That some more easterly line be substituted instead of the Curve line proposed; be it a continuation of the line agreed upon at Hartford, or the western boundary lines of the Counties of Cumberland and Gloucester, dividing them from Albany and Charlotte as established by an Act of our last Session either of which will reduce the object of the Report from that degree of liberality to New Hampshire, so alarming to the Proprietors under New York.

That all the New York patents within this Governt be declared valid whether they do or not interfere with prior or subsequent Grants under N. Hampshire.

That all New Hampshire Patents be declared void being destitute of Legal foundation. But that all occupants under New Hampshire Grants not covered by New York Patents, may have confirmations of their Possessions under the Great seal of this Provce in such propositions, and upon such terms as his Majesty shall prescribe.

That all occupants under New Hampshire Titles, and within New York Patents, whether the latter be prior or subsequent, have such liberal equivalents out of the waste lands, and such other indulgences by a suspension of Quit Rents, as His Majty shall think equitable, the situation of these settlers being the consideration of the greatest hardship & difficulty.

That all persons generally, who shall be found to have made settlements at the time of the Royal order for terminating these differences be considered as bona fide occupants, it being conceived to be impracticable to distinguish them according to the different periods of Settling; and that the settlers would not accept of such partial tho' perhaps equitable distinctions.

That a time be limited for all occupants to make their applications to Governt, and in failure to be excluded.

That the terms of the future instructions upon this subject be, as much as possible, absolute, and unaccompanied with conditional Clauses, that are dependant on the dilatory declaration or the consent of the interested Parties.

It only remains to say, that the more speedy the Royal decision; the more liberal the adopted principles, the greater the Bounty to those New Hampshire settlers who are within the N.

York Patents, and the more extensive the eonfidence given to his Majesty's servants of this Government, the more readily will the present storm be dispersed, and a fertile Country be reduced to a state of cultivation and improvement.

Notwithstanding all this, I stand ready to make any experiment with the Assembly which your Lordship shall be pleased to point out. I am to request in the mean time that your Lordp will excuse any imperfections in these sentiments as they proceed from a sincere desire to give you all the information in my power with that candour, which your commands and the confidence you honour me with, call for. The subject being unusually delicate and Difficult, I have made the proper enquiries respecting it, but in the use I have made of the information procured, I have preserved the free exercise of my own judgment, and the whole is humbly submitted to His Majesty's Great wisdom, and the sagacity of his ministers.

I am, with the greatest respect and esteem

My Lord

Your Lordship's most obedient servant

WM TRYON.

JAMES HENDERSON TO MR. MACKINTOSH.

THE MOB DESTROY COL. REID'S SETTLEMENT AT OTTER CREEK. Dr Sir

We are Sorry To Acquaint you that Last night We Were over Poured By more Than one Hundred men Then it was Demanded That We shoud Emediatly Turn out Which We Were obliged To Doo, other Ways have all our Baggage Comited To The flames. Our Houses are all Brunt Doun. The Grist mill is All Put Down, The Mill Stones Brock and Throns in To The Creick, The Corn is all Destroed By There Horses, and When it Was Proposed That We Shoud Build houses and Keep Possion, They Threatned To Bind some of us To a Tree and Skin us Allive, Therfore We think its imposable To us To Live hear in Peace, Therefor as fast as Posable you most Acquaint The

Colonel of the Contents and see What Most Be Done, it is imposable that We Can Stay Long hear With such Treatment. This is

all from your Humble Servant

Oter Creek August 12th 1773.

To Mr Mackentosh at Crown Point.

JAMES HENDERSON.

ESQ. MUNRO TO GOV. TRYON.

THE MOB AGAIN BROKE LOOSE.

August 224 1773.

May it please your Excellency

.

