Sec. 1. BE _it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same_. That Willard Robbins, of _Groton_, in the county of _Middlesex_, with his estate, be, and hereby is set off from said town of _Groton_, and annexed to the town of _Dunstable_, in said county, there to do duty and receive privileges in the same manner as other inhabitants of the said town of _Dunstable_. Sec. 2. _And be it further enacted_, That the said Willard Robbins shall be holden to pay and discharge all legal assessments and taxes, that have been assessed upon him by said town of _Groton_ prior to the passing this act. [This act passed _June_ 18, 1803.] The boundary between the two towns now remained unchanged until February 15, 1820, when another act was passed by the Legislature making a further surrender of territory. It took a considerable parcel of land and gave it to Dunstable, thereby straightening and simplifying the jurisdictional line, which at this time formed but five angles. In the autumn of 1794 a plan of Groton, Pepperell, and Shirley was made by Dr. Oliver Prescott, Jr., which gives a few interesting facts. The following notes are taken from the copy now in the office of the Secretary of State. It will be seen that Dr. Prescott refers to the land set off by the Act of February 25, 1793:-- This Plan contains the Bounds of three Towns, viz. Groton, Pepperrell & Shirley,--all which, together with whatsoever is delineated on said Plan, was taken by an actual Survey, agreeably to a resolve of the General Court, passed June 25, 1794, & under the Inspection of the Selectmen & Committee's from the respective towns, appointed for that purpose in the month of Sept'r. 1794. By OLIVER PRESCOTT, Ju'r. Surveyor. The reputed distance of Groton from Cambridge [the shire-town] is Thirty two Miles, & from Boston Thirty five miles; The River Nashua is from 8 to 10 rods in width. The River Squannacoock 4 or 5 rods in width. In Groton are twenty natural Ponds, six of which are delineated on the Plan, by actual Survey. Several of the other Ponds are in size, nearly equal to those on the plan, & may in the whole contain about two Thousand Acres. There are no Mines in said Town, except one of Iron Ore, nearly exhausted. Every other Matter directed to be delineated, described or specifyed, may be found on the Plan. SAM'll LAWRENCE } ZACH'h FITCH } Committee. OLIVER PRESCOTT Ju'r.} The reputed distance of Pepperrell from Cambridge is thirty seven miles; from Boston forty Miles. The River Nissitisset is about four Rods in width. The reputed distance of Shirley from Cambridge is thirty five Miles; & from Boston thirty Eight Miles.