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

or too fast for them that the largest and valuable portions
hci rand had been already granted and that the poorer land
hat remained the enormous patent which
be fully equivalent to the actual value o the soil
Among the lands which had thus granted
ncn1oned M characteristic OF the Others grant
he name OF Prnccown John Tabcr Kcmpc James Duane
Walter Rutherford being twelve miles length by
bout four in BREADTH and embracing the whole the rich valley
he }acnk which included townships
Sunderland and the largest OF that Arngon and grant
5000 Cream Brush covering considerable portions
outhwesc part of Bennington northwccy part Pow
|a The persons who have been named whose benefit these
grants made the three leading New York city grab
ers-kcmpc the first named being attorney general the province
Duane the lawyer who led prosecuting the claims under the York
patents and Rutherford merchant spccuaor known
New York. that these lands had long been granted by the province
New Hampshire and actually occupied grants
md the patents procured i'll disregard the rights and
ams of the settlers.
Representatives the the fall OF I7OO
and appointed Samuel Robinson Bennington agent
sing represent grievances OF the settlers and obtain possible
confirmation OF the New Hampshire BY force his repre-
entaions the royal order OF 767 annun the New
which created the county Cumberland 4th
III July following the governor New York prohibited special
dcr OF the king council from making ANY further grants
Of the lands question: till his majesty srtcr pleasure should
known concerning the Most unfortunately Robin
died London the October leaving his unfinished
The OF obtaining these grants very simple Ii one
wanted OF he only to locate it bv
general bounds i'll such fertile region he might choose then apply
the governor the himself and such associates
hat they intended settle such people the same with
heir tenants when the would be granted company
tenants in common Thcrcupon all the quit
lain their rights the leading land thief and his title was complete
in this that John Iabcr Kcmpc James Duane
Rutherford and other favoc the royal governors obtained
amounting than choicest parts
Of Vermont OF the governors did nothing, but
macd pncey fortunes, plain violation their Instructions
he royal order OF 707 and the rights crown as
z well as OF the public
The policy OF Ignoring the New Hampshire charters begun
by Cadwadcr Golden ctcnant who became the head
he government in August I76I continued
7O5 except year when Gen Monkton governor Sir Henry
Moore governor from November I765, September 769
when he died. and Golden again until
ord Dunmore October 49, Dunmorc ruled until the arrival
MS successor Sir William Iyron in july w. Tron
governor until the breaking of the Revolution
called to England explain his msdccds respect
grants and from April VIA july I775, during which
period Golden again acted Leaving Gen Monkton
hec four other royal OF varying degrees merit
cmeri the other functions their Office dealings
with the people and the lands OF the New Hampshire grants they
were precisely aike-each in his showed himself COOL
berate grapng avaciou and arrogant scound During the