Documents Relative to the Colonial History of the State of New York; Procured in Holland, England and France [4]

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DOCUlftENTS BBLATI7B TO THE

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COLONIAL HISTORY OF Ths

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NEW-YOEK;

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HOLLAND, EI^GLANDAND FRANCE, JOHN ROMEYN BRODHMD,

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O'CALLAGHAN, M.

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/ These Document have been published under the direction of the Governor, Secretart op Stat. and CoMPTRo.L«R of the State of New-York, in virtue of an Act of the Legislature of the said State' enftled " An Act to Provide for the Publishing of certain Documents relating to the Colonial History' ' of Uie State," passed March 30th, 1849.

The Documents ^'

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in

Dutch and French were translated by E. B. O'Callaohan, M. D., who was '^"" """^^ "'"""^ ^°^ '»" P-P"-' -"^ '° -Perintend the publication

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TRANSCRIPTS OF DOCUMENTS i

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QUEEN'S STATE PAPER OFFICE; IN THE OFFICE OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL; tN THE BRITISH MtlSEUM; AND IN THE LIBRARY OF THE AKCHBJSHOP OF CANTERBURY AT LAMBETH, JX)NDON.

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LONDON DOCUMENTS: IX -XVI. 1693-1706.

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CONTENTS. 1698.

F.bru«7

18. Keport of the SoHcitor-Goner.! to the Lord, of T^de. *a. npon their lUjertie.' right to appoint OoTernor. for Connecticut and Ea.t and West Jorwy , February U. Letter of Governor Fletcher to Mr. Blathwavt— difference' with SiV V.' Pk" "iL" i Pb.p-French and Indian^ Ac. J.nu.ry 7. Letter of Governor Fleteher to Mr. Dudley !7 •" *» ' • January 7. Letter of Oovernop -

Pass,

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Hetohor

Wm,

to Sir

1693.

October

18.

LeUer from Abr»h»m QOTemeur

Phipt,

to hii parent*,

1698.

January

20. Letter of

January

27. Letter

Ja'n™'' F.hr„.L

Abraham Ooyemenr

of Sir

Wm.

" {^IL^'ci^t'.'To'f ,.

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to

Govomor

Fletcher

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;•••

Phip, to Governor Fletcher.

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Indian ne,; .... oXnt ^LI ^"Tl' ^"'''"" ""P'-Co-nis^oner,. ..... s"rmZ!^T"''r"

Letter of Governor Fletcher to J-igna. Ac

•;••••; tho'lioVd.ofT:^^:^ '^"^' "' Trade_e.pture of

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67

a French privateer captain-FVeneh

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2.

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W. ..

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Report RewTofr Of Joseph, aTI''^'^ ^oha..

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on Of a letter of the Rev. Mr.

Re. .. .et^inter^etationof

Be..™

three

^trl?2;;s:s^^:;r

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^"Jta^e,

.arrior. eent to U.e Oneida, to

to

deinandT.; rih;*;

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Governor F-eteher

Be. .ent b. .e .ve ..n.

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to

. .^ ."c.:.: l

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"™:7'"i::r:;r;r:rrTrr'~'-''-'"^^

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CONTENTS.

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Vll 1601.

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August

Order

2.

August

in

Council r«p««^I'-i„gstoato'the Governor and Council

Letter ofGovernor Fletcher t^ \f,

TII..1

of'

193 197 198

199

200

New-YorV 203

„

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ii04

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205

^o-™"-''

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citizen.

.

«"•»-*»*« '"d of certain grievances complained of by

o/rew-Vork

200

212

HuUhins a^d

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1695.

oTe^

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13.

Letter of P. de la

relative

'to

30.

216

Governor Fletcher's conduct,

^^-^-^^^-r^^,^^^,.. correspondence, Ac,

September

by John

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Noy

1696.

Septe,ber25.

'" 31st.Oc.«bcr, ,09», signed

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J.me

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Governor .etcher of

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221

their ">-" "I'l-o'-'uneni— appointment^irection. directions as to

Rcpresonfatiou ^^onfotiou of the Uie LordVof Lords of Trade''.: Trade' to the Lords Lord, ...i.^, Ac.! concerning ;h;

226

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NoHhe™' CoK^ies

OcTer October

>ovembei'

November Kovember

^'^''^^^«^™'^''''*'>-'«'''«I-J-fTLe-InLnaff:r^^^^^^^^^^^ aourna.^O0.ernorneteher.eicpcdition 16. 9.

13 23.

...

JlZT

11.

«'-^J. December December December

20. 4.

Albany

to

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227

230

f^ii'-,

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renew the co;enant with ihe fIvc '

Examinations of three Fre„ch"p;i«;„;„'uUe„ on" tl«,'frontior Letter of Governor Fletcher '".Mr. Blathwayt— Indian affairs,

Na;::.;:^

236

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232 231

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241

.

the"c:r/;°:'^

ProvLoe'

-Decemb*

to

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in

^.*;.

\-

ew-York,

£.r

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T'"

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?43

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the'd;fenceof 'n;li^- Vork,

Fle'tcher at

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244

Albany-aft affaire of the'

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occasion of Mr. Penn's atfendancVupon

Letter of Governor Fh

to Messrs. BrooTc^

Conference between Gov.

20. Letter of Governor

Trad^Governor

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Fletehcfto^Mlt

246

theUrds

of Trade, and

and NicoUs-Indian

affairs,

compUinU ;

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against G^ve'r^or

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246 .^^.

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Br'

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Utter of Governor

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Soumh"!^'

froo, Albany '™"" '"'"'"' to '^'""' '^"'*'^ Crelk. July^ptember, L.^^liJ.:: V.n" '" Wood 1690,

248

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CONTENTS. P*a*. 1^97.

167

0.,..

.Tanu.ry .

168 .,.. •

178

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February

171

Memorial ef

Me.™

1.

Letter of the

LonU

February

25.

-February

26.

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ilian

7.

i

-Marel^

Letter of the

18.

176

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...

17'j

tee,

178

Aprir-w

.16.

Ma>

11.

June

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>er/

June

.r

June-

186

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193 rk,

197

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July

2.

June

9. 2.

July „

Lord, o^rradedir^.'ing 'th^m

to' p'repar^ tbo' con.miaMo'n.

Governor of New-York, Ma„aeh„,ett,

of the Lord, of

Trade

to ti.e

Il«llom«„l', in,t.uct;on,,

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9.

November

16.

September 28.

204

266

273; 2177

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279

Lord Bellomo'nt

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government of New- York,

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28!^

283

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Additional instructions to Lord H^llomont, to go first to New-York Ac Letter of Governor Fletcher to the Lord, of Trade-French and Indian' affair^ Ac' Ueport of Schuyler, Dclliu, and WVmcI, to Oovo vcnioi- Fklcher,

1698.

284 •

293

294

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216

Colonel

221

May May May May

226

227

May May May

230 232 234

296

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241

246 240

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281,

262

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.Letter of Lord Uellomont to Secretary.P,.|,plc-h,s instrWi,',„l'i,.eonsi,t,'nt, r-. Letter of Lord Bellomonl lo-th.. Lord, ot the Trensary- iiistom, at .Vcw-Ybrkcorruption, .,, ,, 27. Letter of Lord liellomonl to the Comm,88i»„er,H of Cu„„m,-.\ew.V„, k rbVenues, 22. Letter of Lord Bell„„,onl to the Lord, of Trade-Kle.eher, conduct-affairs' of 'f5.

27.

17.

6.

28,

,,,„,,

Mr. Weaver appointed agent, Ac, Letter of Lord Bellomont to SecreUry

the'

Poppie-M^rWeaver

;;c;n;,n;nded^aff,;ir, of 'tlie

and temper of the jieople, Ac ~ Lord Bellomont',' instruction, to Colj,nel Rom,.;," and IdV MlTA Albany and hchenectady, Ac ;. Memorial of J„n Jansen Blocker an,l Hyer^ScltemieHio^^.'hi

311

311

313

816

Ac

317

319

Province-

'lo,-,!'

P^^^nc;

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to'

bJh'aif '.if

Lord Bellomont, agMi„,t Fletcher'. gTant of the Mohawk,' land Report of Lord Bellomont to the ord, of Trad^

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326

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B

'a't-'^iut'

t'se

fort.'

at

328 '

thefrcehohlen. of

to .S..h„vl"er

aIum;

lo

and other-

330 831

1.

April

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306

320

I on Mr Livingston's case". Lefter oC Lor,l Bellomont to the L,,rd, of Trade-the Jer,ey,-aff..i,.s of 'New-York Ac "' Letter of Me^eni. 6. Schuyler and Dertius to LonI Bellomont,... '" ., April 19. C\,inparative topMlaiion of Alban/! and of the Fiv»ont, appointed

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July 199

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Ac,

^18. I.«rd Bellmij^il', I

198 ::

«hr*w»b„ry

258

259

Council, agnin,t tI.e net ,.f tlie Nep-Yu, «»v-Yoik A8,e,\d,ly, djclnratory of the rightJ and privilege, of hi, M ije.-ty', ,ubjecle ^(heie Ac " Memorial of Lord IJellomont to^he Lord, of Trade " re,pceting the military f„rce, f, for Now-Y,ork, &cand tlioir Lord,hip,^ answer t|hereto

10.

July

266

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188 >

of

Ac

King upon Lord Repre,ent«t„.n of the Lord, o> Trade to the King upon Lord Extmct of a repr..,ent„tion of the [.ord, of Trade to the Privy

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182

...

Duke

..!"^.:™'"°'"

llainpoliire,

Reprceutauon

8.

April

180

264

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1'78

the

Paor.

Brooke add NicolJ»-««i,t«„cesft, New-York Ac "• " .".. o/.Trade to Governor nvtcher-fjoneraUrepli;. and in,t^u.tlon^ '" " " Order IK Council abo.lt tl,e two Mohawk Indiaoe brought to London presentation of the Lord, ^f Trade-.o the Ki,,5,recom„,e„ding th'e;app;in;,;;;ntof aGo^erno;,*;, for llie Northern Coloniei, including New-Y k

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338

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CONTENTS. "^ 1698.

vereignty orer the Fire Nations,

1.

July

6.

July

Memorial of

Col.

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Treasury— revenue'of New-York Admiralty— piratae,

13.

22.

August

22.

August

22. 22.

September Ju.,e

.

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Ac!,"

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861

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Letter of Mr. Jame.

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to Mr.

869 869

.!!"!!!!!.!..."'

870

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with U.e Five ..J Kation^ Nationa Blathwayt on New-York affairs, .

jg,

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his negotiation o

Gr.l^m

862

!........,..!.'!...

sent to Canada,

Major Wewel,' account of

861

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^ Lord Bellomonfs insti-uctiog. to Captain Nanfan on Indian AfftCin, Lord Bellomont'. instructions to Major Wcacls on Indian affairs, Lord Bellomonfs instruction, to Captain Johnnnes Schuyler,

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37

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Wearer

of Mr.

S4r

August

26.

December

16.

Report off Colonel Romer to Lord "Bellomont on the frontiers of New- York, Letter of^xird BcUomont to the Lords of Trade— administration of justice— almost

846

December

24.

847

December

29.

Popple about the pay of the foreei in New-Tork, Ac. Trade—ho. no letters from the Government—otate

487

of a scandalous character,

all

438

440 lawyers in

New-York

Ac,

441

* Colonel Fletcher's answers to the heads of complaint against him, Mr. Weaver's memorial to the I^rds of Trade respajting the miserable state of the foreea at

York, Ac,

Sfi2

the

of"

Ac

ProviniSe,

844

to Secretary

Letter of Lord Bellomoi/P to the Lorda of

443

New.,

461

1699.

363

January

6.

854

January

9.

85«

January

20.

361

January

24.

861

February

Letter of the

I^ds

of Trade to

—observations and

Lord Bellomont

directions,

463

Proofs of the heads of complaint against Colonel Fletcher, with a reply to his answer, by Mr. Weaver, Agent for the Province of New- York

858

Proceedings of the Lords of Trade upon the hearing of tolonjil Fletcher's case, .../..........[ Further proceedings of the Lords of Trade upon the hearing of Colonel Fletcher's case, .......... Letter of the Lords of Trade to Lord Bellomont— favor he shows towards Leisler's jjarty— no act t^ be [

,

2.

862

pas^d- by him relating

February

867

in

March

9r.

870

RcpresenUtion of the Board of Trade to

April 1698.

874

December

tl]|d^ upon if^Bf

Letter of Lord Bellomont to-the Lords of

13.

872

Trade— Indian

Ac

487

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Message from the CommissioBers of Indian

'882

Fobruory

3.

affllir^

February

4.

476 479

affairs,

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26.

471

the hearing of the complaints against Colonel

at Albany, to the Five Nations.

491

1699.

^877

466-

466

474

of Trade to Secretary Vernon relative to the French rights of trade and fishery, Ac, America, and the British right of sovereignty over the Indians, Ac

Fletcher,

871

Ac,

LetUr of the Lords

17.

869 868

to those troubles,

,

I>opositions of the Onondagas and Oneidas at Albany, Instructions of the magistrates, Ac, at Aflmny to Messrs. 8ohuyler, U.nse and Wessijls^' about "to visit

492

Onondaga,

March

884

April

495

Message from the Indians.at Onondaga, about Canaila affairs, Instructlonaof the Council and Assembly of N«w-York to CapUin John Schuyler and Captain John Bleeokor, sent to Onondaga, Ac Memorial of Robert Livingston U) Lord Bellomont, about the Trade of

21. 7.

..

388

..

897

April

12.

402

April

17.

i

.

..404

the Lorda of Trade, on

U.e subject of uaVal

stores prodjiced in thi

.

501 Miiy

409

May May

°

411

Letter of Lord Bellomont to the Lords of Trade— political affairs in NeW-Vork, 8. Letter of Lord Bellomont to llio I.ord» of Traile— pirates— fortiflcationi militia, Ac, 13. Lottor of l.rd Bellnmont to llio Lords of Trado^eourts of justice 27.

in

"

511

New- York,

515

letters,

415 415 417

May May

29.

June

26.

July

22.

22

Letter of the cliurchwardens, Ac, of Ijlnity Church, New-York, to Archbishop Tcnlson, letter of Urd Bellomont to the Urds of Trad.— his arrival at

518

......

526

New York war— pirat.A

Boston-affairs in

Utter of the l.onU of Trade l.o Lord Bellomont— patent plac-s— shiiw of Utter of Urd Bolloraont to the Lord, of Trade— French and Indian

i

420

528 630

affaira— pirates— Rev. Mr. Delliu»ll

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Colonel Fletcher, Ac

420

631

1608.

421

424

0*'U)ber

27.

November

14;

June

W).

Utter of Utter of

Urd

Bellomont to the

I.ord

Bellomont to the Lords of the

.f

42S

429

August

481 S

4>2 A j

481 ,

485

507

Letter of I*rd BelloHjont to the Lords of Trade—general affairs of the Provinoe-^answer. to the Board'a

16.

412

.

to

Colonies, Ac,

April

w-

«8

Albany

Utter of Lord Bellomont

,

407 •k,

497

in.

Unls

of the Treasury

68T

'I'peasuryl

538

Kxaminatlon of llendrick. the Mohawk, at Albany, respecting Kev. Mr Delliu^ Repr...entat.on of the Lord, of Trade to tlw l.or.U Ju^tiee^ about illegal tra.le in New-York-pirates, Ac' U-licr of the b.r.l. of Trade to l..>r,l Itellomont-general " initruction. for hi, several

Aug.«t

21.

August

24.

Letter of

Mny

in.

April

21.

In.truitiou. to Cai.tnin Naufan, during l..>rd Bellomont'i absence from Journal kept by Johannes (Jleu and Nicholas Blooeker at Onuondaga, Journal of Arnout Corneliwe Viele's journay to Onondaga,

May .\Uy

Hay.

7.

Urd

Bellomont to the I.ord. of Trad,

—

.letail.of affaira in

governm.n^.

NewYork, Ac

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641 544

549

NewYork

H, Utter of Johannes Schuyler and Johannes Bleeeker to Lord-fljllomont, Johaunea Sidiuyler and Johannes Blewker'. report of their cim^nces at Onondaga,

589

657

558

560

561 ..,

6«a

&t5f+l^ifi~i_,J^i-^^~ -^T-yx-^

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CONTENTS.

1699.,

May June

6.

Ji^ne

19.

Paoe.

of ll.eFive Xntions to C.ptain John Schuyler

and Captain John Bleecker nurhof n, in their journey to the JAoha^k U^^i'.'.'.'.'. Minute, of the proeee.liugs of the Commissioner,, Ae.. with ,he Indians, at Albany, 12th-16th. June Ihformal.on furni:;-tter of

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"".'•'"^•'' "' Tra.le-lndia,,

880

uew.-Co„rt

.

I-elter

March

harbor of Ne w-York,

April

Id

29 .10

839

840

List of the Council

848

Letter of lour of the

f

.New-York,

aii.l

name* of

thf

(^,„n,.i|

„f X,,w-Yerk to the Lord:

Ih- Lords of Tra.le to

I,ruary

of Chanoery,

8SS

aptain ,lohn Schuyler to U.rd lidlom.uit,

13.Keport or Colonel Ron,.. .0 Lord Bello.oont on l,etU-r of the Kinn to Lord Hell, 2. U-tter of the Kin^ to Lord Bellomont to send

January

April

— 820

November

1

8(1J

Uu-r. "' "

i„ ,.i:

HAS

,

7,

Hft7

10.

8«a the Province-presidency of ih. Council

'

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f

f^'-^w^ ii'>yv

o;.n.er

IS.

Letter of Lord

Cornbn,

ttt eltl '

p.,

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IV.

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CONTENTS.

,

1704.

August

.

"""' Attorney-Gcnc™. Nort..o/« report to the I^rd. of Trade .,,„„ the New-York „„t uecianng declaring tae the . illegahty of the proceedings against Bayard, 4c., Extract of a letter of .Captain Wenhan. to ."'* Mr. BlaU.wayt-foreitfn'coin

SI,

.

.

November

2.

November

in thl' pia.'.iiHli,!

"

Letter of Lord Cornbury to the Lord, of Trade-detaila of ,,rovincial affi.ir,^ , ,5. Rcpresentat.on of the Lorda of Trade to the Queen upon tie Ne.-York acTdecUring ti;;iliega,;ty of "B'""'/ oi Jhe proceedings against Bayard, Ac, ..... 6

Dece„..,er

1128

•

1705.

aanuary

«•

r-;^-j

«;>;-

^^^^^^^

1124

1704.

