What can a Justice do when. the whole Country combinds against him--The very night that I sent these two to Goal some of their associates Brock and Destroyed one of my Pot ash works, which cost me upward of fifty Pound my property is destroyed night and day & durst not say Ill done--by the confession of these Felons (there is a line of money makers) from New Jersey to a place ealled the Cowas back of New Hampshire I have got the names of 17 more. I have sent after them, but I know that the Constables will not be faithfull for they are its my oppinion less or more conserned--M* Justice Morison has declined Serving and I hope your Excellency will be pleased to Excuse my acting any longer for I got myself ruined by the conduct of My Good Neighbour this being all at Present

I am with the greatest Submition Your Excellency most obedient and very faithful Fowlis in the County of Albany Servant to command Novt 24th 1772. Joun Munro, (Endorsed) 1772 Dect 16. Read in Council

Vou. Iv 5l

802 CONTROVERSY RESPECTING THE

ORDER OF THE NEW YORK COUNCIL

ON RECEIVING INTELLIGENCE THAT THE PEOPLE OF BENNINGTON WERE SENDING AGENTS TO ENGLAND.

In Council, November 25'h 1772

His Excellency communicated to the Board the Intelligence he had Received from Major Philip Skene informing him that the Deputies of Bennington and the adjacent Towns, at a meeting at Manchester on the 21st of October, appointed Jehiel Hawley and James Brakenridge their Agents, who are immediately to repair to London to solicit their Petition to his Majesty for a Confirmation of their Claims under the Grants of New Hampshire to Lands within this province. That Brakenridge is instructed by the Bennington people to pray for an Alteration in the Jurisdiction; but that the party by whom Hawley was chosen are satisfied the Jurisdiction should remain as fix'd by his Majesty's Order of the 20% July 1764. '