Albany ss: The information of Breysamix Buck who being duly sworn saith that on or about the Beginning of this instant January he called at the House of Capt Stephen Fay in Bennington Tavern keeper, for some refreshment for himself and Horse upon coming into the House he found a number of People in the House as if they were engaged in business, upon which the deponent asked, and if they were, he should go into another room, they all desired him to Join that their Business was hot private upon which the deponent sat down amongst them; when Present Samuel Robinson of Bennington Ethen Allen of Salsbury Boston Government and Robert Cockrun formerly of Bennington, but at Present some where abouts the Township called Rupert, with many other Persons; when the deponent went into the House the said Sam! Robinson had the Governor's Proclamation dated at New York Dect 111771, ' Reading of it to the Company and when he came to the following Paragraph " whereas it is the ancient and incontestible right of this Colony to extend to Connecticut River as its Eastern Boundary," M* Robinson was Pleased to say that he knew that to be a Damn lie, then he read on till he came to where His Excellency informs them of his receiving a letter from Governor Wentworth dated the 19th of Octr last, M* Robison in like

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taanner assured the company that it was a grand falsehood, for he knew to the Contrary that the whole was a Desshe of Duanes and had been in'a Draught for some years ; after the Proclamation was read Mt Robinson asked the Deponent what he thought of it, to which the deponent answered and said, my oppinion-is that York Government will hold all the lands, upon which the said Ethen Allen came up behind the Deponent and struck him three times and 'said you are a Damn Bastard of old.