I am with the greatest Respect & Esteem Your Excellency's very faithful and most obedient Servant J. WENTWORTH. Portsmouth New Hampshire 234 March 1772. His Excellency Governor Tryon &¢ Names to be inserted in the Patent of 5000 Acres of Land in Rockingham if it should appear expedient to His Excellency Governor Tryon to grant said Tract for Mt Wentworth vizt Benning Wentworth of Hinsdale in New Hampshire John Parker Esq M' Matthew Parker Ammi Ruhamah Cutter Esq' M' John Peirce

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of Portsmouth

in New Hampshire

770 CONTROVERSY RESPECTING THE

MINUTES OF COUNCIL RESPECTING CERTAIN RIOTERS ORDERED TO BE APPREHENDED.

In Council March 26 1772.

His Excellency communicated to the Board a Letter of the 24 March Instant from Henry Ten Eyck Jun? Esq' Sherif of Albany, acknowledging the Receit of the proclamation of the 9t* December for apprehending certain' Riotors therein named, and acquainting his Excellency that three of them Baker, Allen and Sevel, are retired to'the Neighbouring Government That he has not been able to apprehend any of the Rest. But that from the Conduct and Behaviour of those who were at Home, tho' not particularly mentioned or concerned in the Riot, he finds the greatest appearance of a determined Resolution not to submit to the Government: And this he found particularly verified by the Conduct of Eight or nine who were armed with Guns and Clubs in which manner they came to the House of one Heermans near the Indian River where he then was, and from their Conduct it appeared what they intended.