Sir ' ; : By the inclos'd Copy, from ye Journal of his Majesty's Council for this Province upon communicating to them your Excellency's Letters to me dated Fort George N: York Oct. 241771 and | 234 Dect 1771 together with your Proclamation inclos'd in the letter, and my answer to the first Letter ; It will appear that I cannot issue any public Act relative to those violences recited in your Excellency's Letters & Proclamation as done in the Province of New York unless in possitive contrariety to their express advice, officially required, and given me upon this occa-

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sion: notwithstands. I must herein be denyed the satisfaction of Executing yonr Excellency's request in these matters, it gives me great pleasure to hear that there hath not been any Disturbances on the Banks of the Connecticut River, where the Inhabitants of New York have daily Intercourse with those of this Government ; but on the contrary, That the reported Evils are confin'd to a small District remote from our boun--- dary Line, & more immediately connected with Hudson's River, & the Colony's of Connecticut & Massa-bay, from whence they originally migrated.

It is beyond a doubt that violence & illegal Opposition to Government is the aversion of this province from their exemplary Conduct, especially for five years past. Evry contrary. assurance or pretence must be groundless & proceed from artful wicked men, injurious to the Interest & diametrically opposite to the public & private opinion and Desire of this Province.