Action brought against any Person on the East side of the Green Mountains, by any Person Claiming under New York, nor of, any Person there being imprisoned, except for Criminal Matters, and in Suits brought by the Inhabitants of that Country against each other, nor of any Persons property being wrested. from him, except that he has heard that some of the Lots reserved by the late Governor Wentworth for himself in some of his Grants have been granted 'to others by the Government of New York. And this Deponent verily believes that no such Things: could have happened without his hearing of them.

L; That soon after the present Governor Wentworth took on him the Administration of this Government, the Claimants under New Hampshire on the West of Connecticut River, were led to conceive great Expectations of that Country's being annexed to the Government of New Hampshire as well by Reason of his

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Majesty's Commands to Sir Henry Moore to grant no more of these Lands until further Order, as from the encouragements continually cireulating thro that, Country to that Import, which were there universally said and believed to come from Time to Time from Governor Wentworth, and this Deponent has no doubt that had it not been for those repeated Encouragements, the People would have been long since easy and content under the Jurisdiction of the Province of New York. And,this Deponent is very sure that the Majority of the Inhabitants of that Country are satisfied in remaining under the Jurisdiction of New York, and that the Strength of Opposition thereto, except on the West side of the Green Mountains is in the Inhabitants of Windsor and Westminster.