'Your Lord? is already apprised that the measures recommended by the Lords of Trade cannot be carried into exetution without the authority of the Legislature, and you will permit me frankly to declare that I think, I cannot flatter myself with the slightest hope of procuring the concurrence of the Assembly of this Prove in a scheme so repugnant to the claims of persons who. from their numbers and connections have a very powerful influence in the Colony.

With respect to that part of it, which concerns the Land in controversy between this Province and the Massachusetts Bay, I foresee no great difficulties ; for the late agreement at Hartford I believe will, if it receives the Royal approbation, happily terminate these disputes, whether they regard private property. or public Jurisdiction.

There are four Tracts of Land affected by that Partition, the Manor of Renselaerwyck granted in 1685, the Manor of Livingston in 1686, the Patent of Hosick in 1688, and the Patent of Westenhook in 1708, and I do not learn there are any possessions) under either of them to the Eastward of the line agreed upon by Commissaries.

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As these Grants are very extensive and valuable on the western side of the Line and charged with trifling rents and reservations, I have no reason to imagine the New York Patentees will either set up their claim in the Massachusetts Courts, or seek for a compensation out of any other of the waste lands that belong to the Crown. .