The manner of his proceeding and the Probability of a Fraud in Whitings Chart of the River is in Few words expressed in the enclosed deposition--the deposition perhaps might have been more particular had there been Time--but the Secrets of this Supposed Fraudilent Survey was unknown to me untill this morning, when Mr John Grout came here with M:' How the deponent and gave me the Information and as I was obliged to | begg the Favour of a Gentleman on a Journey thro' Springfield to Tarry untill the deposition was Made and these Lines wrote will account for the Reason why neither the one or the other is more

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particular as I am unwilling to omitt this opportunity of Leaving this Information in the Post Office there (viz at Springfield) I have nothing further to add only that the Plann of the Survey is gone to England and Governour Wentworth Informs the friends of that Government that there is not the least doubt of the Lands on the West bank being annexed to New Hampshire that if you apprehend anything further can be done by one in Favour of this government shall be glad of the Information ; am your H?!e Servt Sami~y WELLS.

John Tabor Kemp Esquire.

P. S. Grant who assisted Whiting is a person within age and a Servant of Captain Holland.

AFFIDAVIT OF NEHEMIAH HOWE.

New York Cumberland County. Nexemian Howse of Putney in the County of Cumberland and Province of New York Gentleman came before me Samuel Wells Esquire one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas for the said County of Cumberland and one of his Majesties Justices of the Peace for the same County and being Sworn on the Holy evangelists deposeth and Saith