That their present Claims include not only all those.

1 For this letter see Slade, 30

796 CONTROVERSY RESPECTING THE

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who have since seated themselves in that part of the Country, but that their Conduct plainly Evinces their Intention to suffer no person quietly to enjoy by Titles from this province any. Lands

comprised within the Grants of New Hampshire, Westward of '

the Green Mountains, altho' only a very small part of that extensive Territory is even pretended to be occupied by the Claimants under New Hampshire--That his Excellency in pursuance of the Report of the Committee of this Board of the 1s of July last, has already offered them Terms much more favourable, than considering the Rashness and Violence of their past Conduct, they could have had any Reason to expect (to wit) to suspend until his Majesty's pleasure shall be known, all prosecutions in behalf of the Crown, on account of the Crimes with which stand charged; and to recommend it to the Owners of the contested Lands under Grants of this province, to put a Stop during the same period, to all civil Suits concerning the Lands in Question and to agree with the Setlers for the purchase thereof on moderate Terms; Exacting no other Condition on their part, than their future peaceable and quiet behaviour--That instead of embracing so favourable an offer with Gratitude, they have again perpetrated fresh acts of violence, and rendered themselves still more obnoxious and inexcusable. That there is too much Reason to apprehend that so pernicious an Example if not speedily check'd and punished, must be attended with