CONTROVERSY RESPECTING THE NEW HAMPSHIRE GRANTS.

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GOV. CLINTON TO SAMUEL MINOTT.

Camp in the Highlands June 7 th 1779

Gent. Your Letter by Mr. Sherburne complaining of the violences lately committed by EthanAllen & others upon the subjects of this State in Cumberland County I have transmitted to Con-gress and most earnestly pressed them for their immediate interposition. By an Express I aminformed the business is under consideration. As soon as I receive their final Determination, whichI have reason to hope will be in a short time I shall immediately transmit it to you.

The Legislature were to have met a few days after M r . Sherburne arrived which induced me todetain him, but the Incursion of the enemy up the River has prevented their meeting for the presentand obliged me to take the field with the Militia to oppose the Common Enemy. The momentthe safety of the Country will admit of my Return I shall issue my Proclamation to convene theLegislature & shall lay this most important matter before them, when I trust such measures willbe concerted as will most effectually tend to insure the Peace and Safety of the Good People inyour Part of the State. In the mean time I most earnestly recommend to you to continue firmin the Cause in which you are engaged and to conduct yourselves with Prudence towards theRevolters and you may rest assured that I shall make every exertion for your Protection of whichthe Executive Authority of Government is capable.

I am &c. &c. &c.

Samuel Minott Esqr. Chairman of the Committee Geo. Clinton.

of Cumberl d . County.

GOV. CLINTON TO THE PRESIDENT OF CONGRESS.

Camp Highlands 7 th June, 1779.

Sir, I had the Honor of receiving your Letter of the first of June covering sundry Resolutionsof Congress, relative to the pretended State of Vermont at this Place where I have collected a verylarge body of the Militia of the State in order to strengthen the continental army under Major Gen 1 .McDougall & to oppose the Designs of the Enemy who had advanced in force within eight milesof our army. The Legislature of this State were to have met on the 1 st Inst, but have beenprevented by the present alarm great part of the members as well as the principal officers ot Govern-ment being now in the field. This has rendered it impossible to lay before the Legislature atpresent the Resolutions of Congress transmitted to me; which from their nature demand in myopinion their most serious Consideration.

It is with an astonishment equal to my Concern that I observe the Congress have passed over inprofound silence the Remonstrances on the seizure and Imprisonment of the principal officers ofGovernment in the County of Cumberland by the Revolters of this State. So that without theinterposition of this Government (which consistent with the Honor and Justice of the State cannot bewithheld) these Persons must fall a sacrifice to the ambitious & interested views of a violent andwicked faction—and what renders their silence still more extraordinary is, that Ethan Allen havingthe Rank of a Cop. in the service of the united States was a principal Actor in this outrage. Howfar this Conduct is consistent with the Repeated Resolutions of Congress recorded on their Journalsthat they will discountenance every species of Disrespect shewn by any Officers in their Service, to