MANOR OF LIVINGSTON.

the publick' service be not retarded. The disturbances upon the Borders between his Majesty's subjects have given me a great deal of trouble & concern since the administration devolved on me & no man is more desirous than I am that an amicable end may be put to them that the thoughts of all his Majesty's subjects on the continent may be wholly employed against the Common Enemy. I am with great Esteem

Sir To L*- Gov^ Phipps

GOV. SHmLEY TO F GOY. DE LANCEY.

Bostoa May 21. 175^.

Sir,

I inclose Your Honour Copies of the Advice of his Majesty's Council for this Province given me on the IT"' and 19''' instant upon the several matters contain'd in Your letter to me of the 8'h instant inclosing M"" Livingstons Compl' and the Report & advice of his Majesty's Council for your Province dated of

this month ; the proposal of the Massachusetts Council for settling the line in dispute between tlie two provinces is the same with that, w^^ the whole assembly determin'd upon in their late Sessions, and I hope it will beapprov'd of by Your Honour's Governm' as it seems the shortest, most amicable and effectual method for settling this unhappy controversy now depending between the two provinces, For my own part I think it an unexceptionable one. But that it would have been more perfect with this addition viz' " such line to be the settled line of " Jurisdiction between the two Governmt^ until his Majesty's " Determination in Council upon it shall be known.