Wee the Subscribers Inhabitants of that District of Land Commonly Caulled and known by the name of the N hampshire Grants being leagually Diligated and Othorised to Transat the public and political affairs of the affore s4 District of Land for our selves and Constituants do solemnly Covenent and Ingage that for the time being we will Strictly and Religiously adheare to the Several Resolves passed in this or a future Convention Constituted on s¢ District by the free voice of the friends to American Liberties that shall not be Repugnant to the Resolves of the Honourable Continental Congress Relative to the Genera) Cause of America.

David Vallance Saml Benton

Tra Allen

John Manly Abraiinnt Underhill Willm Gage

Martin powell Ruben Harmon Nathan Clark Benjamin Carpente: Timothy Brunson Heman Allen Timothy Barker WillimWard | Thoms Tuttle

Ebenr Hoisington Abraham Ives John Gaill

Gideon Omesly James Meed Jonas Fay Edward Akin Joseph Bradly Elisha Clark Zekious Mallery John Burnham Jr Nemiah How Francis Whitmore Joseph Woodward Leonord Spaulding

Amos Curtice Saml Write Mikel Dunming Moses Robinson Nathll Robinson Ruben Jones Seth Warner Mikel Veal Jerimiah Clark Samuel Bradley Abner Sealy Obdiah Dunham Ebenr Allen Saml Safford Willm Fitch

922 CONTROVERSY RESPECTING THE

MEMORANDUM OF THE OPINIONS OF SOME MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.

[Miscellaneous Papers XXXIV.]

Mr Seely Informs he Spoke to several members of Congres, concerning Cumberland Gloucester as being set of in a new state Particularly Coll. Smith, of Philadelphia and M* Shiman, who thought It an improper Time at present. to take up an affair of such a nature, however deemed it adviseable To have a delegate at New York, or philadelphia, So that they might be ready to answer for themseves, in case New York should attempt to have a confirmation of their Claim over those Counties, and deem'd it advisable to avoid signing any Instrument, that would by any Means, Bind them to New York so that they Could not renew their pretensions a future day.