Plymouth was only a temporary order for preserving border peace without 
determining the rights and titles of either party. Finally the boundary line was 
determined largely in favor of Rhode Island, a portion of the Gore and of the 
eastern shore of Narragansett Bay being given to that colony. 218 When the 
commissioners reconvened, on September 4, Massachusetts entered an appeal 
from all parts of the judgment, Rhode Island from that part relating to the 
eastern boundary line. 219 
In July, 1742, the petition and appeal of Rhode Island from several parts of 
the determination of the commissioners was referred to the Committee. In 
September the cross-appeal of Massachusetts from every part of the determination 
was similarly referred. 220 But no further action was taken in the matter 
until toward the close of 1744. Then, after four hearings of counsel, the Committee 
recommended dismissal of both appeals and confirmation of the determination 
of the commissioners. 221 
Before the King in Council approved this report, Massachusetts, in February, 
1745/6, presented a petition praying that upon consideration of certain 
evidence the King would reverse the June, 1741, commission judgment and 
affirm that of 1664; or, alternatively, that the King issue a commission of review, 
since the determinations of two previous sets of commissioners were in 
conflict. Thereupon, Rhode Island petitioned for dismissal of the Massachusetts 
petition as a precedent of the most dangerous kind and prayed that the 
Committee report be laid before the King in Council according to the constant 
practice in all other judicial appeals. 222 Agent Partridge also clandestinely 
218 Ibid., 240-45. The exact judgment was 
that "the Eastern boundary of the said colony 
of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations 
towards the Massachusetts Bay is, shall be 
and runs from a certain point where a meridian 
line passing through Pawtucket Falls cuts 
the South boundary of the colony of the 
Massachusetts Bay south to Pawtuxet Falls 
then southerly along the eastward side of 
Seconk River and the river which runneth 
towards the town of Providence to the southwest 
corner of Bullock's Neck then northeast 
three miles then along the aforesaid lines 
running at three miles distance from the northeasternmost 
parts of the said bay to the said 
bay at or near Towoset Neck, then as the 
said bay runs to the southermost part of 
Shawamset Neck and then in a strait line to 
aforesaid point opposite to the said neck then 
East three miles and then along the aforesaid 
lines running at three miles distance from the 
eastermost parts of the said bay to the sea, 
all which lines are to be run by making the 
proper allowance for the variation of the 
magnetick needle from the meridian." See the 
map in 2 Arnold, op. cit., facing p. 132. For 
the Massachusetts attitude toward the judgment 
see 2 Hutchinson, op. cit., 305. 
219 MS Proc. R.1.-Mass. Boundary Comm., 
1741, 245-49. For the colony act authorizing 
the appeal see 5 Rec. Col. R.L, 29-30. Later, 
was appropriated to prosecute the appeal 
(ibid., 35). For the provincial authorization 
see 6 MS Mass. Archives (Colonial, 
1724-75), 572. Christopher Kilby and Robert 
Auchmuty were designated agents to handle 
the appeal (ibid., 573). 
220 PC 2/97/204, 235. For copies of the two 
petitions and appeals see R.1.-Mass. Boundary 
MSS. 
221 PC 2/98/562, 583, 591, 594. Cf. 1 Correspondence 
of the Colonial Governors of 
Rhode Island, 289; 53 MS Mass. Archives 
(Letters, 1738-50), 184-85. 
222 PC 2/99/367-68. Cf. 5 Rec. Col. R. 1., 
116-1 7, 121; 1 Correspondence of the Colo-