That during the continuance of the Controversy which Subsisted between tlie State of New York and the Frinds and Supporters of Vermont your Petitioners and their Associates were uniformly Loyal to the State of New York Supported the rights and Interests thereof having not only, frequently risqued their Lives but expended large sums of money, and Lost an abundance of time in Defence of the said State, in consequence of which many of your Petitioners were imprisoned and others dispoiled of Property to a considerable amount, by the Vermonters ; all which facts were abundantly proved to your Excellency an the Honourable Legislature unanimously Resolved "that they would indemnify and support your Petitioners and associates in their Rights Liberties and Properties," recommending to them at the same time to, persist in supporting the Interest of the State of New York as will appear by your Excellencys letters and Proclamations--That in Obedience thereto as well as from real Inclination your Petitioners and their associates, at Great risque expence, trouble and loss of time, continued to exert themselves in Support of the State of New York until they were left totally abandoned to the fury of their Enemies, who again and

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again Imprisoned maney, and otherwise Injured your Petitioners very materially, so that rather than be Deprived of their whole Property they were obliged to submit to the usurpation of the Government of Vermont.

That while your Petitioners and their Associates were Strugling to Support the Government of the State of New York in manner before specified the Chiefs of Vermont divided the whole of the wild Land, in that Country among themselves and their Adherants to the Injury of your Petitioners most of whom would have obtained a considerable part thereof had it not been for their uniform Loyalty and Adherence to the State of New York.