| A group of men were meeting in Dorset
on this day in 1776. It was the third convention regarding the “grants,”
land granted by New Hampshire and New York.
The convention was attended by both anti-New Yorkers and New Yorkers
who were reluctantly leaving their home jurisdiction. The New Yorkers
felt neglected by New York, and were thinking more seriously about
helping to create an independent state.
This convention declared all New York laws void in the grants.
The New York Constitutional Convention the next April further angered
most grant settlers, solidifying their desire for independence.
VDHP historic marker is a Vermont Book Of Days photograph
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The Vermont Department of Historic
Preservation’s historical marker in
Dorset commemorates the Grants’ vote for independence. There
were four conventions, total,
each held at Cephas Kent’s Tavern.
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