claims what the difficulties are which we labour under at present, for [there is] no particular Boundary Line fairly drawn between the Provinces, the English claim supported by that which was made before them by the Dutch extended as far as the forty fifth Degree of Latitude.

This Line was supposed by the French to be more to the Southward than we found it on observation, k several of their grants in those parts are covered by those since Soldiers under His Majesty's Proclamation.

made by M r Colden to the reduced officers and .

This will of course open such a scene of litigation, as I

am afraid will defeat the expectations of forwarding the settlements in that part of the Country, to prevent which it is our humble request that His Majestys pleasure might be

known how far to the

southward of the 45 th Degree any French grants are to be allowed, for they have no settlements to claim under (which I am informed was an absolute condition of their Grant, as they have paid no Quit-Rent) k the quantity of Land in most of their Grants far exceeds that which His Majesty has been pleased to allow to those mentioned in the 2 d proviso which was not to exceed 20,000 Acres to each Person where an actual settlement had been.

ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTION TO OUR TRUSTY AND WELL BELOVED SIR HENRY MOORE BARONET, OUR CAPTAIN GENERAL AND GOVERNOR IN CHIEF OF OUR PROVINCE OF NEW YORK & THE TERRITORIES DEPENDING THEREON IN AMERICA.