Augns^t

n. A.torney.Gc„era.N«rthey, report

January

10.

January

1 1.

February

9.

February

16.

February

19.

'

Letter of

Ac.

in

New-York'to Lord C«VnbWy-foreign

Wd Cornbury U the Lords of Trade-ha. taken measure,

the Province being published, Ac, 26. Letter of Lord Cornbury to the Lords of Tr.de-Couiicil'of 1, Warrant of Lord Cornbury, appointing WiJliA^ Sloper his

26.

J"!

Letter of the I^rd, of Trade to Lord

coin",

to

Ac'

W

!!o! inteliig'e'ne'e'r'e'lating

,

Pro'vinee,'4e.'.

Cornb„ry-militia-A«embly-Indi.n

««

.'

nil

.'

affair^

'.'.

Ac,

"*"

Ju y July

15.

July

IS

Island.:

1141
r FlekJie,-

,

to

Sir WiUiam Fhips.

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New-Tork Pipen,

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III. E. 84. ]

7.

'^N

Sir

Janl69f

!^' ?PPJ "' ^'""" "^"^ ^^"^ ^"^t"" ^y °"« Abraham Goverrieur. .n.\7f caused It to be translated and send you both the Dutch and English °*"

.T

I

have^

coppies.

T

"""^ '^' P'™"' ^"* '^' "^ consequence which this letter has produced "°'.''"r from one hand to another of discontents in .these parts of their .lorn luons, and your.name being used as a voucher'to what ^e asserts I thought ged to ett you know, ,f the things alledged be true, you have forgott your duty ^ly to lo tneir their majesties b y and your manners to Gentlemen. If you have not discoursd these things to that fugitive who has fled from this Province after

JZ'fl mg sent 1^

y

MaSl myseS

MaiS

«wn

hi

Pbc?

I.^

'"" 7 """' ''''^''''^

bei^i tlat of b

? peace of

T 1

;.disturbmg the d^Bfglis of

''"' '"

w Herein the cheife"concern wherertheTheTf

IS

this

vindication to secu're his person and return'

"\^ f'om whence he has

'' ^'"*' "^ «''^'«^"^««" '° ^ their Majesties service

TT"'

-^«er oC

am

of y' Govern'-

Coil

Fletcher to 8'

:

to

moment.'

Sir ,

Copy

this

Your Serv'

a true coppy

indorsed)

htm

with apparent

govjjrnment"^

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fled

W.

Phipps.

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NEW-YORR COLONIAL MANtrSGRIPTS. Abralutnb fiovei-neifr ^[ Now- York

V ,.^.._

..;

..

.

„ & Mother,

,

,, Wortliy tatlicr

liopo that

I

my

away on

I

^.

and both drowned all my cloathes, linnen, silver ].ock'et 1 have nothing but two Shirts and one cravat. Therefore ;

you please as soon as possible to send me my gold ringes some shirtes, and pn-sse M' Beekman either to send mony

h>^o

money,

or the vallew

to go over to to remaine here. I had no clothes but that old black coat, & waiting had not yet bin with the (Jovernonr; Init last week Isold my gold, the siyallest Oitju', hatbands, and have .'arncd a little money here, so that I was advised to buy a suit, and I have bought me a new suit of very fine'clo.th, with appertuinences; it cost me obout six hundred gilders. I would have made me a worse, but I must be every day in company with the great ones. I wait but for news from home and the mony of Beekman. must then furnish my s.'lf with all things for it is h.Te already very cold, it freezes ahnast"' every night. Yesterday I went to tiu' Governour and presented iiijn with what I had translated out, of French (of which I wouM send a coppy but is y.'t forbidden.) It was done; by severall

Kngland, or

lor

^

1(11»:>

so that

a]^ is lost,

earnestl3ydy8ir^ that

hi

:

know how

iNantuclvet Shoale?

book, and bookes,

,

Boston 12. Octol)

greeting

came to your hands, and having liovv an opportunity I durst things are here, as also the sad mischance of little John and they wereatloat again from that place vvjiere they first drove on shoar, but w.'re

8ou;

las

]

t\Vo last IJHits

not omit letting yoii

cast

Jjfapcre, II J, E, 25.

*

.•

,i

I^irmU.

to hi-9

mony

sortie

John,

little

I

I,

;

,

other hands, but

was accepted, and he gave m." thanks, h will be speedily in print and Th.'n I made myself known to him who 1 was, and tT)ld him whal bad-passed at York. When began he left all the (Jentlenien that were will, him & went into a rooln with m,. and 1 told it hini. He said, this old King .lanu's Councill that is at' York liien

I

send

shall

niin." it

over.

I

and they must be out; the (Jovernonr is a poor beggar an.! senkes nothing but the good of the country; but there is y.') hopes, M'' Manh-y your lawier in chosen Parliament man and your cans.- will be inspected

spftiles all,

ntoneyand '

Kngland.

Viot

is

there to some purpose doubfjiot but th.T wiiibe sattisfaction for estates, and I hope (for it would l>c pitty it were not) for blood also; for'if what (lov^ Leisler an.l ve have don be ill, how conu^s their MajestU's to sit uj.ou the throne. We ha.l some other djscour.se, and at last he said'lo me \ oh are heartily welc.nie, if yni/((Uit

[Now-Vurk

May

it

j.lease yo^

Clakkso.n Secry.

r.|Kr»,

III.

7

K. 4(5,]

Boston

Exceilencye

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Copy M.

Su-

(

(;!);-{

Abkaii Govkunk,

p'

'l.AHKs'

\I,iis|i:i||

ahoui

discharui

(,,

h.iir II-

i;,!,,.

an

till-

'sent,

W"

into

i,,,.

Immc

I

ScAV"'

s|ioak to the

his I'ustodv

was

hut

to see

-.'lad

S'

niucli.

and

cillcd in helniv

must attend

tli

Coiini'ills tarlhrr order. 'I'hr

kii'lier

.'!,"'

thill

u

1 I

alitor di\-irrd

ml

lo

was

liilow e to alti'iid

lo

the '{'own

kiioue

if

aiiv

I

loils,>

his

(hin,:;

w here the

C

smdiiiLr^nrd

liy

IvmcIIcih y iiml Ciniiirjjl acronliiiij to

.his

vVere

niovemi;

ill

in

s.ilt-,-

aiisw.r lowhall

I

raliic

tlir

dooir

order, and arpoiil,

ami

I

y LONDON my

towards

t:Tl to

;!::;::.";:

The^S- I went mo tould h„n

m

V

DOCTTArENT.S

:

IX.

M

The doore keeper brought me word that S' V\> was husie "'"^" ''" ^""^ ""'-^ '-^ ^ "'^ ^'-^ ^•'-•" •- '-^^^

dispatcl,.

;:r'"

to S^

W™ ami

Conueil

--'^i-s

word I was come to waite upon ],iu.. S^ W™ cau,e was come to waite np„„ his Excellency, and to '" """"""^^ ^'" '°^"'-""^ "^ ^'"'•'^'- "^^ ^-'J -' 1- '-1 se.^t hi,„

aceo.diug to his order

£""7:;"

in

I

T: '"""

^

'' "" '"' '"^•'"'^"1 '° -"

hj. He tould n>e he sent one protested he sent none by him. the (iovenu. of Vorke to

X

,„,

'-'1

lu-

> '

"

•'

ett

...

,

,0

Me.cher shghte

by Coll: Dudley; which In son.e of his 'letters, S^

s

acquaiuted the

I

WMo In

appointe the place of their uuieting, b

1

'

^

and he would n.,ounu.an accon.pt thereof honu.. Then e toul In e l-' coi. rh,u.her hehinde his back, n. m. was aiwud of n: n.r :;;;:; ';:r;;:. 'u l lus LxcelhMu.e knew best whether he had or noe, but it was n,y "I'l'>'""on opninnion that all men ol .semv would bel..iv.. ^ (hat iii.u S' W" "'Id \( ovenu-er hui spoke .rw.t .1, m tlie >\ words AInah: I, or n1writi ,t,

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NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS.

12 h.ul best, said S^ W"-.

deniandecl Govenieer to be delivored to

I agjiiiie

bim to Yoiko. He toiild me noe, I none of Governo-- Fletchers goaler

—

Ho

a pass.

tould lyo noe

tould

I

should give

Ire

was

"ask't biiu if tiiis

him

me

hoped

I

mo tluit He toukl

bis result.

his

Excellency would bono''

Tho

Cbidley r.rooke

Hsq''

'might seo

ine be

me

was with

none.

New Then Cnpt: Thomas

I

Clark(> appeared before

Fred

Vorke

I'bilips Ksii"-

tin;

15'i>

:

Clarke

of February 1C9!|

Stephen Courtiandt

and made Oath upon the Evangelists that this narrative

is

Fsq''

&

true in every

part thereofi

FllEDIlYCH FlyPSE Chid: ]$nooKE

'

V. CoilTLANDT.

8.

77/t

A'i/i'j

Govevnor

to

[New- York

W.

FUkh•ler.

Eiilries, III. as.!

]!.

Trusty and welbeloved wee Greet you well, Wli ereas (or the defence and Security of oiir riantations in America and fo r annoying the French in tlioso Paris, We have aused Gonsiderable S(piadron of Ships, Consisting of Six F itts an(l two (ire Ships, with land l''orces on board to be fitted out and drrected tl lem to sai|.fr()m the Cliaribee Islands so ea^ IS to i)e by the end of May or the m iddle of June at (iirtliest in New l-higland, there to

with them such assistance and Supplvs of

ind tak

ovuled

m

those parts to attack the FrcMcli in

T owns and

n ossession of the

li;

nd W,

'w Euffland,

in

y

Councill and Assembly of that

readv

o(

men and

Mi: ps and

r of Caiuida and to destroy or take belonging to the enemy, In order whereuntt

loved S' William I'hips Kn' t

o

I' rovince,

all

relitt

I'rovisions as shall be

tl

ibitat ions there

Our Trust

,have directed

Massachusetts

men and

Sbi]iis

re])resent

that they

these

may do

Our (Jovernor of tin Our Gracious resohit ions to Our

all

that in th

necessary Provisions against the

t

'in

lyes for the getting

ime of the

arrivall of

our

said Sfjuadron to be

employed and made use of by tl leni. Jointly against the French in such manner as shall be; agreed upon and determined by a Councill of Warr, and whereas tli^ assistaiK'e of our Colony of \ew York may very [eHectually] contribute to tliis'undertakiiiir, \\\ do hereby charge and require you to consult ;ii»l ad vise with our said

Ml ssay

His .Majes"

Command NOTTI.VfJHAM

LONDON DOCUMENTS: Governor Fletcher [Now- York

to

EiilrlfB,

IX.

13

Mr. Bkitlmayt. HI. 19,]

Sir I

was

called from

Countenance

to this

my last

French

in

r

T.

i

i

ntndslnp

^

'" '"' ""' ''''' ^°^''"' 'y ^'^-^-'^i-. keep np a Comonvvea th, Power onnress fh,. I„.ft„. "''. "'" not send a man or Sixpence to ou^ releil

z^ T'

lull

in fall the

poore part of the English Empire

cl^c!^'tlrr of people v.onutcucutt do^sent from

by the acds of an

f

-"

r'

i

them but

will

K^;s- ;'zj°:: f-^^^

inlecept

New

it.

I

am

Vork

^ Miircii Miir-

S'

-

Viliiaiii riiip.s

French weie M.jor Ingofdcsbv at Albany. Schuyler sent ]0 christians and 40 In.lians to ly n^ar the enemy an.l

which he gave

'

l.".-.s.iay las.

""^ "-•'"-

a.lvice to

to S.^henectady

.^^^^^^

.

,

"' TJ he r waggons '

.•ralU.„,„panyes

T

o-'.he :. Castle of

o(

'

'"'

,h.

"•

,

he

,he

Mc

news

that

niL'lil.

that the French

gs ..alh..

Scouts thit thev

'"'''"'J'^ ^ ''l"-

^'••"•'-'-'3- =''H^

\

in

s-'

h-.d

the Militia. Fnsileers, and ,n,op.

"""' "''"'^•'''' '""'"

with T""'' bread arrived

our Scouts had brought

-'

by some of

T

^'

-^

were theiv

nda.

KHHan van

a clock alh.rnoon

still

^

nul ,ha.

Vl^'^.

^

:

;:,.:.

LONDOrf

W&MENTS

us. was forced to .a.h the n,en over the rivT without the afteojoone, whenn^ost of the h.en were ver

gl

^hrMS^srr ": rj-V"

'

Schuyler forthwith

„„,

news

or^Th" h" '"""T'

^

We

ana^^.^

T^h^sT'

"

1

blTh.

„, "he

"? m "'^ Tl

„"

""J'

™ u„r 1 I",""""'* """« ™ '•'i ""'i^ *. enemy '°^'»"'

^ wZ^^.-Ldt:^ u'

t,

XX/ "'^

to us with

^''"--P- -«

'

**'«"•«

*°

J^^^^ ^^em.

^

^""™^'^

?""^ "'^''" 1

""« ""'

came

^—

^"'^

^^if .^^^^

'"''t ""

'

2 a

'"°"

^'--'^

theenem;);htL ;f:.r::':c:l''^^ came up with us about

*" '^^^'^

1*^'

*

^

enem^irhrl^hfrrdt: "^"^ .'"^^''^^'^Two Indians 7 t "Zra" 7' T'" '"'"^^ ""^^ '' "«

t^the

'^"

M4:aXt,e?:r:err-heit^^^

there were 300 of onr .,.. t sent 2 Indians back o hasten hem '" i"f '^ *''""• '' sent out 3 Mohogs tolcover tliat

IX.

thetl;

""^•^'^

the .ame .ne.seng.r th.t

were „o, above 8 Jleffto"' .. di.co,er .he

-.I.

^^^^^

^'-"-

'' ""'^^^

--

^o

^"--^^-''-^

,"k be fsoo arms; a consult being had "1 71' """ """'''' ^"'^ ^"'"•^ ^'^^'-^ we marc^ f ' '""'""'"'^ alltogethef, having marched about 10 milfs that \ "" .. a «^on. -This Th n.ght consult was heW and spyes discover the enemy. sent out to

Tj7

2^0? f

the

Sn Afn" sen/back/L:;

enemy, being's

think fittl

t

ttou;

enemy

staid for u

^^

i^;t:iir

Vol. IV.

^'"^>'''''

the

s

Upon „

JZ

'-'

^

7o

~ ''''"'

'

"""'

f™"-

^'^

^^^^ ^ ^-^ men. Wo

V" Indians, who ifif^ed '''''Jr'''

^r - r:^-v^ ^ o.^

^"'^'^ -^^^

"^""' ^^^^

'"''

"I Ttl' He gave^cLr IhirihTre /:er:l':t^'o:^

.Pon whic^ a„

^"

''- --y ^^^ t'-v^""' P""'""" ^""""-tion &

Z ^^ Z

in aToft

boy Arnout the InterprI" Fu.nch.

''""

f

atrne^ttut ^onTa;:" "^

and'':er;roiv:;r4;t''::!°;nd"^:::^^ marched on towards th enemy and the

'"' H

that

"'>«^''

"Christian ' pHsoner a„,„„, „,

-^tr^r^r;:

w^^ ^o^:!! :-X: ^^Cr^/^-

W^^JWP^PUP

'18

NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS.

being 250^ Christians and 290 Indians.

P'

answered with as ,

The enemy seeing us gave three liosaas, which we and as londas they, and made the woods ring. worii to fall trees and fbrtilie, but the en.Muv sallyed out immediately.

nialfy

Our Indians went to them and beat

We engaged

-^Hv

our Christians to

iielp,

theau into their

time, inconraging their men, erying

.

We received

,

them briskly ami beat

as well

bringing severall of

tlnljr

&

before

sallyed out with

l)a j..yne with us an.! fall

ii

tl,..

'''*''

up.)n

•

men

1$

.'am.- up, s..n.ling

iiUlie

mean time

half.! an.!

.•..iil.l

enemy

.IroppM severall prisoners,

ha.l

kill all their

n.,t

wives

he perswa.le.l

an.l cliil.!r..n

wimm

Aft.T an h.)urs.consulta.'on of

"" a

"I

•'

"'i"l^i"K t" ov.'rtake

flake ..fi.'e

b..|.ir.. :.'0"'

we

in

.am,,

one part W..

tiji.

Moniluy. In

ih..

Piu'iny, ..r.h.nng

.if

ft)

mar.li.

who

morning Maj.ir

all

tho^nv.Ts

mak.. any (urll„.r

pursuit;

hut

if th.'y

prison. ms. ..I

.ip,.n si.!..

.mr m.'U t..

al„.ve tliMt

that

.li.l

r.'st

of our

hut the Indians

uiiwilliMg, hecause the

pursu.'.l

them

tli.'y

woul.l

W

.•iime up.

nv,.is

ih.'

ami

si.!..;

h..|.,vv,

,-

march..d with

hut there being

the ..m.my goti ov.t

night.

m..n ira.lv tor that

whiili

bast..:

.»

S.liuyl,.r r,.solv...l to mar.

tli.'ii

iM'.mg w.an...! with fat.'gm., llu'ir sh,),.s .piite w.irii

to

that

the

r.'er till

In all

b..ing nrnst

M..li..gs

l..'to,v ||i,.y ^..11

the river an.l

g,.tl

Ih..

tli.'ir

niar.h

p.'opl.- to

told th.'in

tln-'y ha.l

,.n..my

,.n.'aiiipe.l at

Ofli.vrs to

our

In.lians most

ih..

th..

to

th,.

li

..v..r th.. riv.'r

pinpos,., hut

to

many

pursue the

of

th,.

ni,.n

.mt an.l pr.)visi„„s s.ar.'c, were not ahh' njost

..f

all

,!i.s,ourage

us

is

the

gr,.at

s,

,

LONDON DOCUMENTS: wliich

IX.

