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294 THE HISTORY OF BARRINGTON. While this petition was in circulation, leading townsmen of New Meadow and Peebee's Neck signed an agreement as follows : Warren, April ye 26, A. D. 1770. " Know all men by these presents that the subscribers Freemen of that part of Warren formerly called Barrington Being Desirous to live in pease with all men as much as in us lies and more Especially with each other Do Covenant Promise and Engage Faithfully by these Presents upon Honnor Strictly to adhere to the foloing agreement that is to say that the freemen in that part of Warren called New Meadow Shall Ejoy all the Privileges that they on the West side of the River Does as hereafter mentioned viz. that the sd freemen shall from time to time and at all times Have one third part of the offices in sd town at thar disposal on Nomination & the freemen on Phebe's Neck two thirds of sd offices and the freemen to have one third of the town meetings and town Councils on their side of the River and the latter two thirds : And in case the town of Warren is divided according to petition, the above Agree- ment shall stand firm and binding forever as witness our hands. Thomas Allin, Michal Cary, Joshua Bicknell, Samuel Allin, 2d., Viall Allen, John Short. Josiah Viall, John Wilson Low, Consider Tripp, Nathaniel Humphrey, Thomas Barns, Samuel Kent, Joseph Grant, Ebenezer Garnsey, N. B. This agreement was written without the author considering the Proportion one Neck bore to the other, he