Aso:

The Evidence and arguments in support of the Territorial rights and Jurisdiction of the State of New York against New Hampshire as a Government ; against the Claimants under it; both in respect to the right of Soil and an Independent Jurisdiction; and against the Claims of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; stated by James Duanx, one of the Agents and Commissioners appointed by acts of the Legislature of the State of New York to

_ manage those important controversies.

_ [Thisisa MS. vol. of 189 pp. It is to be found in the Library of the New

York Historical Society.] eth :

Memoirs of Thomas Chittenden, first Governor of Vermont, with a history of

the constitution during his administration. By Daniel Chipman, 1849.

Memoirs of Seth Warner, By the same. Also the several Histories of New York, New Hampshire and Vermont.

Nore.--All: the Documents regarding the controversy with New Hampshire and Vermont published in this Vol. are from the Records and MSS. in the Secretary of State's office, Albany, N. Y., except when otherwise noted.

ADDENDA.

{We are indebted to James H. Phelps, Esq., of West Townshend, Vt., for the following documents, which came to hand too late to be inserted in their proper order.--Ep.]

PETITION OF SAM'L ROBINSON & OTHERS TO THE KING,

REFERRED TO IN LORD SHELBURNE'S DESPATCH OF 11th aprin, 1767.

To the KING's Most Excellent MAJESTY.

The Humble Petition of the several Subscribers hereto, Your Majesty's Most Loyal Subjects, Sheweth to Your Majesty ;

- That We obtained at considerable Expence of Your Majesty's Governor of the Province of New Hampshire, Grants and Patents for more than One Hundred Townships in the Western Parts of the said supposed Prevince ; and being about to settle the same, many of Us, and others of Us, having actually planted Ourselves on the same, were disagreeably surprised and prevented from going on with the further intended Settlements, by the News of its having been determined by Your Majesty in Council, That those Lands were within the Province of New York ; and by a Proclamation issued by Lieutenant Governor CoLpen, in | Consequence thereof forbidding any further Settlement until Patents of Confirmation should be obtained from the Governor of New York.