The foregoing Report of the Committee was accepted by the Comp, and ordered to be recorded, and the parties to be Concluded thereby.

Wm. Whiting, Esq., &c., Memorial for Warwick. On the memorial of Wm. Whiting, Esq., and proprietors of the town of Warwick, on the east Branch of the Sasqa river, showing to this meeting that they had pitched upon a tract of land on the Southerly side of said river, at a place Called Nescopeck Falls. Said purchase about 2 miles wide from said river to the mountains, and ten miles long, Surveyed to Zachariah Lothrop on the 8th of November, 1773, containing the quantity of twenty-five square Miles, praying that the said survey of Said town May be accepted and approved of by this Comp3, as though the same had been laid out five Miles Square, according to the votes of said Comp', as per Memorial on file dated March 9, 1774.

This meeting, having duly Examined and enquired into the quality of the land lying Southerly of the Said 24 Miles from the river, which appearing from the evidence to be Mountainous and unfit for Cultivation, do thereupon accept and approve of the survey made by the said Lothrop of said town of Warwick, as though the same had been laid out 5 miles Square.

Voted, that all those pitches of land at Susq' without the limits of any town that have already been Made, shall not be good nor valid, nor of any influence without the grant and approbation of this Company.

Whereas, Ebenezer Watson, Printer at Hartford, in his paper of the 5th of April, 1774, published false and Scandalous accounts of, and Concerning the Susq' Comp without any Just foundation therefor, and being Called upon to disclose his author, refused to do it.

Voted, that the Standing Committee of this Comp' be, and they are hereby authorized and fully empowered, to pursue such measures against said Watson, as they shall judge necessary for the credit of said Company.

Voted, that Benj. Steavens, Isaac Lawrence and Elisha Baker, be, and they are hereby appointed a Committee to hear those persons that have paid Money or taxes that have lost or did not take receipts for Money paid for the use of the Comp3, and give proper Certificate to the Clerk thereof.

Voted, that Zebulon Butler, Esq., and Mr. John Jenkins be, and they are hereby appointed a Committee at the Expense of this Comp', to look out the best place for a road from the east Branch, in the most Convenient place to the town of the West Branch of the Susq3 river, and to Cut a horse road in such Convenient place as soon as may be, and the expense to be paid

out of the Monies in the hands of Capt. Buter and the other Committee of Settlers at Westmoreland.

Voted, that each of the towns that are pitched in Said purchase, shall as soon as they Can with Conveniency, transmit to the Committee of settlers at Wyoming an Exact list of the persons and their names that are proprietors in such towns, and such towns as are not filled up according to the vote of Said Comp', may be filled up by order of the Committee for direct · ing the Settlement of said towns; Such persons paying their Just proportions of the Expense of taking up and laying out said town.

A true Copy of Record,

Teste Sam' Gray, Clerk.

At a meeting of the proprietors of the Susq' Comp legally warned and held at Hartford, Nov' 13, 1782.

Elizur Talcut, Moderator.

Chosen Agents jointly & severly to act for this

Company.

Sam' Gray, Clerk.

Eliphalet Dyer, Esq., Wm. Sam' Johnson, Esq., Jesse Root, Esq., Sam' Gray, Wm. Judd, Agents for this Company, to make all preparations that are yet necessary to be made, and do any other thing necessary for the benefit of said Company.

Nov. 14.-Voted that Elizur Talcut, Esq., and Phineas Lewis, be Collector for the County of Hartford, Dan' Lyman, Esq., for the County of New Haven, Thomas Morgan of Killingsworth and John Owen of New London, for the County of New London, Nehemiah Depew, for the County of Fairfield, Sam Gray, for the County of Windham, Abram Bradly, Esq., Jonas Lawrence, Collectors for the County of Litchfield, Obediah Gore, Esq., Collector of Westmoreland County.

Voted, that Col. Eleazer Talcott shall have one full right in said purchase for his Extra services.

That the Committee of this Comp or either three of them, be and they are hereby appointed and fully authorized and Empowered, to make out proper and authentic power of Attorney, or Commission to the agents appointed at this meeting, namely, the Hon. Eliphalet Dyer. Esq., Wm. Sam' Johnson, Jesse Root, Esq., jointly and Severally, or any number of them, to manage and transact all manner of business to be done and transacted on behalf of the said Company before the Com

missioners appointed to hear and determine the right, title and jurisdiction, and such like between the state of Connecticut and the State of Pennsylvania as to the lands west of the Delaware river, part of which land is Claimed by this Comp3, and seal and authenticate such power or Commission on behalf of this Company. Voted.

Whereas, the trial of the right of the State to the Western lands is soon to be decided, and the interest of this Comp is Concerned therein, and it is uncertain whether the taxes already laid by this Comp will raise monies sufficient to defray their proportion of the Expense of the trial in Season and, therefore,

Voted and resolved, that the Committee of this Comp' be, and they are hereby empowered to sell rights in said Comp3, not Exceeding 50 shares, at Such prices as they shall judge fit, in case in their opinon it becomes necessary to raise further sums of money than are already granted, or the taxes shall not be raised in season to answer the necessary Expenses in Carrying on the trial of the Cause.

