On my arrival here which was on the 12 day of November 1765, I found the Province in so much Disorder occasion'd by the frequent Riots which prevail'd at that Time, that no business of any kind was transacted, all the offices were shutt up and of course no application for Lands made, for I was determined not to issue any papers except such as were stamped and the people here refused to take them on that condition. The particular circumstances of those troubles having been already transmitted to England mention is only made of them now, to show that I never entered on any part of that Department which has been productive of the present charge against me, till after the repeal of the Stamp act.

IT hope I shall not be thought tog prolix in relating all the steps which have been taken on this occasion for I would not have the least article omitted relative to the Lands in question that the whole may at once be submitted to His Majesty's determination. After having set forth what has been done in a regular course of Proceedings here I shall then answer the particulars of Mr. Robinsons Petition. ;

No sooner was the Stamp act repealed and the offices opened again, but Petitions were preferred by many of the Inhabitants here for grants of Lands on the Connecticut River, but as I apprehended it would be highly improper to issue any till the Rights of those persons were ascertained who set up claims under New Hampshire Charters, an order was published by the advice of the Council requiring all persons holding or claiming Lands under such Grants to appear by themselves or their Attorneys and produce the same together with the Deeds, conveyances, or other instruments by which they derived any Title or Claim, before the Governor in Council within three months from the date of the order, and that the Claims of those