From the Situation of the present affairs and the pressing necessity of securing our frontier Inhabitants together with the Advice of the Committee aforesaid transmitted in a Letter ; I presume the Inhabitants will readily turn out in Defence of their Country agreable to orders; and in the mean Time I would recommend while they continue to do their proportion in the present War, the suspending of all prosecutions in the Law against those who acknowledge themselves Subjects of the State of New York (except Capitol Offences) until Congress make a final Determination in the Matter.

I am Sir Your humble. Sert. Tos. CHITTENDEN. A true Copy p' Jos. Fay.

NEW HAMPSHIRE GRANTS. 979

GOV. CHITTENDEN'S ANSWERS TO THE QUERIES OF THE COMMITTEE OF CONGRESS.

State of Vermont, Bennington, 24» June, 1779. Gentlemen, '

Agreable to your Requisition I have made and subjoined to your Questions the following answers, viz :

Q: Are there any Lands in this State.still unpatented 2

A : Yes a large Body which was not granted previous to the king's Prohibition to the Governor of New York.

2Q: Are there any Lands which have been patented by the State of Vermont and in what Condition were they before ?

A: None as yet but many Petitions are made and are on File waiting for a settlement of the public Disputes.

3 Q: Are there any Lands patented under New Hampshire and regranted to different Persons under New York but are not yet occupied by i the Grantees.