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

force apparent from several letters his preserved in the Colo
NAL History New York; Hsborough vany asking
have it rcscndcd
Sir William INon who described by Bancroft "selhsh
On who under smooth concealed the heart a savage
succeeded Dunmore July s. w. Between that date and April
VIA when he called England he had made grants within the
prohibited territory land considerable
ton which had been previously granted by New Hampshire He
also provided himself with township $4,000 by the
OF Norbur situated in the present county of Washington
the vicinity Calais and Worcester The patent dated April
VIZ and issued thirty individuals among whom his
onnaW, Edmund Tanning General Elliott Secretary
Banyar James Duane COL John Reid John Kelly Cream Brush and
other noted land SPECTATORS
Ton had special the king which he
thus deliberately violated For the order July, 767, that there
might be for dsrcgang it, doubt about its
tucton the 9TH February W, Incorporated the
standing instructions the king his New York governors in the
words followng
10th Whereas thought fit by order council OF the
2Oh OF july 1904 declare that the banks of the River
Connecticut where the province Massachusetts Bay
far north the 45th degree northern latitude should be the
boundary between the provinces New York New Hampshe
and whereas have further thought by order in council of
July ~ 1907 to declare that part the lands lying the west
side OF the Connecticut on that district h,rfor aicd By
fo5ino IF Nao Hamrh should be granted until further
pleasure should be known concerning the 1t therefore
will and pleasure that you do take ccua the observance of
said order council amt THAT de nou pain Gf highest
past, presume make grant 7ohah9u, pass any
rant @ n'5y # part IF the salt lap until further will
and pleasure shall be sign6cd concerning the same
ILL., by Ion himself entered appears
by the records preserved the colonial history New York The
pecou plea made by OF his predecessors that the kings order
I767 only applied lands already granted by New Hampshire
therefore available on Indeed honestly
available anybody original order perfectly clear the
contrary and these worthy in fact only used for the
pose OF enabling the camel get his into the Having
begun grant this theory they made discrimination between
lands patented and lands mpaentcd by New Hampshire But TOn
had shadow OF theory The grants made by him cool
and nont defiance the explicit and eaed orders OF the king
by whose authority and in whose he pretended More
they made when the controversy had advanced that
the parties almost actual when the attention OF the
British government sharply directed to by applications for relief
by the settlers
On the 4h OF December w. Lord Ililsborough wrote to
Ton asking for full report the method OF proceeding upon
application grants OF land order that his majesty be
whether such method correspond with the
and spirit the given that purpose
should turn out that made by who
personally appear council board examined
their ability cultivate and improve the land they petition
THAT the insertion of names in patent HHdr PRc If their 6Rg
baytn 0Hl coy fer sialng 70 any person
Ha" he aH0ard By the kings instructions, ii abSr V