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Legislature of this province against the Incroachments Both of the Massachusetts Bay and NewHampshire on his pupilis Estate.
4 th >y Governour Wentworth is pleased to express himself thus, “ presuming it will Be his Majes-ty’s pleasure that a North and South line should divide both the Massachusetts and New Hampshire from the Government of New-York ” On which we Observe that had Governour Wentworth beenInformed, as We Believe the Truth is, that a North and South Line from the Northwest Cornerof Connecticut Colony would have Crossed Hudson’s River , some miles Southward or Below theCity of Albany, and would Leave that City, and a great part of Hudson’s River , To the Eastward ofthat Line, he could have had no reason for advancing that Presumption , and the rather, had heBeen informed, as the fact Is, that the Dutch Settled Albany by the name of ffort Orange and had aIfort and Garrison there about 140 years agoe, many years before the Grant to the Councill ofPlymouth under which the Massachusetts Bay had their first Claim.
5 th, y Governour Wentworth is pleased to Say. “I have extended the Western Boundary of“ New Hampshire as far West as the Massachusetts Bay have done theirs, that is within Twenty miles“ of Hudson’s River ” On which we Beg Leave to observe that his having done so, after Beinginformed of the Boundarys of this province by the Minute of Councill of the 3 d of April 1750before mentioned, and by the Minute of June 5 th 1750 that the Massachusetts Settlements Westwardof those Boundarys, were made By Intrusion, is very Extraordinary : and we are further ofOpinion that the Intrusions of the Massachusetts Bay within this province, Could be no good reasonfor Governour Wentwortli to Committ the Like.
6 th 'y We apprehend that New Hampshire has no concern with the Northern Boundarys of NewYork Because we Conceive that the North Two degrees West line, the Eastern Boundary of NewHampshire will (if M 1 ' Pople’s Large map be right) Intersect Connecticut River , the Eastern Boun-dary of this province; and if so, then New Hampshire is bounded to the West and North ByConnecticut River
7 thly Governour Wentworth has been greatly misinformed, Concerning the patents made by theCrown, To the Duke of York. Viz. of March 12 th 166314 and June 29 th 1674 Both which do grantto him in ffee, “ All that Island or Islands Commonly called by the several name or names of“ Matowacks or Long Island , Situate and being towards the West of Cape Codd, and the Narrow“ Higgansettes abutting upon the Main Land Between the Two rivers there called or known By the“ several names of Connecticut and Hudson’s River Together also witli the said River Called Hud-“ son’s river and all the Land from the West side of Connecticut River to the East Side of Delaware“ Bay,” and there is nothing in either of those patents (which are all we ever heard of) that Couldgive the Least Colour or Ground, for Governour Wentworth’s suggestion that the Dukes GrantCommences at the Sea, and runs only sixty miles North into the Country: and was that Grant suchas M r Wentworth imagines it to be the North Bounds of it would Cross Hudson’s River above 100miles South of or Below Albany instead of Twenty, as he supposes; for Albany is 150 miles distantfrom the City of New York, and New York about 20 miles from the Sea .
Upon the whole Sir, We humbly Conceive it is highly necessary that this Representation andCopies of the necessary Papers referred to therein should be laid before the Lords Commissionersfor Trade and Plantations that their Lordships may be informed of the objections which weconceive may with good Reason be made to the Line Gouvernour Wentworth points out to be fixedas the Division Line between this and the province of New Hampshire Which Papers together with