I am oblidged on the contrary, to complain that there seems to be too much reason to believe, that the disorders in that Country owe their origin and progress to the intrigues of persons in power in the Province of New Hampshire, with aims of inhancing their private fortunes, out of the Crown Lands; and the vain hope that His Majesty may be moved to annex this territory to the Province of New Hampshire under which their Grants were obtained.

In the prosecution of this design some of the Inhabitants have lately been excited to open acts of Violence, as well as an immediate application by petition to the Throne. Upon procuring a copy of this Petition I referred it to the Attorney General for his Report ; and as his Representations appear greatly to concern his Majesty's Interest and to be supported by Proofs, of which the King ought not to be uninformed, I now transmit them to your Lordship for the Royal Consideration.

I must at the same time apprize your Lordship that a great majority of the settlers are not only disposed toa peaceable submission to the decision of 1764, but very averse to the change projected in New Hampshire, as will appear by their Counter petition communicated to me, to be transmitted in their favor.

Nor can I omit mentioning that it is in this District that many of the reduced officers and soldiers have made their locations of the bounty pledged to them by the Royal Proclamation of the 7 Oct" 1763. Besides this I find that others of His Majesty's subjects have obtained Patents for many thousands of acres, under the great seal of this Province, which will be all frustrated