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1A convention of Delegates purporting to be from the several towns and counties in the New Hampshire grants was held at Westminster on the 15th January, 1777, when a Declaration of Independence was agreed to, and it was resolved that the new State should hereafter be called '"' by the name of New Connecticut."--Appendix to Prof. J. D. Butler's Address; in Pamphlets, Vol. 22, in N. Y. State Lib.

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Chieff of Cumberland will Join none from us. but which way for us to steer I know not I know the Congress will not contienance them in there Independence, we are at the greatest distance of anie of this State we are willing to be Subject to N. Y. but had Rather be some what handier to the Seat of Gov't as we realey see the want of it I have heard I was chosen to waite on the Congress in behalf of | Iam also desiered by the Committees to apply to Congress through our own assembleys for Proetection can I come to you as our assembly or not I cannot as New Connecttucte waite on the, Congress whither as the case Stands we had not better be ordered to do dutey with Boston or N. H. I am afraide not from anie thing heard saide but the naturall Concequence that these Counties are in danger of Ministeriall proetection the heads of the Green men were with me in Novr. they Insisted much on my Joyning I refused but told them first to petition our own Congress which they said should be done the 16th Jan", which I thot would bring them to yow with hopes some measures would then be used to heal old Deficultys but the Reverse hapned at that meeting.