ing the Laws of New York or submitting to its Jurisdiction and that in general they have regulated themselves by the Laws of New Hampshire, and the Charters granted by the late Governor Wentworth, in order as this Deponent hath always understood, the more easy to bring about the annexing that Country to New Hampshire, and the Confirmation of the Grants of that Government, 'That they accordingly have chosen select men & other officers, & held Town meetings pursuant to the said charters.

D. And this Deponent further saith that he was present at the Riot and Opposition made on the 19 of October 1769 to the Commissioners and Surveyor in the Partition of Part of Wallumschack Patent, That he has perused the several Depositions of Thomas Hun John R Bleecker and Peter Lansingh the Commissioners, containing an account of that obstruction and that the Facts therein mentioned as far as they relate to the Riotous Behavior on that Day is true, That this Deponent is the Magistrate mentioned in these affidavits That this Deponent read to the Rioters, the Riot Act, and commanded them in his majesty's name to disperse, but neither that nor his Persuasions to them had any Effect, until they had obliged the Commissioners to desist.

E. And this Deponent further saith that in the winter of the year 1770, by Virtue of a Law of this Province he issued as one of his Majesty's Justices of the peace for the County of Albany, on the application of two of his Majestys Subjects Process against four Persons, all of whom this Deponent understands dive on the Patent of Wallumschack, and claim Lands there under one of the New Hampshire Grants That the Constable who had the Charge of serving these Processes made Return to this Deponent in writing which he and one other Person made Oath before the Deponent anda third Person who was a Quaker affirmed the same that a great Number of Persons settlers thereabouts under the Grants of New Hampshire having their Faces blacked, and otherwise being disguised assaulted him in the Evening and rescued from him Moses Robinson whom he had arrested by virtue of one of the said Precepts, and afterwards while he was the same Evening in pursuit of the Person rescued assaulted him again in the Highway, that he in his Majesty's Name commanded