One Joshua Beats of Shafsbury aforesaid did in like manner told the deponant that if the Yorkers got the land and drive them off they would come every year and destroy all and every Persons substance that would ofer to Settle upon the lands & the deponant says that in General the Inhabitants are more inraged against the Government since the last Proclamation was Published then ever they were before and that a number of them are determined to fight till they die; and that they will not submit to the authority of this Government; asigning for a reason that if they should submit to the authority of Government they shall lose their lands, but as long as they shall [be] joined togither they would hold the land and keep off the

Yorkers and farther saith not. JONATHAN WHEATE. Sworn before me at Fowlis in the

County of Albany aforesaid this 28th day of January 1772. Joun Munro Justice.

JUDGE LORD TO GOV. TRYON.

Putney Febr'y 16t 1772. May it please your Excellency

By my letter of 29t» of January Last pass't, I informed your Excellency of a Great Riot that hapened here, composed intirely of People from the side of New Hampshire--Likewise Informed I was inquiring thereof, taking Depositions therefor (Being apprehensive Inquiry by a Jury was not practicable at that time) but since that time finding Inquiry by a Jury would not be unsafe I therefore undertook it with the assistance of Mt Thomas Chandler junt & Mt William Willard two of his Majs Justices of the Peace for this County. To be short. Five of the principal Rioters came & submitted themselves to the Law (before any