ADDENDA.

[We are indebted to James H. Phelps, Esq., of West Townshend, Vt. , for the following documents, which came to handtoo late to be inserted in their proper order.— Ed.]

PETITION OF SAM’L ROBINSON & OTHERS TO THE KING,

REFERRED TO IN LORD SHELBURNE’S DESPATCH OF 11 th APRIL, 1767.

To the KING’S Most Excellent MAJESTY.

The Humble Petition of the several Subscribers hereto, Your Majesty’s Most Loyal Subjects,

Sheweth to Your Majesty ;

That We obtained at considerable Expence of Your Majesty’s Governor of the Province of NewHampshire , Grants and Patents for more than One Hundred Townships in the Western Parts of thesaid supposed Province ; and being about to settle the same, many of Us, and others of Us, havingactually planted Ourselves on the same, were disagreeably surprised and prevented from going on withthe further intended Settlements, by the News of its having been determined by Your Majesty inCouncil, That those Lands were within the Province of New York ; and by a Proclamation issuedby Lieutenant Governor Colden, in Consequence thereof forbidding any further Settlement untilPatents of Confirmation should be obtained from the Governor of New York . Whereupon Weapplied to the Governor of said Province of New York , to have the same Lands confirmed to Us inthe same Manner as they had been at first granted to Us by the Governor of the said Province ofNew Hampshire ; when, to Our utter Astonishment, We found the same could not be done, withoutour paying as Fees of Office for the same, at the Rate of Twenty Five Pounds, New York Money,equal to about Fourteen Pounds Sterling ; for every Thousand Acres of said Lands, amounting toabout Three Hundred and Thirty Pounds Sterling at a Medium, for each of said Townships, andwhich will amount in the Whole to about =£33,000 Sterling, besides a Quit-rent of Two Shillingsand Six Pence Sterling, for every Hundred Acres of said Lands; and which being utterly unableto do and perform, We find ourselves reduced to the sad Necessity of losing all our past Expenceand Advancements 5 and many of Us of being reduced to absolute Poverty and Want, havingexpended Our All in making said Settlements.

Whereupon Your Petitioners beg Leave most Humbly to observe,

1 . That when We applied for and obtained said Grants of said Lands, the same were and had beenat all Times fully understood and reputed to lie and be within the said Province of New Hampshire ,and w r ell within the power of the Governor of that Province to grant; So that Your Petitionershumbly hope they are equitably entitled to a Confirmation of the said Grants to them.

2. The said Grants were made and received on the moderate Terms of your Petitioners payingas a Quit-Rent One Shilling only, Proclamation Money, equal to Nine Pence Sterling per HundredAcres; and which induced Us to undertake to settle said Townships throughout, and thereby to