To His Excellency Govern® William Tryon, &°

1 Avotruus Benzen, son of Archbishop Elric Benzel, of Upsal in Sweden, came to America in the fall of 1749; settled at Wilmington, Del: in the beginning of the following year where he married in the fore part of 1752. He obtained a Commission in the Br: service in Nov. 1755, and was appointed Lieutenant in the 2d Bat. Ist Reg. of Foot on 2d Jan'y 1757, in which corps he served in America. He left the army in, 1770, (Army Lists 1758-1771,) and having been appointed Inspector of H. M. Woods, Foresta ann unappropriated Lands on L. Champlain and in Canada, on the recommendation, it is said, of Sir Henry Moore, Lord Dunmore and the Swedish Ambassador at London: The salary attached to this office was £300 stg. per an. besides travelling expences, and as many Deputies as he chose at 5s. per diem.--Ep.

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NEW HAMPSHIRE GRANTS. 855

Crown Point 27h September 1773. This is to certify that John Beaders has been Examined by me, and that he has been most unhumanly beaten'd by some of

the New Hamshire Rioters. : ; Tuos. Sparuam Surgeon.

MINUTES OF COUNCIL RESPECTING GARRISONING TICONDEROGA.

In Councrt September 29th 1773.

His Excellency communicated to the Board a Letter from General Haldimand of the 11' Instant, acquainting his \Excel- Jency that since his Requisition that two hundred of the Kings Troops should be Stationed at Crown Point and Tieonderoga, he had inquired particularly into the State of the Buildings at those Places, and finds that they cant give cover in Winter to more than fifty Men, but as he wishes to shew the greatest readiness in complying with his Requisition, and take every Measure he may advise for suppressing Riots and keeping the Peace of the Province ; he proposes (if his Excellency thinks it will be of consequence so late in the season) to order two hundred Men to Crown Point and Tieonderoga, to remain till the 1st of November, when the Season will make it necessary for one hundred and fifty of them to seek shelter and retire to Winter Quarters.