Voted, that the Collectors appointed at this Meeting to Collect of the proprietors of the Susqa Comp' the 4 dollars tax granted in March, 1774, and the said Collectors are hereby directed to Collect the said tax, and to account with the Treasurer of the said Company for the same by the 30th day of Dec. 1782; and that the rights of all proprietors that neglect to pay their respective taxes to the Collectors appointed in the County where the said proprietors reside, by the 20th of Decem' aforesaid, will be sold in pursuance of an act of the General Assembly of the state of Connecticut, passed in October last, and that all Collectors heretofore appointed to receive the taxes granted by the Susqs Comp', be and they are hereby Called upon immediately to settle with the Treas. of said Comp', and that all proprietors who have not paid the former taxes, be directed to pay the Same to the Collectors named in their vote, and that this vote be published in all the Newspapers in this State, as soon as may be.

Voted that this Comp' to give and grant to the Hon. Eliphalet Dyer. Wm. Sam' Johnson and Jesse Root, Esq., to each of them, their heirs and Assigns, one whole right or share in the Susq* purchase of land, as a gratuity to them, and that Sam1 Gray, Clerk, to this Comp', give to each of said gentlemen a proper Certificate therefor.

Voted, that a triangular tract or piece of land situate on the Mountain, on the west side of the East Branch of the Susq river, abutting on the towns of Kingston, Plymouth, Bedford and Northmoreland, be and the same is hereby appointed and set out to Major Wm. Judd, for such proportion of land in

the Susq purchase as the Committee of Settlers, or either two of them, shall judge the same to be equal in value Compared with the Susq' purchase at large; and that the said Judd be debarred from any Claim for such right, rights or parts of rights, belonging to him the said Judd in the Susquehanna purchase, that may be esteemed equal to the grant aforesaid, and Considered as laid upon the land aforesaid, that the said granted premises be, and the same are hereby fully apparted from the general interests of the Comp', and to be enjoyed by him the said Judd and his heirs, in severalty.

Voted, that the Committee, Sam' Gray, Esq., and Major Judd, be desired to address the Governor and Legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, desiring them to furnish such documents and papers to be found in the Records and files of that State, which will reflect any light on the cause depending between the States of Connecticut and Pennsylvania, and the Susqa Comp'; and inform them, that if the Commonwealth on their behalf should see fit at their Expense to appoint any person to attend that trial, the Comp' have directed their Committee to furnish him with a power of Agency in behalf of the Comp', and the Committee are empowered to do the Same.

At a meeting of the Susq" Comp' legally warned and held at Hartford, May 21, 1783.

Eleazer Talcott, Esq., Moderator.

Sam' Gray, Clerk. Adjourned till 2 o'clock.

A Committee to lay in a Memorial to the General Assembly now Sitting at Hartford, in behalf of the Susq" Comp, that said Assembly would desire Doc. Johnson and Col. Root, agents for this State, to give said Assembly an account of the trial of the Cause between this State, and the State of Penn", at the Court holden at Trenton, Nov., 1782.

Voted, that this Comp' are determined to pursue their just Claims to the lands Contained in our Deed from the Indian Native proprietors, of the Susqa lands, and make application to the Hon. Continental Congress for a proper Court or Commission to hear and determine the Same according to the 9th Article of the Confederation of the United States; and that they will use all lawful means in their power, to maintain the

present settlers in their possessions until the Congress appoint a Court, and that Court determine the right of Soil between this Comp and Pennsylvania.

And that the Standing Committee, or any three of them, be desired to warn a Meeting of the Susqa Comp", to meet at Hartford as soon as it is Convenient, giving three weeks' notice in the public papers of the time and place of said meeting, to choose an agent or agents to represent Said Comp' at Said Congress and Court, and to make all necessary preparation therefor, and the proprietors are desired to be present at said meeting by themselves or their agents.

At a meeting of the proprietors, purchasers and Settlers, of the land on the Susqa River, under the Countenance and title of the state of Connecticut, legally warned and held at Hartford, July 13, A. D. 1785.

The meeting taking into Consideration the Situation of their Claim, the large sums of money Expended in the purchase, settlement, and defense of the same, and the justice of their Claim to the said land, do Resolve

1st. That the purchase they made of the Indian native proprietors of said land, was fair bona-fide, and for a valuable Consideration, paid previous to any other purchase of Said land from Said Indians.

2d. That at the time of Making Said purchase there was not, nor ought there ever to have been, a doubt respecting the right of Connecticut to the jurisdiction and preëmption of that Territory, the charter and Letters-patent of Connecticut being in fact eighteen years prior to the patent to Sir William Penn, which in terms most Explicit did cover said land.

3d. That in Confidence in the Charter of Connecticut, which they judged to be sure and sacred as the Solemn acts of any public body Can be, and with the Countenance and approbation of the Colony of Connecticut, they made the purchase and Settlement aforesaid; and have at vast Expense of blood and treasure, purchased and defended their possessions against the Common enemy, to the great emolument and Security of the United States.

4th. That although the Court Constituted to determine the right of jurisdiction between the States of Connecticut and Penn, have astonished the world with the decision in favor of Pennsylvania, yet our right to those lands in possession, are