CONTROVERSY RESPECTING THE NEW HAMPSHIRE GRANTS.

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LIST OF THE PERSONS IN CUSTODY BY MITTIMUS OF JUDGE YATES.

For holding Military Commissions under the pretended State of Vermont , and as officers opposingthe Government and authority of this State William Sharp, Francis Nye.

For having by force and arms opposed the Government and authority of this State, BenjaminDuel, Lowrance Tenseler, Jedediah Crytenton, John Pennel, John Tensler, William Murray,Daniel Clyde.

For having acted by Commissions under the pretended State of Vermont John Snyder Jun r .

For having accepted and exercised the office of Grand Juror under the pretended State of Vermont George Witsel.

For having accepted the office of Constable under the pretended State of Vermont , and acting assuch to the oppression of the subjects of this State. Bernard Hyat.

Committed the 22*1 & 23 <i day of feby 1782.

SUBMISSION OF THE PEOPLE OF CAMBRIDGE TO NEW YORK .

To His Excellency the Governor, Senate, & Assembly now Conveened at Poughkeepsy inthe State of New York .

The Petition of the Subscribers most humbly sheweth.

That Whereas a number of unhappy People Inhabiting a District of Land West of the NewHampshire Grants & East of Hudsons River which was Claimed by the State of Vermont lastWinter The said People having the greatest Apprehension of total Destruction having all theirForts burnt & Destroyed & no force on their Frontiers Adequate to withstand the Enemy fromCanada there being an open road for them which they could easily occupy by having the Commandof the Waters of Lake Champlain & many of said People’s Dearest Relations being Already inCaptivity without hope of present Redemption & having been once most Grievously Harrassed byflying before the Enemy in 1777 out of which Distress said People is not yet Recovered. So thatthey were not unacquainted with the Hardships of leaving their Habitations which they dreaded asthey must suffer in their Persons & families as they had nothing to sustain them abroad.—In themidst of these Terrible Views & Apprehensions Vermont Solicited [them] to acced to their Juris-diction & unite with them to which a great part of said District acceded as thinking it the only meanleft for their preservation Considering their Local situation which Jurisdiction has for some timebeen Exercised by them over said People, till the last Session of Assembly of said Vermont votedthat the Resolves of Congress of the seventh & twenty first of August last had Eventually Establishedthe bounds of Vermont & of Consequence the Unions were Disolved.—& as Congress in their greatWisdom have Determined that we must still Continue under the Government of New York weheartily acquiesce in their Determination & pray that we may be Restored to our former Allegienceunder the State of New York (our Deception was great our Return is hearty.)—And as acts of