1885-10-27 Perambulation Perambulation of Town Line. Beverly and Danvers.
Agreeably to notice given to the town of Danvers, by the town of Beverly to meet at the
boundary stone on Bridge Street near the house of William Bradstreet on the twenty seventh day of
October A.D. 1885 at two o'clock in the afternoon for the purpose of perambulating the boundary
lines between said towns and renewing the marks ,We, the subscribers, Selectmen of said towns,
have met at the time and place, and for the purpose aforesaid, and make the following return of our
doings, viz..; Beginning at a bound stone marked W. B. situated about two hundred feet easterly
from the dwelling house of William Moulton, thence running south nineteen degrees fifteen minutes
east about thirty four hundred and ninety feet to a stone marked B.D. situated on the southerly side
of the way from Burley to Trask Streets, on land of Alfonso Mason; thence on the same course about
forty two hundred and forty feet to a stone bound marked B. D. situated on the northerly side of
Conant Street about twenty nine feet easterlyof Charles Brown's line; thence running south eleven
degrees thirty minutes west about thirty three hundred and sixty feet to a stone market B .D. situated
on the easterly end of the Hill called" Brown' s Folly" on land now or lately of Benjamin Wilson and
George Roundy; thence on the same course about twenty two hundred and forty feet to a stone mark
B.D. situated on the northerly side of Elliott Street near the dwelling house of Joseph Bushby;
thence running south twenty five degrees fifteen minutes west about twenty nine hundred and thirty
feet, including in said course the stone marked B.D. situated in William Bradstreet's pasture, north
of the wall near high watermark; thence running on the same course to the channel of the river.
In witness whereof we have here unto mutually set our hands this twenty seventh day of
October A.D. 1885.
Freeborn W. Cressy Selectmen Daniel P. Pope Selectmen
Henry W. Foster of Joshua Bragdon of
Isaac Ober Beverly Otis F. Putnam Danvers
A true copy. Attest.
Wm. H. Lovett, Town Clerk