New England, where he was then going, he would Lett him know more of his thoughts on the Subject.

Mr Morris farther informed the Board that on the 28th of october he Returned to New York from New England, and waited on Governor Clinton to know what Resolution he had taken Concerning the Line of Partition; who Informed him, that he had Consulted Chief Justice Delancey upon the head, and Desired Said Morris to Give a meeting to Mr Delancey on that affair.

On the 29th of october in the Morning the Said Morris spoke to Chief Justice Delancey, who desired a meeting that evening, and Said he would give Notice to Some of the people Concerned in Lands on that Line to attend, and desired Said Morris to give Notice to some others. Accordingly a Meeting was had that Evening at Todd's The persons present were, Chief Justice Delancey, M Lewis Morris Jun! M' William Smith, M John McEvers, M Robert Batsey, and the Said Morris.

The occasion of the meeting being opened, M McEvers Began, by Insisting that the Station points on Hudson's & Delaware Rivers had been fixed in the year 1686 by the Consent of Both Governments, but that the Line had never been run. That the people who held Lands under a Jersey Title to the Northward of those points were ordered to take out patents from New York, and that patents were Granted, not only to those who had Jersey titles but to others for all the Land to the Northward of those points So fixed on Delaware and Hudson's River, and had been possessed ever Since under those titles. Said Morris then observed, that it was incumbent on him to Show 1 who the persons were that had fixed those Stations. 2. what Authority they were Vested with for that purpose.

3. who gave them that Authority.

4. That the persons appointing them had power to Dispose of the Lands on each side of the Line.

5. That the persons So appointed and impowered Did fix and agree upon the Station points.

6. Where those Station points are, that were So fixed & agreed on.

In answer to these M McEvers produced and read a Letter from Governor Hamilton to Governor ffletcher, which is said to be wrote at the Request of the Council of proprietors, and mentions the Station on Hudson's River to have been fixed by the Surveyors of both provinces, west from Phillipse's Lower Mills, he also produced and read part of the Act for Runing the Division Line between East and west Jersey, and insisted that the Course of that Line from Little Egg harbour was to be N. 14° 20′ W. which he said would run to the Station point in the North Branch of Delaware which Was laid down on a Map produced by him: But appeared to be the Westerly Branch of Delaware, which in that Map is Made a large River Runing North, and a Line is drawn from that Branch to Phillipse's Mills which falls to the Southward of the Minisink Island. Then Said Morris further informed the Board, that from the Little Knowledge he had of the Scituation of the Country Laid down in that Map, he Judged it to be a very unjust one, and imagined it made on purpose to deceive the persons Concerned in Lands on that Line, and to tempt Ignorant people to purchase Jersey Lands from New York patentees. The Said Morris then produced an original Indenture Executed by the Commissioners and Surveyors of Both provinces, pursuant to the Acts of Assembly of the respective provinces. By which Indenture it appears that the Commissioners and Surveyors agreed on which was the North Branch of Delaware and, fixed the Station point upon it. He also produced an Original Map made by Allan Jarratt, who was the

General Surveyor for the province of New York, and Assisted in fixing the Station point on Delaware, and was also one of the parties to the Indenture produced, this Map Contains great part of Jersey, part of the River Delaware, the Station point thereon, the Random Line, and part of Hudson's River: and insisted that the agreement mentioned in that Indenture, and the Station then fixed would certainly Stand Good unless they could show a fixing prior to that, done by persons having authority which he imagined they could not do, To this it was Answered; that the Commissioners on the part of New Jersey were all Concerned in interest, and those on the york part were ignorant of things of that Kind, that the Instrument was Bad; And many other arguments were used against that Settlement. M McEvers Grew very warm, and declared he had Sold the Lands down to what he looked upon to be the division Line, and had received the money, and never would agree to any other Line. Mr Smith Said there was great force in Mr McEvers's Arguments. The Chief Justice levelled all his Arguments against the Station point on Delaware: he being there most Concerned, At last M! MEvers produced a Copy of the Jersey Boundaries; which furnished the Chief Justice with another Argument, by which he would confine the Jersey proprietors to the forks of Delaware, and from thence by a Strieght Line to the Latitude of 41" on Hudson's Riv

er.

After this there was much talk to little purpose, when they agreed to Meet again, and Let the Council of proprietors know their Resolutions,

From the whole of M McEvers's Conduct at that Meeting, Said Morris could not but conclude that he was against runing the Line at all.

From John Hamilton to the Lords of Trade-acknowledging letter of Secretary Gellibrand of August 23d, 1743.

[From P. R. O. B. T. New Jersey Vol 5, F 56.]

Letter from M Hamilton, Eldest Councillor in New Jersey, acknowledging the Receipt of a Letter, by the Board's Order, dated yo 23rd of August.

My Lords.

Amboy y 15th of May, 1744

I have the honor of a Letter by Your Lordships directions from M Gellibrand the 23 of Augt last in Answer to My Letter of the 9th of June 1743 and return Your Lordships the Most Sincere and hearty thanks for Your goodness and Justice in giving so favourable An Answer.

Mr Morris held An Assembly here last Winter and tho we Saw One Another Every day Yet had no discourse on that Subject nor has he Since (as I can learn) given Any directions about bringing the tryall On So that I hope I shall trouble Your Lordships no farther upon this head

I am with the greatest Duty My Lords Your Lordships Most Obedient and Most humble Servant JOHN HAMILTON Rt Hon ble Lords Com's for Trade & plantations.

Particulars of the Excommunication of a Chief Justice in Pennsylvania.

[From P. R. O. America & West Indies, Vol. XIII, p. 87.]

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To the

New-York Weekly Post-Boy.'

To the Printer of the New-York Weekly Post-Boy.

About the Middle of October last, I carried the inclos'd Paper to one of the Printers at Philadelphia, who at my Request, promis'd to give it a Place in his News-paper, within a Week or two at the farthest. After it had lain with him a considerable While, I wrote to him I was inform'd he had declin'd printing it: In Answer to this, he tells me, I was misinform'd, for that he had not declin'd printing it, but only postpon'd it for prudential Considerations. On this Delay, a Friend of mine in Town applied to another Printer of a Weekly Paper, and he undertook to insert it in his next; but he also declin'd it; and now no Printer in Philadelphia can be prevailed on to print it,--for prudential Considerations I don't doubt! As this extream Caution of the Printers is very unusual, I expect that the Religious Party, who are principally concern'd in the Consequences, have interested themselves in the Suppression of it. And I am the more confirm'd in this Opinion from their frequent Attempts of being witty on its not being printed. As the Publication of it is intended to expose Church Insolence and Religious Tyranny, and it is presumed your Situation

1 Forwarded by Gov. Morris under date of 10th June.-See Papers of Lewis Morris, page 192, for some account of the circumstances.-ED.