Act to Incorporate Lincoln

To the Honorable the Senate & House of Representatives of the State of Maine in legislature assembled,

The individual Inhabitants of th river townships numbered two and three in the County of Penobscot, North of the Bing-hous(ham) Purchase, respectfully represent that they suffer many & great inconveniences arising from a want of the power to raise money for the support of schools, repairs of roads, and other purposes, incident to incorporated towns; that the village of Mattanawisok is situated on the line between said townships, where all the roads leading through them center. They herefore pray that the said Townships, and the half-township granted by the legislature of Massachusetts to Joseph E. Foxcroft-esquire, with the inhabitants thereof, may be incorporated into a town by the name of Lima.

Oct 18, 1828                                                                                                              

                                                                                                                        Ira Fish No. 2

                                                                                                                        Stephen Chase No. 3

William T. Roberts No. 2                      (Hameriah) Edwards for No. 2         Benj Hammon No. 3

                                                            Winthrop Frost No. 2

Jeremiah Jameson No. 2                      Richard Daves No. 2                          Zadeck Gates No. 3

                                                            William (Jipon?) No. 2                        (A/Pdde?) C. Chamberlain No. 3

Henry Frost No. 3                              

William (Utley?) No. 2                       Heyehiah (Lumlsend?) No. 2              Simon Loveitt No. 3

Benj Osborne No.2                             James Cumming No. 2                        Humphrey Merrill No. 3

Thomas S. (Halbert?)No 2                  (Edward?) Davies No. 2                     Ravon Woodbury No. 3

(Otmount?) Truworthy No. 2.            Jonathan (Clay?) No. 2

Penuel Chamberlain No. 2                  (Morley?) Waymouth No. 2                Wm Wymans No. 3

Daniel Forbes No. 2                            William Lovejoy No. 2                       William (Poa?lor) No. 3

William Barnes No. 3                          Teral Heale                                          Thomas (Peaflor?) No. 3

Daniel ( Sinbner?) No 3

Isaac Hobbs No. 3                              Chesley Hayes No. 2                          Alfred Gates No. 3

(Gagol?) Stinchfield No 2                 

(Windborn) Pinkham No. 2                Isaac Pinkham No 2                            Solon Gates No. 3

Benj A. Chesley No. 3                        Henry (Rais?ell) No. 2                        Samuel (Rollins) No. 2

                                                            James (Hirntrl?) No. 3             Ezra (Myneck?)

Benja Chesley JR No. 3                      (Se h?) Ewing No. 2                           Jacob (Nanonson?) No. 2

Hiram Willey No. 2                             (Le/iarnard)(Hopkins?) No. 2             James Pinkham

                                                                                                                        Casey Hopkins No. 3

                                                                                                                        Erastus Adams No. 2

                                                                                                                        Saml Wiggins No. 2

            Ira  Fish and 54 others                                                                        Levi Lenthery No. 2

House of Representatives

Jany 13^th 1829

Read and referred to the Committee on Incorporation

of towns Pend up for concurrance

Geo; Evans Speaker

In Senate Janj 14^th 1829

Read and concurred

Nathan Cutter Pres.

  At a meeting of the Petitioners for the incor-

poration of th Township including-

River Townships Number two & three

& the half Township granted Joseph E.

Foxcroft Esqr which was duly notified

& held this 27^th day of December 1828

present 34----

made choice of Ira Fish for Moderator

made choice of Stephen Chase for Clerk

on motion for each one to fitch in the

name he should prefer forth Town

on a ballot they ere counted & found

to be unanimous for the name of ---

Lincoln---

                        Ira Fish moderator

                        Stephen Chase Clerk

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