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 ...

6 10 CONTROVERSY RESPECTING THE
" Samuel Robinson of Bennington in North America on behalf. of
" himself and more than one thousand other Grantees of Lands
"on the West side of Connecticut River, under Certain Grants' issued by the said Governor of New Hampshire Setting forth
" amongst other things, that the said Governor made Grants to; the Petitioners of several Tracts of Land lying as aforesaid on' the Western side of the Connecticut River, which were incorpo". rated into above one hundred Townships and supposed to lie
" within the Government of New Hampshire, whereupon the
l" Petitioners expended large sums of money in settling and culti" vating the same. That on the 20th of July 1764 the said Lands
having been declared by your Majesty to be within the Govern"bment of New York, the Lieutenant Governor df that Pro" vince made grants of part of the said Lands included within
"the Petitioners Grants, which being of infinite prejudice to
" them; they therefore most humbly pray (amongst other
things) that their said several Grants made by Governor Went- worth may be ratified and confirmed under your Majesty's
Royal Order. The Lords of the Committee in obedience to
" your Majesty's said Order of Reference, have taken the said
<Petitions into their Consideration, together with a Report
"made by the Lords Commissioners for Trade and Plantations
" upon the former of the said Petitions, and do thereupon agree'humbly to report as their opinion to your Majesty, that
" the most Positive orders should be immediately sent to the
" Governor of New York, to desist from making any Grants
": whatsoever of any Part of those Lands, until your Majesty's
": further Pleasure shall be known."
His Majesty taking the said Report into Consideration, was
pleased with the advice of his Privy Council to approve thereof.
and doth hereby strictly charge require and command that the
Governor or Commander in Chief of his Majesty's Province of
New York for the Time being, do not (upon Pain of his Majesty's highest displeasure) presume to make any Grant whatever
of any Part of the Lands described in the said Report, until his
Majesty's further Pleasure shall be known concerning the same.
W: SHARPE.