the counties of Cheshire and Grafton, originate from the machinations of certain subtil tories, joined by those who have ye conducting of the Indian School at Hanover, and their emissaries, to promote the views of British administration, rather than any attachment they have to support the pretended State of Vermont. Wherefore your memorialist in behalf of himself and his fellow sufferers, humbly prays the interposition of the Honble Committee, that you will take the premises under your wise consideration, and issue orders to such officers in said County of Grafton, as are willing to exercise the powers of their respective offices, which they now hold under the State of New Hampshire, to exert the same in protecting those who conduct themselves as good subjects of said State, in their persons and property, from the insults and abuses of Mobs, riots or lawless individuals, and from the execution of any Laws, or the exercise of any other authority, than that which is under the government and people of the State of New Hampshire; or relieve the memorialist and others in such way and manner as your Honors in great wisdom, shall judge most conducive to the public tranquillity. And your memorialist, as in duty bound, shall ever pray. JOHN CLARK. Exeter, 12th of October 1781. Petition of sundry inhabitants of Landaff for aid and protection, &c. [P. 239.] Landaff, October 3, 1781. WE, the inhabitants of the sd Landaff, having a Laudebel atachment to the State of Newhampshier and Likwise to the thirteen united States of America; and as We live wheir Vermont claims Jurisdiction have Received so many insults from that Quarter and are Now in very grate fear of Being insulted by them, and Especilly from the Emesserries of the Colledg Do humbly Petition to the Honourable Court of Newhampshire for ade and Protection Against the insults and abuses of the Vermont and especily the Emes erres of the Coledg Which your Pititioners, in Duty bound shal ever Pray. JOHN CLARK, jun JOHN CLARK EBENEZER CLARK JONATHAN CLARK WILLIAM CHURCHEL NATHANIEL RIX. Action taken on the memorial of John Clark. [Copied from Correspondence of Com. of Safety, p. 103.] State of New Hampshire ( In Committee of Safety Oct° 19th 1781. Sir-By a memorial of Mr. John Clarks of the 12 Instant and his Verbal representation to us made we are informed that he has been proceeded against by sundry persons in a riotous & unconstitutional manner.-As the Courts have not been open of late in the County of Grafton, the necessary steps of the Law respecting this matter cannot be taken at present. Our General Court are to meet on the first Wednesday of November next, when (without doubt) they will give necessary directions for opening the Courts &c-In the mean time, if any riotous proceedures should be attempted, you are requested to give relief & assistance to any of the Inhabitants of this State on whom such attempts may be made, and apprehend such Rioters & confine them in your County or in case that cannot be done in safety send them to any other County in this State for safekeeping-Your giving a representation of this or any other matters of the like kind that may happen to the General Court at their next session, may perhaps be very bene ficial to the State. Colo Charles Johnston. Report of a Committee of Congress, to whom was referred certain papers relative to New Hampshire, Oct. 17, 1781. [P. 241.] The Committee to whom was referred the report of a Comtee on certain Letters & Papers relative to the people inhabiting the district of Country commonly known by the Name of the New Hampshire Grants, do report the following resolution, to be adopted by Congress : Congress having resolved on the 7th day of August last, that in case they should recognize the Independence of the people of Vermont, they would consider all the Lands belonging to New Hampshire & New York respectively, lying without the limits of Vermont afs, as coming within the mutual Guarantee of Territory contained in the Articles of Confederation; and that the United States will accordingly guarantee such Lands and the jurisdiction over the same, against any claims or Incroachments from the Inhabitants of Vermont aforesaid. And Congress having on the 20th day of the same month required (as an indispensable preliminary to the recognition of the Independence of the people inhabiting the Territory af, and their admission into the federal union) the explicit Relinquishment of all demands of Lands or Jurisdiction on the East side of the West Bank of Connecticut River, and on the west side of a line beginning at the North west corner of the State of Massachusetts, thence running twenty miles East of Hudson's River, so far as the said River runs North Easterly, in its general Course; thence by the West bounds of the Townships granted by the late Government of New Hampshire, to the River running from South Bay to Lake Champlain; thence along the said River to Lake Champlain; thence along the waters of Lake Champlain to the latitude of forty five degrees north, excepting a neck of Land between Missiskoy Bay and the waters of