19

we

aversenesH

the Indians had to

upon the enemy because of their wives ""'' .nd chilHr '^"''aren

fall

whereupon we marched back. 21 Tuesday. I'lwn our arrivall- at

pro™™,

,.,

.,„ .,..„,„„/,,,

tlie

„„ ,„

frontiers nt H,.h.„^^„t

,^ .„.,

r

i

:

i

"""""'™°

j::;ii:;";„r

°""

Jtr::=;:lr;:i:::r,:r':;'z:i;:;;f-^ 6=

wuicn was tneir Captain Commnndent and two other ' Indians, and six and twenty wounded.

commanding

We

rescued between 40

&

.50

W^rtrt'lirjtr

«,;!.» "' ^'^^

offir-.-rs '

«

,

•

"'^ '''''"'

prisoners

l-^^/'-^^-'^r

^-^

^^^y^-^ ^--t

^"-^^

their

blankeusand

'"' '""^ ''"''"''' ^'"'^^ ^''^^ -^-»'e we are inf^nfecUyXer: tt r? ''T " ' ''"' '" -"• "^^^^ ..ave n,a-deth,>i;; :;:":: ""--«• --p^ : rrr' ""'^rr^"'''T'^* '^^ "°'""" ""'' ^•h'f'l'-en left with then, "o. being able to .n rv th JT^'' """" """' """"'''''' "'-'' -""eof they """; tlnrteen. Tl, carry 1. '

-^^

S

•

and eat the m.

.l.en.

.'

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'•"''

'''''

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d-ul

I"

to pieces', roas'

SrmvLER

rKTEu Matthews A. SciHYLEK K. \'. Renslaeu a

Ai/,/r(\.s

IruT-

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copy

ih^

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.(v.,

'tn»\ (

of .\U„n,i

N,.w.V..rk P.|M.r., Ml) K.

U>

Phiith

(fura-nor FUlcha:

ftft, ,

I

'."""< ri apt

\..vv V r .N-v ^orke an.l Dcpcudcuccs

o( •'
Aldern.en & fomn.onalty

of,),.,

(-j^y

II... (

.,.,i„„.,

.,,•

please Vo' Kxce!l,.ni'v

l"l«l 11

"

f'TV- "",(,, her

soul.

I

A rrow,.a

s( )e

{'

'X'jiiainted with

'

ciisluiii lirsl

to Im

y,,^

e.Mreemil

IIS

1

our selves of

ouuhl

&

in

not iisuall for

IS

It

with

our lieirtv thanks or yo' care

not

.slird.

Creat Swia

th(>

against the ein

il

ree castles,

hearty (hanks for your t'ood encoiiraceineni.

III'

of

'asll

whol esoni advice

I

'oniitrv ry to

and W'' day of

tlio

Fr.'m-h of ('amdi I our eneniys have fallen u pon

|.;

(

iptaiii (ifnenill

Albany

&." at

Hi He, the Interpretesse.

wee have heard

the

iih'ss

destroy'd Ihrir

W ee

may

wh.'ie

||,.it| ler,

\\ ''

to vo' V,\ celleiicys

out Skoiils.

llii'in fl lal It

^

('

Flctclicr

his s I'l'edy arrival!

niarc

o' hrelhi'eii the Mi )iiogs

FJddt'ler.

Oncydes, Onondapcs, Cav ongcs

Aew York

Onond ages, Speaker.

tlie

when il '" ''leniy had fil|,.n on the Ma(pias Wl len wee arriv ed at N-hennecti Illy alter o'

not

0('orernor M.

J{ iMijaniin

V'\\nw. of

relief

pleased to desire us' to co participated of vo' favours.

v..

KxcclliMicy

F li'(cher&'- Decause of

JicniJ'

III.

aftern oon

1(;«)'!J

•adekanaktie Sachini of

n. OTiinn

npi-re.

I'

N;it i"".s viz- t!u.>ra,(ia

hut to overc.une

« amies.

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re|)iiir

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NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS.

•

ProposiWs made by Benjamm

four of the Cheif Sachiins of the 5 natipns to his Excell. GeneralV&c ;„ Albany the 26- of February

Fletcher, Captain

Brother Cajenqotragoe ,

^'°" '^'' ^^'' °'8'^"*'°'^^ «f '^»'»"«" in a Att of. uruunenesse drunkenesse hath natli over from thp Fro^^i. i . l-rench; at^

rlran'7V' Indian T"''"' that came killed

tiJ^r^ therefore

come

.

to

.

know how ,

which wee are much ^-oncerned concerned- and nnshaw (Jauger all Albany pf

Tho' Mm.sey Surveyor

vc.

att

Ann .\

New York

p''

annum

,

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60 ...

artn

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NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS.

James

P^vetts

Waiter

.

;

Emmanuel Young Waiter The Guager at New York paid by Allowed

To

'^^

y Cask

to Godfredt.s Dellius for teaching

^°

and converting the India.^p'^ln ...

the Interpretess Hel et.e to interprete for

lo-eath Allowed to^a

:;^;;

^^:";;

-

^-^«

^ Five

C-waine

Nation, p^ annunf. p^ ann: '& eight

60

H oars

printer p'ann: Clerk of the Assembly allowed

Door Keeper and Messenger

1^ VdiVm'duVeing y-'sesVions.'."

4- p' Jliem

''' '"''''''^'y''

during y« Sessions

"^^

."

In

the Cittij of

New

&

'

aVXudko;

Clerk of the Mercate

Collectors, Assessors,

lit the

Cuy

of Albany

Rob' Livingston Esq TownClerk

John Apell Esq

Sherifle

Collectors, Assessors and Constables elective.

The Mayor's Court hath County there

the

Power

a Court of

is

of the

Comon

Comon

County of Albany

Pleas.

Pleas whereof the

JmIucs of lu the

Yorke

and Constables are elective

Peter Schuyler Esq' Mayor D.rck Wessells Esq. Rec-order

The Aldermen,

.^

Standley Hancock Esq' HighSheriffe William Sharpas Towue clerke

James Graham Esq' Recorder.

The Aldermen,

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Abraham Depeyster Esq' Mayor

•

' ' '

' ?' '^-' «"t of the R^vVnue"

Genetll"""

In each

"

att

""

the.

"

fir«f i„

fh.

r-

Paice

joyne the Mayor, Record' and Aldermen Eghbert Theunise Nicholas Rispe Kilinn van Ranslaer

•

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-vp^j^

to

iMartin (Jerritse

Fso" ' '

Dirck Theunnisse

in the

Glenn Peter Vosbrough

Quarter Sessions.

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(ierryt Tlieuniiisse

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LONDON- DOCUMENTS

IX.

:

27

Ju»tice»0gf^estcheHcr County. 'I.

Caleb Heathcote Esq' Judge of the

^odeph Theale William Barnes

Common

Esq"

\i)aniel Strange

W"

Chadderton

r

Esq"^

Thomas Pinkney

Benjamin Collier Esq' Collectors, Assessors,

Pleas.

James Mott John Hunt

Sherriff,

Joseph ^ee'cir/k 0/ the County

and Constables

elective.

A Jiutices in

Ellis

Abraham Cannon Abraham Lakeman John

County of Richmond.

the

Duxbury.Esq' Judge of ]

y Com^^n Pleas Dennis Theunnisse. John Shadwell

^*^"

j

Justice) in the

Cotinti/

Esq"

nf Ulster.

Ttiomas Carton Esq' Judge of the H.n.ry

j-

Stillwell Esq' Sheriff!

Beeckman

.

D.rck .shepmers INicholas

Pleas

Jiuticcs in Suffolk

Isaac Arnold Esq Judge of

John HowpII

^-^'

Cminty.

y Comon

Plf^as.

Afatthew How.-ll

1

Samuel! Mulford Smith William Barker

\

•

Sherriffe.

Ebenetus Plntt

-

Esq"

Kich''

,

Abraham Haasbrough

]

Antonio Esq'

Comon

Wessell Tienbrook

^-^

J

Esq"

Thomas Mnpes

Josiah Hobbart Esq' Sherrifli

Jiislicrs

in

({ucnrs County.

Thonms Hix Esq' Judge „f Kichard Cornwall

n Mhas Daughty

Vli;,.p

-

Dan: Wiiitehead John Harrison Es(i'

v

Con.mon •

f

1

the

Pleas

t 1 o "'°"" '^""ifh

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,

ho: Stevensant

j

Sheriffe

Andrew

(Jibb Gierke

y Esq'

,

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28

NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. Justices in the King's

Stephen Courtl.indt Judge of rioelofte Martinse ^

Nicholas

1

8till\velli

Joseph Hegeinaii

Henry

,

f^'i

Count//.

y Conmiou I'leas j^i^k

Huyle

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Filkiii iStollell i'r4jbaMco

Gerry t Strycker Esq'

Dukes County

eousts,i„fe/of

yherriff.

Nantucke.t'and Martin's Vineyard

the case of Martins Vineyard laii^J^fore their M'i"«

^^^cZ^T-' County

^^^Diitchess

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w,::::^Zi::/''^"^"^"

An

A,ro„n, of

all

i--nt

KstaUis/,m" „f

Ti,,.

j„„ic,,'„r ,i„«iv.„.„

a,ul,«n„e, ,„ „ro g,„„l„|

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i,„

c„„„„i.,i„„ „,

])ow,

kX;l ivrngaiivoamn.

an.l

„.

York.

County of

•"'

all

"^^y^ ^-' Must^ Comma \-1 [- --«-" ^•>"11 «erve,]^ them to transferr to our P 0^ nl '" ^'"^ ^^•^'^^'"^'^ and withstanding of our ^nemus EZesit;' I .rats l/lfeb and Hebells H both , r^^^^^^ at land and Sea, and for the defence of our sai.l JVovince nnd Colony. agau,st the Invasion or attempts of any of our l^.emies. And then y

;

M Jith

y tw tr

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'X'^ f " '^Tr ";;-^'^^'""'^J:

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,r

amply

And ^

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oc

io

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si

M,ht,a and of our I-orces by Land and Sea doth or ought of Hight to belong ^' ns full ^ any our Captain C.uerall doth or hath usually ,lone whereas by our Conunission under our (nvat Seal bearing date r the o.n, ,i..,.

as

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Cunmauder

And.C™

"'-'•'''

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cheif of th^

Militi.i'

in

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IX.

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Lan.l within our Colony of Conecticut in our. Territory and Dominion of i5^>>^nriand in Anu-nca, an.l of all our Forts and Places of Wtrength within the sa.ne for and durin^W Will ^ and I'leasure.

^^

AIkmd"'

a Commission

"-^"m:;,".«.

^'" "'""

Fn, and Er.g 1

at the

u the

f for

.

being to pass under the Great Seal for the Govern' of New York ''"''" ^'"^ ^'°'»'»'^"d of the Militia of Conecticut in New

''""'^'' '"

ass.stance of that I'rovince.

Kings charge, the Cover'

ol'

It is

New York

Miflutes of

t/w

necessary that the san.e be ordered to Pass

having no benefit by

Comniitke of Trade,

[New-York

it.

t£r.

Entries, 111. 48.]

Minutes of the Committee of Trade and Plantations

•„ o Now y„?K

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to

Frinuh- in rhilmhiphni.

N.'W-V.irk rapenn to a

"For what concerns the Comn.icon .lunng the warr

an.)

n|.nu-,ed as alsoe to

f

tr

t

speaking

in

absence

.„y

some other

I

„,

referr

letters of that in.port.

^•-

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the ^•;::r.i':" language and

'-'-^^^i^-

voiee of

s account comes to [us] by letter from

^

Philladelplda

Ben Endorsed M' Penns advice

Rcc" 20 Dec: 1093 from Coll Rec" 27 Dec. !)3 & 2 Feb. 9|

B

Fletcher

:

to the Inhabitants of Pensilvania.

Fletcher

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m

ThoDia

Esq, DepuUj Governor of Pennm/lvania, [New-Viirk

I'npen), III,

Governor Fktcher.

to

E. on.]

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doe coniiserate you, but siiddIv v,.,, n.presentativeso-.h. F eeZ^Ie .0

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of

Juljfc,

\W.\.

by Ifohcrt Sanders.

h'alher »

Wee

thanke you

for

yo' great' " l'

I >nhlon to

^

tl„>

Ni-w-V,.rk

I

l,;r,nn.„.

sal,K(act,oulom..to,l..m„nstrat.. h.nv. uraciously upon that poor (father. I assist

'"

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(^ton :ind that 1

( i'()\

Count

ha\e formerly

I

llic\'

cri'lloatlicd iiiT-ilack of

\\

will W'c expect noc

il

sijffire

llieiithil

it

.\

the

Iiostoii

at

i.s

.\.

rciiiciiibct that

ere prisoners iheir

thanked hitherto

Ifc if as

is

it

now done. The iiuioccii|gBTfrrr w

Fiidorsed

who

cliildreii

a Sif\ ant of the

to

good

\\ liii \\

New

that

trunipctis s(nniilinLr

would

Iciillciiicn

ho w as then

.\iidros

sent back.

to




•t.t -anfua

Ilir-

l^.Hill

All

live

answer

()i it^Viles

ail

the lak.

uhercf

,u„.

alsoe

a

ll^iim (Vmn

bemu

"'";""":

Ii.mI

ilers and lliat lliev ai. mil Jiapers miulit be deluereil

e ni'L'ativ e.

.l|.

j

liim, Imi

K\rrll

Iiim

ilebauehed ty that veiieiiious bell" ibeii desijeil Ml to his Kxrell that the ii.uisejjruay not m.ue be,

oilier

uer.'

•Jrilrendy

told

I

(ir.lcis

iiito.coiisideracoii

I

the

M

I!

;iild

good army.

a

Caii lUjuiragoe XVe are glad to hear him si>eak peak here h ••cording to „ur old custome to consult tlu'

,v,

'";''\

•e

luet to^'ther hecause

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'7; heiew^hrv

: v;;.::,:,, "..

r,i

can u„(

;!

ruedsTr straws

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a,

U.e verv door

Krtfi^rs of

,

.^reatcr h.r.lv

,.„

„cy

ha,l

^'^

none of .h.ir owue neUher

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0„r l„d,ans

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^-••'^'-'''•"'--r.Lvi'shaii' :;:!,:"•

-^ "r ":

d.sua.

I

«rea, t^rce^to give us ,n acco- and

scml your Kxcllv an express,

sl,all

.i,e lor..

s,,,hevan-0l new.,,,.]

p

': il"

/"• ""•->•

^'-;

:'

of su.all

(.unci,

un aru.y arc

l'^' I

[.N„w-i..rk mperH,

III.

tU]

\'..

Henry

Fort William

\(Hirs ol

slcdla.-it

\\hi( h

Forasmuch \nii

iiiiiiil

ill

answer

I

I

iiirii

I

mini' of ol' \

to

unto

|)laces

am

I

our

pressc lice to

Ma)""

their \»

iinls ol

the

1(1

\ (iiir

ow

M

t(ie

t

in. Ill

there

\relies

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to

mav

M. iis'('re\ier a cuiisideralilc Fraiisoe, and

vour

iflaires in

me

told

letter.

Aiiunsl, which M' Sloiiiihlon

iisl

you

take leave to putt

I

that assistance.

de.sircd

(irsi

I

your po\M'r, acrording

iitlcrmiist ol

want of tlmse men, as

me

prove firm and

will'

men you promised,

'ZiW

when

F.astward you had

.Millit;

cimi hided

is

ha\e since thai lime w mte

I

itt

march with all speed from Koad Ishind and ( Vineclicutt, they iieing tl me and assoou as the agreem' helwi'cn the (ioverir* of N'irginia Maryland

our assislaiice,

lor

\()u

acquaint jne of a peace

yiiti

Iwentielii of Ajirill liillouiiiu wherein

llic

reiisihania and your selle cimcerning a (]uota of ol

wherein

:!()"

ghid to iu'ar and hope

of March last

:il"

llir

ihc maiiagi'inu; the

(Jcsirei

I

iie.iresl

the

lianil

h:nv noil syllahle touching the

as

cs calhiiLT lor Icir

to

thank vou.

ot

hrrciinio

iiilcil

came

innlant

Kasiiin ludians, which

ivU

l,0f

;

;.M"'

l^p

w

((iiicliKleiJ

the ;il" of August Itili^/

\

ill

ill-

[Hill

leriiiiiH

111

hoard one

..•Ja

i

hack .'lOO

ul

lor

men

iTparation

;

with stores

ihe Shijis

|iut

twuofllie nine (if

al'oul

ammuiiilioii and

pnu

l(»

ihey liave hrouglil

tiiiis I'ach. th.il

issioiis.

that ('lie\

hack to slop lakes, Imt^luyly etjsf.ted, that

il>-er

tlie

r)ean.\

was on

French are duyly

x.

LONDON DOCUMENTS: adding

to their fortifications att

IX.

Quebeck, and that they have

gups planted on them.

67

built strong batteries

'

and nianv '

Sir. I doe expect another attack from the French of Canada this winter, as I had in February last and have many reasons for itt. Our fronteers are but poorly mann'd, which we cannot remedj. without your assistance, and must depend upon itt att this juncturenot doubtmg but that.you haveing made such an advantagious peace with the ;

Eastern Ihdians to the great,ease boih of the diarge and duty of your people, you will rather increase then fall short ol the num-ber of 200" already promised and that your con.missioner will be here att the tune appointed to assist the others in agreeing upon a quota pf „,en and money for the detence of the fiionteers dureing the warr, that it may never be said that the handful! of French ,n Canadu should gain a foot of ground upon any of their Maj"" don.inions on this Maine, but U.at their Majesties intrest may always Uourish and overcome their enemvs, which IS the 2eai.trncf of

Governor Fhtdu,^,

l^,ttcr

[New- York

and Papers concerning

Col Fh'tclier hy his FiCltfr 11.1 of the ifi( J

'>7'i' ^^,.t,.r rco'i ,/, ^^)cto^ ]()!),).

Fie.cheror.^r^ih^wn^!^'7^''':fJ,'' on

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occasion

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UHKhl he read. -eali

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I'lipors'lV. K. 41.]

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Connecticut writes

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'or

wha, pas,

Connect icul.

'" ••»"""'""' t'^- MiUtia of that JVovin.v.

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70

Wliereupon QoUFletcher caused a

Mem"

in

&

his trust

They

hg redg to them by

Ai s C«i||uM^t>i4!io

his 8ec'>

and gave theaf

wii|ing requiring their ready tyCwRlyahoe that he might praceed to the ejecuc'on of* desir'd tiieir ynsvtier.JlifVl'riting.

