done and advise by no means to stop them to whitch they agreed if we would Take Two-or three as Evidences and desire them Not to Run only as Disputed Lands then went Back and met them in the field and Returned the answer as above they Told us then Break our chain or compass or Tread on our Chain to whitch we answered we should not Tread on their chain Nor Break it or compass Nor Meddle with their Persons but give them the honnour that Belonged to their charracters so Bide them farewell they shook hands and God Bless us wish us well and 'we Immediately Returned to our houses and Left them on the spot and Bleve all our People Did so Return with is the whole

Truth we No. i JAMES BREAKENRIDGE

SamMuy Rosinson.

Province of New February 14t» 1770. The aforesd James Hampshire Breakenridge & Samuel Robinson personally appeared & made Solemn oath that the foregoing Deposition or Narative by them Subscribed is the truth the whole truth & nothing but the truth. Before me Samuet Livermore, Justice of the Peace.

LT. GOV. COLDEN TO LORD HILLSBOROUGH.

[Lond. Doe. XLIT.]

New York, 4 January 1770. My Lord, ,

His Majestys order in Council of the 24th July 1767 restrains me from granting the letters Patent prayed for by the inclosed Petition. Iam well assured that the facts are as set forth by: the Petitioners, and whatever equitable claim those persons may have who took grants of Lands from the Governt of New Hampshire, lying Eastward of any lands granted by this Province certainly cannot extend to such as did lately obtain grants from that Governt of Lands lying nearer Hudsons River than lands do, which were granted under this Prove? upwards of