The Town of Groton Duely Assembled and Taking into Consideration
y'e Reasonableness of said Petition have Voted their Willingness,
That the prayer of y'e Petition be Granted as per their Vote
herewith humbly presented appears, with this alteration namely That
they Include the River (viz't Nashua River) over w'ch is a Bridge,
built Intirely to accommodate said Petitioners heretofore, & your
Respondents therefore apprehend it is but Just & Reasonable the
same should for the future be by them maintain'd if they are Set of
from us.

Your Respondents Pursuant to y'e Vote Aforesaid, humbly move to
your Excellency & Hon'rs That no more of Dunstable be Laid to
Groton Then Groton have voted of, for one Great Reason that Induced
Sundry of y'e Inhabitants of Groton to come into Said Vote was This
Namely They owning a very Considerable part of the Lands Voted to
be set of as afores'd were willing to Condesent to y'e Desires of
their Neighbours apprehending that a meeting House being Erected on
or near y'e Groton Lands & a minister settled it would Raise their
Lands in Vallue but should considerable part of Dunstable be set of
more then of Groton it must of course draw the Meeting House
farther from y'e Groton Inhabitants which would be very hurtfull
both to the people petitioners & those that will be Non Resident
proprietors if the Township is made.

Wherefore they pray That Said New Township may be Incorporated
Agreeable to Groton Vote viz't Made Equally out of both Towns & as
in Duty bound Shall Ever pray

Nat'ell Sartell
William Lawrence