Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-03-31

ihOiuNiik thC ANNN hampshire NIdiltS. 4
here found two volumes Of printed and
manuscript papers, marked "New Hamp-
shire Grants, reports Of Committees and pa
pers relative TO, from A. ID. 1876 to 1854"
In these two volumes ] find certified copies
of the proceedings Of all conventions of the
people inhabiting the Grants, previous to
the meeting of our first General Assembly.
March, A. ID. l77S, besides the proceed
ings of the Provincial Congress of New
York and New Hampshire in relation TO
the Grants. / copied several important let
tiers, written by the aforesaid general Off
GERS and gentlemen. Several of the letters,
at the time they were written, were Sc
cret, and confidential letters to and from
Gen Washington, with enclosures testifving
as to the correspondence between the lead
ing men in the Grants and the British COM
mander in Canada the condition of the
Continental troops in the northern depart
ment want of clothing, provisions aud am-
muniton withdrawing the pick axes, bars,
shovels and spades from the Grants in
habitants not being protected, going over to
the British, or joining with the Grants !;
destruction of Fort Ann, Fort George, and
Skeeusboro taking of prisoners, scaIping,
burning of buildings and crops arrange
ments completed by the Cabinet of Yer
mont with the British commander conven-
tons east Of Hudson River union with the
Grants; number of British troops at Ticon-
deroga. Crown point and Canada eating
up their provisions their return to ST.
Johns; proceedings Of the Legislature of
New York, prohibiting the Commissary
! huuiur prnnsc.ons co. arnOna. mould ra.,o
eight hundred militia, provided Congress
would pay and %victual them threatening TO
withhold supplies, &c. From these official
letters important facts are to be gathered
from the commencement TO the close of the
Revolutionary War. ! have succeeded in
discovering all the pamphlets aud haudbills
published by direction OF the General As
sembly, Governor and Council, during the
war, in relation to the New Hampshire
Grants being a free and independent State,
aud the controversy with New York. New
Hampshire and Massachusetts, Bay. These
have in my possession, with few eScep-
tons. But very few Of these letters, which
have referred to, have ever been published.
On my return, ! spent a few days at the
State department in Albany. The State
/ VI Wv AVth nus tNCCthiJ PuOtsSuCu tue
proceedings of their Provincial Congress,
with letters addressed to said Congress, in
two large volumes. These | have procured.
At Bennington, | made a thorough search
for important documents, but few could be
found also at SALISBURY, Arlington, Sum
derland, Tinmouth, Willision, aud Jericho,
in hopes of finding original letters addressed
to Gov. Chittenden during the war.
was absent from my residence, in ma
king what | considered 10 be necessary in
q%uiries connected with this subject, ninety
days. Ii may be thought that | have far
exceeded my powers, or the design of the
Legislature, ia endeayoring to ascertain the
amount of the expenditures on the part of
this State, occasioned by the Revolutionary
War, as well as the documentary history
Vermonter already knows that but very lit
tie has heretofore been published in relation
to the Revolutionary military operations in
Vermont or northern department. There
fore. to investigate the facts ut this late day,
and ascertain whether this State has n Just
claim upon the Government of the United
States for expenses incurred during the
Revolutionary War, the whole field must be
examined. Whatever documents we are
deficient of in our State department, imme-
diaiely connected with said facts. il becomes
necessary 10 procure and arrange. | have
endeavored 10 do this in as prudent and
perfect a manner as my personal means and
time assigned would permit. In doing this,
| was under the necessity of examining the
many hundred bound volumed of manu-
OF r.nss - tho I,T,ron. Sto,o Io....
| am nearly able TO note the volume, page,
date, and substance of the documents need
ed, and in some instances have copied, and
procured copied, important documents.
AT the commencement Of the Revolution
airy War, each of the then thirteen States
or Colonies were in a manner bounded by
their several grants or charters from the
English crown but in forming the confede-
racy, the New Hampshire Grants could not
be considered as belonging to said Union.
The State of New Hampshire previous to
this date had relinquished her claim. New
York, by improper means, procured "A de-
cree from the crown, extending her bounds
to the west bank ofConnecticut River. Yet,
on petition of the Green Mountain Boys,
the crown was graciously pleased, virtually
to rescind the aforesaid decree as early as
A. ID. 1867.
The people of this State for the purpose
of establishing government, met in conven-
ton from time to time, and at length, on
the 18th of January, A. ID. l777, in con-
%vention at Westminster, declared this State
a free and independent State. From that
period until this State was admitted into the
Union, we were in most instances treated
as a distinct community, both and foes.
ITO be concluded nert week.)