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No. XL 



^aeji.ons propofii h the Committee of Can^refs to the agents tn the part of Vtu 



mgnt, toithihe Anfajirs o/the Agenti; A'l^u/i i8, 1781. Chap. V. p. ^ig. 



Queftioa ift. ARE the boundaries fee lorth in the written propofiMona 

 ilelivered in by the (aid Agents at this time, claimed by the ilate of Verrnoiit 

 as the lines of ju'trdiftion, the fame as contained in the re(olution of Caa- *>• 

 grefs of the yih of Auguft inftant ? 



Aofwer. They are the fame, with the addition of part of the waters o£ 

 Lake Champhin for the benefit of trade. 



Q. 2d. What part do the people of Vermont meaoto take as to the 

 patt expenfes of the preien;; war, and what aid do they propofa to afford 

 js to men and money to the common defence !* 



A. Such proportion as fnall be mutually judjjed equitable after theit 

 admifTian to a feat in Congrefs, which has been at feveral different times 

 officially propofed by agents on the part of Vermont. 



Q. 3d. What are the ideas of the people of Vermont relative to the 

 claim of private property, uoder grants or patents from New Hampfhire, 

 •r New York previous to the prefent revolution ? 



A. Although the Hate of Vermont have not hitherto authorifed any 

 courts to take cognizance of fuch caufes as refpect titles of lands, never- 

 thelefs they have had, and ftill have it in contemplation to adopt fuch 

 modes as the circumftances arifmg out of each cafe may jui'dfy, withouc 

 adhering to the (trift rules of law. 



Q. Ath. What are the intentions of "your conftituents in regarcL 

 Jo the patents thr,t were granted on conditions of fettlement within a giv- 

 en time, and which have been prevented by the claims of the people o£ 

 Vermont, and the prefent revolution ? 



A. No forfeitures have been taken by the ftate of Vermont on any fuch 

 grants for nonperformance of couditions of fettletrsent, and vve conceive iC 

 ro be the intention of our confxituents to grant a further rcafonable time 

 for fulSlling fuch conditions. ' 



O. 5th, What are the number of inhabitants within the lines men- 

 tioned in the propofuions abovementioned ( 



A. As the citizens of Vermont have not been lately numbered, we can 

 therefore only eftimatethera at thirty thoufaad, which we conceive to be 

 .nearly a tiae eltimate, 



Q, 6th. What quantity of land is contained within the faid bounds ? 



A. There has been no accurate furvey of the (late of Vermont, but we 

 conceive it to contain about five millions of acres. 



Q. 7th. What applications have been made either publicly or private^ 

 ly by the enemies of the United States, or their adherents, to draw off the 

 p:ople of Vermont from their affection to the United Slates of America ? 



A. The honorable committee are poffeffed of copies of Bev. Robin-. 

 fon' J letters inclosed in Biigadier general Allen's letter of the 9th day of 

 March lal^, to the thea Prefident of Congrefs, and any private offers wa 

 ■ianriot avouch fox. 



. <^. 8:!i. In cafe the enemy fhould attempt an invafion of the northero 

 froijtieri, what aid as to men and provifions could be raifed in tha ftatc 

 of Vermont for the public defence (you can fuppofc the invarson made ia 

 different quarters) and in what time ? 



A. The number of militia within the l:ncs herein limited, we fuppofc 

 '« be about (even thaufand ; arc in general well armed ar.d accoutred, 



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