William Walton or any three or more of them be a Committee to carry the above Resolves into Execution and that they have power tc Treat and agree with the said Twelve Setlers and Such others as shall incline to Settle on. the said Tract, and to take such Securities as they can best obtain for the speedy Settlement of the said Town Lotts, and also to Draw on the Treasurer of this Corporation from time to time for such sums as may be necessary to complete the said Survey and Division.

Ordered That the small Lotts fronting upon the Center Square be reserved to be hereafter appropriated for such publick Buildings as this Corporation shall think fitt, and that the above Committee have also power to appropriate two of the said Lotts fora Church and Court House if they shall find it proper.

A true copy Lamst Moore, Scery:

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A List of the Civil officers for Guoucester County New York Province FebY 1772

John Taplin Esquire first Judge

~ Thomas Sumner Esquire Second Jud: John Peters Esqr Clerk John Taplin Jur Esquire Sheriff James Pennock Jur & 2 Coroners Samuel Hall Esqr i good character

James Pennock Thomas Chamberlain Assistant Justices Joel Marsh--recd by Wells--Peters says good John Hatch Benjamin Whitecomb--not known by order of John Taplin Esqr Chief Judge this List is pecenai Test Joun Prermrs Clk.

. NEW HAMPSHIRE GRANTS. 769

; GOV. WENTWORTH TO GOV. TRYON. 'Sir Our mutual Friend Captain Holland, who arrived here this Day from New York, informs me that many People are soliciting to obtain Patents for a Tract of Land on the West Bank of Connecticut River, formerly granted under the seal of this Province by the Name of Rockingham, and since by His Majesty's Order in Council annexed to the Province of New- York ;--In this Township of Rockingham Mt Samuel Wentworth late of Boston was interested about five thousand acres, on which he had made some Improvement ; This was intended for a son of M* Wentworth, a youth now advanced to a sufficient Age to seftle thereon ; And as it is his whole Dependance, He is entirely solicitous to have it at all adventures, secured to him; Permit me therefore to intreat your Excellency's favorable Preference in making a new Grant to this youth Mt Benning Wentworth of the said 5000 Acres in Rockingham, which Captain Holland informs me are marked off in an intire & separate Lot in said Township.