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830 CONTROVERSY RESPECTING THE
These, Sir, are in general the Propositions which have been
suggested by the Board of Trade, and approved by his Majesty
in Council, and it will be a great pleasure to me to find by your
Report that they are satisfactory to all parties, and can be
carried into execution without difficulty or Discontent.
I am ettc. DARTMOUTH.
MORE RIOTS.
PHILLIP NICHOLS of Socialborough in the County of Charlotte
in the Province of New York being of Full age Deposeth and Saith.
That he in Company with his brother Purchased a Tract of
land in the Township of Socia.lborough some years Past, and by
their Industry have cleared and Cultivated such a Part thereof
as would afford them a Comfortable Maintainance could they
Enjoy it Peaceably, and the Deponent further saith, as he Was
Traveling the Road not Far from his Farm in the month of April
last Past, where he was attacked by a man, one of those that
call themselves the Mob and with a Club that he had in his hand
Beat the deponent very much both with the club and with his
Fist, soon afterwards one Silvinas Brown and William Post, came
to the Deponent when he was at Work in his Field and Told the
Deponent he had no Business there and that he should not work
there no more, and ordered the deponent to pull down the Fences
he had Put up with these and sundry other threatens the Deponent left the Field and the said Brown and Post went to Putting
down the Fences and laid the Field waste;soon afterwards the
said Brown, Post and one Michael Whitney Took Possession of
the Deponants Farm and will not suffer the Deponant to go on
it, being Deprived of Benefit of the law in this Part of the
Country the Deponant is obliged to Work by days Work to Get
his Bread and Further Saith not. PHILIP NICHOLS.
Charlotte County ss. Personally came before
me the above Subscriber PhillipSNichols and
made solemn oath to the Truth of the above
Deposition. Before BENJA. SPENCER JUSce Peace.
In Council April 28 1773. Mr. Chief Justice Horsmanden
ordered to issue his warrant for the arrest of the above rioters.