Rutland June 10th 1720                                                                     

To the Gentlemen of the Committee for Rutland   

The petition a request of the settlers in Rutland  Humbly Sheweth

That whereas your petitions are by you revised on to setting lots, on several conditions and provisions; and the time limited for the performance is not yet expired and we to continue here by obligation the town, which will be one whole year more before we can be of age to act as a town, and are in necessity to keep our cattle here for our livelihood and the maintenance of our families, but our meadows being undivided, and so unfenced, are eaten up, so that we see no way to get fodder for our cattle unless the meadows are lotted out that every man may fence his part. 

We therefore request you will lay out a lot of meadow, or swamp equivalent to each settling lot of four acres or as much more as the committee may think fit and convenient, and we the settlers will be at the charge of the surveying of it each one his proposition according to our respective rights of meadow or swamp, We likewise desire the said lots of meadows or swamps may be squadroned out and set out to each lot by the aforesaid committee as they think most just and best, or by lot which the said committee may think most proper.