That he proposed to promote Petitions from the People to accomplish that End, and asked the Deponent if he would be . concerned in facilitating and circulating a Petition of that kind. That the Deponent refused to be concerned in any such measures, That the said Governor has broke the same subject to the Deponent at several Times since, Declaring that if the People could be induced to sign Petitions, it would be easy as he conceived to procure an order for extending the Jurisdiction of New Hampshire across the River,so as to include them within that Government.

D. That in the fall of the year one thousand seven hundred and sixty nine, there was a Petition to the King, carried about | among the Inhabitants of the West side of Connecticut River, praying to be subjected to New Hampshire, which the Deponent believes was drawn by M' Wentworth himself, the Sentiments being similar to what the Deponent has frequently heard him deliver in Language very similar to what he used.

That this Petition was promoted by Nathan Stone, who has lately been very active against the Jurisdiction of New York.

That the Deponent has also seen an attested Copy of another Petition to his Majesty, of the like Import with that above mentioned, which has been lately circulated in that County, and which he also for the Reasons above mentioned believes was drawn by the said Governor.

E. That the Deponent has known Lands granted under New Hampshire on the East side of Connecticut River, to be regranted to other Persons for Default of the first Patentees in not settling the same, and that without any office being first found. And