CONTENTS.
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Documents relating to the controversy with New-York and New-
Hampshire, and the admission of Vermont into the Union, --------------- 8
Journal of the Council of Safety,----------------------------------------- 197
Extracts from the early journal of the Governor and Council,------------- 237
First Constitution, ------------------------------------------------------- 241
Journal of the General Assembly, — March Session, 1778, -------------- 257
" " June Session, 1778, ----------------- 268
" " October Session, 1778, -------------- 275
Laws, passed Feb. session, 1779,---------------------------------------- 287
" " June session, " ------------------------------------------- 389
" " Oct. session, " -------------------------------------------- 391
" " March session, 1780,-------------------------------------- - 395
" " Oct. session, " ------------------------------------------- 398
" " Feb. session, 1781,----------------------------------------- 421
" " April session, " ------------------------------------------- 424
" " June session, " ------------------------------------------- 430
" " Oct. session, " ------------------------------------------- 439
" " Feb. session, 1782,----------------------------------------- 444
" " June session, " ------------------------------------------- 449
" " Oct. session, " ------------------------------------------- 456
" " Feb. session, 1783,----------------------------------------- 467
" " Oct. session, " ------------------------------------------- 472
" " Feb. session, 1784, ---------------------------------------- 483
" " Oct. session, " ------------------------------------------- 491
" " June session, 1785,----------------------------------------- 497
" " Oct. session, " ------------------------------------------- 500
" " Oct. session, 1786,----------------------------------------- 504
Resolutions of the first Council of Censors,------------------------------- 511
Constitution, as revised by the first Council of Censors,------------------ 516
Address of the first Council of Censors, to the freemen, ----------------- 531
Proceedings of the second Council of Censors, -------------------------- 545
Records of the Supreme Court,------------------------------------------ 549
Proclamation of pardon, June 1779,------------------------------------- 556
Governor's speech, Oct. 1779,------------------------------------------ 558
Commission of Confiscation,--------------------------------------------- 560
Order of Court of Confiscation,------------------------------------------ 562
Writ of seizin, issued by Court of Confiscation,--------------------------- 562
Ethan's Allen's complaint to Court of Confiscation,----------------------- 563
List of Governors of Vermont, from 1778 to 1822, ---------------------- 564
List of Judges of Supreme Court, from 1778 to 1822, ------------------- 564
List of Senators in the Congress of the U. S. from 1791 to 1822, -------- 566
List of Representatives to Congress, from 1791 to 1822,---------------- 566
Ancient inscription,------------------------------------------------------ 568
TO THE DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE CONTROVERSY WITH
NEW-YORK AND NEW-HAMPSHIRE, AND THE ADMISSION
OF VERMONT INTO THE UNION.
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Correspondence between the Governors of New-Hampshire and
New-York, relative to the jurisdiction of those provinces,
commencing ............................................................... November, 1749, 10
List of grants made by the Governor of New-Hampshire, west
of Connecticut river, previous to the year 1765, ..................................... 13
Grant from Charles II to the Duke of York, by virtue of which
the territory called the New-Hampshire grants, was originally
claimed by the province of New-York, .................................................. 16
Proclamation of the Governor of New-Hampshire, asserting the
claim of that province to the grants, west of Connecticut
river, .............................................................................. March, 1764, 17
Order of the King in Council, establishing the west bank of
Connecticut river as the boundary between the provinces of
New‑York and New-Hampshire, ......................................... July, 1764, 19
Order of the King in Council, prohibiting the Governor of New-York
from making grants of land in the disputed
territory, ............................................................................. July, 1767, 20
Continuance of grants by the Governor of New-York, and violent
proceedings, thereupon, ........................................................................ 21
Communication from the Governor of New-York to the inhabitants
of Bennington and its vicinity, .............................................. May, 1772, 22
Answer of the inhabitants of Bennington, &c. to the foregoing
communication, .................................................................. June, 1772, 23
Communication of Ethan Allen, Seth Warner, Remember Baker
and R. Cochran, to the Governor of New-York, .................... June, 1772, 24
Order of Governor of New-York, suspending prosecutions in behalf
of the crown, against the inhabitants of the New-Hamp‑
shire grants, ........................................................................................ 29
Communication of the Governor of New-York to the inhabitants
of Bennington and the adjacent country, relative to their
dispossessing certain settlers in the vicinity of Otter Creek,
claiming under grants from New-York, ............................... Augt. 1772, 29
Answer to the foregoing communication, ................................. Augt. 1772, 30
Report of the Lords of trade to his Majesty's Privy Council, on
the subject of this controversy, ............................................ Dec. 1772, 33
Review of the controversy, — violent proceedings on the New-Hampshire
grants, ................................................................................................ 35
Violent proceedings of the General Assembly of
New-York, .................................................................. February, 1774, 37
Meetings and resolutions of committees from sundry towns on
the New-Hampshire grants, ................................................ April, 1774, 38
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Act of the Legislature of New-York, "for preventing tumultuous
and riotous assemblies" on the New-Hampshire grants, "and
for the more speedy and effectual punishing the rioters"
