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 ...

698 CONTROVERSY RESPECTING THE
H. That within about two years past the People in that Country have been induced to Conceive Expectations that this part
of the Country would soon bee annexed to New Hampshire, that
Reports and Encouragements of that nature have been continually
circulating among them ever since, which were generally reported
and believed in that Country from time to time to have come
from Governor Wentworth, and this Deponent himself believes
the same to be true.
I. That something above a Twelvemont ago a Petition to his
Majesty was circulated thro' that Country for Subscriptions for
that End as this Deponent understands and believes, which
Petition was at that time and ever since generally reported there
to have been drawn by Governor Wentworth-That this Petition was generallyareported and this Deponent believes the same
to be true, to have been subscribed by a great many Persons
not Inhabitants of that Country, but of New Hampshire and else
where, and that in general the Names of the Children of the
Inhabitants down to Twelve years of Age and under were said
to have been subscribed thereto as Petitioners-which Petition
this Deponent hath understood hath been some time since Transmitted to England by Governor Wentworth.
K. That last Fall another Petition to his Majesty for the like
purpose, was carried about thro' that Country for Subscription
as this Deponent understands and believes that this Deponent
saw the original thereof as it was Called of which he took a
copy, which original was wrote in a very fair Hand, and was
currently reported there to have been drawn at Portsmouth by
the present Governor Wentworth, and to have been by him sent
up into that Country by Benjamin Whiting who has long acted
as one of Mr Wentworths Deputies, as Surveyor of the Kings
Woods, to be copied for subscriptions all which this'Deponent
verily believes to be true, and also that it was generally believed
by the People there, this Deponent having frequently heard these
Reports mentioned in Conversation and never heard a suggestion to the contrary.
L. That it was Reported that one Copy thereof was to be
made to be handed about in each Township, and this Deponent
has frequently heard and believes that many Copies thereof were