That Jast Fall another Petition to his Majesty for the like purpose, was carried about thro' that Country for Subscription as this Deponent understands and believes that this Deponent saw the original thereof as it was Called of which he took a copy, which original was wrote in a very fair Hand, and was currently reported there to have been drawn at Portsmouth by the present Governor Wentworth, and to have been by him sent up into that Country by Benjamin Whiting who has long acted as one of M» Wentworths Deputies, as: Surveyor of the Kings Woods, to be copied for subscriptions all which this Deponent verily believes to be true, and also that it was generally believed by the People there, this Deponent having frequently heard these Reports mentioned in Conversation and never heard a suggestion to the contrary.

L. That it was Repertéd that one Bony thereof was to be made to be handed about in each Township, and this Deponent has frequently heard and believes that many Copies thereof were

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made 'and carried about for Subscription and that it was their General Practice to Obtain Subscriptions of Persons under age thereto.

M. That this Deponent believes that very few if any of the Settlers on the Southerly part of this Tract to the East of the Green Mountains, signed the said Petition last mentioned, as they are almost universally desirous of remaining in the Province Ofo New York, and this Deponent is well convinced: that: of the whole Inhabitants of the Counties of Cumberland and Gloucester aigudal majority are desirous of remaining within the Jurisdiction of the Government of New York. the strength of the opposition diereto laying in the Townships of Windsor Newbury and Mestmingter, and among some scattered Inhabitants in some few ether Towas.oi oid¥reADdpthis Deponent firmly believes and has heard a great many_of, thie Inhabitants of that Country frequently declare the liked sthat; there, would long since have been an end to their Qpprsition staiithe Government of New York had they not been apimateds byuthe; continued encouragement received from time tg;bime fronmrGover nor Wentworth as aforesaid. iy | bistig ais Ly Sam!