As an officer of Government I think it my indispensable duty to inform Council of the Treatment which I lately received at Wyoming, declarations of Ejectment and sundry other processes were put into my hands against People living at and near Wyoming in order to the Executry of which I arrived at that place on the fourteenth instant, the fifteenth I spent mostly in making Enquiries respecting the disposition of the Inhabitants, the next day I arrested John Paul Schott who declared he would not submit nor pay any respect whatever to my arrest, this he did in the presence of Mr. Shaw, before whom he had not long before entered into Recognizance. Sundry others whom I had arrested behaved in the same manner as Schott and declared against any submission. I had information at sundry times of persons who had declared they would take my life, but on the next day (the Seventeenth) I observed some people collecting at one Yarrington’s and soon after a greater number appeared at Schott’s, being told that their Intentions were against me I went towards my lodgings but was overtaken by them on the way, they accosted me with the most insulting language and concluded by saying the order of the settlement were, that I should leave the place in two hours with my damned writs or abide by the consequences—one of them struck William Wilson, the man who accempanied me with a stick and made towards me, but having pistols I declared I would blow his Brains out if he advanced, I however made to my lodging and posted myself in the door declared I would shoot the first man that advanced, after some time one of them desired to speak to me in private, I agreed on condition that the Rest would retire. They retired a little, but while I was in Conversation with the one who came in, they returned and order’d the Landlady to turn out the damned penamite Rascal or they would shoot through every door and window of the house—much insulting and abusive lan[gua]ge was used by them and as they were armed with Clubs and pistols, I was obliged as well for my own safety as for the protection of the woman and poor children to submit to their terms, viz., that I would execute no process whatever and leave the place in two hours, on my giving them my honor that I would comply, they returned to Yarington’s to see that I complied: and I cannot help observing that I have every reason to believe that my life depended on my compliance—to mention every insult and contempt that was showed me during the time I was there would far exceed the Bounds of a letter. It was however impossible to execute the Laws of Pennsa. in these parts without armed force to support the officers.

It is now knowing publickly that their intentions are to form a new state. Ethan Allen with a great number of new adventurers are at the head of this business and since their arrival every idea of submission to the Laws of Pennsa. has vanished. I have the honor to be, your most obedient humble servant