•gK^

^

VMclitiM'o

desir'd Col.

but he toW tliem he had'^^^siness witli tlie Charter or Civil! Power but to eomaujdthe Militia of the Colony. The next day Col. Fletcher sent to the Gen" Court to let them ,know that he had recieved Iiear tlieir CThartel- read,

& the growing same circumstances with Conecticut in respect to their Charter had submitted to the King's right of the Militia. That the letters from Albany say they ex|)ect to be attacked by the Enemy, & if that post be lost ibr want of their complyaiice they might be seiicible of the ill consequence to themselves. then an Express from Albany giving an Aceo' oC the weakness of the Garrison,

Enemy.

strength of the

Whereupon liim

to

C6l.

suspend

y'"

That the

Jers,eys

who

are under the

Fletcher being attended by y« Gov', the

execution of his Comission

by Maj' VVinthrop their agent then going

fe'ec'"''

& some

others they desired

they could have an answer from hi^\er can be demi.sed from y' p'sent possession of the he demand their ready conqiiyance.

&

liiat

charge of the garrison of \

n.].

Coniiecticute in

New

Octo"

f>'

del V ..^^t.^.

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in

theire

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rovn,,aMd

urnhT the

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F.ngland

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rnM'm>ople well-affprted other nuiny witli iiinongst them, they have If Conuectieut be annexed to New-York, tiiow* I Arbitrary iUegall I'roceeilings there. hy their Charter they I lind niencAiied are the littest.in the Colony U) be of the Coifticill,

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people wiiich have no otiiere Military power than iipmi cases of urgent Necessity to array ibclr am perswaded their irregularitys have bueiv s«»-:'i I dulh not exten(( to a Jixed standing Militia, would ^ot olfer to defend great, that if a (iuo Warrant were brought iig" their Charter, they Province have joyned^ this of Nassaw part island the (d Fust Fud tlie am lurorined .

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78

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same Pefton Maj' Wlnthrop that they may be cut off from this Province, they hljewise [are] mostly of an Independent principle, and" think any thing may be Effected at

to use the

mony

Whitehall for

danger of being

whilst every one pursues their sluggish ease, Albany'

did endeavour to get

I

is in

Eminent

lost.

assistance from

the Neighbouring Colonies and Provinces and have Quota's of Men and Money assertained for eacli to secure the Frontiers tut this is defeated, I wrote and desired a Comiiissioner from for each to Meet at New-York in October last to agree thereupbn and did propose a Scheme of the oharge and number of Men. S' William Pbips denyed to send any, others came, but pretended they could not proceed unless there were a full meeting of a Commissioner at leas from each, 8' Edmond Andros and Collonel Copley have discounted a former [ Bill 1 given to the

pursuant to^heir Maj-

Commands

to

Assistance of this Province ftr the Sums lately ordered by His Most Excellent Maj^ out of his Treasuries of Virginia and Maryland. Collonel Andrew Hamilton the Pi-oprieto™ Governors of he Jerseys hath proved most zealous and forward to Our Assistance, and hath prevailed with the Assembly in th«se Colonies to give us thirty men with pay from the first of May •' next during the Warr. -

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Our- hardships grow upon

us.

Canada by a late information Bath "receive,! °f Warr from France this last Summer. Our

""'" ""'^ ^'°'"' rnd,„„ f l/'^T.^^^i^ Indians falter and the Enemy pass them and turn their swords upon our Farm-, which is their great Cunn ng and likely to prove our Enemies So that now is no y left b a Squadron of Ships with land forces next Summer to take Canadff.and put an end to i o bull ing a Stone Fort at Albany and sending over four Companies of Granadies rln England at their Ma- charge. These small Colonies on this Main are much divided v ueu in n ineir thei Intt-resUnd affection as Christian and Turk.

Ze

rZe

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,

hope your Lonlsliips will Consider of the Artillery and Stores I wrote for. and the groat want qf them to furnish a Platform here for the security of this Port and City. I am may it please your Lo>** I

New York Nov

of

^°"' ^"'" the t.-nlh

1'"'"*''' "'T obedient

""'' """"'

servant.

berlO!.;,.

Ubnjamik Flbtchkh. '^'l

Oni.,r in

OnnurU

^Ul Council ^.. and keep ^ come nun lo cuiiir fcc" to S.-nekes, otA'r i^cnCKes,

We

if

..^. come for we are 'one flesh and btood and this is mrttter of great moment/l.. ..^., wheli tin; messenger went tolChnida that us by concluded was it that is it true j)a88e you by but sim-d be is come there lu'.should bring the news to Albany and that we all should oome now we shall hear all what the Frei|ch h(-ro the Council or AsHembly shall be kej)! here Maquas with thisHessagf. luive saiil to the Oneyde and I am charged to acquaint tlui Johannbs Luukassm.* Bijrned fail

to

—

—

Sachems *nf The saidMohnnnes T.uijkasse says that he waver sea. trciile with the five Nations that which cimcerns them

The Onnondage Sachims say ftirther in answer to what was sent to them nmcernlng some the (ienerall .-ome down from each Nation for scouts and to guard Allmn^^ltnl at

In.liaiiM to

meet JHg that matter shnll be treated of

A two

examined l)y Hob* Livingston of the chelfest Hnchims of (hieyde told irn

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Endorsed^

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Minister at Albany,

his letter to his Excell.

No

Ben: Fletcher,

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'^'" """"'"'' ''"'^ ^"'' send to Onontio, or to Count ''""^''^ '" ". de Frontr„c aL f with Susan and other Oneidas. '''"••""'"'^ ^'"^'," they; „ exniDituig e^h ftlL to I'Z' rr?""""' me their ^ belt*, authorized mo what follows: to write

Jo:s!:.;:::::^^t:z^;^^^ therefore, say l.y^Kis belt

and among the which called on

S 7 T ""

Here we are fIZ. whom you LrteoLnnt^^^^^^^^ me by name He e^ am vlf

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afraid of, that he

con.ing sooner.

hesitLs to conVe Falrl At last I have resolve.! to exl

kettle and- to die for the

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say?

reason

lefl,

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to satisfy you.

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prefer allowing

and we

shall

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80 grant them,

if in his

power, such a pea«™« ««»» ^y them that

"' ''« ^^"™ T" '''"^ ^'''""^ "'^

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went fcom Hc^rechtldirn "^^ ""^ ^"•""-''tad.j, and arr, ved

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according to

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««« to Oneyde wheTe

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Ihad

"'"' "'»'>* «'• Schinnechtadi,

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—

day to y- Praying Maqua«l Castle ,,,^:^,,,,,,,:^^,,,,,,,,,:,,^^,,,,,,,^ -^ y-

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82

We

went from y" first Castle of the'Mohoges to tlie'last where we founde all young ladiance conveind who receivd us kindly makeing" a long speeth of ''Mchat had passed in former times witl\ many repetitijos were glad to see us there not doubting but it \vQuld tend to the well being of all the Nations for we said they' lye amazed & ^isoomfite upon our kaiees and know not whrft we shall doe svee ufiderstaud y' it was coficluded in the last meeting at Oimondage when Maj' Wessels was there in the Sommer y' y' Gove' bf Canida shoidd not be heard sgeake by ahjj messages but directly at Albany by his ^xcell. but we understand y' Tarriha is again come t'o Oneyde & y' the French Gov' doth still insist for Commissioners to be sent to him from the 5 Nations to speak of Peace and tlifil^jpfofe doubt not but y* are sent.for by y' 4 Nations for that purpose altlio we_are much troi^led "when we coiuttder y' difficulty of y« way by the extream deep snow which will hinden- your journey.

The

e"" d°.

th6 Sapliims and

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Feter Schuylers -answi^r to the Mohogs

"

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Brethren

You say y*

'

&

lye

why so"? y* haVe brisk men, & yow shall goe along witli me to

discomfited

put yi)w upon your feet

where

have called

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all

Hie 4Nations together

all

True

yow up

doe rear

T

the Gen." meeting at

Tarrigha the Messenger

y'

it is

still

again

Oneyde

is

arrived

ft-om^anida, to Oneyde and that the 4 Nations sent word to his Excell: that he was come -

but before thn Messejigor that

expected them

I

juade at f)nnondage .

some Commissioners- to be present

requesting bis Excell: to send

came

to ^Vlbnuy liad seflt

meeting at Onondage

at a

an expresse to the Sachims acquainting y™

& y' Messenger to come douwne te Albany according to y* last conclusion & that In the meantime I would inform his Excell: y* Gen" of y* arrivall

Oneyde and, receive his Excell' conunands about it but in stead off y' Sachim* and Messengers comeing doune_ according to engagement y* 4 Nations send us a rtfSolution which they liaVe taken & ciuised y' Jesuit putt itt upon paper and sent it to Albany and woul have our [ajdvise upon it. I havje therefore by his Excell. conniiands uiulertaken this of the Messenger to

'

troublesome journey to which'l invite the Brethren to goe along with N,y'

publike good

me

&

Oneyde

at

.of

\x\w\\

I

have sent an e.MJresse before

W'' yf .Sachims desyred

me

to stay y' Sabbatli

&

they would counsill together according to there cu^ime

liepyted 4 of there (

whole house

y"

Sachims

to

accompany me

The

Tionondoge which

The

y

Went from

do.

We

lO'* d°.

la.st

Castle of th^

day hcjug ^o

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to

td'

consult

y" 7 of .January

&

y' s they

goe along with us to .

& came

Mohogs

help

SachinJs doe meet

stai^^i^ thertr-jlie 7

Gen" meeting

to y'

)neyde.

I

me and

y' the

.

y* ohl Castle

called

y' Freiich burnt last Hpning and stayd there y" night.

nmrch'' from TionondogJ"

deep snow wliich made

me

&

htveing. gone about 12 miles founde a verry

almost resolve to turn hack being impossible to p'form the Journey

upon y* way n Indiar) mett us wlut brought u.s y' riew^a[s] writt it y* lO"" Instant ffom y" Oncydes boss' to which this js referr'' he told us ftnther y' tiui higher we .went y* deeper, tim Huow jvas & y« we could not possibly gett throw upon w'** wee resolved to turn buck and 'to I

^wampum to, acquaint y' 4 Nation y' I was come so farr snow hindred my coineii^o y" and tlieitforc expected y' Sachims with a hitndred young Indians to come with all speed ta Albany chargeing them expressly not to send to

send 2 Indians forward \yith a belt but y' deep brisk

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might c'onsun togeth^,.wlmt was ^r''^'\''T'''''""T"^-''" ottare of t.his iiijport ". 8^bo arrived at Albany on y d°. ^'""'"^

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Jouniall of Maj' Scbuijlers

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[J^ew-TorkjEntrlM,

III. 91

1

At the Committee of Trade *,^ .Plantations At the Counoil Chamber halI,.thfel8"'of March l(j9t

Upon reading ,

;

o

October

Abraham

last

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a Letter from Coll: Fletd^er G^^enior in Cheif of New York dated the Represe;>ting that in pu,^uance of h^s Maj" order be had disThar. d^

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Abraham

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Brasiey,

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correspondence with the

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Ilrolher ('ayen(|uiragoe

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daye. .,

"" -o..nt according;;:

:~ h!

rlvtry

an y

»'-K with you to Al'hanv "'••-•.•fore now iu his Kxreli-H „,,„;„

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he pro„.i«e.

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French praying Indian,

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NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS.

92

•have committed a mistake in sending to Canida. without the

Arrflw, to send

two Messengers

tendered three Belts of

to the

Wampum

to

knowledge of

this Govern',

do

represents his Excell'^' Cayenquiragoe the Great Swift

who

therefore desire leave of Quider

Canida praying Indians, with the following Message and

be given with

tiie

p»oposals.

Major Schuyler told them to give the three Belts to the Messengers themselves and tell what they shonld say, and it should be so sett down upon the paper, wliich they agreed upon, should

"If

be as follows

:

Wampum

which the Sachims of the Five Nations, day of February 169}; do^end to the Jernaistes, or French praying Indians of Canida, by two Indians, a Maquas and Onnondage.

Explication of three Belts of

convened

The

1.'

word by

at

Albany the

O"*

Belt says that the Sachims cannot come to Canida in the Sprj^g as they sent

first

the last Messenger from Onnondage, for the Gov'

Swift Arrow, has sent for

all

him

the Indians to meet

at

Gen" Cayenquiragoe the Great

Albany

in

when

April next,

the Five

Nations have concluded to be present. or the French 2. The second Belt says, that if the Jernaistes, the French praying Indians, have any thing to offer to the Five Nations, they may cdfae to them in their own Countrey, this Belt opens the way to come and go in all security. their friends, shall be 3. The tliird Belt signifyes ^hut their hatchet of warr and that also of bound till they have an answer hereof which they expect in 40 dayes, provided that the ,

/

French and Canida Indians during that time also binde up theirs hatchett of warr. With which explanation and three Belts tiie two Messengers went from the Flatts to Canida as the 10"" of Ffbr> and four Christians that had been out Scouts went to convey them as farr the great

Lake ,

a true copy.

M. Clakkson,

Sec''.

Reiwrend Mr. DeUius

to

Governor FkU'h^r.

T., V.

l.Nfw-Vork, H.

(1.

M.

]

New

When the ugen(s of the my iiiinils troni Ihc .l.'Hiiil liim w'''

Aii)any

I

a Feb: KVOj.

iS-

Sir

Inciians

Miiet

were

llie

in ihJH ('illy

on

liif

incloseil Icllcr.s wilh

(i

'J''

some hIiIiIh and slockiuN, which h'ller havi' answered m was sent him wilii tlie h'' goods. rpp J'

tut- my wife has bought 2fi shirts and 26- pair of Messenger that brought the gold and to that lame

Spanish Pistutu w'* you sent

for the six

stockings.

MANUSCRTPTS

tc.«|f fx)lb''lAL

oister,-

to the,

ill

>^i

serv§you

K' If I can.

any thing else you need but command Your-most humble ServV

in

Dellius.

A Endorsed

— Copy

true C*/jif

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translation of M'

,

arkson Secry.

Ucn

is

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letter

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from Albany to the Jesuite Milett at

..

'^Oneijde dated

February 169j.

9'"

B^ G:

Rec"

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The

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Canada by

three Belts Jo'le sent to [Ncw-Tork

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June 1694.

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P: 49:

Int^i-pretation of

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the

Five Nations.

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Interpretation of the 3 Belts to be sent to Canida.

\Omitted, being a Duplicate of the Document, ante p.

7S).]

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Major Peter SchvyUr

Goveiifkor Fletcher:

to

"

[Nt'W-Yort

May

it

Ass

please your

gave

I

here with

whom

have

I

they are certainly so as

"^1

y'

gone

Last

p''

y' Post y' Sachims of y* 5 Nations

came

to

I

1

have gaiiid

eugag(' to be here

I

to wiiui

y' I'oint

•& Dekarfhtsori'i in

& by these >ressage to y* Cimida depend upon there words but will commands.

Pr.'rj-ing

s^'t,'.

intrim that

we were who

called ."^howanoes arrives

time

person wito

for

In the

my

tliein airaiii.st y' growing Power of y' French 1 would not for any Ounondage to been tlicrc at tlicrc nu't'tiiig Tliere I should have (juite ever effecting what have .done now for never found*' j^R speak with more

I

yt!t

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thing

iiesitacAn

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striigled

our ability to support

dcspair'd of

63.

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iuid

IV. O.

P^xct-11.

Excoil. an account in

y"^

I'«pfr»,

v"

your

mann

(•(mu'^up

l'",X('eil:

V'

(iov''

^ito

lere to

fan; iiiiruencei

obey your Exceil.

'is.

Jem ii'

number of those lieathen well bt young men long to goe and meet them.

(^ler'

with

Luyka.ssi' y**"

it

Vnd

of V"

lnt('r|)reter

go

arrived

I

them

liad Hfiil for

l''rcncli

or

wiuime in y"

liccn

nor any of the

French

MiMUilKNinck Country nor there ah()utK anil did jiromiHe or y' they hoard of

that llicy will

it

lortliwilh send a

the MiimiHwinck, and

alt

Nc\criiil utlicr ImilMiiNlif

y'

I

llicrci

McniiiNHinck Country

liuljaiiH it

y*

melt

I

cn(|uired alb'r Mome. newN, I'lton

were nor had been

French Hhould hapeii

mcKinger and give

y'

in

to

if

w'""

the

come

KxceMency notice

thereof liu|iiireing

further alter iicwh tlicv told

HhiinwiiiiH IlidianH

I

'riic hiiliiiii iiiilih' iif

Ki'* York

Kngni

who went Ilii
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iin'

lliiil

alunil iillren inoiillis

wlih-li

(Viin/y, ,1MV

—

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iigi.ic

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da\H ague three ClinnlninN and two willi Aniniil \ lellc into the

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sai.l Shanwa,.H f„dia„s ]„a.len w- boavor ".- 'oot high (which .nay be i„ the n.outh Tf The Mennissinck Sachems Ciirthfr s-" tUnt

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AllKNT SCHUVLEH. Kndorsed,

Reporto of Capl" Are.it Schuyler blH mcHsag,, to the

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rise iu the

your Kxcellency

may

sted a\\a\ as soon as

the neeiHull from the

Nliall

souu' of our port or |)orts and

ou hoard such vessell as you

Ik

ohediei

in

UH)liou liave towards

charge which

vessells her Petition of your Miij" Itoyiiil and (lutyCiill Subjcctg tho Ciovern'' and Company of the Engiisli ('olony of Connectieut in New England in. .\nierica p'^sented hy .Major (ieii" John Wintiifop Ksq llieir Agent in that :

liehalf hiwfnlly aiitiiori/eil.

4 I'th

Thot your of England

Company

fourteenth year of his Keign, were Ineorporated hy the

name

of the (iovern';

Colony of Conneeticutt in New England in Anieriea, And by sevenill Constitutions und Powers speeilied in tiu! said Letters I'atents had granted to them as well the eivill Administration of the aflairs as of the Lieutenancy and Power of ordering, and

V'A

Patent of the late King ChaileH the seeond nnder the Creat Seal

Tet'" l)y l,etters

in tht^

of the English

arraying, modelling Sc eoiiducting the Militia of the said Colony, for the speciall defenee and Security of the same.

