The Original Proprietors.—The worthy Benning Wentworth, esq., colonial governor of the province of New Hampshire, on behalf of his master, George III. of England, did on October 12, 1761, convey, grant and deed (subject to the usual restrictions) to Amos Kimball, and his associates, the original territory embraced in the town of Cavendish. The grant was to be divided into seventy-two shares, and a number of proprietors in 1762 visited the town, surveyed it, allotted the shares in severalty, and according to their own account “were in great forwardness, when disputes arose,” which caused them to abandon the undertaking. Another attempt was made in 1765, but it was four years after that before any actual settlement was made. Owing to the land difficulties a charter was obtained by the grantees of the New Hampshire charter, from the province of New York, June 16, 1772. Following are the names of the grantees: …Mesiah Ware, …”

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History of Windsor County, Vermont, by Lewis Cass Alrdrich and Frank R. Holmes, 1891, pages 501-2