A petition to His Majesty King George the Third

Place

[Hartford

Publisher

Printed by Thomas Green

Date

1766?]

Notes

Often issued with a power of attorney with title " We the subscribers proprietors and claiments in and of sundry townships, lately granted by Governor Wentworth, in the western parts of the then supposed province of New-Hampshire, do hereby fully impower our trusty friends and fellow partners in those interests ... to obtain a full confirmation to us of said lands" dated "New-England, November, 1766" and probably printed by Thomas Green, Hartford. Cf. Sabin

Imprint suggested by Evans and Sabin

"One of nineteen petitions of settlers in what is now Vermont, asking relief from the claims of New York."--Evans

Signatures: [A]⁴ ([A]4 verso blank)

Dated on p. 5: "Dated in New-England, November, 1766."

Local notes

John Carter Brown Library copy bound as 1st item of 2 with: We the subscribers proprietors and claiments in and of sundry townships, lately granted by Governor Wentworth, in the western parts of the then supposed province of New-Hampshire, do hereby fully impower our trusty friends and fellow partners in those interests ... to obtain a full confirmation to us of said lands ..., [Hartford, 1766?]

John Carter Brown Library copy is signed by over 50 names in contemporary ms. hands on p. 5 and p. [1], 3rd count