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(Hutchinson, Thomas, et al.)A Conference between the commissaries of Massachusets-Bay [sic], and the commissaries of New-York; at New-Haven in the colony of Connecticut. 1767. Boston, New-England: Printed by Richard Draper, printer to His Excellency the governor, and the Honourable His Majesty’s Council, 1768 4to (270 x 214 mm). Typographic ornaments, complete as issued, without the Appendix that accompanies a later issue (Evans 10966); staining to title with repair to verso, some foxing primarily to later leaves. Nineteenth-century straight-grained morocco and marbled boards, spine gilt-lettered; extremities rubbed. In red morocco-backed slipcase and folding chemise. First edition, the Brinley copy This publication records the proceedings of a New Haven conference to settle a boundary dispute between New York and Massachusetts, in which Massachusetts claimed "the whole territory, within their North and South limits, from the Atlantic Ocean to the South Sea." Published for distribution to members of the legislature, the Massachusetts commissaries were Thomas Hutchinson, William Brattle, and Edward Sheaffe. Those from New York counted William Nicoll, Robert R. Livingston, and William Smith Both sides present their claims, particularly with respect to the Hudson River line. The meeting did not settle the differences between the two colonies, and the Massachusetts commissioners left for Boston “in great grief.” PROVENANCEGeorge Brinley (ticket to front pastedown) REFERENCEESTC W30474; Evans 10965; Howes M376 ("b"); Sabin 45689