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Show -73- APPENDIX B SUMMARY OF SELECTED BOUNDARY CONTROVERSIES I COLONIAL PERIOD (1) New Hampshire and Massachusetts Boundary Controversy of 1726-1768 A dispute over the boundary line between these two provinces had been a continuing source of conflict between them. In 1726 the controversy was submitted to the King for settlement.2 Under advice from the King, 3 the com- missions that had been appointed by both the colonies ** were authorized to act in conjunction with each other. 5 They failed * however* to come to an agree- ment. Fron 1731 *1735 further attempts at settlement were made but without success *6 Finally in 1735* a royal commission was appointed.7 The claims of both provinces were presented to the commission, which in 1737 announced its decision.9 Both sides appealed from this decision to the Privy Council ° but it was affirmed by the King in 1740. Massachusetts* still dissatisfied with the decision made some further attempts to prosecute a supplementary appeal but without success ^3 (2) Massachusetts and Rhode Island Boundary Controversy of 1740: A dispute over a portion of the boundary line, which had been left un- settled by the agreement of 1710, 1^- continued over a period of twenty years. 1 For references to this dispute, see 9 Mass. Prov. Acts, 442, 608, 680, 701; 10 ibid. 19, 414 11 ibid. 52. See, in general, Adams, Founding of New England (1921) 183, 216, 382; Akagi, Town Proprietors of the New England Colonies (1924) 194-195, 200 Smith, Massachusetts and New Hampshire Boundary Line Controversy (1909) Mass. Hist* Soc. Proceedings, 79» 2See 11 Mass. Prov. Acts, 108, 268. 3see Instructions of the King to Governor Belcher, 2 Batchellor, N. H« Laws, 1+86. H-See 11 Mass. Prov. Acts, 396» 5See Act of Oct. 13, 1730, 11 Mass. Prov. Acts, 517; Act of Dec. 3, 1730, 2 Batchellor, op. cit. 521. &See 11 Mass. Prov. Acts, 610, '617; 12 ibid. 129. 7see 2 Batchellor, op. cit. 768; 12 Macs. Prov. Acts, 392. 8See 12 llass. Prov. Actsa 396, 398, 1*00, 1+02. 9see 2 Batchellor, op. cit. 770. l°See 2 Batchellor, op, cit, 771, 773, 780, 783; 12 Mass. Prov. Acts, 1+07, hO?» For prosecution of the appeal, see 12 Mass. Prov. Acts., 1|13> 559* 562. nSee 2 Batchellor, op. cit. 513, 63U* 790. l^Iassachusetts1 objection to the decision can be gathered from the nu- merous acts of the General Assembly appropriating land to aid grantees whs-O had been ousted from their former holdings by New Hampshire. See 13 Mass. Prov. Acts, 272, 5I48; 15 i'Ud. 1+5. !3See Ik Mass. Prov. Acts, 5I4I; 18 ibid* 208, 211, 289. l^See supra Appx. A, I, (h) |