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The wikipedia portion: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Border_Disputes_Between_New_York_and_Connecticut

The Source Material for the In-House Portion: I had intended to upload these as pdf's, but unfortunately both are quite larger than the max file size. Thankfully, since both are public domain, google is hosting the pdf's on googlebooks. Connecticut, Public Records of the Colony of -. New York, Documents Relative to the Colonial History of the State of-

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>		Because the documents are so large, I've also attached my summary (in the original .odt, and a .doc form that I hope has the appropriate formatting for everyone else to read). Far from comprehensive, it's an attempt to extract the vignettes for my paper; but it does show many exchanges that did not end up directly quoted in the final paper.
 One of the difficulties of language: I currently say New York or Connecticut as active, sentient entities far more often than I should. At times it is merely metonym for 'the governing council at the time', but at other times it's also an attempt at some consistency of narrative. I hope it doesn't go too far. Another: I've basically left the orthography as it was, changing long f's and thorns but leaving in alternative spellings. Let me know if anyone thinks it's too much – either in general or anywhere in particular.
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 Connecticut is a hub during the Dominion crisis. The Governors of MA and NY both try to woo them, and the letters take on almost the tone of a prosecutorial bargain. New York and Massachusetts each offering good treatment and privileges if only Connecticut will submit, Connecticut holding out hope for each colony and waiting for instructions from the King. When Gov. Dongan intercepted a letter from one Mr. Randolph urging Connecticut to join MA, he expressed dismay. Gov. Treat responded “I think I may say that by any of Mr. Randolph says to moue us to encline eastward hath not at all prejudiced us against your honor or your Government with whom we have had so” (CT 379)

The Jarring Interests describes the bargaining of New York as being primarily that of the agent (the various Governors) struggling to achieve temporary success while not harming the long term goals of the principal (the Duke). Reading the letters myself the more immediate sense I get is that of siblings arguing over their respective positions before they must confront their parents. The letters trade barbs and bribes, but ultimately they never seem too willing to press the issue. As the RI governor alluded in the response above, each side was waiting for the official answer from England. Eventually, a 1700 Order-in-Council ratified the 1683 agreement. \ No newline at end of file

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