a grist mill. The
committees also deny, that there was any breach of faith, as the
result of the negotiations between Governor Tryon and the dele-
gates from Bennington was not known at the tim.e, and the agents
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ivere not autborizeu to complete any arrangements, so as to be bind-
ing on the people of the Grants, until ratified bj them. Thej also
promptly refused to obey the governor's requisition to afford assis-
tance in restoring Col. Raid's men to the possession of the lands.
And thus ended the result of the negotiations for conciliatory meas-
ures between the parties in 1772.
The latter part of June, or the fore part of July 1773, Col.
R,E[D, engaged several Scotch immigrants, lately arrived at New
York, to settle on his lands, of which he had been dispossessed,as
above mentioned, and went with them to Otter Creek. Onenterinor
upon the lands, they found several persons settled on them, claiminp-
title under the New HampshirO charters. One of them was Joshua
Hyde, who afterwards removed to Middlebury, and settled in the
south'part of that town. Col. Rkid, in some way, got rid of these
tenants, and entered into possession of the mill and lands claimed
by him. The Green Mountain Boys, learning this fact, Allen',
Warner and Baki^r, wuth a strong force, consisting, as represented
by the Scotch tenants, of more than one hundred men well armed,
marched for Otter Creek, and on the 11th day of August, appeared
on the ground, drove off the Scotchmen, burnt their houses and
other buildings, tore down the mill, which, it was said, Col. Reid
had lately built, broke the mill stones