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on account of the names transmitted to the Clerk, and the money into the Treasury by the 15" day of February next.

Voted, that whereas at the last meeting there was the right of two townships ordered to 200 men, who should proceed to settle on said Susquehanna land, within a certain limited time, which is now Expired, though numbers went on upon said lands in order to take possession, but thought it prudent to withdraw for a season; it is now voted, that the Same privileges be, and the Same is hereby Continued to such persons as in said former vote was provided-On Condition, they make their Entry on said lands, by the first day of June next, and continue thereon as was before provided; and also, that there be reserved in each of said townships, three whole rights for quantity, and quality, for the public use, to be hereafter disposed of, or appropriated by the Company, and that one Isaac Bennet Junr, for unjustly taking the property of Some Indians on said Susqa lands as was Supposed, be excluded from having any part in said township, and the same Committee for Carrying on Said Settlements, be also continued, and that the major part of such Committee that may be present on their march to said place, and when there arrived, to govern and control in said Affairs.

Voted, to adjourn this meeting to the Sixth day of April next, to meet at Winddam.

Sam' Gray-Clerk of the Susqa Company

or proprietors Sec.

I have sold 12 rights to the persons here mentioned and as they are here set down by the hand of Capt. Tim' Hollister which I desire to put on record:

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To Rich. Goldsmith 1 right John Hitchcocks Esq &
Reuben Parker, &

Isaah Brownson

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John Parker

Peter Mulliner

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Elihu Marsh

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Wm. Mulliner
Benj. Goldsmith

Nathan Smith 1 right sold to T. Hollister, Jos. Coleman 1
Timothy Hollister 1 right-} Sold to Simeon Chittenden
Timothy Hollister Junr

Isaac Hollister

1 right

Solomon Hollister &)
Wm. Hollister Sen

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Stratford March 24, 1763,-Mr. Gray be pleased to enter the

above 12 rights on record.

Truly recorded and compared

Zach Clark Sam' Gray, clerk.

The following is an account of sundry persons, proprie. tors, Admitted by Elisha Sheldon Esq, and returned to me April 8, 1763. Viz:

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Jos. Menels of N. Hartford

Zach Case of Symsbury

Entered from his own transcript

per Sam' Gray, Clerk.

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A list of proprietors taken in by Uriah Steavens on a vote passed Nov. 16, 1762.

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Truly recorded-Testo Sam' Gray, clerk.

Windham April 17, At a meeting of the Susquehanna Company, held at Windham, in the County of Windham

1763.

and Colony of Connecticut, April 17, 1763.

New regulations

It appearing to this Company, that some of the proprietors of our purchase of lands at Susq1 river, to the number of 2 or 300, moving that the lands be laid out into several townships as a part of their rights, for the speedy settlement of said lands. It is therefore Voted, that there shall be about Townships, 8 eight townships laid out on said river, as townships granted. near as may be to the townships granted as gratuity to the first Settlers, Each of said Eight townships to Contain five miles Square of land, fit for good improvements or Equivalent thereto, as the land may Suitably accommodate, at the discretion of a Committee hereafter named, and appointed for that purpose; reserving for the use of the Company for their after disposal, all beds of Mine ore, and Coal, that may be within the Towns' ordered for settlement.

Voted, that Capt. Robert Geer, Win. Buck, John Owen Esq, Ezra Dean, Capt. Joseph Canfield, Joel Munson, Lieut. Prince Tracy each of them, admit settlers to the number of 40—Major Elizur Talcott, and Capt Uriah Stevens, each of them admit settlers to the number of 20 each, for the said eight towns*--now ordered to be laid out, and that Timothy Woodbridge, Increase Mosely, and Job Randall Esq be a committee, with full power immediately to lay out said eight townships, limit, size and bound them out, that they may be ready as they shall be

40 allowed for a township.

