I hope no gentleman in the Congress will retain any preconceived prejudice against me, as on my part I shall not against any of them ; but as soon as opportunity may permit and the public cause not suffer therby, shall hold myself in readiness to settle all former disputes and grievances on jionorable terms.

I am, gentlemen, with the greatest respect, Your devoted, most obedient humble serv', Eruan ALLEN. To the Honble Provincial Congress, New York

Nore. Seth Warner was appointed Lt. Col. of the Green Mountain Boys on the Ist Sept., 1775, by the N. Y. Prov. Congress. A Memoir of him has been published by Daniel Chipman, Esq.

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DECLARATION OF A CONVENTION HELD AT DORSET Sepr. 25, 1775.

[Associations & Miscellaneous Papers, XXX.]

Ata General Convention of 56 Delegates on the new hampshire Grants on the East and west the Range of Green mountains Representing 36 Towns on s4 Grants held at Dorset the 25t* day Septem". by adjournment whereas this Convention have for a serious of Years had under there porticular Consideration the disingeneus Conduct of the former Colony now State of N York towards the Inhabitants of that District of Land Commanly Caulled and known by the name of the N Hampshire Grants the seaveral Illeagual unjustifiable and unwarrantable meashures they have take to Deprive by frawd Viollance and oppression those inhabitants of thire property and in particular thire Landed

NEW HAMPSHIRE GRANTS. 921

Intrest and as this Convention have Reason to Expect a Continuance of the same kind of Disingenuaty unless some meashures Effectual be taken to form the s4. District a Seperate and Distinct one from N York and whereas it at preasant appears to this Convention that for the foregoing Reasons to Geather with the distance of Rode which Lies between this Distruct and N York that it will be very inconvenient for those Inhabitents to associate or Connect with them for the time being Directly or Indirectly therefore this Convention being fully Convinced that it is Neasasery that Every Individual in the Unighted States of America should Exart them selves to there utmost ability in the difence of the Liberties thereof and that this Convention may the better satisfy the public of there punctuall attachment to the sd Common Cause at present as well as heartaffore we do make and subcribe the following viz--