As your Honor has been so very obliging as to desire Judge Sleeper to call upon us for our approbation, of the Gentlemen he has named to you, to be appointed Military Officers in Glocester County; a Township of which is granted by your Honor to the College in this City ; we beg leave therefore, to inform your Honor, that besides Judge Sleeper's recommendation, we have received a Letter from a worthy Clergyman one Mr Peters, the present Missionary of Hebron, who has some thought of removing to the new Settlement, recommending the following Gentlemen to command the Militia ; vizt Capt John Peters to be promoted to the Rank of Coll Capt Michael Lovell Lieut Col, and Lieut Henry Moore Major; and that the Captains & Subalterngs officers be appointed agreeable to the Recommendation of the Field officers.

This, we humbly Submit to your Honors Superior J udgment; & are with the greatest respect & esteem ;

Your Honors much Obliged & most Obedient Servants Samue, Aucumury. His Honor Lieutt Goy Colden. « Myurs Cooper.

(Here follows the notice of their appointment. )

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PETITION OF JOHN GROUT.

To the Honourable Daniel Horsmanden Esquire Chief Justice of the Province of New York The Petition of John Grout of the County of Cumberland in the Province of New York Gentleman. Humbly Sheweth That your Petitioner is advised and doth conceive that he hath Gcod Cause of Action against David Stone, Samuel Stone,

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Elisha Hawley, Enoch Judd, Ebenezer Curtis, John Benjamin, Andrew Norton, Elnathon Strong, Joseph Thompson, David Getchel and Steel Smith, for their assaulting Detaining and Imprisoning your Petitioner at the several times and in the manner set forth in the annexed affidavit and doth conceive it necessary to bring two Suits at Law against the Persons above named for recovery of his Damages by reason of the same.