wanted for settling; allowing 40 proprietors in each of said townships, to be Equally divided between them for quantity & quality, as such parts of their respective rights and shares in the whole, Excepting three whole rights or shares, in Each township, which is reserved for public use, to be here after disposed of by this Company; and upon the appearance of 21 persons on the said lands, being proprietors, in order for settling, they shall have liberty of taking up one of the said townships for them, with their associates, to the number of 40 proprietors, to settle, and so on, until the said Eight townships are taken up and settled, and that the time limited for the said Eight townships, is until the 15th day of Sep. next, and that said proprietors of said townships may appear and settle by their sons, or others well recommended, and that if there shall appear proprietors in order for settling at one time, sufficient for two or more townships that in such Case, they shall draw lots for their pitches of Said townships, and that the cost of laying out said Eight townships, shall be at the Cost of the Company, and that the terms and Conditions of the settlers holding said Eight towns, be the same as restructed to those to whom the two first towns were granted, as to the holding and claiming the same.

Voted, that Timothy Woodbridge Esq shall have and receive of the Company's Money the sum of £20. per month, for a term not exceeding six months from the time of his setting out on said affair; he to provide for himself, the other, viz:

Mr. Mosely and Randall, to be paid a reasonable sum for their services:

Voted, that Timothy Woodbridge Esq, John Smith Esq, Increase Mosely Esq. John Randall Esq and Mr. John Jenkins, be a Committee to oversee, determine and regulate, the manner and conduct of settling the two first, and eight last towns voted to be settled, as also with respect to settling, treating with, and Accommodating any, and all matters with the Indians, relating to the purchase and settling the Susq lands-the said Timothy Woodbridge Esq to be Chief or President of said Committee, in regulating the matter aforesaid.

Voted, that the Committee appointed to treat with, and Settle and accommodate matters with the Indians, respecting the Susq purchase, to the General Committee for such sums of money, as shall by said Gen' Committee be thought necessary for Carrying on said designs.

Voted, that the Committee appointed to prepare the case of the Susq' purchase, do immediately finish the preparation, and deliver the same to Col. Eliphalet Dyer, our agent, for him

immediately to proceed to the Court of Great Britain according to the former vote of this Company.

Voted, that some proper well disposed person, or persons, be procured by those persons who shail undertake to settle on the Susq' lands, according to the above vote, in order to be as a head or teacher, to Carry on religious instructions, and 'worship, among the settlers, to wit, of such denomination as by any particular number may be agreed upon, and to be at the Expense of those persons of such denomination, as such persons so procured shall be, until some further regulation Can be had.

Voted, that there shall be advanced out of the Treasury of this Company, the sum of £30. lawful money, to be laid out in opening and Clearing a road to the Susq1 lands, to be improved at the discretion of the Committee appointed for taking care of, and overseeing the settlement.

The committee report that as a recompense to Col. Dyer for his loss of time and business &c, in his former appointment, he be allowed the sum of £80., and as to his Salary as agent &c., that he be allowed the sum of £150 per year, with his Expenses as formerly voted, with this addition, that the same now Commence from the time of his acceptance, and that he also be further allowed for all necessary Extraordinary clothing, and apparatus, for his proper appearance as agent of this Company -The foregoing report of the Committee was passed in the affirmative-Teste S. Gray, clerk.

April 9, 1763. Col. Eliphalet Dyer, informing me that he accepted of the trust as agent for this Company, determined to pursue the business with all Convenient speed.

Teste S. Gray, Clerk.

Proprietors taken in by Mr. Zachariah Clark, viz:

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Pursuant to a vote of the Susqa Company, Nov. 16, 1762— I have disposed of 9 rights in the Susqa lands to the following persons, viz:

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Proprietors taken by Mr. Isaac Tracy Esq.

Capt. John Budd 1 right? both of Southold.

Benj. Budd

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Humphrey Avery Esq of Norwich right.

Dec 1, 1762 Certified by Isaac Tracy one of the Comm tee.

An account of the names of persons taken in as proprietors in the Susqa land purchase, by Ezra Dean of East Greenwich 1763 viz. :

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