Whereas God by his providence orders all things : Att a General Court held in Hartford May the 11th, 16S2, upon the petition of the people of Hopground the Court did see cause to grant them the priviledg of a plantation as doth upon record appear -- And in the year 16S4, there was a conditional agreement made between Colon" Dougan of New York and some of the heads of the freemen of this Corporation which proved almost our undoing for severall years together th^re was almost a c among us, because they cutt off Rye and Bedford from

this Colonic Some said they were under New York, and some said they were not, but for peace sake we submitted to, and paid rates to New York-- But if so be that Connecticut and New York could have made a firme bargain without

a Bound, letters, fol.10, p. 138. b Bound, letters, 140. c Bouud. letters, 141. , d Bound, letters, 141-2.

e Bouud. letters, No. 144. Bound, letters, 145. / Printed Col lice, of Conn., Vol. It, p. 192.

HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER.

the King, then wt should have been at quiet, but them that know any thing know that it could not be. Then seing a copie that came from the Kings court at Whitehall, dated Aprill the 19th, 1694, and the records of England being searched, it was found that the Charter of Coimecticutt stood good and firme to the freemen of this Corporation, their heirs and associates, which we well knew that we were part of by the dividing line that was firmly confirmed to this government, then Janr>' the last petitioning the Governr and Councill for protection they granted our request as may appear to this Assembly, therefore we request for what favour we cau have from the Honrl Court at this time for our growth and increase, as we may be beneficiall to the honour of God and the good of the country.