The Committee will be appointed to-morrow, when another Express shall be dispatched to inform you of their names &c.

I have the honor to be &c. &e.

Joun Jay Presidt, His Excellency Govt Clinton.

THE NEW YORK DELEGATION TO GOV. CLINTON.

| Philadelphia 1st June 1779. Sir,

We were honored with your favor of the 29th ult? this morning. Congress was then in a Committee of the whole House considering that subject They came to several Resolutions which were almost unanimously agreed to by the House and of which

the President sends you a Copy by the Express who carriés this. oe

NEW HAMPSHIRE GRANTS. 969

It gives us Pleasure to inform you that our New England Bretheren came very generally into the measure and appear sincerely disposed to terminate those unhappy Disorders. 'The Moderation observable in those Resolutions we hope will meet with your approbation. The more gentle just & persuasive the Proceedings of Congress in this Business are the more likely they Will be to succeed and if treated with neglect by the People of the Grants, the greater Degree of Indignation will such neglect create through all the States. These Resolutions coincide exactly with the Ideas of the Eastern Delegates. The Committee will be chosen to-morrow. We shall for many obvious Reasons vote for a majority of eastern men. The Proclamations doing Justice to the Revolters have had a happy effect here. In our opinion it will be wise to abstain from Hostilities for the present and rather suffer a little than shed blood. If the Members of Congress are really as much in earnest as they appear to be all will be well. We are very much disposed to credit their Declarations on the subject & have ground to hope that this and every other Cause of Jealousy may be done away and Mutual Confidence Harmony & good Understanding take place between New York _& her sister States to the eastward.