In April 1750 Governor Clinton communicated to the Council a Letter of the 17m Novr from Mt Wentworth Governor of New Hampshire, representing that he had it in Command from his Majesty to make Grants of the unimproved Lands in New Hampshire, and Desiring Information how far North of Albany this Province extended, and how many miles to the Eastward of Hudson's River, to the Northward of the Massachusetts Line, that he might govern himself accordingly--As also an Extract of his Majesty's Commission to Mt Wentworth, describing the Boundaries of that Governmt By the Advice of the Council, Mr Clinton informed M* Wentworth, in Answer to his Request, That this Province is bounded Eastward by Connecticut River, the Letters Patent from King Charles the Second to the Duke of York expressly granting "All the Lands from the West side of Connecticut River to the East side of Delaware Bay."

M Wentworth in his Answer of the 25th April, says that he had Communicated to his Majesty's Council of that Government, the above opinion of the Council of the Province, which he ° declares would have been satisfactory had not the two Charter Governments of Connecticut and the Massachusetts Bay extended their Bounds many miles to the Westward of Connecticut River, and desired to be informed by what Authority Connecticut and the Massachusets Governments claimed so far to the Westward as they had settled ;- and acquainted Governor Clinton, that before the Receit of his Letter of the 9th of April, he had Granted a Township due North of the Massachusits Line, of the Contents of six miles square, and by Measurement Twenty four miles East of the city of Albany--Upon Governor Clinton's laying this Letter before the Council, they advised him to Inform Governor Wentworth, That the Claim of the Government of Connecticut is founded upon an Agreement with that of New York in the year 1683, afterward confirmed by King William--But that as to the Massachusits Settlement so far to the Westward, it was presumed they were first made by Intrusion, and since continued thro' the Neglect of this Government--And that it was probable the Lands within the Township he had lately granted, or some part of them had been already granted by the Government pf New