in the Town, setting out to each man one rod and half…"; the men's names are listed and the committee is composed of Samuel Partridge, John Stoddard and Henry Dwight. Another 1716 document concerns building a house for a minister; a 1719 one gives Mayor Stoddard more land; a 1723 document names the three men appointed to measure the Great Meadow and to lay out every man's fence according to the amount of land he possesses. Also, a 1734 order in the name of George II to choose town officers. Condition ranges from Good to Fine. (9 items).
Estimated Value $600 - 800.
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