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Thurfday eight o'clock, convention opened according to adjournment. 

 Major Jofeph Williams, and lieutenant Nathaniel Selley, from Pownal, 

 took their feats. 



3d. Voted, That Dnfl. Reuben Jones, be an afTiftant clerk to Capt. Ira 

 Allen, at this time beinj; prc-lcnt. 



4ih. Voted, That Lieut. Leonard Spalding, Mr. Ebenezer Hofington, 

 and major Thomas Morcdock, be a committee to examine into the num- 

 bers that have voted for (he dillrifl of the New Hampfnire Grants to be a 

 feparate (late fiom New York, and how many are known to be againfl it; 

 and make report to this convention as foon as may be. 



Renort of faid committee : — " We find by examination, that morethaa 

 three fourths of the people in Cumberland and Glouceiter counties that 

 have aflcd, are for a new ifatc ; the reft we view as neuters. 

 By order ot committee, 



EBENEZER HOSINGTON, Chairman." 

 ^h. Voted to adjourn this convention one hour, at this place. Conven- 

 tion opened at time and place. 



6ih. Voted, N. C. D. That the diftrift of land commonly called and 

 known by the name of the New Hampfhire Grants, be a new and feparate 

 ilate ; and for the future conduit themfeives as fuch, 



7th. Voted, That Nathan Clark, Efq. Mr. Ebenezer Hofington, Captain 

 John Burnham, Mr. Jacob Burton, and colonel Thomas Cr.itteoden, be a 

 committee to prepare a d^alJ^ht for a declaration for a new and feparate 

 ilate ; and report to this conveiilion as foon as may be. 



81I1. Voted, T+iat captain Ira Allen, colonel Thomas Chandler, doftor 

 Reuben Jones, Mr. Stephen Tiiden, and Mr. Nathan Clark, Jun.be a 

 oomiflitiee to draw a plan for further proceedings ; and report to this con- 

 ven'ion as foon as may be. 



Qth. Voted to adjourn this convention to eight o'clock to morrow morn- 

 ing, at this place. 



Friday morning, co.iveotion opened accordin;T to adjournment. The 

 commiitee appointed to bring in a draught of a declaration, fetting forth 

 the right the inhabitants of that diftrift of Und commonly called and known 

 by the name of the New Hampfnire Grants have, to form themfeives into 

 a Uate or independent government, do make tiie following report to the 

 honorable convention convened at WeUnuiiIter, January i5Ch, A. D. 

 i777, viz. 



" To the honorable convention of reprefentatives from the fcvcral town* 

 on the weft and eaft fide of the range of Greea Mountains, within the New 

 Hampfhire Grants, in conveniton affembled. 



Your commiitee to whom was referred the form of a declaration, felling 

 iofth the right the inhabitants oi faui New Hamplhirc Grants have, to form 

 themfeives into a feparate and independent ftate, or govcrnmeut, beg leave 

 to report ; vii.' 



Right 1. That whenever proteftion is withheld, no allegiance is due, or 

 can of right be demanded. 



2d. Tnat whenever the lives and properties of a part of a community, 

 have been manifeftly aimed at by either the legiflaiiveor executive authoii- 

 ty of (uch community, neceflity requires a feparation. Your committee 

 are oi opinion that the foregoing has for many years paff, been theconduft 

 of the monopolizing land claimers of the colony of New York ; and that 

 ihev have been not only countenanced, but encouraged, by both tne legif- 

 lative and executive audiontics of the laid flate or colony. Many ovesC 

 afts in evidence of this truth, are fo frefh in the minds ot the members, 

 tiiat it would bs r.ecdltfs to narae them. 



