At the request of Capt. John Paul Schot agent for the settlers at Wyoming, I arrived at that place on the 9th. of April last for the purpose of taking recognizance of the people who were willing to comply with a law passed that 24th. day of December last where one hundred and seventy eight of said Settlers entered in recognizance on and before the 15th. of April agreeable to law, and afterward a number took the oath allegiance to the State, and the Inhabitants in general then appeared very desirous of bing citizens, until unluckly on the 27th. Col. Athen Allen came to Wyoming, who alarmed them by saying that he refused their treating with Pennsylvania, that he had formed a new state and with one hundred Green Mountain boys and two hundred riflemen he could make that a new state in defiance of Pennsylvania. On the 10th. inst. I recived a letter from a settler there nearly to the same purport of one inclosed by Col. Wm. Montgomery esqr which I shewed to a few who advised I should again go up to Wyoming which I did and the 14th. arrived there, I found a number that did not appear so familiar as formerly, I also met with a number who appeared much in favor of, and wished to comply with the laws of the State, one of whom produced me a copy of a letter he had intercepted and taken, which he made oath before me was a true one, a copy of I enclose. The man is a person who may be relied on but wishes his name may not be made known lest some of the enemies of this state would take away his life for it. On the evening of the 14th. the sheriff of this county arrived at Wyoming and on the three following days served several writs, but most of them on whom they were served refused to give bail bonds, and on the 17th. a number of them collected and ordered the sheriff in two hours or they would abuse him, on the same evening we left the place.

The schemes of the proprietors of the Susquehanna Company is discovered by the inclosed copy of a letter from Joseph Hamilton to John Franklin, which perhaps might be good policy in government to endeavour to prevent by raising and sending some men there, which would be the means of encouraging those who are friendly to the government and laws of this state and a discouragement to those who are wavering. Much will depend upon the firmness of the Soldiery and the disinterestedness of the officers. I am Gentlemen with esteem Your Obedient Humble Servant