And afew Days after their arrival did agree with Lieutenant Colonel John Reid to settle as Tenants on his Lands at Otter Creek in Charlotte County, That Colonel Reid did accompany them to Otter Creek, distant some Miles East from Crown Point, and was ata very considerable Expence in Transporting them and their Wives, Children and Baggage on so long a Journey from New York, That the next Day after their Arrival at Otter Creek, the Deponent and others were in Company with Colonel Reid viewing the land, and were met by two New England Men,

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who pretended a Right under New Hampshire, and who the Deponent was told had settled about the beginning of this Summer on part of Colonel Reid's Land which was cleared and on which Houses were built by some of Colonel Reid's former Tenants, who the Deponent was informed had retired last year in Consequence of Threats and ill usage from some of the People claiming under New Hampshire. That the Deponent saw a crop of Indian Corn, Wheat and Garden Stuff on the said cleared Ground, together with a stack of Hay, which the said two Men claimed as belonging to them, and toa third Person who did not then appear. That the Deponent heard Colonel Reid accuse the said Persons of settling on his Lands of which he had the Possession for some years past, before his Majesty's Pleasure was known, which he told them was expressly contrary to an agreement which was made by some of their own People last year with the Governor and Council of New York. And the Deponent further heard Colonel Reid aceuse the said Persons of being the Cause of his coming so far a Journey to regain the Possession of his Land.