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1835 For a number of years great complaints have been made against the Sheep being permitted to come into town & have liberty to run in the streets. Those who do not keep sheep, at times are much exasperated & threaten the expulsion of them from the town. The owners of them do not know what measures to adapt to suppress the complaints without making a great sacrifice, this they are not willing to do. They urge many reasons against it. They say there is no specified limits to the town and if there were, there is no fence to prevent their coming into town & if it was fenced the expense would be great to the owners of the sheep. They further argue as there is no limits to the town, a great deal of the Proprietors Land within the suburbs of the town & the sheep have a good right to run at large on the Proprietors land wherever it may be situated. And also, that the sheep have always been permitted to run at large for more than 100 years. The sheep owners think it a hardship to have Ship [SHEEP] impounded & be subjected to redeem them or for them to be sold at publick auction, in either case it subjects them to a great sacrifice. But notwithstanding all this. 3m/o The town at their Annual Meeting voted to build a Pound, and chose Benjamin Worth and Jonathan Hall Field drivers with instructions to impound the stock found running at large contrary to law. A Pound was built adjoining by on the west side of George & Reuben Coffin's shop. Since which the Field drivers have very industriously patrolled the streets and outer parts of the town & have impounded a large number of sheep. The most of which have been redeemed by their owners & subjected themselves to a considerable loss of their property. Some others sold all their sheep rather than to involve themselves in any difficulty.