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Respirting the Gore Carter knows that
James Parker and Thomas Hathway
applyed to Govener Clinton at the rally
in the year 1790 for what is called the Gor (edge torn)
for the benefit of the Community of universal
Friends and having abtained encoragement
sent this deponant the same year to Governer
Clinton at New York on the same subjest and
the Governer replied that the friends should
have the lands requested but at that time there
was no Commssioner of land office appointed
but that as soon as the Legislature met he would
have Commssioner appointed and use his
influsnce that the friends should have the land,

land Commissioners of land office
And that after the said ^ were granted Thoms
Hathway came to Albany to endeaver to sit aside
the large claim of Parker and Potter and to have
the lands divided according to the original intention
among the friends and complained much of Potters
paying his own money for a large part of said
land, and said he had tendered the money to said
Potter after he had paid a large sum and that
Potter would not recive it, and that he then requested
the Secretary to make an entry of said tender and that
he did_ Said Hathway borded with this deposa (edge torn)
often said it was his with to have the said lands
divided according to the first intention and went &
converssed with the Governer upon the Subject, and
the Governer refured him to Saml Jones the present
Comtroaler for councell on the subject and afterwards
expressed much infaryness that he could not pue
ceed according to his wishes, and many times after
said he held land which did not belong to him but