May be established as the seat of Judicature for the County this apears by their Subseriptions & a road being already opened by their help from their Town to Skeensborow.

Wherefore May it Please His Excellency the Governor and the Honourable Privy Council to order and appoint that our County Court house shall be ereeted in Skeensborow upon whatever spot the Judges Justices & Freeholders shall think most convenient Providing Major Skeen will grant to the Trustees & Freeholders a tract of Ground in fee simple for Publick uses and your Petitioners as in Duty bound shall

pray. James McDonald Robert Cochran John Foster James Turner Joh McCleary Reuben Turner

Hamilton McCollistre Jonathan Barbar John Armstrong

Alexander Turner Edward Long Joshua Conkey Thos Johnson Mathew McWhorter Thomas Beatty Joseph McCraken Ephraim Noble Robert McCrovey Jonathan Baker George Gun, . George McKnight William Thompson Robert Armstrong John Rowan David Stewart John Barns

Rober Matthiew

NEW HAMPSHIRE GRANTS.

Adam Getty Patrick Willson James Crossett Daniel McCleary William Monerief Alexander McWitt James Simpson James Thomson Alexander Stewart Robt Steurt David Steurt Samuel Wilson Samuel Hopkins Robert Hopkins Robert Caldwell Daniel McEntire John Dunlop Stephen Rowan

Robt Qua

John Lytle Frances Lamman Charles Hutchan James Moore Hugh Moore John McNab

John McCenney John Tod

David Tomb

John Barns Nathan J, Cawley Mosses Marting Thomas Armstrong James Hawley Samuel Hindmand Leonnerd Webb Duncan Campbell

(Endorsed) 1773. Febt 2¢4 Réad in Couneil.

(Here follows Petition No. 2 Same subject, Same County)

Samuel Buck Joseph Gillet Richard Bente Ephraim Buck Thomas Chipman John Chipman William Spencer David Woston Richard Woodcock John Cole