passed, ........................................................................... March, 1774, 42
Spirited remonstrance of Ethan Allen, Seth Warner and others,
against the proceedings of New York, ................................. April, 1774, 49
Proceedings in the county of Cumberland, and massacre at the
Court House, in Westminster, ........................................... March, 1775, 55
Proceedings at a meeting of committees from sundry towns, on
the east side of the mountains, held at Westminster, evincing
their determination to resist the administration of New-
York, ................................................................................ April, 1775, 60
Petition and remonstrance to the Continental Congress, of
Representatives from the towns on the New-Hampshire grants,
against the proceedings of New-York, praying for permission
to do duty in the continental service, independent of
New-York, ................................................................... January, 1776, 61
Resolutions of Congress on the subject of the foregoing petition, .................. 64
Proceedings of the Convention which declared the independence
of the New-Hampshire grants, at their sessions at Dorset,
Sept. 25,1776, and Westminster, January 15, 1777, together
with that declaration, ............................................................................ 66
Declaration and petition of the inhabitants of the New-Hampshire
grants, to the Continental Congress, announcing the district
to be a free and independent State, ....................................................... 70
Letters front the President of the Convention of New-York, to
the President of Congress, relative to the assumed
independence of Vermont, ............................ January and March, 1777, 73
Address of Thomas Young of Philadelphia, to the inhabitants of
Vermont, recommending the formation of a Constitution and
the election of Delegates to Congress, ................................. April, 1777, 76
Resolution of the Continental Congress recommending the
assumption and establishment of government in certain cases, ................ 77
Letter from the President of the Council of Safety of New-York,
to the President of Congress, relative to the proceedings of
Vermont, ........................................................................... May, 1777, 77
Resolutions of Congress, on the subject of the assumed
independence of Vermont, .................................................. June, 1777, 78
Constitution of Vermont formed, ............................................... July, 1777, 79
Correspondence between the Council of Safety of Vermont and
the Governor of New-Hampshire, relative to the surrender of
the fortress at Tyconderoga, and the exposed state of the
frontier, .............................................................................. July, 1777, 79
Address of the Council of Safety, to the people of Vermont,
relative to the Constitution, ........................................... February, 1778, 81
Proclamation of the Governor of New-York, containing certain
overtures to the inhabitants of Vermont, ........................ February, 1778, 82
Answer of E. Allen to the foregoing proclamation, .................... Augt. 1778, 85
Admission of sixteen towns, east of Connecticut river, into
union with Vermont, ............................................................ June, 1778, 90
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Communications of the President of New-Hampshire to the
Delegates of that State in Congress, and to the Governor of
Vermont, on the subject of the above union, ........................ Augt. 1778, 90
Appointment of Ethan Allen to repair to Philadelphia to ascertain
the views of Congress relative to Vermont; and his report to
the Legislature, ................................................................... Oct. 1778, 92
Important proceedings of the Legislature of Vermont relative to
the union, ............................................................................ Oct. 1778, 94
Protest of sundry members of the Legislature against the above
proceedings, in which they renounce all political connection
with the State, ..................................................................... Oct. 1778, 100
Proceedings of a convention of Delegates from sundry towns in
the vicinity of Connecticut river, at Cornish, .......................... Dec. 1778, 102
Dissolution of the union with the sixteen towns, east of
Connecticut river, ........................................................ February, 1779, 102
Application of sundry inhabitants in the vicinity of Connecticut
river to the Legislature of New-Hampshire, proposing a union
of Vermont with the State of New-Hampshire, ................. March, 1779, 104
Proceedings of the Legislature of New-Hampshire, on the above
application, — claiming jurisdiction over the whole of
Vermont, ............................................................. April and June, 1779, 105
Petition of sundry inhabitants of Cumberland (now Windham)
county, to the Governor of New-York, praying for protection
against the authority of Vermont, ......................................... May, 1779, 106
Communication of the Governor of New-York to the President
of Congress, soliciting the interposition of Congress, in
quieting the disputes relative to the New-Hampshire grants, .. May, 1779, 108
Appointment by Congress, of a committee to repair to the
New-Hampshire grants for the purpose of effecting a settlement
of the controversy, .............................................................. June, 1779 108
Certain officers acting under the authority of New-York in the
county of Cumberland, made prisoners, by a force under Ethan
Allen, .................................................................................................. 109
Proceedings of Congress, thereupon, ........................................ June, 1779, 109
Resolutions of Congress, recommending to the States of New-
York, New-Hampshire and Massachusetts to pass laws, refering
to the decision of Congress all controversies, relative to
jurisdiction over the "New-Hampshire grants," and appointing
a time for hearing the same, &c. ......................................... Sept. 1779, 110
Proceedings of the Legislature of Vermont on the subject of the
foregoing resolutions, ........................................................... Oct. 1779, 113
Communication of the Governor of Vermont to the President of
the Council of Massachusetts, relative to the claim of that
State, to part of the territory of Vermont, .............................. Oct. 1779, 114
