1851-12-11 PerambulationBeverly and Wenham
We the subscribers, Selectmen of the towns of Wenham and Beverly, in the County of Essex,
have this day met together and perambulated the line and renewed the boundary marks between said
towns, beginning at a stone set in the ground by a wall between the land of John Baker’s heirs and
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Paul Porter’s, marked W. B. D.; thence on a straight course South 71 30' East to a stone set in the
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ground in said Porter’s orchard marked W. B.; thence South 80 30' East to a stone set in the ground
called Alfred’s stone, in the land of Charles Brown marked W. B.; thence to a stone set in the ground
on the westerly side of the county road opposite the wall between the lands formerly of John and
Charles Dodge, marked W. B.; thence to a stone marked W. B. set in the ground in the land of the
heirs of Jacob Dodge; thence to a stone set on the south side of the highway by the wall of Richard
Dodge, a few rods easterly of said Dodge’s house, marked WB; thence to a stone set in the ground
marked W. B. near Larcom’s corner; thence to a stone set in the ground the east side of Longham
Meadow, marked W. B.; thence to a stone set in the ground the south side of the road against land
of Peter Corning, marked W. B.; thence to a stone set in the ground the easterly side of Raccoon
Marsh, so-called, marked W. B.; thence to a stone set in the ground by the wall of George Standley,
marked W. B.; thence running northerly to a stone set in the ground on Gravelly Ridge, marked W.
B; thence more easterly to a stone set in the ground at the corner in Preston’s field marked W. B;
thence in a straight line from Preston’s corner to a stone set in the ground marked W. B. M. which
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is the bounds between Beverly, Wenham and Manchester. Witness our hands his 11 day of
December 1851.
Wm. H. LovettSelectmenRufus A. DodgeSelectmen
Joseph E. OberofAugustus Dodgeof
Haskett D. WhitneyBeverlyWenham
A true record, Attest, John I. Baker, Town Clerk.