I;

That your Pet" from the date of the said Craiit nntill the month of October last have enjoyed the said lihertys and I'riviledges without forfeiture or Molestation therein (Kxc-i'pt n lilt le interruption they received upon the Ceuerall impeaehnu'nt of the Knglish liberties towards the latter epd of the Keign of the late King James the second) to the great increase and c(unfort of the Inhabilant.s of the said Colony, and the defence and security of your Majes" neighbouring Provinces.

That Henjamin Plelcher i;s(|"' tlie present Iovern' o( your Maj" I'rovince of New York in month of October last, hy Colour of your .Majesties Commission wlieri'by (for the uniting the I'lirces of the said Colony against the Common Kneniv) he was created your ,>fajeH" (

saiti

••iL

it

(Munianilcr in Cheil of the Militia of the said Colony, did demand of your Petitioners not only to suhmilt to hini a Lieutenant (iein-rall and ('(^iminander in Clicif over the full (iuota of the .Militia ol that C conjunction with those'^il the Province ol ,\e\v York and the other adjacent (mivciii iits(wliiclL \()ur Petiti(Mi •re al\\a\s read\' to doe and o

(

I

when nnd u

their said (^iiota

Niirrender to

power of

the

liiin

assessing,

said Charter,

I'.ii

1

lineal

(

ii

jiim

That the said He.njamin

And^uch

the Ci\

mentioned (JranI muss", (as your il.l\

.^'""^

ol

Majes" M

pidspirilv

III

(

HI

the

to

llnilrlit dl

Iiiilsh

\pnl

l1|e

||,,.

lliii

Haul

said

id)edieiice

(

vo' IVtif should

Colony of Conn.'cUcutt ami to

tliereol hi s

of your Ma|"'Siiid

„;||,|

sen)

t

hiin) but likewi.se that

tU.^ -^lilitia

hath likewise III

l'',ndea\"'

I

giiinled to Ihein

said demands, Colon severall

IV

the

to

iirtilices

their

hy the greiil

to insinuati

'i,!,,,.

lleiiiamin

Fl eteher

repugnant

are

to

the

bebni'

therel ore

s.iid

Cmn issKiii

your Maj"

relcil

\'u^^ n\\

p.'ople

iii,i\

lereue

and onlii

Jii^lne

I,

and

and Inleresis Slid

!'•

enhone

hiliali ilants

Pleli'her

^

such speadv

\oiir

I,ieutenancy of

and Kstahlishing

witball ol

b^

Km,; Cb.nles ihe sernu.l and ihe true liilenlion of y.uir Majes" said I'd" do in iiil limiiilil\ limnlih aiceive) ^our PelitionerH

pray that the

eliliiuicrs lia\e '"

ill

pnx

the

ular

1,

.NbidcliiiiL'.

terrour and discouragenu'iil

liiniself into

a

hcre\ rr Comnuiinlcd

m

vour I'd"

c

kiicIi

ipiieliiiii

VM.«d,nne

the said iis

III

C

,|(,l\

\planal till'

loll

Kiiid

shall iloin

and

rest iirtion,

dillricnce lor the

and

m

liitiire

iis

teeem mosl .•.ndiicmu to Ihe ol

(

'iiniieilii nil

bniiiiil .hall

.'MT Pray

iVc.

Kl'JI. .1

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WiM'llltoi'

LONDON DOCUMENTS:' Order in Chuneil vpon

the Petition

IX.

103

from

Connecticut.

' [

At the Court

New- York

Enlrlc., III. liHj.]

at Whitehall, the 19"- of April, 1694.

Phesent-

TIh, K.no's

L- Arch

B..P

most Excellent Maj'^

I^- I'rivy I

,

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Seal

"'

,

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Larl o( /x Oxford ,.

,

.

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L'„,.i ^,1 Karl ofr Mirewsbury ,

w,

KarlofHndgewa..'

i , I

,

.

,

.

elition

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„ Boscowen.

laviim been for

A.neri.-a.'inbehaf

dn

H

Ha

tl

Kuglish Colony of C.n : Letters l«atf under .be (;reat Se

i)r..Hont„,i

F

.

,

,

T

I-.,

they have

Kn

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"'"^ "' ''"'""' """'"^ "'' "'' (^'""""'^tic-utt, you any n.ore than in til of the Militia of '"""""""' " ^^""'" Our said Jolony ci P-' o ne UcuU T'J" ^undred and twenty n.en, ''"^ "u.nber of one \Vl.eh hlvT t^ Governor and Majistrates "'^""^ "'" ^''«'"'»'^« to the of Our Colony o Col assistance to he given ^°""''"'"-'"". '» »>« the meaHure of the by ()„r Colonv -re of the said f,u„ta of th "'""""'" "^ '"^^ ""' M, ^'o; o r 'af.rcr « X rVoportio„comn.andordrawoutfron.t '''"" ^"" "'"" '" T'"."" -case of eminent danger ^'"""'J«''«'"' Coionie. Except of an invas on tie F^

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'eyg,ve obedience

c;:.erni;i,'.^ ;;;;;:;;;. Our said (V-nwi

to

i^xecuted .n such n.anner as herein dire.

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^y"""""" ""-«'•

% Her Maj" Comnmnd

At the Court

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VVhitehalUhei.. of August ..HM. I'UK.SKNT, &c.

The

Ifight

Hon*''' the '

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-,^^°y"" -gi-j^^"^ the said I'roviiice and of their Majes" subjects there, that upon the reasons and grounds m,.n,

Imn

Co[nJveni..nt speed to ref,air

rov.de ior the Safety and Security thereof end he w,ll carefully transn.itt to the Councill and As.senihiy

onjp

1

^ li h.s

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that in hin.

"'' '" "'"'' ''" "'^' "''''''^'"^ "'^•'' ^-^'-^^

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f

all

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lies.

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due care that

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tla such of the r^7'' Laws

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TtM^S: t>- defraying

P—v

«ti. s«an e person to be

l.e

M

jes^

shall

same

iutV^y

have the

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La.. w.th the

a

force ancl

'!"'""'

rTT

nf ; Subjects

'rote, rotestan

full

shall be altered or

savmg

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Vertue of Laws and be putt revoked by the Assen.bly

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by An Act n.st

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r.ue

Executiln there. i-^xtcufon e 1

Church of Englan.l, fron, the IVnalties of Ce Frincple of n./^ Swearing or u^ing the word b «; l^

on. Itee takn,g notice that the Assen.hly of I'ensilvania Lxprest the.r humble Subnnssion |o their

"

in

u

MditX

declaration of Fidelity to

.i.sse.Umg from the

to

i

by Collonel Fletcher to that post And H the such Orders as their Majes- sllall ,d

1093

untdl the

.,

I

"'""-•'"'i't the direction of the '' writing under his hand declared his past .„ the (icu-rall Asse„,bly of I'ensilvania in May

"

to that

there, all ..ch orders as shall he but that thev will at all ti.nes duty Iv

,„ that behalf, an.l

;-";f

to^tltir Lop-

according to the thither, anj^ take care of le

he doubts n«, y w,,h and V.eld (>l.edience thereunto, and.to all such Order^ and directions

n

ei

Maj.

her

I,y

But the"

to

to his IT-opriety

Governn.em and

g.ven

109

Fletchers Co,n>s.s,on, Their MnJ- might lawiully Grant such Commission, reasons .-unl (.rounds ,lo /ail or cease, the right of

n

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NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS.

110

Revocation of Colonel FJeteher\fajesties Ship the Richmond is of little service In conveying our Navigation more than

1

that attends here at great charge,

three mouths in the year (to witt) May, June and July, which this ("oast.

abundance of

ice

to

difficult

is

It

upou

ly

this coast the other

the tyne the Privateers infest

is

months of the.year by reason of

and the North 'West winds.

West Indies has nuu'h declined, our merchants fall upon new Newfoundland if the King's Ship were |)('rmitled to convey our vessells thither she may be back lime enough to prcNtlil the (hiiiger of any privateer upon this Coast, may do some Service that way against the Knemy, livrenre somt^ Hinall vessells of force that

The

trade of this jjlace to the

iiiveulioii to trade to

sail

well and can assist uj)on occasiiui.

ti^y

my

Coujmissioii lor the (iovernmeiit of

Courts of Admirality and

iipp' ollicers

Admiralty, the Ciunission a .Judge Register

in

Commission

^

1

am

happened here during

the way, and

it

those

for

my

|)laccH,

>.te. I

'%

.

thei'i-fore

Marraschall Coiiimissi(ni,

.

.

which

I

I

ilie

shall

\v«ll as

|)riuciple OlVici-rs of-V(.rk

tl„

KiilrU'.,

my

aid]

JMav the

eonlern I'lice with the Indiai diverted irmn liei irkeiiiiig to the

last

Winking lead iuul experiences and IreuMicd hard 'li'-^'ioy 1

t

the live Nations (ioverii ment ol

at

Iheir Castle at

'

Al

•y

I

:>!)"

find

.iiolj

to h

French Count

'I'jie

1 (•)!),';

th

who seems

("anada,

us well MS y.'urs,

enriigi'd thereat,

ecaiise llu'v

J'i,ktchek.

Trwk

of

Lor,}., IJl,

please your Lords

it

Since

!=:ervaTit ,, Ukn:

(ruirnior Phtcha- to

d

an.l other advance polts. also i he not eon^Vnient att present to diminish their "' •""""''>' -" J- to ,he peticoners;

faithlull

^

.,

iM ly

Kingston,

it

their rase to yoM,.>ps

Vo' ,

is .ti,„o

„f actuall warr, a groat .listanco from tinu, l„ tin... to yo-Lon.s. of all tl.e and tirero being a daily consnn.ption of powdj-r to supply ;it

an a.rontpt fW„„

is

innch

luiage for breach

(

not ret nrn to

( anm to conclude the Peace he pretenils tl icy IVi ive niaile, two messengers this winter that elliMt, sent lerewith a Cmi|>y of the Message Willi the result and answer of the live .\al ions Ihereii piui so(ui after their luiNwer came to C.niiiila, )iir Indians were al arpied with ivp.uls thai the French and their Indians were on tli March to destroy >noMil ige ami resettle Cadaraipiin which put the Saeli iins in MoimConsternation, g wrote I,, me for assistance prcjM.ntly supplyed them with ii|M''"-'l iiiilioii and Ordered three huiulr.MlS'neii to march to their del dice. Hie (^.irni proved false, hut '\ ilered them ly kcop strict watch. 'I'll Nations have lalel V Nent down two of (bei^- greatest SachiniH (th I:

has

illil

seij[t

t

>

I

I

(

(

i o\ Mice liM\ e cleared and Ibjrt V'poumls

y poiiiuis they seemed tinnk lilt to mihT tl lat

lilt

^llllll

Widd w .-

ho

lilteen sbilliiig:H

is

rbdiaiis

live

I,

lately killed ai

oris

aceo" with

luiid lo b

M"

Shmghle'r

the

sum

of

seven [lence three lartliings

New

^

"VpmiyH.Hlie supports beisell

I,

in a

ili'd

.Nalmmdl

N

pmiou

llnil


l.

.;!M.;r,::',,:;;;,;:,::,::;r,,:';',,r"''"' lhomas.Ietlrys MuBl«.r of th« Hliiii N„w York

17

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ISO

r^EW-YORK, COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS.

and the Deponent says that M' Clark the Coroner and Cap' df the Militia offered him the Deponent about two years before to make him free which he refused. The Deponent says that none of the men of his ship came on shoar that day, nor did he

vote,

m

'.'

'

^

I,.

•

,,(

hear that any freedoms had been given out upon this occasion. M' Levingston further complains to the Committee that M" Rich" Merryweather and Jacob Harwood of London Merchants had charged him xMft an Accompt of nine hundred and one pounds six shill" for procuring and for the discomptt oi _. the talleys for ^1070. granted .„.„„« to lu .«». him in n, the year 1693 for ^2178 New York money advjinced to Coil. Codrington in 1688. for the"gu"ppo'r't

of the forces employed against the French, besides a former accompt wherewith thp said Merchants had charged him for advance & interest relating thereunto, and M' Merryweather

and M' Harwood attending are called in and being heard M' Merryweather owns that Jje had caused the said Accompts, which being presented is now read, to be transcribed out of M' Harwoods Book of Acco"jind given to M' Levingston, and M' Harwood says y' is the same accompt. Whereupon their Lordships taking notice that the srtid Acco' appears to the / Committee by the severall articles to be very unf^asonable order the same to be shewn, to M' Attorney Gen" for his opinion what may be done by the King for M' Levingstoii's relief, to '

%

4

1

end he may not be defrauded of the benefit of 'the said talleys, being for he advanced for the service of the crown.

the

< A»

I. fc

CerUfimte of Coloiid Ihiigan in favor of Mr. IN.w-Vori,

money which

B. T.

Lioirujstoii.

V, All]

I'pon the request of M' tlob' Li\ ingnlon I doe testify that upoillny arrivnll to the Government Now Yorke, 1 fouude him in the Odices oi Gierke and Collector of Albany, and upon the (lvmcultie« that I had of getting aiui s.Vureiiig the Five WeHlern Nations of Indians from the French iutereHt. he was very lielpfull & aHHlNlant in interpreting and writeing all the I'ropositions that past on both sides affd that he is a person (ill to be employed in that station, there being none of those parts, of the King's subjects, that causpeake y* languages as he •

CASBt

sum ^£388 upon

the

and the

under their command.

Interest of

r

s"*

to July

1696

is

is

New

for support of the forces employed in that of August expedition, the further sum of ^£2172. New York

money making .£1670 sterl money, which being of March included in Coll : Dongan's Ace" the Pet' about j* two years since received Tallyes upon the }«*• first of Ju^ of the Customes (yet unpaid) for hisPrincipall

7 from y'"

.£217 6

interest for the

'money only,

sums above men-

Towards payment wiiereof tlie Pet' proposes ^1106 2 3 remaining in arrear of the

is

that the

Tax

raised by the

be

|)aid

&

the legal interest ih

New

York)

six

hundred

sixty eight pounds.

the residue out of the

Revenue of N York by quarterly paym" two year's time. s

there remains due to the Pet'

Gov' and CouncilI*1n 1688

him,

to

&

years interest incurr'd before his receipt \ of theTalleys after the rate of 8 p' cent (which for five

tioned amountsxto .£1503 10

may

The Petitioner in the same year 1688, advanced to Coll: Dongan y" Gov' of New York

first

.£121 16

£388 8

1696

The whole

9 10 from the

of Aprill

being

in

''

The

Petitioner desires, orders to be paid out

of the Rev,.„ue in to be to

due

Nov

to

him

New York, what

shall

for subsisting the said

last

The

appear

Petitioner hath subsisted

ties forc-es

both

all

his Mnjes-

New

York and Albany, from forces the time of the late happy Revolution, till Nov' i„gt f„r which there then remained due to the Petitioner nine hundred pounds. in

.

The

Petitioner

humbly prays the

like quanI„ 1089 when Jacob LelsW assumed the be delivered to him out of, government of New York, he took froni the His Maj" Stores here in England. Pet' ten barrells of powder, which remained in tity

of powder

may

His Majesties stores at the Sloughter His Majesties

arrivall

of Coll:

Oovernour of that Province, and have since been expended in His Majesties service, as by the certificate of ColomtU Fletcher, ready to be produced, may

V

first

appear

Hy time

the publick Proceedings U-ailimitled from to

lime

fro

The Petitioner hath for 90 years last past n Newr Y'j^^'K appears M' execute.l the ollice of »ec^ or Agent from the

LevingHloiv has '"'""

Countrey

in

rHi.lion

t" llr« (JoVofNew York to the Five Nalionsof Indians i1w|iP|jfPfi inllioNo hord.Ting upon Albany and allys of the English

iig^feU>lV70. principall

for interest,,! shall not receive

the £C,GS. be allowed to

sum of £1(170. for the service of the Crown. The fifth sum of £900. was adjusted before objections concerning that

advance and interest of some of I art^charg'd wilh i;90l 6 for

for the

part of the said i'lGTO, and

money,

I

me I

above ^-275.

I sljall still lose .£027.

came from

de»ire only an order for so

New much

;

so that

my

whole by advancing that

York; but

for

to obviate all

as remain'd due to

November last for subsisting His Ma'>' forces, without ascertaining any particular Sum. The quantity of powder taken from me by Leisler and spent in

me

His Maj"" service acknowledg'd by the present Govern- certificate; wliich I have ready to produce. The Offices I have formerly executed I am willing to continue the execution

down, as your Lordships think

it

£100

of

and th^t

h

All

fit

p^ I

may

which

is

the Right

Trade

or to lay

most forHisMa'J" service; But if your Lordships shall to continue me Agent to the Indians, I humbly beg the encouragement of a salary An^terk money tord's my charges and losse of, my time from^ny private affairs, hie

constituted in

my

humbly submitted

severall

employments by an order from y Lordships. wisdom and justice by

to yo' Lordships great

Lords

Hon""

Yo'"

Lordships'most humble 8erv'

the Lords of the CcVmittee of

is

shall conceive

My To

of,

in

&

Ro^. Livingston.

Plantations

Minuta of

the Bixird

of Trade on [.Icraninl,

At the Comittee of Trade and Plantations. the 1" of October 09,5. 1

Case of Robert Living.^ton.

the

VIII., 124.]

At

the Council

«

Chamber

at

Whitehall Tuesday uc«iHy _

.

Si.

1

Pkese.vt—

Karl of Oxford E. of Montague K. of Itonmey

L" B" of Lon(k)n ,

The

Proofs upon the severall articles of M' F^.-vingston's petition are read and the draught o' '' '^''Port thereupon read and approved afler wiiich information having been given to the Committee that M^ Levingston is the IVrsqn that protested against the I roclaiming the.r Majesties at Albany'their Lordships order the Proceedings of that time transmuted to the Plantation Office to be lookt out in onler to the infbrming the Committee ofthe truth of tiK, n,a.ler, and that MMIa«kshaw, Cap' Harbin Cap' Shelly M' Jackson and others who may giv.. an Acco' of that matter to the Committee be HUmmon'.i to attend at the ncxl meeting .M' Levingston who is heard upon this Information aver/s that he proclaimed tlu'ir Majesties h.n.self in person, but that indee.i he had protested with other, against the' I'roceedings of Jacob Leisler and others at New York. .N.„ York

Ik

Ar Vice Chamberlain M' Sec' Trumbull M' Chancell' of the Exchequer .M' Smith

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LONDON DOCUMENTS Mr.