Lake Champlain. And the People inhabiting the Territory aforesaid, not having as yet made the relinquishment afsd as above required, and attempting since the date of the above Resolutions to extend & establish their Jurisdiction over part of the Lands guaranteed to the States of New York & N. Hampshire as abovesaid; and it being indispensably necessary to bring all disputes respecting the Jurisdiction of the peo[P. 242.] ple residing within the territory afs to a speedy issue: Resolved, That the district of Territory commonly known by the name of the New Hampshire Grants, by whatever name it may be called is, and shall be bounded Westward by a line beginning at the North West corner of the State of Massa3, thence running northward twenty miles East of Hudson's River so far as the sd River runs North Easterly in its general Course; thence to the west boundary line of the townships granted by the late Government of N. Hampshire; thence Northward along the sa West boundary line to the River running from South Bay to Lake Champlain; thence along the s River to Lake Champlain; thence along the waters of Lake Champlain to Latitude forty-five Degrees north, including a Neck of Land between the Missiskoy Bay and the waters of Lake Champlain; thence it shall be bounded North by latitude forty-five Degrees North and Eastward by the West Bank of Connecticut River from forty-five Degrees north to the Northern Boundary line of the State of Massa, and southward by the sd northern boundary of the State of Massas from the sa west Bank of Connecticut River to the North west corner of Massachus abovementioned. Resolved, That in case the inhabitants residing within the limits afsd within one Kalendar month from the delivery of a Certified Copy of these Resolutions, by the Commissioners herein after mentioned, to Thomas Chittenden, Esq. of the Town of Bennington within the limits afs, or from the time of the said Commis leaving such certified Copy at the usual place of residence of the sd Thos Chittenden, Esq, shall by some authenticated Act recognize the last above described boundaries to be the limits and extent of their claims both of Jurisdiction & Territory, and shall accede to the Articles of Confederation and perpetual union between the States of New Hampshire, Massachus, R. Island & Providence plantations, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsyla, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, N. [P. 243.] Carolina, S. Carolina & Georgia, as agreed to in Congress on the 15th day of November 1777, and shall thereupon appoint Delegates on their behalf with full powers, Instructions and positive orders, immediately to repair to Congress, and to sign the sd articles of Confederation, and afterwards to represent them in the U. S. in Congress af their said delegates shall be admitted to sign the same and thereupon the Inhabitants of the above described District shall be acknowledged a free, sovereign and Independent State, by whatsoever name they shall choose to be called, and shall be considered as a component part of the federal Union and entitled to the advantages thereof. Resolved, That in case the sd Inhabitants within the above described District, do not desist from attempting to exercise Jurisdiction over the lands guaranteed to New Hampshire & New York as af, and shall not within the time limited as afd comply with the terms specified in the foregoing Resolutions, Congress will consider such neglect or refusal as a manifest indication of designs hostile to these U. S., and that all the pretentions and applications of the sd inhabitants heretofore made for admission into the federal Union, were fallacious and delusive; and that thereupon the forces of these States shall be employed against the said Inhabitants within the district aford accordingly. And Congress will consider all the lands within said territory to the Eastward of a Line drawn along the summit of a ridge of mountains or heighth of Land extending from South to North thro'out the sd Territory between Connecticut River on the East & Hudson River & Lake Champlain on the West, as guaranteed to New Hamp shire under the articles of Confederation; And all the Lands within said Territory, to the westward of said Line, as guaranteed to New York, under the articles of Confeder[P. 244.] ation, provided always, That Congress will consider any other partition which shall hereafter by an agreement between the Legislatures of New Hampshire & N. York, be made between their respective States concerning the Territory afa, as guaranteed to them according to such agreement; saving, in either case, all rights accruing to the State of Massachus or any other State under the Articles of Confederation afs, and provided always that for the more effectually quieting the minds of the inhabitants afs, the sd States of N. Hampshire & N. York respectively, shall pass Acts of Indemnity & oblivion in favour of all such persons as have at any time previous to the passing such acts, acted under ye authority of Vermont so called, in any manner whatsoever, upon such persons submitting |