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

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In July 1750, Mt Wentworth's Letter of the 224 June preceeding was laid before the Council, declaring that his Majesty's Council of that Province were unanimously of opinion not to commence a Dispute with this Government respecting the Extent of Western Boundary to New Hampshire, until his Majesty's pleasure should be further known, and accordingly the Council had advised that he should on the part of New Hampshire, make a Representation of the Matter to his Majesty, relying that Mt Clinton would do the same on the part of New York To which proposal this Government agreed ; adding that it would be a Measure for the Mutual advantage of both Provinces, that the Copies of the respective Representations to be made to his Majesty on this Head should be exchanged.