Excellency of the Riotous spirit which now prevails among the people seated under Title derived from the Province of New Hampshire---That the Inhabitants of Durham, the place of his own Residence, are daily threatned to be driven off their possessions, the House he lives in to be Burnt, and that he is obliged to confine himself at Home, as he cannot with safety go om thence to transact his Business--As also a Deposition 'herein inclosed of Joseph Pringle taken before M* Justice spencer. And the same being read the said Joseph Pringle who ittended without, was called in, and being examined at the doard his Deposition was ordered to be taken and «sworn to sefore M¥ Chief Justice Horsmanden.

His Excellency then communicated to the Board, a Letter 'rom Major Philip Skene dated the 28th ulte advising that Mr Fay and several others had been with him, and brought a Copy of his Excellency's Letter of the 19 of May, and that they promise to wait on his Excellency immediately after they have communicated the Contents of the Letter to the people of Benpington and the adjacent Country on the Kast side of Hudson's River.

PETITION OF THE INHABITANTS OF GUILFORD.

To His Excellency William Tryon Esquire Captain General and Governor in Chief in and over the Province of New York and the Territories depending thereon in America Chancellor and vice Admiral of the same.

The Petition of David Field, Silah Barnard Thomas Cutler Asa Rice Francis Rice Peter Rice Silas Cutlar Jotham Biglo Shubeld Bullock and Joel Biglo in behalf of themselves and their associates Inhabitants of the Township of Guilford in the peat ind of Cumberland and Province of New York. Most Humbly Sheweth. That your Petitioners and their associates on tae second day