And this Deponent saith that he has never heard of any other Ejectments being brought for any Lands to the Westward of the Green Mountains under New Hampshire, except one agt one Colvin, which was served, but not further prosecuted.

O. That the Deponent is acquainted in general with all the Inhabitants of the Lands formerly claimed by New Hampshire on the West side of the Green Mountains from the Line of the Massachusetts Bay tothe most Northern Settlements and knows -- not of one Person among them who served in his Majestys Regular Forces at any Time whatsoever, and that very few of them ever served in any of the provincial Forces.

P. And this Deponent further saith that soon after the present Governor of New Hampshire arrived in that Government the Inhabitants of the Lands granted under New Hampshire in the Neighbourhood of the Deponent, were animated with Hopes that the Royal order of 29th July 1764 might be rescinded--That messengers frequently from his arrival as aforesaid hitherto have been sent by them to Portsmouth to him, and always

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returned with Encouragements to the People, that he would soon get them annexed to New Hampshire, and this Deponent is well assured that if they had not received Encouragements from the s¢ Governor Wentworth, they would in general long since have submitted to the Laws and Jurisdiction of the Province of New York, and the Disputes concerning Titles have been at an End--That something above a year ago a Petition was carried about for subscription, in the Inhabited Parts of the Country within this Province formerly claimed by New Hampshire, addressed to the present Governor of that Province, requesting his assistance in obtaining the annexing that Country to New Hampshire which measure was commonly understood by the said Inhabitants in the Deponents neighbourhood, to have been undertaken by the Instigation of Governor Wentworth and to have been drawn at Portsmouth and approved of by him before it cireulated for subscription as aforesaid of which besides the common Report abovementioned this Deponent has heen informed by Samuel Robinson who was with Governor Wentworth at Portsmouth on that oceasion, as he informed this Deponent, and which the Deponent believes to be true.