By the general sense and Wishes of the people. I find them Desirous that the County Courts should be held at Skenesborough, it being beyond dispute the best situation for trade &c some designing People of Bennington that attempt to lead, have over awed many that would be glad to present a petition. but as this method of a letter may have the same Weight with his Excellency Governour Tryon; I therefore as their Agent sign this.

JeHIEL Hawley. To Col Philip Skene

For his Excellency Governour Tryon.

ESQ. MUNRO TO GOV. TRYON.

May it Please your Excellency

It is with the greatest reluctance that I would offer to trouble your Excellency with any more complaints but when the Publie Interest and the wellfare of this Government is so much conserned, I think it my indispensible duty to report the same to your Excellency

My chief business for these Ten days by past was nothing but taking Examinations of Felons and their associates of which this country abounds.

NEW HAMPSHIRE GRANTS. 801

I have now in my Custody the Stamps Moulds Mills and several other Materials for coining of Dollars (dated 1760) one crown piece dated 1752, one dollar dated 1766, and one dated 1768 which are all counterfeits & found in the custody of John Searles of Arlington and Comfort Carpenter of Shafsbury which with their own confession upon Oath, was sufficient Evidence to me and after discovering from them all that I could upon Oath I wrote their Mittimus and sent them off to Goal in the charge of two constables and desired as many to their assistance as they thought necessary--the same night they suffered Carpenter to make his Escape, then one of the said Constables pursued after Carpenter and the other went to Goal with Searles, but stoped upon the Road ten days and at last let Searles go about his Business.