A

'ohert

Livingstton to I

f^i

To

My

Xew-Tork, O.

:

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lf}9

Lord/^ of the

thfi

T. V.,

Treaswy,

AW).)

the Right Hon""' the Lords Commissioners of His Maj* Treas>

Lords

His Maj«

in Counciil having heen pleased to referr to your Lop* consideration the report of the Lords of the Committee of. Trade and Plantations made upon my petition ; I humbly crrfve leave to give your Lop" a shottaccount of my case relateingto the principal sums mentioned in that Report which otherwise will appear obscure

to your Lordships. sums enumerated, in the Report accrued due to me by Crown, whereby I could -get, any profit, but wtvre advanc'd by me in

None

y

to

of the several!

exigencys of the Province of New YorTie required place could afford, and I rais'd 'em out of a true ze be expos'd to a French invasion, as it'otherwis

y sale

of goods

specie

when V

mpplys than the Revenue of^that 'own, that the countr/ might not

;

ij!en.

allow'd by y' Lords of the Committee of Trad* Council is pass'd for payment of 'em at New Y

'

|ns to

The

principal!

sums

are

be just, and an order of

mbly hope it will appear as I should have interest for those *sl should receive the principal it these following considerations :^— 1. I a.lvanc'd a great part of those moneys upon my credit and have paid interest for 'em 2. The rest of the moneys, advanc'd out of my own pocket I could have inmrov'd in tr^e or at least have lent out at y' same interest I desire from the Crown. 3. The want of these monys for so many years since 1 disbursed 'em, have forc'd me to trade upon credit to and from England, and I have been constrain'd to allow to mv correspondents here for y-advance and interest of thatcre.lit, nu.ch more then I now reasonable that

•

self, for

S

I /h!" (being y . •

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first

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sum mentioned

'"'"

y «"'"

ask «' -^2172 N. Yorke mony

in the Report) have been so fi.rr from reimbursing me the being struck upon the Three fourths of y' Customs after ^'^83000 "and not obtained but alter a long solicitation, my Agent hes charged me, and Arbitrators "have allowed him for expences & commission money and discount of those tallvs above 4:800so that the interest of that sum, if all&wed me, will still leave me a looser severall

prmc.pai ^217L>.

upon that single

tlu.t

hundred pounds

article.

The straights Crown fore d me to 6.

If

.,

lay un.ler from

y

want of the

'

monys I havt^tthurs'd for V take a voyage hither wherein I mett with great hazard^^^metyes and and shall be at the expence of before I can get home. These reasons I hope will be satisfactory to your Lordps and induce your Lordps. to

mm

losses

me

principal

'

-

interest, not only for j' time past, but t6 y' time of

which (except

y

first

sum

of £2172.) are

aUow

payment of

y- principal

sums^

all

remaining unpaid. salary of £100 sterling dureing my life mention'd in Report, will I hope appear a modest request for my pa^t and future services, when 1 htve told your Lordships that I have perform d the oftice of ii^ecretary or agent from GoVernm' of N. Yorke to U.e 6 Nations of Indians for 20 years past,, neglected my own private affares, spent at least £fiO -per annenterf^mmg of those people at my own house, an.l never received any allowance or recompence whatsoever for it. The other ,mall offices mentioned in the Report I have executed for 16 or pu»t without exception, the sniarys and perquysites 10 of all which never exceeded £70 p^ still

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NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS.

.140

New Yorke

ann-

money, and will not I hope be thought too great to be confirmed to be ejjecuted by'lne or my sullicient deputyes.

to

life,

My 'Lords. The

Revenue of the Province to be paid

I

;

y

tiiai^e

Without such assistknce cred|^there as

I,

y

and herefore ,«

Lps. will shall not

have-here where

expcM'd to contempt and Want.

1

am

a strange/,..but shall with

bee

(or the publick;

hcn.'c,

al

crtn

I

wife and six children be

my if

family touch

I

me very

neerly,

1

return to N. Yorke without

have

some

peciple there wi!

whatsoever exigency

dredmore then

I

my

^

;

suueable encouragement from

y

humbly pray that instead of ^1503 10" New Yorke recommend me to Ilis Miij' for y, value to be paid here. be able to carry any cargoe home, & shal have as litle I

My Lords. Thogh my ownjinterest and the sake of a great regard to His Maj- interest in what I ask for money

for

necessityes of N. York.* dureiiig y' warr.nre so great that it will be very moneys due to me, and impossible to raise interest out of

difficult to raise y' princ^xill

money

me

be very backward in advauceing and wlSat consequences of that may Yorke4,eing a fronteer place and extreamly

befalls

New

express,!; for

y

it,'

impovensh'd by the war, many of the

inhabitant.s have already deserted it. inj^iinmediate return to America, ami Admiralty have commanded' the ships to be*ready to depart on New years Day I most humbly beg the favor of your L.,nlps sp iy resolution and

My

*

)

M^

Lerds.

affares

reciuiro

y ;

Lords of the rtncHherefore

Keport concerniuK

Mf

Lords

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our Lordships

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niosit

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obedient Servant, •

U.IlilVINOSTOX.

Koll'.

o JirjH)rt

Lmh

of th

of

the

Trea.,„nj on the C!ir.,. .* King (rom ^.^^^ ^.^ __ For i.!ifl;j » 10. expen.U'd for the support of the garrijums iit Albany & New York from 1" ^arelr IONS to August tOM. "^

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in Inenconed) it may also be equitable to allow him like interest of £8 p'Cent as above, to be computed fr.mi the lime lie shall make it appear that he advanced the said sums there, untill the tinu« he shalbe reimbursed the samjM And whereas by a memorial! delivered to us by the 'said M' I.eviHgston hiiSLts forth that during 4h(rvvarr the necessityes .jf Ntnv York will be so ^rrent that it will be very dillicult to" rayse the prmcipali, and impossible to rayse that and the said interest duo to him and prays t Hit m hen .rf^he sai.l sums amounting to ,ej.'-.()3 ,10-money of New Yorke. he nu.y receive th(, value of the said interest h.-re hmnbly propose ( if Your ^^a'r shall so thinke (itt) that for the Haul .C8 ' •

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NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS.

Order

Governor Fkteher- to accept

to

the

[New- York

\

Contributiom of Manjland and Virginia.

Knlrlen, MI. '2W.]

Trusty and Wel\.]ove, Iv.

II.

A.

16.

Flekher.

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Examinations taken before the Kight Uono"" the Lords of the Committee of 'IVatie and IMantac6ns. .

w

... h.hp „ French ,

I

New >ork

helor.-

man w„h Co

any

I'.H toll

o( tl

,

At the Comittee the 2R"' of August vmn. York gentleman being sworn ^^. that having heard it discours. a. lection of AHsemhly about May last. That Col. F^.,cher said he woul.l

New

that should chuHe I'eter J)e la

Nov

to serve for that pla.-e.

The Deponent went Truth of such Kepor. and hav.n« spoke of " '' '"" """' ^'"'- "'""""^•'"' ""» '" "-y *•"» -''•' --•-' "w. '" m:;: •' """' Whereupon Dep. u, asking him why h.^'"" up De " " la Noy. he answ,^r•d 'Iw. bo ,d not and the Depouen, saying tha, Col. Depeyster had re or.e.l it so'^ol. Fie, he said De la Noy and Depeyster are both rasciills. That lit the time of tl le said election ((,r New York the Df|»menl heard there w as a great ffl5;p»^^

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LONDON DOCUMENTS: Governor Fletcher I

Copy of

May

it

please

Coll

t

to th^

New-York

Duke of

Eilrlaa, A.

^49

Shreuiabury.

4. ]

Fletcher's letter to His Grace

:

X,

The Duke

of Shrewsbury.

Your Grace.

Tb«k^v,„..

I have received the Joyful news, of that happy deliverance to His Maj'r, and Govern' from the base, and horrid conspiracys, and plott. of Hit Ennemies, and a day of thanksgiving is appointed, throghout the province, to be observed by all His Maj«''' subiects who I may say, are unanimously rejoyced. A-oc4n. The Association is signed by me, and the Council, and copys thereof transmitted to each County to be signed, by all Officers. Civil and Militafy, Freeholder, and inhabitants whatsoever; There is but one GAit: in the City has refu«,d, he is a Roman Catholick, and had made application unto me, a copy of His petition is herewith sent We.are Very sencible of Your Grace's care of this province, and humbly beg the continuance ot lour Grace s patronage and protection ..««„. I hear the present for the Indians was ordered, but is not yet come over. Our Indians will not bear heavy arms, and therefor 1 did likewise apply, for 400. light Dutch «.ii b fusees, to be given them, as itt is found needfull. I have sent Your Grace a copy of the latest iriielligence from the frontiers. "'— The four companies were very much weaken'd by death and

WW

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—

desertion. ,'"''""" ""''^ '^' ^"'•""•^'y '" P^"^''^^ " ''""^ '«' ^3 « """> l«vy money, to recruite the company, who are listed for one year, there hkew.se some encouragement, provided for the companies the same time 1 was necessitated to take this method not being able to get one man from the i^ighbouring I^b^ Is notwithstanding my frequent application. p,-.,«^ It is very needful the subsistence of four companys be punctually paid, they * are all I can depend upon B»ok. ndN.cn.,. I w«s advised by the Council and Assembly of this Province to send over M' Brooke and M; Nicolls, both of the Council here, to 'epre.ent

r™"o raise

^

on men V 120 Volunteers, ,

i

,

'

crcumstances

to

o prel ^ H.s Majesty, and have not heard of their arrival, they^ave

May

it

please

Your Grace— Your

Graces most

New

Yorke the

30'^

May

tTte

dutifull ""''

1090.

ir,

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most obedient """'

and

n.t^il

''"'"^'•' "*•''""'

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NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS.

150

Oovemor

Fletcher to the Lords of Trade. [New-York

May it please Your On tile 25"" inst:

Entrict, A. 10.]

Lordships.

W

I received the duplicate of Your L "rdJWBP jijIffy * '^ " tfenth which I did conimuniGate to llis Maj'»' Council for this provinc#^o^^»ie with me in thanks to

God

almighty ,

A

Maj"''*

Now. of

for Virginia

deliveranc||^e

Province.

ship belonging to this place from

LordP? packet .

wonderfull and great

for that

Lord»" care of this His

me

a Gazett whioh" gave

conspiracy against His Majesty's sabred person.

th. Plot,

Your

y

Madera happily mett at sea

and brought

and proclamation was issued

are infinitely obliged to

"^ ,

*

I

that vtessell

which had Your

me

an '''"y ^^

^° . r"our"' "!' quotas of neighhcr- Colonies do defend his

,

eceive ro

May

V,.r Vv...ii

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"".;.

Generall

Assembly

A

true

f

El.K

Kimberlv

;

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AM,,..

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Uentlemen.

^leaz

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trifle

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is

called for,

he expects the

!" ^"'"">' "^ the charge of

proposed on his part.

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Colony

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N- Vork

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'rarer nor

FJdrher.

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No, 10

Newport, Road Island ^[ay till'

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aecordinu to i'

New

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COLONIAI, MANUSCRIPTS.

\.i|tK

>"""

V'": liehiivioiu-

f

he confined

(11-

111

1)118011

—

May

it

the

1()">

*

of June

lli!»f>.

„

list

of the

Roman

Catl.olicks. ^

ain

1

and reputed b

"

please your Lordships ^

New Yorke

f">r,i.-.

our Lordships most obedient most

Ills

Kx.cjl:

|i,.„.

Ciipi.

(>"'"^'' ''"" """'••'"• '"-'^ ""^'

Scl.er.nec.ide on the tenth of '

VuL. IV.

""

Mm.

IFT

JuUn Wfiiin

It.

''-,-.\ir/< r.y.

]

KlINl.

[.it'll'

.lolin Ifif{gs.

I.ii'ii'

Omiik'I

Ciipl. Williaiii llvde.

Lifii'

Kiigcr Wright

Miillhfw ShunkM.

\

'riioiiiiiM

private .Janies

Lieu' iii(oriiielli

this

Cool, llr/ekiah liiiwkiiiM,

m

(•eiiliiirlJH

WiIIimiiin,

Hie

.Idliii

lC9f. Justice.

Concllij.

l'np.T». A.

l'"(ft

Bei kibrd •omplninrlli

Simson, .lolm Vorke,

William Jones,

Hih Mii""

sworn before me the

.lames Wi'fiiiH.

Ii!L

hiHl

I

hereof against his Mi.jeslyes eneiiiycs the French A-

about twelve a clock

at

iimlil

desert mid run

ilangerouN lime of the vmieniyeM approa. InlJlU

Xtv

Ii,

).,i«

l.v




Officer

of a

new

once struck:

ollleer sent

furti ler s

to that

to say Ml

garrison

not.

makf'N oath thai the Will iain Siinson said if his pievi gone oil he would certainly have killed Lieu" lle.ktord .John Vorki >eiim hioughl bed. re the tN.urt A(^rtial was asked what' he had I'* say in his eleiiee did aekliow ledge ihal he il •serted but knew nothing of the inlCni till about half I' an hour betore Ik^'y went, ihe cIimi i>f*ile ...Tasion was by reason of (he OlUcers unkind nesse bill owns lIuilliiN olli ler never sinick or iMinisbed him liroos.s

,|,

•^l-ll

,|„,| I"'

„„, ,„„„

Hi"'" '" '1-Hi

,lie

.

true

Copy David Jamison '

humbly

most aistomarv

,,|,„,„.„ „,„^,

,,^,,_^^.

so (iod have .,

.\

(signed)

>

of deser„o>,

su,ler?lea,h but do

I

,n

|.;u,r|„„d.

the .Armv

in

^^^^y,,^^^_^^

merey upon f{i( ir'

&

.lesire

^

^_;^_

^^^

.b.Mr souls

l\(!()i,ni:.siiv.

CI. Concilij

r-^y^

7

t

—

'TW^''

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^ LONDON DOCUMENTS Governor Fletcher t

N«w-Ydrk

Letter from Coll: Fletcher to

to

:

X.

165

Mr. Blathwayte.

Entrica, A. 40.

]

M' Blathwayt dated

the IS*^ of July 1696.

Sir

Hearing of an opportunity by Boston, so many Packets and Letters being miscarried I thought '^^ ^hls [time to] run the venture of giving you the account; I have j:S'JSr;^^rg;„.. sent two Idrge packets to you at Whitehall and directed one on board each of the ships of war who were to saile from Virginia the beginning of this month. Inclosed is the Association

."rr^^aTr •

«'S"«'' ^y »" "'e inhabitants of the City of New Yorke, those from the Counties are not yet finished and returned ; there is also an address oMUtefatulation

from

the Council of this Province who were very hearty to joyne with me flHbinting k day of thanksgiving for the great and happy deliverance of His Maj'^ and his iSgdom of England which was cheerfully observed throughout the Govern'; duplicates of instructions and papers sent l^qme by M' Brooke and M' Nicolls and many other publick papers and letters that were lost liy the supply the Assembly gave, I am enable.l to recruite the companyes

prrrJ4. ""->•"' .tXlTr,'"

^'"*''' if

for one year Qontlnued from year to year will save the charge and trouble of sending

recruits (i^om Kngland. *

'•""I't^^'-s.

'" '"y

The

three companies

I now depend upon on the the neighbouring Colonies- 500 requisite to serve the fronteers.

have not procured one

I

"P'nion

is

the least

number

is all

man from

The Wo«scll sent from Plymouth hither -with His Majesty's Uoyall Comjnands is taken on our ..oast and the puck.>tt sunk whi,-h is a great trouble to nu,. By son.e chance letters from l"-'^"t« ''f'«"J«. I understand M^ Livingston hath exhibited 'an information Il^/Mru,];:;;;^',:..

•;—

aga.nst

me

I

cannot know the particulars but hope Their Lordships will be so

favourable not to credit l)im until

I

be heard.

have all the (lenllemen in the Councill and vouch lor my bel.uv.our. Since came I

all the honest men in the Covern- ready to amongst them I never meddled with a farthing publick any but by advice, and consem of the (^ouncil who were always Judges 1

money

nor disposed o

the several uses.

of

a *

NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS.

166

Xaitu's of the Ruituiii. Catholics in the City

By His ExceUency You

New-York

[

,

tl»e

I'lpera, A.

A

11.

g.

New -York;

(\f

No.

».

June, 1696,

]

New

Cnptaiu Generall y||g||. how much they

people about thirty years past

nnd,d|Ker

suffer'd

by warr with some of thesQ

since courted tbeir favour, .r else (that they

might from such troul.lesonH- 1ipPrensi

^•"•'•'^"

they Keep about one' hJu^d (;«vernment of New ,V„rk and

The Knglish Subiects

nsiwl

iiM

*>cn..h an,l to en-o.-rage th«n ""•'.

•"-

^'""'iiy^ i".o

"gainst then.;

They

likewise

this small

;

^'

"«y."

l.y

-^>-

i,

bv

the,,, •

o

''""*"'"

'"

r:;

div.

i

;";:"";"

'

'-"""« -ith the :""•" """ -•••'^»^'"-.

'''•"" '^'""

-t""''""'''

'""'''

'""^'" ""'

-"""I'

1

"''""••:

T

i

the *iA,i.i

""'' "'" ^'-"••- -Iw-b

""'" '" """

they

if

'"'

^'''^'''' *""'"

"

which the Indians

I

"''

!"

.

la

verv ..,.

.

jy

l.ir.,..

on-

'.

""

"'"""''

''"'"

all

,

r

•>

7""*"

Z^m,^ „

res

.

t"''

\;' ""'

Vot. IV.

"" '

!

"''»'"'' to

their

make

the insin.n.,ion of .d

La:!:

o'' ^'..'

"^ ^""'-. ,Xf "r "r""'""'^"""»'" """^ "'" The """""la">«o( Lud. ^ " the northern Colonies must abandon

troyed. daily

^

has

.hihlren.

always held a very good

' irg.n.a,and rV."' Mary land ,nto either o(

^

number of Indians which Nations;

The French

"l"'"

l.i«

""" '^""' """''"

t''«'y

'

t

.0 terrilye.! Albany, the .-onse, wl.ole body of these

.dwellings or b

^;-

'«'r

.

,":,':""

••av.;

"^"'"«

•

engage.l

nu.rd, in a few days.