Abstract of "an appeal to the candid and impartial world" by
the Governor and Council of Vermont, ................................. Dec. 1779, 116
Further proceedings of Congress relative to the proposed
reference of the controversy to the arbitrament of that
body, ................................................................................. June, 1780, 117
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Interesting communication of the Governor of Vermont to the
President of Congress, asserting the right of the State to
independence, and protesting against the authority of
Congress to arbitrate upon the controversy, ........................... July, 1780, 118
Congress proceed to a hearing of the controversy, and postpone
indefinitely, a decision thereon, ............................................ Sept. 1780, 122
Remonstrance of Ira Allen and Stephen R. Bradley, agents of
Vt. against the proceedings of Congress, ............................. Sept. 1780, 124
Application to the Legislature of Vermont, from a convention
holden at Charleston, for a union of the grants on both sides
of Connecticut river, ....................................................... January 1781, 128
Proceedings of the Legislature of Vermont on the subject of the
above application, which resulted in the assertion of a
jurisdictional claim, indefinitely, east of Connecticut river, .......... Feb. '81, 128
Negociation, and articles of union agreed upon, between the
Legislature of Vermont, and the Convention holden at
Cornish, by which the New-Hampshire grants, east of
Connecticut river and west of the "Mason line," were
taken into union with Vermont, ...................................... February 1781, 132
List of towns, east of Connecticut river, which acceded to the
above union, ........................................................................................ 137
Proceedings of the Legislature of Vermont relative to a union
with a part of the State of New-York, including the articles of
said union, and the names of members from certain towns
in New-York, who thereupon took their seats in the Legislature
of Vermont, ....................................................................... May, 1781, 138
Reflections on the existing state of things, .................................................. 141
Important and interesting negociation with the enemy in
Canada, ....................................................................... 1781 and 1782, 142
Appointment of Agents to repair to the American Congress, to
negociate the admission of Vermont into the American
union, ................................................................................. June 1781, 156
Resolutions of Congress appointing a committee to confer with
the agents of Vermont, .............................................. August 7th, 1781, 157
Conference between the Committee of Congress and the
Agents of Vermont, ............................................................................. 158
Resolution of Congress, prescribing as a preliminary to the
recognition of the independence of Vermont, the relinquishment
of her claims of jurisdiction over New-Hampshire and part of
New-York, ............................................................. August 20th, 1781, 159
Proceedings of the Legislature of Vermont, refusing to relinquish
her extended claims of jurisdiction, ....................................... Oct. 1781, 160
Proceedings of the Legislature of New-York, protesting against
the foregoing resolutions of Congress of the 7th and 20th of
August, .............................................................................. Nov. 1781, 163
Correspondence between the Governor of Vermont and General
Washington, relative to the situation of Vermont, Dec. 1781
and ................................................................................ January 1782, 167
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Proceedings of the Legislature of Vermont, complying with the
condition prescribed by Congress for her admission into the
union, .......................................................................... February, 1782, 168
Instructions to the Agents of Vermont, at Congress, ................... Feb. 1782, 169
Proceedings of Congress, resulting in an indefinite postponement
of the question arising from the application of Vermont
for admission into the union, ................................................ April, 1782, 170
Communication from the Agents of Vermont to the President of
Congress, ............................................................................................ 172
Act of the Legislature of N. Y., "for pardoning certain offences
committed in the northeastern part of the State," ................... April 1782, 173
Act of the Legislature of N. Y. , "for quieting the minds of the
inhabitants in the northeastern part of the State," .................... Ap. 1782, 173
Violent proceedings in the southeastern part of Vermont, and
important resolutions of Congress, thereupon, ............................... 1782, 176
Spirited remonstrance of the Governor and Council of Vermont
against said resolutions, addressed to the President of
Congress, ...................................................................... January, 1783, 178
Remonstrance of the General Assembly of Vermont, on the same
subject, ....................................................................... February, 1783, 185
Extract from Williams' history, embracing the period from the
commencement of the year 1783 to the year 1791, when
Vermont was admitted into the union, ................................................... 187
Act of the Legislature of Vermont, appointing commissioners
to negociate with commissioners of the State of New-York
for the purpose of settling the line of jurisdiction between the
two States, .......................................................................... Oct. 1789, 192
Act of the Legislature of Vermont, directing the payment of
$30,000 to the State of New-York, and declaring the boundary
line between the two States, &c. .......................................... Oct. 1790, 193
Act of the Convention of Vermont, approving and ratifying the
Constitution of the United States, including the names of the
members of that Convention, ................................... January 10th, 1791, 194
Act of Congress, admitting the State of Vermont into the
union, ................................................................... February 18th, 1791, 195
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