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iteverally pledge themfclvesto each other, by all the ties that a^e held facred 

 amon^ men, and refolve and declare, that they were at all times ready, in 

 conjunftion with their brethren of the United States, to contribute their full 

 proportion towards maintaining the prcfent juft war againft the fleets and 

 armies of Great Britain. 



To convey this declaration and refolutioa to ^our honorable body, thft 

 grand teprefentative of the United States, were we (yoar more immediate 

 petitioners) delegated by the united and unanimous voices of the reprefen- 

 tatives of the whole body of the fettlcrs on the delcribed premifes, in 

 whole name and behalf, we humbly pray, that the faid declaration may be 

 received, and the diftrift defcribed therein be ranked by your honors, a- 

 mong the free and independent American ftates, and delegates therefrom 

 admitted to feats in the grand Continental Congrefs, ardd youc petitioaers 

 as in duty bound fhallever pray. 



New Hdmpjhire Grants, Wejiminjler, 15^/% Jan. 1777. 

 ) JON AS "FAY. 

 Signed by order, and in be- f THOMAS CHITTENDSN", 



haU' of faid inhabitants, r HEM AN ALLEN, 

 J REUBEN JONES. 



No. X. 



Tht remonflranctojthe CommiJJioneTS from Vermont againjl the Proceedings of Con- 

 g^efs. Sept. 22, 17S0. Chap. V. p. 197. 



To the Hon. theCongrels of Ike United States of North America. 



THE remonftiance of Ira Allen and Stephen R. 3rad!ey, commidioners 

 from the free and Independent ftateof Vermont, appomted for the time 

 being to attend on Congrefs. 



With pieafure they embrace this firft opportunity to tcftify their thanks 

 for the perlonal honor done them by Congreis, in giving them an atten- 

 dance though in a private capacity, with their honorable body: At the 

 fame time lament the necellity which obliges them to fay, they can no. 

 longer fit as idle fpertators, without betraying the trnft repoied in them, 

 and doing violence to their feelings, to fee partial modes purfued, plans 

 adopted, ex parte evidence exhibited, which derives all its authority from 

 the a'teftation of the party; paffnges of writings fele£ted giving very 

 falfe reprefentations of fa6ts. to aniwer no other end but to prejudice your 

 honoiable body againft the State of Vermont ; thereby to intri^^ue and 

 baffle a brave and meritorious people out of their rights and liberties. — '• 

 Wc can eafily conceive the lecretary's of5ce of the itate of New York, 

 may be converted into an inexhauftible fource to furnifh evidence; to aalwsr 

 their [jurpofe in theprefent difputc. 



Ncedlefs would it be for us to inform Congrefs, that by the mode of 

 trial now adopted, the flate of Vermont can haveno hearing without de~ 

 nying itlelf : And to dole with thole rcfokitions, whic^i we conceive our 

 enemies have extorted from your honorable body, and on which the trial 

 is now ploccd, would be in fact, taking upon ourfelves that humility and 

 felf abafemsnt, as to lofe our political lite, in order 10 find it. 



We believe the wildom of Congrefs fulficient to point out, that purfuing 

 fbcprefent mode, is deviating from every principle of the Idwj of nature. 



