Another case that appears to acquire particular consideration is the claim of the Society for the propagation of the Gospel in

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foreign parts founded on a Reservation inserted by the Governor of New Hampshire in the grants made by him of five hundred acres in each Township for the use of that Society a Reservation from which we conceive the Society could not have drawn much advantage and that the best means of rendering the intention effectual to the piouse purpose for which the Reservation was made would be to make compensation to the Society at the rate of thirty pounds for each Township in the Grant of which such Reservation was contained the said compensation to be be made out of such moneys as shall arise out of the sale of the forfeited shares in the manner beforementioned.

The foregoing propositions together with what we have submitted to your Lordships upon the case of the Township of Hinsdale which appeared to us to require a separate consideration are all that have occurred on the subject matter of the papers annexed to your Lordships orders of reference of the 17' of June last so far as they relate to the claims to possessions within the District that has been so long a bone of contention between the Provinces of New York and New Hampshire and by which contention the public peace has been so greatly disturbed and it only remains for us to state to your Lordships a short observation or two with regard to the mode of regranting those parts of the Land in this District which after provision has been made in the manner we have suggested for such claims as are in equity and Justice objects of attention shall remain for his Majesty's disposal.