The Documentary history of the state of New-York; arranged under direction of the Hon. Christopher Morgan, secretary of State. By E. B. O'Callaghan ...

554 CONTROVERSY RESPECTING TIE
Again.
We know of no such Extent of Land within this province
that has so much bad land in it, as the Manor of Renselaerswyck.
Also the principal owner of that Manor Renselaerswyck is an
Infant and unable to contend with the Massachusetts Bay, But
his Guardian hath Lately petitioned the Legislature of this
province against the Incroachments Both of the Massachusetts
Bay and New Hampshire on his pupills Estate.
4thly Governour Wentworth is pleased to express himself
thus, " presuming it will Be his Majesty's pleasure that a North
and South line should divide both the Massachusetts and New
Hampshire from the Government of New-York" On which we
Observe that had'Governour Wentworth been Informed, as We
Believe the Truth is, tlat a North and South Line from the
Northwest Corner of Connecticut Colony would have Crossed
Hudson's River,some miles Southward or Below the City of
Albany, and would Leave that City, and a great part of Hudson's
River, To the Eastward of that Line, he could have had no
reason for advancing that Presumption, and the rather, had he
Been informed, as the fact Is, that the Dutch Settled Albany by
the name of ffort Orange and had a ffort and Garrison there
about 140 years agoe, many years before the Grant to the Councill
of Plymouth under which the Massachusetts Bay had their first
Claim.
5thly Governour Wentworth is pleased to Say. "I have' extended the Western Boundary of New Hampshire as far West' as the Massachusetts Bay have done theirs, that is within.
Twenty miles of Hudson's River" On which we Beg Leave to
observe that his having done so, after Being informed of the
Boundarys of this province by the Minute of Councill of the 3d
of April 1750 before mentioned, and by the Miinute of June 5th
1750 that the Massachusetts Settlements Westward of those
Boundarys, were made By Intrusion, is very Extraordinary
and cwe are further of Opinion that the Intrusions of the
Massachusetts Bay within this province, Could be no good reason
for Governour Wentworth to Committ the Like.
6thlly We apprehend that New Hampshire has no concern with
the Northern Boundarys of New York Because we Conceive that