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

That this deponent assisted Mess's Whiting and Grant in February and March Last in their pretended Survey of Connecticut River trom where the Same enters the Province of the Massachusetts Bay Near to what they Said Whiting and Grant called the Head of the River.

-That this deponant began to assist at Charlestown and from there went up the River near to the place the said Whiting and Grant called the Head.

That this deponent conceives the Survey was Intended to be exact as far as to some Miles distance above Lancaster--but from there to what on that Survey took the Name of the head of the River, this Deponent is sure that Neither Mr Whiting Grant or any other person in the Party can be possibly able tu

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assertain the Points of the Compass of the channel of the River or the Length of way as the whole party Travelled two days on the River without Setting the Compass or Measureing, both going up the River and.Coming Down, to this deponants best knowledge and belief, in which two days the Party supposed and this deponent believes they Travelled not less than forty miles.