founded in law and Justice, is Clear and unquestionable, and we cannot, and will not give it up. 5th. That the Conduct of the State and people of Penna towards the proprietors of the lands on the river Susqa in consequence of the Decree of Trenton in A. D. 1782, was impolitic, unjust and tyranical and has a tendency to interrupt the harmony of the States. Voted, that this Comp' will support their claim and right of Soil to all lands lying on the waters of the river Susqa, included in their deed of purchase from the Six Nations of Indians, native owners & proprietors thereof, and Confirmed to said Comp by the Legislature of the State of Connecticut, agreeably to the laws of said State, and that the Committee of Said Comp be, and they are hereby authorized, to dispose of all non-resident delinquent proprietors' rights who have, or shall neglect to pay their taxes agreeably to the votes of said Compë, taking the previous steps pointed out in the act of Assembly regulating the same. Voted, that this Comp will support the proprietors, owners, Settlers and Claimants of the Country aforesaid, in their new application to Congress for a trial of the right of Soil, agreeable to the 2a paragraph of the 9th Article of the Confederation of the United States of America, and that we will protect our Settlers in said Country, from all lawless outrage, unjustifiable and wanton depredations of property or personal abuse whatever, under Countenance of law or otherwise, until Such right is Judicially determined. Half share men. Voted, that every able bodied and effective man approved by any one of the Comp's Committee, not being a proprietor, and that will repair to Wyoming, submit himself to the orders of this Comp and their Committee at this place, shall become a half share man proprietor in said Company, entitled to all the benefits of any proprietor thereof that has paid his full taxes to this time; provided he remains in Said Country for the space of three years and does not depart therefrom without the permission of such committee, and also, provided that such half share proprietors do not Exceed 400, and provided they arrive by the first day of October next. Voted, that Col. Ebenezer Gray, Col. Thomas Dyer, Ralph Pomeroy, Esq., Timothy Edwards, Esq., Mr. Moses Sherrard, Joseph Hamilton, Esq., Zera Beach, Esq., Col. Zebulon Butler, John Franklin, Esq., Ludwig Updike, Esq., Obadiah Gore, Esq., and Capt. Sam' Street, be and they are hereby appointed a Committee, in addition to the standing Committee of the Company. Limited to 400. posed of. Voted, that the Standing Committee be and they are hereby 600 rights to be dis- full authorized to dispose of six hundred rights in said general Tract of Country, for the use of said Comp' using their discretion therein, and to amount when required, and the Clerk of said Comp is hereby directed to furnish said Committee with such number of Certificates as they or any of them shall require, not to exceed the number of Six hundred in the whole, each Committee man to be accountable for the number he receives.. Voted, that this Comp will Circumspectly conform themselves to all decisions of their Claim Constitutionally had; but at the same time Cannot omit despising the treatment this state met with upon a former trial, the Secretion of material papers by our opponents until after the trial was over; and being fully assured, the New England Ancient Royal Charters were the only ground of the Northern and Western Extension of the United States, in the Settlement with the late peace with Great Britain, as far south as the Completion of the 40th degree of North Latitude, Cannot Content themselves with idle speculation only, and tamely yield a tract of Country; the grant of their ancestors, that purchased themselves, Established by the only Legislature on Earth that had right to Confirm the same; and defended through a long and cruel war, at an amazing expense of property, and of more than 1000 lives. Voted, that the Clerk of the Committee furnish each Committee man with a list of the names of the proprietors, and the sums due from each, for taxes already granted. Voted, that the Treasurer forthwith Call on all receivers of Taxes and others, to account for the monies by them received. Voted, that the Hon. Wm. Sam' Johnson and William Judd, Esq., be and they are hereby appointed agents in behalf of this Comp', in all matters wherein this Comp is interested, before Congress or Elsewhere; and that the Clerk of this Comp be and he is hereby authorized to make out a proper power of Attorney, fully authorizing said Wm. Sam' Johnson and Win. Judd, Esq., for the purpose aforesaid, and they have a joint and several Authority in all matters wherein the interest of this Comp is Concerned, and that the Treasurer be directed, and he is hereby directed, to furnish such sums of Money to said Agents as may be necessary for the purpose of this agency, and they shall draw upon him accordingly. Voted, that the Standing Committee be receivers of all Taxes granted by said Comp' and account with the Treasurer when thereunto required. Voted, that the Clerk of this Comp advertise in the public prints, that any person Claiming a right in this purchase, shall send in the Evidence of his title to the Clerk of said Comp by the first of November next, or be forever Excluded from any right in the purchase. Voted, that any three of the Standing Committee here, have authority to Call a meeting of the Comp' whenever the Exigency of the Case may requires the Same. Voted, that a tax of one dollar on each whole share, and half a dollar on each half share, be immediately paid to the Treasurer of this Comp', or any of the Standing Committee. This meeting is dissolved. At a meeting of the Susqa Comp3 held at Hartford, May 17, 1786. Col. Elizur Talcott, Moderator. Sam' Gray, Clerk. There Voted, that all persons settled under the authority of the State of Penn", now actually inhabiting upon that Tract of Country situate upon the Westerly waters of the Susq River, and purchased of the natives by the Comp Called the Susq Comp, be and the same are hereby