Portsmouth in New Hampshire, and was desired by George Jeffries Esquire Treasurer of New Hampshire to breakfast with him, which he did--That the said M' Jeffries desired this Deponent to attend while he read a Representation on the part of New Hampshire respecting the Lands on the West side of Connecticut River in the Province of New York, and the Distresses of the Settlers there under New Hampshire, which the said M* Jeffries told the Deponent was to be transmitted to his Majesty, that .accordingly this Deponent heard the said Representation read by M? Jeffries, and that it contained Variety of Matter which this Deponent of his own knowledge knows to be false, and informed the said M Jeffries at that Time particularly thereof.

Hf che. . OLE WitLarp,

Sworn this second day of March

1771 Before me Dan HorsManpen.

City of New York ss: James Van Cortianot of the Yonkers of the County of Westchester Esquire being duly sworn maketh oath that in the Summer, of the year one thousand seven hundred and sixty | four this Deponent was at Albany where Information was brought that a number of Persons pretending Title under New Hampshire had collected together and were distressing several persons

704 CONTROVERSY RESPECTING THE

holding Jands under the Grants of this Government of New York in the Patents of Hosick and Renslaerswyck or one of them, that they had seized and drove off the Cattle of some of the said Tenants and had seized the Grain of one of them named Bostian Deal, and that they intended to distress every person holding within their Claim, who would not submit to hold under them That thereupon Hermanus Schuyler then Sheriff of the City and County of Albany, and two magistrates of the County of Albany went to the Place where it was said these Riotous Proceedings were committing in order to suppress the same, the Sheriff taking a Posse with him, of which this Deponent made Part.