Noah Sabin Jur Jonathan Houghton Noah Cushing Dennis Lockling Daniel Houghton Cyrus Houghton J John French James Corning Junr Cyrus Houghton Ebenezer Houghton John Butler Ebenezer Wright Asa Holgate Farebank Moore Thomas Sargeant Elisha Harding David Willis Jonathan Wells William Cranny William Ellas Thomas Ellas

John Ellas

Joseph Burt Luther Burt

'Joseph Burt Junr

Saml Wells Junior Benit Field

David Lindsey Oliver Harris Edward Jewett Benjamin Baker

1772. Dec 23. Read in Council and writ ordered to issue.

818 CONTROVERSY RESPECTING THE

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PETITIONS TO ERECT SKENESBOROUGH INTO A COUNTY - TO

To His Excellency William Tryon Captain General &

Governor in Chief in and over the Province of New York 5

& Territory's depending thereon in America Vice admiral and Chancellor of the Same. In Council The Petition of the Subscribers Freeholders in County Charlote. Humbly Sheweth That whereas it hath pleased the Honourable Legislature of this Province lately to form our part of the County Albany into a New County under the name & title of Charlote County and its being to us a mater of very great Importance that the County Court House be fixed in a convenient spot as near the centre as may be so Skenesborrow to us apears the most suitable as the Inhabitants to the Vorthward on both sides lake Champlain can come to it in Battoes upon the Lakes & on the East & West side the people have not but about 24 miles at farthest & the road already opened. As for the Township of New Perth which lyes at farthest about 30 miles on the: South touchg the South line of the County altho they are the greatest body of the Inhabitants