That at the Time last mentioned there were every few Settlers to the Eastward of the Green Mountains, claiming under New Hampshire, this Deponent. believes there were not seventy Families, and those were scattered in about a Dozen Townships on that River, and the Chief of them in Brattleborough, Westminster, Pultney-and Rockingham, and that in all the rest of the numerous Tracts granted by New Hampshire, from the North Bounds of the Massachusetts Bay on Connecticut River, Northward and Northwestward, to the farthest extent of the Claim of New Hampshire on the West side of the said River, there was not at that Time one Inhabitant this Deponent verily believes, having frequently been over that Country, and was at that Time and yet is well agquainted with it,

That the greater Part of those Settlers were purchasors for very small Considerations, and not original Patentees of New Hampshire.

That at that time the Degree of Cultivation even in.the Tracts that had inhabitants was exceedingly inconsiderable.

G. That since that Time this Deponent verily believes the Settlers in that Country, have increased Ten fold under the Claims of New Hampshire, and that.they are almost altogether Purchasors of the New. Hampshire Titles at a very.small consideration, and this Deponent believes they settled there in general, expecting they should be obliged to obtain New Grants under the Province of New York--That by much the greater part of this Country is claimed under New Hampshire by Persous who have never attempted a Settlement thereof, That even