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674 CONTROVERSY RESPECTING THE

Enemy that they have in all things and at all Times, been obedient to the Laws of your Majesty's Dominions, & ever obeyed yout Maijestys Royal commands--that our Fortunes Interest and Lives are wholly devoted to your Sacred Person. They therefore humbly prostrate themselves, and pray that your Majesty will be graciously pleased, to preserve them from the impending evills, by reannexing them to New Hampshire to which province we are more contiguous for Government from at least Seventy miles to near Four through three other governments & by confirming these possessions as held and enjoyed under New Hampshire and by giving such other relief as to your Majesty's seem adequate and meet, whereby your Petitioners may again Return to their labour, the wilderness may be cultivated and your Petitioners again Rejoice in the Security of Lawful and good Government being exercised amongst them. Under God we rely on your Majesty only for relief: we can have no hope from your Majestys Servants at New York, from whose operations our distresses have arisen. Your Majesty's Servants of New Hampshire having Read our Petition to them for Relief declare their inability to Take cognizance thereof as the premises are by your Majestys order in Council commanded to be within the province of New York to your Majesty's therefore we humbly look compassionating our distresses. As your Majestys Petitioners in Duty and Loyalty bound shall ever pray.

Province of New York ss. Wuituarp Srevens of Charlestown or number four in New Hampshire Government, a person well known to me, and worthy of Good Faith and Credit being by me duly Sworn did depose and say that the foregoing is a true copy of the Original petition delivered me and carried by Benjamin Whiting from Portsmouth to this Country to be signed in favour of New Hampshire at Numbr 4.