Their lordships know that all the lands of any value were granted away before my administration There is still a great Tract of Land but very remote on the Frontiers formerly granted to Domine Dellius of fifty miles square & resumed by act of Assembly which may be granted to them if they are Willing to "ansplant themselves tliither In a body so as they may be secure >om the attempts of the Frencli Indians tlieir nearest neiglibours, )ut their neiglibourhood witli our Indians has given much rouble and may give more. If their Lordsliips think fit to make them an otler of that settlement a letter to the present Governor for that purpose Avill do tlie th.Jag & free tlieir Lordships from further trouble if they are willing to accept of the Offer but

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Query how far sucli grant may avail them until his Majesty has approved of the Naturalization act or whether the Governor can grant them Letters of Denization to enable them to hold Lands, there being no such powers mentioned in liis Letters patent. I am with the greatest respect

Sir . Your most obedient

humble Servant Ro: Hunter.

MINUTE OF GEN^ NICHOLSON & M^ JEREMY LONG'S ATTENDANCE AT THE BOARD ABOUT THE PALATINES &c.

[ Lond. Doc. XXI. ]

WhitehaU Tuesday 6th Septr 1720.

At a Meeting of His Majesty's Commiss" for Trade & Plantations.

Present. Earl of Westmoreland M*" Doeminique

Sir Charles Cooke M"" Bladen

Geni Nicholson attending, as desir'd, as also M^ Jeremy Long who appears in behalf of the Palatines & other Germans at New York, whose Petition & case, as also a letter from Brigadier Hunter on tlie same subject are mention'd in the Minutes of the 21 St of July & 2*^ of August last, the said case & Letter were again read ; And Gen' Nicholson being ask'd what he knew of the Allegations set forth in behalf of the said Palatines ; He said that he understood the Number of the Palatines first sent over to New York, was about 3200 ; -- That he knew nothing of any promises made to them ; -- That he had about 300 of the said Palatines with him on the Expedition to Montreal, who were subsisted during that Expedition, but that he knows of no Engagements concerning their Pay ; -- That he is a stranger to their settlement at Schories -- That as to the Arms made use of in the Expedition, he knows of no direction for leaving what the Palatines had in their possession, but that tliere was an order for leaving some of them in the Plantations as Stores for the