which shall not appear as aforesaid, with-
in the space of three months from the date hereof be rejected."
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In pursuance of tliese orders, several individuals in the towns
west of the mountains, made application for a confirmation of their
New Hampshire titles ; but much larger numbers, and nearly all
in some towns east of the mountains, took confirmations of their
titles from New York. We have no documents which enable us to
ascertain the number or dates of the grants made, from the time of
the order establishing the boundary to that which forbid further
grants. It seems there was some delay on account of the stamp act
then in force, the governor being "determined not to issue any
papers except such as were stamped," and " the people refusing to
take them onthat condition ;" "of course the ofiices were shut up,"
as represented by Governor Moore, in his letter of the 9th of June
1767, in answer to Lord Shelburne's letter above mentioned. But
he adds, " No sooner was the stamp act repealed and the ofSces
opened again, but petitions were preferred, by many of the inhabi-
tants here for grants of land lying on Connecticut River." Again,
refering to the order limiting the time for making application, he
says, " This had the desired effect, and in a fcAV months, petitions,
memorials, &c., were lodged by persons sent up from thence, setting
up claims to ninety-six townships."
Petitions had been sent up from the towns east of the mountains,
for establishing one or more counties in the territory, and on the
22d 'of October 1765, the committee made a