Obedient and most Humble Servt Mr Tryon ; JoserH Lorp.
(Endorsed) Read in Council Feby: 28t* 1772.
JUDGE CHANDLER TO GOV. TRYON
May it please your Excellency .
I have to acquaint you with a Rietous affair that happened in the County of Cumberland on the 27th Day of January Last, vizt a Number of Persons from the Province of New Hampshire to the Number of about 70 or 80 assembled themselves together came into Putney in the County of Cumberland went
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to a house took away a parcel of goods that was deposited ina house by an officer, Carryed them away over Connecticutt River into Hampshire, and Threatned to Do many other Felonious actions, vizt to go to Chester Pull Down ye Jail, and Deliver some Prisoners out of Jail, a true Representation whereof will be communicated to your Excellency by Joseph Lord Esq? one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common pleas for ye County of Cumberland, so that if the Jail had been in any one of the River Towns (so called) as prayed for by some the Jail had by said (mad) Rietors been pulled Down, your Excellency will therefore see that, it willon this account be best to continue the Jail and Courts in ye center of the County if no other Reasons were given but to prevent such sudden.mischiefs being perpetrated as may be done on a suddin heat of Passion.
I understand may it please your Excellency that the said Lord is about to make a Resignation of his office as Judge &e butas there is no person in the County that will fill up the vacancy so well, I beg your Excellency to Continue him in Office in the Next Commission that comes out.