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Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. IV

O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. IV. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1851. 332 words

I, That this Deponent remembers that about a year ago nine Ejectments were brought under New York for Lands to the Westward of the Green Mountains, one of them against the said Isaiah Carpenter, another against Justin Olin, who had settled on Major Smalls said Grant, knowing it was granted to Major Small having purchased under New Hampshire since the passing of the Majors Grant, and upon Condition not to pay his Purchase Money unless his Title was secured to him under New Hampshire. Another against James Breakenridge, who had settled on Wallumschack Patent, Four against Persons in Prince Town. And two against some Persons on a Grant of this Province of New York to the Rev4 Michael Slaughter a reduced Regimental Chaplain. That thereupon the Inhabitants of this Part of the Country in general declared these suits were only brought to frighten them, and that they never would be tried.

K. That this Deponent attended the Circuit Court held last Junein the City of Albany, when four of these Ejectments were tried, viz those agt James Breakenridge Samuel Rose one of the prince Town Def's Isaiah Carpenter, Josiah Fuller one of the Inhabitants on the Grant to Revd Mt Slaughter--that Breakenridge made no Defence, his Possession being within Twenty miles from Hudsons River, against the other three Verdicts were found by Special Juries, on Trials that appeared wholly fair to this Deponent, and to some of the leading Persons interested under New Hampshire, and particularly to one Bliss Willoughby, who acted there as Trustee for the New Hampshire Claimants,-- And this Deponent well remembers that after the said Trials some of the Defend's and many other of the leading People under the Claim of New Hampshire, went to some of the Proprietors under New York, then in Albany, owned their Title to be good confessed their moderation, and declared they could only blame the Government of New Hampshire for granting their lands, and themselves for contending against the New York Proprietors,