The Inhabitants on the Grants have lately had a meeting Chose there Deputies to sitt im Convention, and the Convention declared the Grant to be an Independent State, Called by the name of New Vermount' Another meeting is soon to be held, in order to Chuse Delegates to Represent them in Continental Congress, these proceedings has thrown this County into great Confusion, nor do I know how we shall proceed Iam much obliged to you for the favour of your Letter and Information p* Cap Conkey, I beleeve we have been pretty unanimous in the Election for

Governor & Lieut Governor, to witt Gen! Scott & Clinton, but

there was very few that voted.

The Lott Number 68 in Argyle Belonging to Gen! Scott, I must beg yowll procure for me in behalf of Cap2 Martin, I am Informed some >ther people are after it--However I am of

opinion Gen! Scott will not Let any one navesd it without giving.

Capt Martin the refusal. I am Dear Sir your very Hume Servt Jno Wituiams.

1 The Convention met on the 4th June, at Windsor, and haying jearned 'that a district of land lying on the Susquehannah river has been heretofore and is now

known by the name of New Connecticut," (the name agreed upon for the new.

State in Jan'y, 1777,) '' which was unknown to them until some time since the declaration at Westminster aforesaid," they resolved that the name be dropped and the State called Vermonr. See Appendix to Professor James D. Butler's Address before the Vt, Hist. Soc., Octob. 16, 1846, in Pamphlets in N. Y. State Libs, Vol. XXII., for the Declaration and Complaints.