under which they settled, in articles injurious to the Crown, & such also as have been guilty of Infractions of the Laws for the Preservation of Masts for the Royal Navy, are unworthy of his Majesty's Bounty, & that their applications for Lands in this Government ought to be rejected, All which is nevertheless humbly submitted this 25th Day of September 1770--By order of the committee Wm Smirx Chairman of the Committee. (Endorsed) The committee's Report on the order of Referrence of the 14t of Augt 1770 relating to the accusations agt Samuel Wells Esqt a Judge of ye Common Pleas of Cumberland County. 1770 Sept 29. Read & appproved of and confirmed.

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NewYork Cumberland County ss. William Deane of full age Personally came and appeared before me Joseph Lord Esqr one of the Judges of the Superior Court, and one of his Majesties Justices of the Peace for the County aforesaid and being sworn on the Holy Evangelists Deposeth & saith.

That he being a Resident in Windsor, and having the Later part of August last, taken a journey from there to Springfield in Massachusetts Bay, Mt John Grout on the fourth Day of September last, came to him (the Deponent) and Informed him, that the Deponents two Sons Willard & William were made Prisoners by one Benjamin Whiting on a Process that Issued out of the Court of Vice Admiralty for the Province of New York and that he said Whiting was going to carry them to the City of New York for tryal, And that Whiting has agreed to tarry at Hinsdale with his said prisoners untill Tuesday noon : That they were almost Destitute of money & had hired him to come & Enform this Deponent of their Cereumstances. And that unless this Deponent could reach Hinsdale by Tuesday noon, it was likely his said Son's would begone, so that this