'the State Could we have been Protected But we trust your Excellency and the honourable Body will again Receive us, and over look what your Distressed Subjects have Done Hoping for the future we shall take Care how wee are Led by any Designing men and remain happy subjects under your Protection

Your Petitioners most humbly. Prays that your Excellency and the Honourable Senate and assembly will take our Case into Consideration and not only Pardon them of their Transgression But afford them some Defence for the Ensewing Campaign and your Petitioners as in Duty bound will Ever Pray.

Dated Granvil, March ye 4 A D 1782.

Moses Sawyer Thomas Griffith Abraham Vandurce Daniel Curtice Josiah Mix John Grover Asaph Cook Sam'll Harndon John Barnes Henry Wadkens James Covel ' David Blokslee Benjn Baker Isa'h Bennett John Walker David Doane Theod's Norton John Spring Gideon Allen Jonathan Harnden Solomon Baker Eliphead Parker Ebn'r Walker Thomas Grefes Aaron Smith Ichabead Parker Joseph Herinton _ Micah Griffith John Bateman Ebeneser Gould Peter Harinton James Otes Jesse Atwater Moses Powers Peter Grover Hein Williams

Joseph Barker Vor. rv. #4

1010 CONTROVERSY RESPECTING THE

SUBMISSION OF THE PEOPLE OF WHITE CREEK TO NEW YORK. |

To His Excellency George Clinton Esquire & the Honorable the Senate and Assembly of the State of New-York, the , petition of the Subscribers most Humbly sheweth-- That your Petitioners have been ever since their settling in this County Faithfull subjects to the State of New York & notwithstanding numbers of this County having gone over to Vermont yett such as have shewn themselves friend to the Common cause & appear to Bee Truly penetant for their misconduct, we would Recommend to your Excellency & Legislature for pity ; that altho they have swerved From their allejance to this state yet they have shown themselves To be allways in rediness to oppose our Enemy; we would therefore Request that your Excellency, & the Honorable Legislature Will take there Case into Consideration & restore them to their former Privalages & as in duty bound shall Ever pray.