1695-06-20We, whose names are underwritten, being chosen and appointed by the selectmen of Beverly to meet with
some gentlemen of Wenham as should be sent by Wenham, selectmen to perambulate on the line and
renew the bounds between the town of Beverly and the town of Wenham, we accordingly attended the
same and met with several gentlemen of Wenham at the place appointed on the 20th day of this instant
June 1695, where after some debate we agreed to go to the bounds at Alford's Hill and mutually renewed
the bound, it being a white oak tree from thence, we went unto the brook running out of the Great Pond at
the easterly side of said pond, formerly a bound between the said towns, which we acknowledged to be
our towns' bound, also until it come to Longham Brook and so taking that brook to the northward of
Longham Bridge at Richard Dodge's the two last bounds, the Wenham men refused to join with us, from
whence we went on the north side of Longham Meadow, to a place where was a bound stake as they said,
but found none, but an old limb which they set up at that time which we did not understand, they then
refused to go with us any further. We went and renewed the white oak at east end of Pleasant Pond called
Manchester bounds also. As witness
William Dodge senr.
Samuel Corning senr.
Edward Dodge
George Hull
Nathaniel Rayment
William Rayment
John Dodge junr.