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588 CONTROVERSY RESPECTING THE
A NOMINATION of the CIVIL AUTHORITY for the County of
Cumberland in the Province of New York.
Surrogate Thomas Chandler 1 Judges of the Pleas & Justices
Joseph Lord of the Quorum in ye CommisSamuel Wells sion of ye Peace
Nathan Stone
Oliver Willard Assistant Justices in the CommisJohn Arms ( sion of the Pleas and Justices
James Rogers ( of ye Quorum in ye CommisBenjamin Bellows. sion of the Peace
John Church J
John Chandler Justice of ye Peace and Quorum
William Willard
Thomas Bridgman f
BTildad Arldros Justices of Peace
Bildad Andros
and John Curtis
John Chandler lererk of General Sessions of ye Peace and
Court of Common Pleas
Thomas Chandler Junr High Sheriff to the 25th October 1767.
Timothy Olcott and Samuel Taylor Coroners
IN COUNCIL New York 12th February 1767.
The Council having under their Consideration the Petitions
of sundry Persons for certain Tracts of Land on the West side
of Connecticut River, which have heretofore been granted in
Townships by the Government of New Hampshire under the
Great Seal of that Province; and conceiving it improper to
proceed on such Petitions until one or more of the principal
Proprietors in each Township, duly authorized by the Rest shall
appear and produce such Powers from the other Proprietors,
and answer to such Questions relative to the Lands so granted,
as shall be demanded of them by this Board. It is ordered by