some Instances oppressive to the Inhabitants of the New Hampshire Grants West of Connecticut River ; Several discontented People belonging to Albany and Charlotte Counties in the State before mentioned, Sometime in the year of our Lord 1776, drew and circulated a Petition to the honorable the Congress, to erect the New Hampshire Grants into a Separate State.

That this plan being peaceable and regular in appearance, many Persons were drawn into the Measure throughout that part of the Grants over which New York exercises Jurisdiction.

That the discontented Persons immediately after they had compleated the signature of the said Petition, called a Convention ; who contrary to the sense of many of the signers, without presenting the Petition to Congress, and without any application to the Convention of New York for Redress of Grievances ; taking advantage of the Troubles in which the Continent, & particularly the State of New York was then involved, precipitately declared themselves independent ; although the Counties of Cumberland and Gloucester, and as your Petitioners are informed of Albany and Charlotte, were represented in the Convention of New York, and through them in the Continental Congress at the times of the Declaration of American Independence, and forming the Constitution of New York.

That unless this Tract of Country was considered as represented in the honorable the Congress, by the Delegates of New York, at the time the Colonies were declared independent of Great Britain, Congress have not yet declared it independent.

'Phat Majorities in several, and respectable Minorities in other Towns in Cumberland County, in particular, Persons of the best Character and Estates, conceiving the Settlement made by the King of Great Britain in the year 1764 to be binding, at least until Congress shall otherwise determine, have refused to join in the Revolt.