[Hosea Stout Diary] Thursday April 29th 1847. Clear Cool Still day. There was a meeting at the stand for the purpose of letting out the land in the South of town in lots of 5 and ten acres each to the highest bidder in making fence[.] The avrage proportion of fence is one rod to the acre and the land nearer town being more desirable is let out to the one who will make the most fence pr acre.
It sold at from two to four rods per acre[.] There was lots taken I believe to make 1200 rods of fence.
I came home from the "Land sales" and wrote awhile & went around the town as usualarranged the guard. Had a wind and rain storm in the evening.
[source: Diaries of Hosea Stout]
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