I have only time to Inform you Excellency that the Mob has broke loose, a messenger brought me word this minute that in few days the whole of my property would be burnt to ashes, few nights agoe all my Pot and Pearl ash with 20 Barrels of Pot & Pearl Ash was burnt to ashes, in the night time but how it happened I cannot pretend to say, last night one of the Mob was taken by a Constable for Stealing a Horse, but the Mob rescued him imediately and carryed him to Bennington. I pray for myself and the few Friends to Government here for that relief and Protection which an English Subject is Intitled, to, from their rage & indignation of such a Rioutous Mob, before the Remains of my Property is destroyed, myself to Death and my helpless family to ruin and want, which is the sincere prayer of Your Excellencys Dutfull Servant

to come while

JOHN MUNRO.

Endorsed 1773 Sept 20. Read in Council.

MINUTE IN COUNCIL CALLING FOR A MILITARY FORCE

TO PUT DOWN THE BENNINGTON MOB.

In Council 31st August 1773

His Excellency communicated to the Council the Petition of Lieutenant Colonel John Reid late of his Majesty's forty second

or Royal Highland Regiment: Also the Petition of Henry Ertley, Godfried Brookman and Johannes Snouse with sundry affidavits and other Papers relative to several late Riots in the County of Charlotte, committed by Seth Warner, Remember Baker, one Allen, and other Persons unknown, in which they destroyed a Grist Mill, the property of Col Reid, burnt the Houses of his Tenants, and pulled down those of the Petitioners Brookman and Snouse, in the neighborhood of Otter Creek, and his Excellency requiring the Advice of the Board thereupon.

The Council considering the Frequency and dangerous Tendency of such Disorders, which have hitherto proved beyond the Power of the civil Magistrates to suppress-That nothing less than a Military Force in aid of the civil authority can restrain and put a stop to these daring outrages, and that such assistance is become absolutely and unavoidably necessary to enforce obedience to the Laws, and restore Tranquility in that part of the Country; are therefore unanimously of opinion, and do humbly advise his Excellency, to request the Commander in Chief of his Majesty's Forces to order a sufficient number of Troops to occupy the Posts of Tionderoga and Crown Point, and the officers commanding them to give such aid to the civil Magistrate, as he shall from Time to Time require for the preservation of the publick Peace, and the due Execution of the Laws.

GENL HALDIMAND TO GOVR TRYON.

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New York Septr 1st 1773.

Sir,

I have just received the honor of your letter of this day's date, with the minutes of Council therewith sent, on which I beg to make the following observations.

That in the present circumstances of affairs in America, it appears to me of a dangerous tendency to employ regular Troops, where there are Militia Laws, and where the Civil Magistrate can at any time call upon its trained Inhabitants to aid and assist

them in the performance of their Office, and the execution of the Laws in force against Rioters, and for the protection of the lives and properties of His Majesty's subjects.

That the idea, that a few lawless vagabonds, can prevail in such a Governt as that of New York, as to oblige its Govr to have recourse to the Regular Troops to suppress them, appears to me to carry with it such reflection of weakness as I am affraid would be attended with bad consequences, and render the authority of the Civil Magistrate when not supported by the Troops, contemptible to the Inhabitants.

I have further to observe that Crown Point, being entirely destroyed and unprovided for the quartering of Troops and Tieonderoga being in a most ruinous state; such Troops as might be sent thither, would not be able to stay a sufficient time at those posts to render them of much utility.

If however you persist in your request and think it absolutely necessary to send troops thither, I beg to know the number of Troops you will think necessary, & when they may be wanted. You will also please to provide for the expenses that may attend their transportation ettc to these Posts.

I have the honor to be with the greatest
esteem and respect. Sir-your ette

FRED: HALDIMAND.

ORDER IN COUNCIL ON GEN. HALDIMAND'S LETTER.

IN COUNCIL September 8th 1773.

The Council proceeding to the Consideration of General Haldimands Letter of the 1st Instant, observed that the Board is not unacquainted with the Laws and Constitution of the Province, and owe that Regard to the Dignity of the Civil Authority as not to have advised a Requisition of the aid of the Military on the riotous Behaviour of a few lawless Vagabonds : That they conceive the General would not have adopted such sentiments of the administration of the Government had his Excellency been informed of the particular situation of that part