That your Petitioners being informed that the appointhienit of the Township or place for holding the Courts in that County of Charlette, will soon come under your Excellency's Consideration, They beg leave most humbly to suggest-- ;

That the Township of Socialborough is nearly central, to that part of the Country, which will probably remain a separate County, when the Northen part of this province becomes popu- . lous (to wit) from Batten Kill, to an East Line from the mouth of Otter Creek, comprising a district of about 75 Miles in length--

That the roads leading Northward from the Massachusett's Bay, and Westward from New Hampshire, both pass thro' the said Township ; which your Petitioners conceive a strong proof of its being easy of Access--

TIA CONTROVERSY RESPECTING THE

That the said Township, and the Lands in its Neighbourhood, are remarkably fertile, and pleasantly situated, on a fine river ealled Otter Creek, which for many Miles is navigable with Batteaus, and would be throughout, but for the obstruction of the falls.

That from the best information your Petitioners are able to collect, tho' the settlement began within three years, there are already thirty five Families in Socialborough, and twenty more have made Improvements, & are expected to remove thither the ensuing Spring ; the chief of whom have agreed to take Titles for their Farms under this Government.

That in the three Townships of Durham, Grafton, and Chesterfield, which adjoin each other, and extend from Socialborough Southward, there are Ninety six Families actually settled, who all hold their Estates under this Government.