Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-10-01

OF Connecticut under
rived from the government o New Hampshire
"o prevent the which this proclamation calculated
produce and inspire confidence the validity OF the New
Hampshire grants governor New Hampshire his part put
procamation the 9Th March, 76 which
he declared that grant the Duke York obsoctcha
Hampshire extended Massachusetts and Connc
ticut, grants by Hampshire would be
fmcd by the the jurisdiction should be altered He
hortcd the settlers be industrious and gcn Cutatng their
be inundated by the thcatcnings New York.
He required all the civil officers jurisdiction
grants had been made and punish all dsturbcr OF the
This proclamation served quiet the minds OF the settlers. Having
purchased their lands under charter from royal and
after such assurances from him. they had no idea that controversy
Provinces respecting the their jurisdiction,
would the validity their titles (Ihompons Ncmon).
New York had hitherto founded her claim the land, qucs
ton upon the grant the Duke York. but choosing longer
rely prccarous application made to the
the claim. The application supper
ted by petition bnag be signed by great number OF the
settlers the New Hampshire grants representing that would be
their a\anagc be the colony New York and
praying that the bank Connecticut might be b
shcd the bound that province In consequence
this petition and application OF the OF New York the king
in council the goth OF july I764 did "orcr and declare the
banks OF the Conncctcut from where enters the
province Massachusetts Bay north the 4h degree Of
northern latitude be the boundary line between the said
New Hampshire and New York. This determination does
appear be founded previous grant but decision
which the wishes and the people enormously sup
posed to demand
"supriscd the New Hampshire grants
this order, it produced in them serious alarm They regarded
merely extending the jurisdiction New York their
territory TO this jurisdiction they willing submit but they
had apprehension that could any way, affect their title the
lands upon which they had settled Having purchased and paid
them and obtained deeds the under grants the
they could imagine by what pcion OF justice they could be
compelled by the authority rcpurchac their lands
abandon them The OF New Hampshire at first rcmons
ted against this change jurisdictions but length induced to
abandon the and issued proclamation recommending to the
proprcor and settlers due obedience the authority and laws
the colony of New York
The royal decree by which the division line between New
Hampshire and New York established regarded very differ
emily by the different parties concerned The settlers the New
Hampshire grants considered that only placed them thereafter
under the jurisdiction of New York and this they willing
submit but they had idea their titles their lands
transactions could be affected by Had the government
New York given the royal decision interpretations
hoversy would have arisen The settlers would have acno
edged its jurisdiction and submitted authority without
But that government gave the decision different construction
1t conended that the order had lbcH operation and decided