fully Established and Confirmed, with full and absolute possession of the lands by them actually possessed, under said State of Pennsylvania (P. A. 1780-90, P. 114). Voted, that this Comp Conscious of the Equity of their title to the lands bona fide purchased of the Natives, and Situate upon the waters of the River Susqa, will support and maintain their Claims to the lands aforesaid, and effectually justify and support their settlers therein. Voted, that Sam' Gray, Esq., Col. Thomas Dyer and Col. Ebenezer Gray, be and they are hereby appointed a Committee, with full power and authority to make out a list of all such persons as are proprietors of the said Comp', and have paid their taxes agreeably to the votes of the said Comp', and that all persons that have neglected to pay their taxes, and shall neglect to pay the Same by the first day of September next, shall, and the Same are hereby Excluded from any right, interest or property, within the Territory aforesaid; Said list to be Completed by the first day of November next. Voted, that the Committee of the Said Comp' be,and hereby are fully authorized, to apply to the Honorable General Assembly of this State for such justice as shall be due to said Comp and for such other advantages, benefits, and emoluments as said Assembly may see Cause to grant to the said Comp'; and further to do, and transact other matters necessary to be done for the benefit of Said Comp', according to their best discretion. Voted, that Col John Franklin, Gen' Ethan Allen, Major John Jenkins and Col. Zebulon Butler, be and they are hereby appointed a Committee, with full power to locate townships within the Territory aforesaid, agreeable to the votes of the said Comp', in the room and stead of the former Committee appointed for that purpose, and the Said Committee are also hereby fully authorized and empowered, to inquire into the Claims of all persons now settled at Wyoming, and such as shall make out their Claims in pursuance of the votes of said Comp', said Committee are hereby authorized to quiet them in such lands as they shall find them justly entitled to agreeably to John Franklin ap- the votes of said Comp'; and that Col. John pointed clerk of Franklin be and is hereby Appointed Clerk of said Committee, and directed to keep fair records of the proceedings of said Committee, and the transfers of all property in said settlement, and that Said Clerk transmit from time to time, fair Copies to the Clerk of this Comp3, of all such locations of townships, and the names of such as shall be admitted proprietors by such Committee in virtue of the authority aforesaid. Standing Committee. Col. John Franklin was duly sworn, faithfully to Execute the Said office of Clerk of said Committee, according to the above vote, before Sam' Gray, justice of the peace. Hartford, Dec. 26, 1786. At a meeting of the proprietors of the Susq* purchase, duly warned, and held at the State House in the City of Hartford, December 26, A. D. 1786. It was then moved, that a Committee be appointed to prepare the business for to-morrow, and that this meeting adjourn to that time; Accordingly, Major Judd, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Beach, Mr. Barlow, Mr. Benton, Mr. O. Wolcott, Mr. A. Wolcott and Mr. Hosmer, were appointed. The meeting adjourned till 10 o'clock to-morrow Morning. Dec. 27. December 27. The meting opened according to adjournment, and the Committee reported. Whereupon the following Resolves were passed: Whereas, it is an object of great importance that the rights of the proprietors under the Susq' purchase be ascertained and the Claims of the Settlers be reduced to a Certainty and their titles Confirmed therefor. Resolved, that Major Wm. Judd, Sam' Gray, Esq., Joel Barlow, Esq., Oliver Wolcot, Junr, Esq., Al. Wolcot, Junr., Esq., Col. Gad. Stanley, Josh Hamilton, Esq., Doc. Tim3 Horseman, Col. Zeb" Butler, Col. Nathan Denison, Obadiah Gore, Esq., Col. John Franklu, Zerah Beach, Esq., Capt. Simon Spalding, Maj' John Jenkins, Maj. J. Paul Schoots, Abel. Pierce, Esq., Capt. Jno. Bartel, Capt. Peter Loop, Junr., John Bay, Esq., Col. Ebenezer Gray, be and they are hereby appointed a Commission, and authorized with full power to ascertain by reference to the records of the Clerk of the Susqa Comp3, and the records of the settlers at Wyoming, the names of the proprietors Claiming under Said purchase, that as soon as may be they make out a fair and complete list of the names of all the proprietors, and annex thereto the proprietor of land to which they are severally entitled. That as soon as said list shall be Completed, it shall be entered at large on the records of the Commissioners, and shall be Considered as full and Complete evidence of the title of the Said proprietors. That the said Commissioners shall thereupon make a scrutiny of Every person Settled upon said lands, and that such settlers as shall appear to have been proprietors, heirs or assigns of proprietors, shall immediately procure the locations to be surveyed and ascertained, which after being approved by said Commissioners, shall be recorded as parcel of their proprietary right. That whenever it shall appear that any Settler or proprietor, has made a location by permission, and under authority from any proprietor, or the Company, the quantity of land located, shall be Surveyed as aforesaid, and if approved by said Commissioners, shall be recorded and Considered as parcel of the right of said original proprietor, unless otherwise provided by the votes of this Company. That Said Commissioners be and they are hereby directed, to ascertain, locate, and Survey to each and Every person, who has in Consequence of any former grant or vote of said Susq Comp, gone on, and Settled on Said lands, the amount of his grant which being recorded, shall vest a full and Complete title thereto in favor of Such person. That said Commissioners be also directed and Empowered to locate and Survey in favor of such persons as they shall judge proper, who shall actually Settle and occupy Said lands by themselves, their heirs or assigns, not Exceeding 200 acres on |