When I first wrote you on this Subject, I tho't I had given Sufficient time to receive an Answer to my letter, before I had fixed the Day for passing the grant refer'd to in your Letter, & as the persons concern'd therein lived at a great distance, it was inconvenient for them to be Delay'd, beyond the appointed time; I was not apprehensive any Difficulty could arrise by confineing my Self to the Western boundarys of the two Charter Governments, accordingly I passed the pattent about ten Days, before your favour of the 6th of January 1749 came to hand.

There is no possibility of vacateing the grant as you desire, but if it falls by His Majesty's determination in the Government of New York, it will be void of course.

I shall be glad the method I have proposed may be agreable to your Province, and if Submitting this affair to His Majesty, meets with your approbation I shall upon receiving an Answer loose no time in Transmitting what concerns this province to the proper Officers. J am with the greatest respect Sir

Your Excellency's most obedient humle Servant B. WENTWORTH. His Excelly Governor Clinton.

® GOV. CLINTON TO GOV. WENTWORTH.

New York 25th July 1750

Sir

I have taken the Sentiments of his Majesty's Council on your Excellency's Letter of the 22 Ulto. respecting the extent of the Western Boundary of your Government, who think it highly expedient I should lay before his Majesty a Representation of the Matter on the part of this province, and as you propose to do the like on the part of New Hampshire, they are of opinion it will be for the mutual Advantage of both Governments, if we exchange Copies of each others Representation on this Head: If you approve of this I will Send you a Copy of mine accordingly.