11

\ ^"'"">' ^'"' ^^''""»

^"•' '«

'"a-.J Prisoners/

•

tu^ZZT"''"'

do and be gain^l to t eir N-rth par, of America, espe.iai

'"•'

.i

^

t'-'-Kl- as a father he

''"'"'

.'tr;:;.: ^S';

.

Alii,.,

.v;;:;:r

....•

Hl.onl.1

"-

'l

^

.•orrespon,lence.

*"'>'^"

,

;v..c.;

the

"^ '"

;""'"' """' '"'" ^'""'"'"-

'"" ^"»t

.tv

--^« -^

^

dn'%,'' ""'

1

I

their

"-'-

" T "" "

.

T J t^foTl l^t accept o. h rt J 1

•'--

froih

^''

^ «""" r:h:Trm7''r"^^^' ''"^ "'^^"""'' "f '^ wi ttL, '"' "'""'' ''""™> ''"t, tlie others bein^ r„

\^::t:^z:z:z:r' :r'''''-r

nut soon afler.. those n lias considerable body of their peopl til

approach, fl.d ""''

began the warr. The Frenc and compeiPd them to

,

"-^•-- --^f' ^Y particular order and ^""^ ^^'^X ">i«ht not ''^ ""' •^''«'«'^« "i«''t be easily

V" T'T'

f;^^^^^^^^^^^

*'«»'='> interest in they ,*ould draw Canada, because ^ 1 a land '^"" force «"*''"•"' suffiln. '"" f ^uch an enterprize from Yorke. 'Albany and

JVew

PHvate.y loadenwith

gur3X:r::t::L!:X:^;^V::rth:r:^Tt^l^^"—

were seized at An.st.rdam by no person appeared to

Deliver-d to

,e '

t

own then"

'

AdTnir ,tvT. ^

M^ Secretary Blathwayt May

'"'^"'''^ ^'"""'^ '° «°>«

lo-^ 1C9«. at the

,ight s.all

for the Irulians.

--y

which August 6- 1696 and

I

Hague

Charles Pilsworth. Their Excellencies The Lords Justices of England. '''"''""'•'''' •

Sheweth

Sacred

M,,-- for the

-'^

"ck;p.,edgmentof "'"t they

I

.,K.ir

.|h„

o^ „n^^^

a1

Td"!^^^^^^^

CouiIshL,, a,

'^•""•'i'ionof that IVovince

"Pl-r

yT are

hearty

I

.

,

any matter or thing ''Hng on their Voyage hUh r In •l-y were .taken hy.a pr of « V," in

vLj

I •

"•

Init

"""nu,ue Irom whence they were driven by the

all

the warl.

Till. A.l.lrwK, ,|„o,t N.,»,ml,..r i

'"

.!^;.ri:;r''"'

led a fort at a pla

heginning

,

'?

A-en.l,ly of Hi, ^,^...

'^>rui.

ami ' they were instruct';.,

•'""•'" ''"V" r

'

Ihev found

I'aper.

;t"""

Zy Lie ""n

.

''••'"'

^ '^

" ^^"J

.

"

:,

i

f

.

«--"

i

'

''^"'"^'"'"^^'"•^'''^"-•^ -'I William

''^'^^^'^^^yZ:Iu7^^ -.1-

"

(.'f

l(i»n

will

I.

f

i

..

,

172

NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS.

wTJ

'»!*

«^^f

"«™**^« Indians Of the

thir ffnendsh.p to the English the.r and w". the ffrench but- make operwarr

That

That

it

if

it is

ffive

Nations have seemed

much colder in „r„' ^"^'' n

to be ffeared that tli^y will not onlv strik!

upon tha English. has not been possible for the Gov' of New York w"" th«

^

ffv,r..

thQse 6 nations of Indians should be drawn over t6 the ffrenrh

^

^

i.

..

.i.

nil

.,„

v

v u

:fi

^ interest

^''"'

'^''^'^""^

'

neighbourin'g Coll^nyes has or,^y ^r^^ Continent are e,u.,ly (if notiore)

'^*'I''

l^foJon

^'^"^^ l"'^"">«

^^'^ quitting the English

^^«

^

"""

concern'dTthe daT^r

ass!:^^";::^'^'^::;;::;,:^^ Governm..ftpr sent e«-cc,ual

metlLs

are

'"^ '^^^

^^^ ;r ''"."^^ ""

lies much id'eu'^r"'"n ""' '"

^Z

sTpport

'

it

"

.r;;!:,rr ^:T::rL^:;^^-:;:"'"S'ble of iH'ighbourhood of the

They

^'^^^'

ffron.-h in

r

^

^^°^'"- -^^

'"« o^*^-

'^•'" ^" '^^«"^'

'^•^^'^

''^

''''

-''-^ ""'-'

tliera

hun.b|y therefore Pray Your Excellencies to interceed with his some s.^edy an.l effectual care to be taiv... that the

by the

Mai-

B« iiing in iiiose

part*

may

bee prevented.

Chid: Di«h)kb W. NiCOLL

-r-

I

f

to

Eviirwhich

\

:

'^^

«»">«

----^ Men. armes „nd the danger tiireatned

i

rder >?

'""«''^

'"""'"''''" °" ^""

1

1

.

^•-iv-

«-^^ji** T'^pp'tf-flB'tawjjj.

'^^sw-'p^-s^V"

-i

{

LONDON DOCTUMENTS.' Account of

Eevmm

t?ie

Naw-Tork GnlriM,

[

&

Chidley Brook Coll' The produce tci llio 'ifilh

of the Rerenne from the of Di-ceralwr 11101

Stith

of Neto-Yorjc

SHAX 8t»t>

8113

Ity Raliiries

The jreju endcoTe iisiCS 8 \\i To KxcIho i>f llquora bA^ 15 H To nnxluce of the Weigh house

To

to

]

Hy pnymenls ou

0" 10

100

I'o fines nnd forfeitures ijuitrcDt* received

from 1690

I'ayraenis and disbnrsenienu lh>m the 8()th of the i6lh of Deer 1691.

8 llf

^'

.

an? T''' ^f

am

companyshave SES^ wit?;?p:r?dtiHtTr/;'^ ^T^'^^' ^ tie dav of

H

often troubled

discharged, a^Iast have resigned their

•

me

commandsj on

•i|:

May'^it please

...«...„..

L:r'W^^ Si.^-'^-pW

'"•""""

I

"^

Y6ur Lordships.

therefore beg leave to give your Lordship for

"'.rr.??r:„':

mpdU

hiu.

*" ''•P*'"'^ "P*"'

the safety of this

''"^« transmitted herewith ^ an answer to the" deoosition^ tlk„n . '" P"^""?'" taken against before your L,ora Lordi- as your vour LordiI nr.lp. «, y were pleased to i

t-

''"^

;

May

New York

^

.

Province. ui.u

^'T

"rtoubleo^f '^^^^' ^n^terceei^ng Lt ^Z .^nh an annual supply and tl.T hi «"b mstence of the Company be punctually paid, bein« all the foroe I h . His Maj..

22»^ August 1G9G.

ft

.

command

—

I

me

am

Yqur Lordships Your Lordships most obedient most dutiful '-^uidUTOflt humble servant. •\ Ben Flktchek. please

>" .

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r-

LONDON DOCUMENTS Proceedings of [

Aq July 34"

Abcount of the

late

:

Gommor^letcher

Now- York Ptpen, A.B.

a

X.

at

175

A

ny.

8». ]

Expedition to Albany ik the Month of August 1696.

h^ certain intelligence that the French were on march against the Indians of. the Five Nations. Sunday Aug« the 8- Intelligence came the French ^ere in the Indian countrey and that the nihabitants of Albany were appreliensive of their marching against that garrison. At the same time came a letter from thfe R« Hon-^the ^ Lords of his Ma'^" Privy Council advising of preparac6ns made by the French againsf some part of America. » His Excell. the same day did recommend to the Council cause the guns and batt^rys to be put in order and about noone took, his departure for Albany. His Excell: Benjamin Fletcher

their

'

"

"

^

On

the

of Aug-* his Excell: arrived were upon the fronteers.

7""

officers are

At a Council held

at

at

Albany and called a Council of such

gentl-

&

Albany the 7* day of August 1696.

Presei^t—

His Excellency Benjamin Fletcher A;« ^ Bayard, of the Council. Dirck Wessells Esq' Maj' Peter Schuyler of the Council Coll Rich'' Ingoldesby Matth Clarkson Sefc' Capt. Jaijies Weems Coll. Nich.

:

L' Coll. Charles Lodvyick.

Capt. William Hyfie

Evert Banker Esq'

Capt. Peler

M' Dellius the Minister

Mathews

to the Indians.

His Excell the Governoyr 8ui(|: Gentl. Assoon as I had certaine notice from you that the Enelny were marched intoihe Countrey of our Indian freinds, and by the number of their. forces did seeme to threaten this Vluco and .Schenectady, I made all the haste I could to yo' assistance^'losing no more time but while wrott to Connectieuit & the Jerseys for such supplys of metf as I ciceived necessary upon us occasion by this letter which I rec'eived ^t the same time (with tlM)se from Albafiy) from he Lords of H.s Matyes Council in England, you >^ill see that 1 could not reasonably draw forces fron, New Yorke nor be well spared (Vom that place my selfe yet by advice of his Ma Council there I an, co.iie up with a part my own Company'and desire yo' advice what oC s most proper to be done for the King's service and yo'own safetyes and for the secureing the

'

;

''^"''"'"K the covenan't ch,in

this we are to consider, that time not burthened by an unnecessary ch'arge. His Lxcoll further proposed sending thirty men of hi. own Company now brought up With ''"'"""''"' '^«»'y ->«f «-h of the three companyes here, into the Indian countrey to cover the retreate of ^Itlw our Indians and securethem from their fears. Ihe Council wore of opinion the French retreated it wouM be auMinnecessary charge. And oflVred the.r advice that the Sachems of the Oney.les should b,J sent^for (who are her,. and theire losse condoled which was accordingly done. The Council are of opinion that (he meml^r.rs of (^ouncil present with the (tHicers of the

mavnoVh, may "r and "f!^^;"'^ not bo lost the Countrey

:

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NEW^:IRK

176

done therein

May

to

His

COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS.

"-;Which Lh^

eI, xceiienc)

""' "J^"^* -'^"^ ^^^"^ "-« His Lxcell did approve of and-order accordingly.

T'^

'

it

please Yo' ExcelJ.

•'

Excellency the Governour up„„

„,.,,.,.„,.

-

,l,e

,h„,p „„ic„ „. .e,„

.la^I,',''l£t:

,„

," ^^r^',!'

„.e,„ fr„„, ,i.

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y-'l-uiao „

Alb»„y

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V.

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yb%

,, Deitfljiili

'^'t;"

.,

KvEitt

Bayaiid

Uancker

TfincK \Vks8e.ll8

P'

;

Schuv^er.

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.

>

•

LONDON' feoCUMEIftSi

Copy of a Commission

left

by

X,

-^

177

his Excell;

BENjAMm. Fletcher Capt. Genl. & Govern' in Cheife of hia Mat^' Province of New Yorke &' To Peter Schuyler BsqC'one of his Ma'r" Council for the 8- province, M' Godfrey Dellius Minister at Albany & places adjacent, Maj'Dirck Wessells [Mayor of the City of Albany] and Ihe May of the City for th6 time being. .1 doe by virtue of the pow^r,^ mithority to me given by his Ma'"" Letters Patents under the Great* Seale of England, impower you or any two of you to treat fconfer and consult with the Five Indiari NationSof the Maquaes

m

&,y

Oneydes [Caijouges] Onondages

arid Siunekes who have hitherto been fajthfull to my Master Majesty of Great Brittain, France and Ireland &« and to hol4-a correspondence with them pursuant to such instruccons as you shall from time to time receive from me, so as^ by yor endeavours they may bi confirmed in their fidelity and alfeglahce. And from time to time you -are hereby 'required to.^e a constant ^and niinute^aceount of all yo' proceedings to me & hia Ma"-' Cou^icil for the province of New Yorjie, and' I doe'hetet)y supersede vacate and make nulUny-ibrmer warr« or commissioii grnntetl in this behalfe. Given, under my hand and Sejil

his

att

Albany the tenth day of AuguSfin the

8'"

year of his Ma""* reigne Anno Dni: 1696 .

[The words

injiie abore

Commi

ithin bracket*, are

The

from tljanWiord

BSN

.

;•

.

in jV^fw-Fori Council ifinute», VII.,

219.— Ed.]

Instructions

--

.

Indians with one or two Qhi'istians that understand the Imliaii fftnguape to the Castles of the Sinnekes Caijwuges and Onnondages who are fled, to nrqunint them that upon. the -first news 1 had of the French invasion faithfull

I

.^

asiystance. 'J'hat

at

my

Urrivall

Thatlam

J

are sent from

And

that

1

had

I

intelligence the

"

to their rfeleife


,„„ „„.

„ w,..

I,.,

York, attemling,

(lilbert

„f „r..„,„l„.r. ,„

„..

,l,i. ,..,u„t,v

\M>n

|.VI,-v,

"f "l.-.v,.„

:l:z:v:V'r;TxV': """7' ^"» ^'^

Ml': "

,n

'*.. .M.n.i

New

in

,

«,„,,„„.; „,„U,.

"

'I'-

un„..,l

for

,„„„

PP—'"".V

'

I,.,

'« ^°-'^.

^"^7

Justices of

"'• '""'

I,e,;Z" o Sk':!,

thpP.„

'"

.

i

•

"""• '" '"""

"'" '"'

the Governors took ordinarily as their perquisites in .||

t

'""' ''"" ;" Camul. c'n'uh'm andri'Tr'';''' ,s able to .n.orm ""r"' the Board very

...H^upm. .Hette. from the

Corn^,nuhnce

l.tu^een

'«

«"•' ^^•«°"'

Gonrnor

Fhtch.,-

and

t

Cov. Fletcher

^

-

GorenunnU of

tfu-

tlfe

FrendHn

to his

pLe

Canuectieut.

J

to (Jov. Treat.

New

,

Sir.

'ong " Prisoner

Committee of Trade and Plantations, he was restored

(Nc-w-V„rk Pupom. An, A, 10.

'

-'- ""d ^'-n

particularly of the strength of

Yorke June

l?"" I()!)6.

JJ.T late Afajusties royal letters under her sign manual hearing date at Whitehall the oo- „r

.


a^^

V

I

LONDON DOCUMENTS obedience to the comand of her late M,nip«tv

For His

To

the

Maj"

Hon

:

special

f„>

-.r^A

X.

:

187

m

i,-

•

^^^

Service

Coll. Robert Treat

'

Fletcher.

Gov'

of the Coliony of Coneticutt, these.

Gov. Fletcher to Gov. Treat. ^'^'^ "^orke June ig"„ 1695. c,. bir. By an express last night from the frontecrs of tl.i« Pr„, r u considerable body of French are ""' " '^'^ within a d ye .^ h of Albany. Ai.? ! do therefore again I apply myself to you for vour Onota nf I I . '"'^" ^"'^ ^"^^^ ^'^''^ '^ ^-^'-'t'. dl^pLhed to Albany •

"w

^'T

fr'ttcui, d^tc pia„,.^^" .

service.

connot doubt your con Maryland. I have not time to enirrglb I

7 /??

t/

d

I

" '"."^

f*^

'""'='- '°^ '"«

^^^'^j'^"

'

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Sir

.

°' ^

"^"^ '^^

Your humble Serv'

Ben Fletcher

Superscribed. For His Mnj" special Service. To the Hon. Col! R(,b< Treat.

Gov' of Conecticutt, these

Governor and Council of Conn

May

it

Gov. Fletcher.

to

:

please Yo' P^xcellency.

Yo«r letters of the l?" of this instant woe have in Counril! v.rtue of a royall letter from her late Mai-, you a , nt

Albany the Fmpire as ;

lirst

also

of August next for h

your

,1

letter o

night from the Irol.tier of your are within a few dales march

Yet no.withstan.nng

L;

.

of Ins Maj.. interest an.l o .r to be put to ueclloss

•i-i- not

^ge

cl

w/

I".iiansl,eron,eoverlhe Lake before .ni-l.o.f they can do an. p*^ ; U

:

"-

opinion tha, .he .p.o.a o, "eiKl.l.ouringCollonies & I'rovin.-es «'' -'

"

i.^'

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•

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.

1

X. LONDOI^ DOCI|HIENTS X. 189. with the iCings pinnace to brin| them back, but thepeople refused t(J discover them untill'he was gone. S.r there are also 14 of the new forces^un away from and are all sheltered n-your CoUony. I never d.d delight in blood, if ij be only a princi/e of Compassion to the mens hves. I do mgng-e none of them shall ^ffer death for this fault only le't them be returned, :

AlWy

hat the garr.son

I

may

see there

U prudence

cannot th.nk

for

is no possibility to escape to prevent a greater inconveniency. your people to meddle in this^m^tter,

which

bur

apparently to the

is

and prejud.ce of the Rrng's service and their own ease and. security. I did receive the, uud>gence of the y.vateer last night I heard of her on Saturday afternoon when I ordered 3rof the Grenad.ers of my own Company, on board, •

;

to^strengtben the,

Richmond, who

yesterdaj^noon.

sailed

*-


directs.

in readiness, unless .you

&

twenty men. with thek

that suitable provision be made for their application to you first is your nearness to

rtom the remoter Collonyes and that the I

am

Sir

Your humble Servant

.

Ben: Fi,etcher.

'

Governor and-Counc:' of Conn, Excellent Sir.

Your

men

ayreleihi

J

Gov. Fletcher Hartford Aug- 12-

'

«f the

letter-

of your

to

J-

5'-

xcellency-

of this

month

Company

is

nojw before us, whereby

that are fled from

we

109.5.

are infornie^J of three

New Yorke who were

takt-n up at and there niipnsoned and afterwanls rescued by the people of the town and concealed

mqmred ,n o by us or our order, and according as it doth appear when examined they shall be dealt w.thall accr.ling to thnir demerrits. You also if.florm of fourteen of your new forces that au, fl^, .n.m Albany sheltered in our-Collony, which we must pVofess we^LJe no kfioledge of; and upon our .n.,uiry as.yet we can receive no such intimation but u,,x,n your Kxcellen,.ys notice we shall forthwith seu.Unit hue and cryes to seize all such perso is as are suspiciously guilty of being such persons to be secured and returned. For are of your KxcelleiuAs opinion that fbr us to be any wayes abetting or incourageing to sucif persons unlawfully withdrawing fVoni His M,,u service, it is preju.licial to his Majesties interes t lease and security o ins good subjects. Sir, we thank you for your ire in sen.ling forth d f nush.ii^t he lh..limond frig^at with men to go forth against the c.-.im.n enemv all e r.iy .od grant them good success in expelling off the enemy that is upon ouc Coants. Your Ixcellency ,H eased to signify unto ns His Maj^hath p appointed a of 1198 men n n tl.e severall ( ollonvs and I'l-ovinces of this America to be un.ier your comand ; of

'

&

:

L

Q.L

whig

'^"

zr;;;;::r.r 1'" i.lents, to

•:•;:•

"^'';""^ ^"» >-«'«'

wluch we must say as formerly

no.,o„,y a-uh

„„

.vift;

'-

y-^appncation

n in

'

" """'stance to

v..

