Having said thus much upon the merits of the Petition itself, in so far as it regards the validity of the Petitioner's title to the Lands he claims we think it necessary in Justice to the Noble Lord, that presided at this Board in the year 1764 to take some notice of what is alledged therein, in respect to the declaration said to have been made by his Lordship to the effect of what is stated by the petitioner and to observe that admitting that his Lordship had, in conversation with the petitioner made use of the expressions he states, they could only refer to possessions and property in general any where, to

which he could shew a legal

title ;

and as an evidence of this meaning we beg leave to^lay before

your Lordships the annexed Extract of a Letter to the Lieutenant Governor of New York written in

FRENCH SEIGNIORIES ON LAKE CHAMPLAIN.

consequence of the petitioners application and subscribed by the Earl of Hillsborough which is so far from admitting a Title in the petitioner to those Lands which he claims in particular that it exany discussion upon that question until the evidence of the legality of the Title should be more authentically adduced and in the mean time with equal Justice & humanity forbids pressly reserves

any further Grants being made within the limits of the Seigneuries claimed by the Petitioner. We are my Lords

Your Lordships Most Obedient and Most humble Servants Dartmouth Soame Jenyns