Persons who have joined the Enemy and probably will soon proceed to grant the unappropriated Lands--By these means they raise moneys for the Support of their Government and obtain a great and dayly accession of Strength not only by an additional number of Settlers but every other Purchaser will be interested to maintain an authority wpon which their Title depends--These Proceedings also will increase the Confusion and render the Restoration of Peace at a future day more difficult as They bear no Share in the present public Burthens that part of the Country is become an Assylum for all Persons who wish to avoid Military Duty or the Payments of Taxes and Numbers are daily emigrating thither influenced merely by this Motive--They will also attempt to enforce their cruel Edict and oblige the Inhabitants of Brattleborough and the other Towns who have remained in Allegiance to this State to submit to their usurpation--These Inhabitants will resist and the Justice Peace and Safety of the State demand that we should and we are resolved to assist and protect them--IJn short for we cannot enter into particulars, Matters are bro't to a Crisis and we must in this session determine with Decision upon the important Question of protecting our faithful Subjects and supporting the rightful Jurisdiction of the State--What the Consequences will be we forbear to mention-- They may easily be imagined and Congress can prevent them.

One principal Design of our present Meeting was to deliberate upon this momentuous Subject. We shall notwithstanding suspend: all further proceedures and continue sitting till we are favored with the Sentiments of Congress which you will transmit to us by the messenger who convey's this and whom you will detain for that purpose.