Iam extremely obliged, & will embrace the first Opporty, that the public Service will permit, to avail myself of the honor your Excellency does me in an Invitation to New York; & shall receive very great satisfaction if at any time I may haw the pleasure of your company at Portsmouth - being with the greatest Truth & regard. Sir

Your Excellency's most obedient humble Servant

J. WENTWORTH. His Excellency Governor Tryon.

MINUTE OF THE N. H. COUNCIL.

Provinee of New Hampshire | At a Council held at Portsmouth, by his Excellency's Summons on Thursday the 8 day of January 1772.

PRESENT

His Excellency Jony Wenrwortn Esq' Governor &e. Theodore Atkinson Daniel Peirce ana Daniel Warner George Jeffrey Pa . Peter Levins Esq's Daniel Rogers C ai Jonathan Warner - Peter Gilman ad

Daniel Rindge Thos West?* Waldron 9 CH

NEW HAMPSHIRE GRANTS. 757

His Excellency the Governour having laid before the Council for their advice, Two Letters from his Excelley Governor Tryon of New York dated Octobt 1771, and Decembr 234 1771, the latter inclosing a proclamation--also Copy of his Excellency's Answer to the first Letter.

The premises being read, itis consider'd That by His Majesty's Order in Council 20 July 1764 the Western Bank of Connecticut River was then commanded to be the West Bounds of this Province and that this Government has been & is intirely obedient thereto ; Therefore the said proclamation, relating wholly to matters and Things without the Boundaries of this Province ; it is advised that the publication thereof, by authority of this Province would be Extra-Provincial, therefore in our opinion improper, and that his Excellency is further advised not to issue any Proclamation relating to the Premises.