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.

Should we however be disappointed and Congress decline to interpose by an express Recommendation as above proposed we do in such Case direct Mr. Jay to whom we have in a special manner committed this Business immediatly to withdraw and attend us at this Place:

Gent"

With this you will receive a Letter in the nature of Instructions which you will observe is wrote upon a Presumption that no Proceedings relative to the Vermont Business have been had

992 CONTROVERSY RESPECTING THE

in Congress since the appointment of the Committee on the 1% of June last. Should subsequent measures however have been

_ adopted by Congress which you may conceive equally effectual

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and beneficial to the State with those we have instructed you to propose you are in such Case at Liberty to suspend the Communication of these Instructions till our further Direction and immediately inform us of the measures by a special messenger. We are with due Respect Gentlemen your most obedient Servants By order of the Senate By order of the Assembly

RESOLUTIONS OF THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS.

In Congress 24th Sept? 1779.

1 Whereas on the first Day of June last Congress by a certain Resolution, reciting that '"' Whereas divers applications had been made to Congress on the part of the State of New York and of the State of New Hampshire relative to Disturbances, & animosities among Inhabitants of a certain District known by the name of "the New Hampshire Grants" praying their Interference for quieting thereof did resolve that a Committee be appointed to repair to the New Hampshire Grants & enquire into the reason why they refuse to continue Citizens of the respective States which heretofore exercised J urisdiction over the said District ; for that as Congress are in duty bound on the one hand " preserve inviolate the Rights of the several States, so on the other they will always be careful to provide that the Justice due to the States, does not interfere with the Justice which may be due to Individuals.