VoL. Iv. 48

754 CONTROVERSY RESPECTING THE

Contest, until his Majesty should be pleased to determine the ,

Limits between his two Provinces, as every such Grant could be

considered in no other Light than as a mere Nullity--But the |

Government of New Hampshire totally disregarding the solemn appeal to his Majesty by both Provinces, without waiting for the Royal Decision, issued Grants for many Townships Westward of the River Connecticut, some of which are within about seventeen Miles of Hudson's River, and others on the Banks of Wood Creek and Lake Champlain, altho' it is notorious that the whole country on the Borders of Massachusets Bay, and partly on the late claim of New Hampshire, was very anciently and long before the latter Government extended even to Connecticut River, granted under the great Seal of this Province, 24, 28 and even 30 Miles to the Eastward of Hudson's River--That apprized of these Proceedings on the Part of New Hampshire, The Government of New York on the 28th Day of December 1763, issued a Proclamation stating the Claim of both Provinces to the contested Lands; asserting the ancient Jurisdiction of this Colony Eastward to Connecticut River, and warning all Persons against setling such Lands under Title derived from New Hampshire--And that finally to put an End to this Controversy, his Majesty was pleased by his Royal order bearing Date the 20th Day of July 1764, with the advice of his privy Council, to declare the Western Banks of the River Connecticut from where it enters the Province of Massachusetts Bay, as far North as the forty fifth Degree of Northern Latitude, the Boundary Line between the said two Provinces of New York and New Hampshire And that the said Royal order was publickly notified by froclamation of this Government enjoining a due obedience thereto on the Part of this Colony--From ail which is Manifest