The new Hampshire proprietors who have offered to confirm their titles under the seal of this Provee on half fees, and have been restricted by His Majesty's late order forbidding me to proceed in giving them titles, are very importunate, and begin to be so much sowered and disgusted, that there is much reason to apprehend as they find the Bennington people and the adjacent Country daily increase in strength and uninterrupted by Govern', they will soon reject any offers from this Country, and combine in opposition to the jurisdiction of this Province ; besides, the partition line between this Governt

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and Massachusetts Bay being still unsettled ; by the aid of those Borderers, the opposition may reasonably be expected to be very formidable ; too much so, for militia forces to encounter.

These observations, My Lord, taking under consideration with my former correspondence on the subject, will I am confident have that weight with His Maj®'s Ministers, as is proportioned to their importance, and I trust, my Royal Master will believe, they flow from a zealous and earnest desire to promote his service, and the peace and welfare of this Colony.

I am with all possible respect & esteem, My Lord. Your Lordship's most obedient servant Wm Tryon.

ORDER OF COUNCIL ON PETITION OF BENJN STEVENS.

In Councit, October 21st 1772.

His Excellency laid before the Board the petition of Complaint of Benjamin Stevens Deputy Surveyor of Lands, and John Brandon and John Dunbar, setting, that the Complainants being on their lawful Business was on the 29'» of September last met with by Remember Baker, Ara Allen, and five other persons at Onion River, and were without any provocation stript by them of their property and Effects, insulted and threatned, and the petitioner John Dunbar thrown into the Fire, Bound and Burned and otherwise beat and abused in a Cruel manner, as more fully appears by the affidavits thereunto annexed; and praying Relief.