The Legislature will meet on Tuesday next and in the mean Time I shall issue my orders to the militia & make the necessary arrangements for marching to repel this outrage. TI shall also conceive if my Duty to order the 1000 men destined for the Defence of the frontiers & to compleat the continental Battallions except such small part as are already annexed to those Regiments to march to Brattleborough for the Protection of that and the adjacent Towns unless the Interposition of Congress shall render this measure unnecessary. It doubtless will occur to you that the Legislature will be extremely impatient for an answer from Congress; I must therefore request you the moment it is obtained to forward it by a special messenger.

. ,lam &c &e . Gro. CLINTON. The hon!© the New York Delegates in Congress.

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PRESIDENT JAY TO GOV. CLINTON.

Philadelphia :1* June'1779. Sir,

Your favor of the 29": ulte,arrived this Morning while Congress were ina Committee of the whole House considering the -applications of the State of New York respecting the Disturbances on the Grants.

968 CONTROVERSY RESPECTING THE

It is with pleasure I obey the unanimous order of Congress contained in the inclosed Resolution, for informing you that a more early attention would have been paid to the pressing applications of your State relating to the Disturbances mentioned in

your several letters, had they not been prevented by matters or

the greatest Importance, and that Congress will eontinue to pay equal attention to the rights of the State of New York with those of the other states of the Union.