""^ this

and incidents would

"' ''^«'""'

"""V ""'""'"'*''"

Aug*

'»""

""' ^•'""«"'

^^^

'" ''""'

f /7v'"""''

'^"°-"'? "'"t I " ""^ "'' »>'•'«""•

^rSty^Xl^^tlrr cl^^^^^^^^

,fi(*t .;_

r -I'iBS" /'rr"¥wf?>'>~T

t^f.->'»»K,-^s'-".j»«'

*''«!'•

'"^'^''"^ ^''^^^^ "

''^« L-i

'"

some of^

l""^^"*''"^ ^7 "^''^ *" '"' ^^^^ "''« "P°"

^'^^

»"» ^ »« y«»^ Persisting in " ofl ™"' "' """ '"^ "° your Excellency please t„ ^^at if for ou . Quo a f I>rovi,ces we a^. Teady to ^'^ '""'^'''^ ^""-^^^ do * . h w " uTeT" '""''' "'f "' '"" l=^quired we must plainly of ^ you iat we areTr nine months at Caderaque. ^""''^ ''"^ ^^« -wit ^y. Zv oif nToT'^ "V""''"'we cannot and therefore may possibly do promise [to irrorut w '"''"v^ not *»«'"»• '""'1 '"P"^'*' short of

for^

call

Sir,

V.

^

°'^'''-

.

Jy.

"P the River are forced continue

thiMiS

to si

Besides the

still.

principal of

At

blast

ourcropp but ha

ZLI

'usf:

W

son.e

«ndle

very

^captive

%

„,tvnn'rt Id '!«„? n

1

T

."''/'" -^-f of our neighbours

">'^-

-''«»-

ther^

now

7

fulfilling

way

for our ease.

.

Sir.

we

C,:;rZ:a;Tre:y^:^^^^^^^^

ai. ^v^KiiglJsh be!;^

i/**/

„„d m^st

»«V"y1-troyed the l;:^'" "^ "°'*'="P«ble of your

asS rrw^rd^g::^'^^^

'^ *

•

yet would

:

'.

i

.

it.

"'"

i^^p'ab ^ : "'••' comands. and^therefore desire your TxcellC nn *» '=«n'"«^" "ome "[ . , ''"*"'^y to could not deny them up the river

frontiers.

f^"*

^

"not

our

"'•

t

tell

fall

;#

*

as" also that

Iw

in

kdarackque it cannorrthCrh .^^ tLoughtthelndlLmay 2e sufficien

\^-\k^iMa*

"^""""^ ^0"'^

.

Inform us

5j8«Pn,

resettlement of

\^

' "^^^^

'

you do not c6mand^r d dHte' out 01 more proportion comand or . the

uf^Pth hem to us. so that the

'

Hartford Aug« Sgii-jieas.

that

?olir"t&r-'""

,1.-^

^'^ ^""^ ««»

""^

"^tiU^e first of May next comanded to give obedience

'

'^' ''^^'^''

,

» jJi^t^(^£iit V^.>^^

^

,

>

,\

']Lju.

in

Cheif

of his Maj"" Province of

W-

Bt Fort

John

..

Excellency Coll: nenjamin

Fletcher Esq' (;ov'

in N.

& Cap'

(ien"

Yorke

,\.

^

Ai.i.vn Secry:

,

&,«

Yorke, this.—

(hKlorsed) " Ace' of what

l««. Capt .Johnson allsoe gave me account that lit Ills coming from Albany, a Dutch souldier came from Arnout the interpreter, then up in the SenockH Country, and was to goe with them and the other Nations to meet at Fort La Mot; mill mtormed that by reason of the Small I'ox soe generally among them they could not comply with their promise of soe many hundred Houldiers, that the (Jreat (iod had slojit their way cdiiHiderable could be procured;

me

provition

that

not to be

is

;

which was the expression they used. This newes did a little dishearten the Burgers, who freely offered IhemMeiveH in the designe but haveing noe letter from the Comissioners at ;

Allbany of this mutter

Aug"

M)""

am

I

I

an expres iniinediiitely to

diH|)atcht

inlorme'

Camp

Ciii.tJohimni'H Schuyler with the party of ('hristians at tiie

Woodcreek relumed

klU'd IU mi'u and took Sejil

.V

men and

I ft

1

to Allbiiny

women

haveing been

at

^ Indians W

I

Hent out from

La IVere de Magdalene, they

priftoners.

sent an expres to the (Jov'

and Councill of ("onecticol to give ace' herof. Sept r,"Haveing no post from Conectirot and the seaHon very cold and noe Mlicller (or the souldiers who were poonly clothed, sent Capf iNuholis to the (Jov' & Councill I

I

l,.r

Bpee

^

•'"••'•

more

I.,

the y.-ar 90 l'r,.Mei,lH

ll„.n.

lo

M'

(

Tweiilv m.'n were

Huflicient

I.)

all

-the

keep that

that |'r„v,n.e. by the

the en.l ol

ma.le Ihe

n.a.le H.n.v

be w.,rlh lOOlU'.

mcire value ilmn

1..

!>.>,

In.li,

'''"" ""• Krealest thai ever

I'res,.nts

r..ck.m'.l

raiN.-.l up,,,,

( ieneral ANH..n,bly, for the charge they r.Mk..n'.l might be about' 4000IU'.

th.-y

sai.l

was guru

it

lill

was S9,

.h.n

H.,n,elim,.s

,m.e a yenr

above \Mx went thr.mgh his han.ls

.lid lu.t

a;:,ount lo

i.Muernier's .erlain knowle.ig: Cor it Colonel Flel.her's c.nn.ng there ( n„w about (..ur years) they And the returns ma.le by Ihe In.lians th.^ said were usually

..f

what given Ihem

And always given as to the King. Indians (.mr frein.ls) were ..llemle.l that he had not given Ihem the uui.tance promiseii. which shoul.ijiuve beencheilly men to joyiie with them against the They

said that

:

the

French

I

•"

198

NEW- YORK COLONIAL

ItfANJUSCRIPTS.

Indanshe.r Ennem.es. Those Freind Indians come frequently to Albany and bny guns and ammun. .on here. Many .„ that country understand their language chei/y Arnold Cornelisse V .lie who had been ...terpreter, but was turned out ;

because he had been concernd in the opposition to Captain Ingoldsby. The Trade with the Indians they said was much gone to Canada: because part of the Mohaques were joynd with the French. The trench Fort of Cadaraqui they say is 150: or 200 miles Northwest of Albany, governour Le.s er (th.s NF.Leisler's Father) pulld it down; but the French have rebuilt it of stone

Kevolufon

.n

bchenectidy .s in the way to it. There are very great feudes in the Country, ever since the Revolution. Those who joyn'd wth Governour Le.sler ,n it are 19 to one, But now oppressed and kept out of all mannJr of place or e.„ployn,ent .n the Government. This Couvernier was conde.nned with Governour

th.fkl.?"!

f "r'? """ ''"'"'

to bt sure to put .n noth.ng but

''""

'"

what they can

O&veiiior Fletcher

May

please

it

Vour

SES;:::

„

'!";'y "'

-"

Fifiuli ImllHiiH M

A

|>nnyMrthiMi|>tH>r

HHdiiri*

r'>n

imMlW Kn-ii. ti nil. lilM«*4| M'VithI nf

letter

Up

id ir»'nir

|i.

t.i iiM't'l

"

Al-

III.-

n

h^^w*

Ih*

Miiiri> lh.< iM.hiini Im itii R'I'htion 1.1 II M'N

N.'

H'il.lr- itiMri

"'^'

'"'

t...,

Uh*

t.>

.nv.f

till

rii

I..

do

Trade.

of_

]

Lords of the

late

Committee

''^

"">'

"'"

'^'"•>'""ri'«fiil.

S"

to

^-•'"tever

.

were holly pursued hut Imiiv

the

wounded another near Sehenectadv. A parly of the upper nations returni..,;

llictn

IHlUoflH.

to

l(;9(i.

'"" '"•'"'"«

About

kill

iimii Nii.t wtitiinil

justfye.

«ril

eoatn nnd Hho..s h.r the

eomp-"

pHMlamation prohibiting any I.idnm Corne or pease

"""' """'

to ,he val.ie of X/iOt)

ll„. AMse.nhly of ,Imh IVovM.ee for their eneouraKen.ent. with Hdvi.v and eouHenl of the Counnl of tins I'rovinre issued a

'^'•^" ""'"•

'

"-

'"'''"-

may

he

first

to

be

Hupplyed

brought .lown the in their

extreumily

LONDON DOCUMENTS: a

drove

Prixfl

X.

ii|>on

Squadron of F?ance. were

« ""'"''' «'"P fro- J-aicn. the Sarah aiTZL'T l'''''r ^"""^'-i.e ho.eward« bound were taken by a Fre^ h Ci^ Htr.ioT: u:d p'^ '""^' ^'"^"^^"

vessel being

drove upon

coast

thtilr

'^^^«

no other

" ^wl ere n Lro^Tb

me7b;a

thsVUT T,

oLerronTo.rd

of the ship and loading b ""

i

pZ tuT,'"

d^r

"'"" vess

squadron had

some

tl.rew

is

toir

"'"

'"•

:;

'""''^ ^"'^

^«^« «eperated,

'.'"^'^"^ '''' '''''''

)

''"' '" ^""'^

'"

"""

"" ^""''

tar^^Ciorwr^o'lH.r'""'"" '"'"" Boml,s l,„t w eT ''"'^ "''"'

'-^'"^ ^"""'^

V""'; '"'' "'*'"

T

M .rr„n

the

*"

'^^^ '^^' ^'^

''."' '^'"•^

f"'""' T' '"'^ ""'' '''

SSS T.j.,^. Hp oan

Jn^JZI-";:: "'.T" **"'' !. h 1 fron. the 't he understands

th

u..„

no ufhim bU

T

nnd

(fct

iManrr

s

nclfthlmuni

pr..;v.,„;;.V;^i.

i, dives

^»'"'"«° ""'I ^ave heard no

as

'^^s?-

:r

wi.h

all tl.e

:r:rj.

are relieved that the

"''^*"""^"

"'"

'"'

""""

"""''' '" "'^

;

'"l

^

^'''''^

I

have made

-«

i3r.;;r:;;, ;n;;.!;;, ^

"".st hund.ly

renew n.y application

Vorke Se|)r

for a

^'"^'"

yearly supply „f Htores of warr

'-"^ ......ips-vour ...rd. n...

l?"" KJSMi.

I

"»" ''«nee

''''^

""^ """"^

!::: :;;r:'r' what was sent

.i.iiiili

account fbr

"^ ^'^

'

-^o sundry

''''"'' '""' ^'^

r

further ^oneernin^ thenl!

^"'^ "^•"•^'ght

''"^^ '^«P»-'^ «f

^

''"'

^-

this

IVl„„re ol

(bat

VVoodbridge

„„,.-„ "'I- o, ,he young men and can the best ^.

assist.

I

l„„l

...

who was

""""" •^'"""» ""'" ^•''" '""'

of bis t'ompany.

They mus, be soothed —.-.

-a

He knows

into .,; ,or .

'"'•'n

the

ZertL.; H_

X

)

200

NEW.-^ORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS.

the power of the Commission will make them all run the Province. I am really ashamed grieved they are so awkward ; they still object the exemption or n.oncomplyance of the neighbounng Colonies, nor will this ever be remedyed uniesse the support of the fronteers reaches all North America as it is the remoter Colonies are soe many asylums. I am with true regard may it please yo' Excell. :

;

Yo' Excell most

faithfull

&

most

obedient servant

Burlington 26". June (96)

And. Hamilton'

Copia vera (signed)

David Jamison

CI. Concilij.

Governor Hamilton t

May

Oovemor FUtcher.

to

N«w-Tork Papera,

A. B., BJ8.

it please Yo' E*cell Could I make our people as sensible of the hazard Albany lyes unde/TMfNim, and that the weaknesse of that garrison; which they cannot be ignorant [of] may /great probability tempt the enerhy to attack the place, as they bav^ Pomaquid, upon the sn^^e grounds, I am sure they would find .t their interest to run to its .i^nce but whom have/to work upon but a stiff and an obstmate people who shutt their ears to ail reason and/ecome debauched by the ill example of the neighbouring Colonies which they still obtrud/to me. :

;

if

Yo' ExcMl. may beleive 'twas with great difficulty I obteyj-d what mvasion they should march to the fronteers and be at

enemy

over or the

j^rty to UCas forced

retreated; and even to obtein this

from Yo' Excell. and pledged

my own

credilt to prortrTo

them

did, that in rase of an

I

when the accon was promise them U'- a day

return to

more

la-

at the first sitting of

an

AxnMW

rU-u.,..,, „rigi„,Hy . m.r,.|,.nt „f IMi„l,„r«h, o,ni«r.,..„l .l.out the yoar he h..i pr.v,ou.ly v,,.t.«l, .. .,„.oi«l ,^..„t ..f ,ho ,.r.,,.ri....,r. 11.. „.. ,.„. ..f ,ho

IrtHft

Counoil

«

In

.,f

which nn.vino..

N,.w..I..r«.y,

l,„r.l

Neil .•.mphell,

whom

h«

On ih,. ,l..,H,«i..i„„ „f An,l^,^ in 1«H», IU„««„„ .Mnlmrk...! fur KnKl.u.l in „r,lcr I,. c.-n.,>lt *,.h the ,.r i....,,^ Im,. w», Ukon pri-onor „„ hi. v„y,.«,. .u Uin.nl ,i,„., ,,y ,he Fren.... 11„ w„ „.,„.;„,«, (Jov,.r„,.ror N..w-,ler.,.y „> im.'A in S..|.,..„,l,..r „f w h y..,r h- r..lnrn*,l llniher. Wl.iU. he w.. in Kn^l^.l. Th.,m„ N..,l„ obi«,no.l . p».«„l lo ,„ubli,h ,H«t .,me... ll,rou«hont the A rionn („l.,nie^ .n,l ,.„ i,

„,.,..

p,-...l..ee«or,.'

^,,„

Me

h.vn.K b..n aw-i-.t.-!

U.V,

Ku,|y„r.l, .„,! he

J'ropriHon-KiK

Leputy (loT.r-o, of wif. ... Ann, th. wl.low of

III.

flr!t

l..(l

one «.,, John, ,h„ ...Ueq

lly

LONDON DOCUMENTS:

X.

201

Assembly, they live so plentifully at home and have so great wages besides severall of our youth gone to the .Southern Colonies to be fre« from detachments, and several as I am told gone aboard Captain Kidd, Ihat there is not a possibility to prevaile with them to continue in garrison, and indeed verj' ditlicult to effect any thing. I am truly melancholiy to see our selves thus baffled by a handfull of French nor will it ever be otherwise untill the Crowne send a force to root them out of America or put an indisputable command upon every Colony to furnish a (iuota and pay ftiem ; for while

it

Assemblyes^o

of our

rests in the Iwests

fund for the support of the fronteers or neglect it, and in the choice of the people to march or stay at bonus Yo' Excell. is not to be told at this time of day

what 1

raise a

part they'le choose..

notwithstanding

will

,

an AR8end)ly

call

fronteers with all the zeal

I

am

Octob' next and will inforce the necessity of the

in

sensihle they require.

May

I

am,

please Yo' ExcoU.

it

'

Yo' Kxcics most

faithful! and most obeditMit servant

Burlington 28 Aug.

To

his

Kxcell.

Fletcher, Ca|>'

New

of

'

'

i>G.

And

:

Hamilton

Col Benjamin Gen" & (ioverii"'

Yorke, these. Cojjia vera

(signed)

David .Iamisox

of Uoturt Liv'nxj.^ton

/'(h/ioii

I

To

His

Kxc.'ll:

ll,.iij:

\orkeaml ,

y

and

to

N'.vi-Vi)rk

CI. Concilij.

(lovernor (tnd Cuunvil of

tli
/esentatives upon your E.^^M^nd Councill for

particul4rly api^ars by an order of

y

for

/;^;j

9.>/o.

being

y

prays

y' yolir

Exj;ell. afore.s-'

to

y

direction

y

whom

y"

in

y"

a''

now ready

prooffs

y

be

to

laid

before

y

and Councell

Excell:

for

y

peticJn expressed, and likewLsc; y' y' ExcelJ: would be Excel( .warrant for payment of aforesaid re^)ective summs, according in

s''

y

y

of his most

^ell

Councill, and likewise y' y' Excell.^|; CouruMJl

.MajJ- in

woul(^ be i)leased to recomi1i91. your

I'er

:

for subsisting

IpctitioiuT

is

His .Maj"

inlorm'd since

his arriveall here, y* same has been paid unto Cotonell CortlancW, who was an ecpiall sharer with your Excell: Petition' therein, thoV at same [lime/] of ilxcell. J'elilioners d.'|)arture from this Province then' was due to y' Excell. Petitioner

y

t-

.£9()().

Excell

y

in

£'M)0 as liquid;

bound N.

y

Excell. Petitioner

but y* shall

pixid,

now y'

ready to

Excell

make appear under

aforesaid y'

the

s-"

s-'

somme

of

Colonell Cortland's

Petitioner hath no further to say, but as in duty

ever ])rav

Yorke y'

Seplemb.

same being

is

manner

Ifon' lO"-

\C,'.H>.

}.J

^

LiviNfi.sroN.

'

'»l

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t

%I

i

LONDON DOC! 'MENTS liepoH^of

the

203

Council of Xciv-Yorl on Mr. Livingjitm\'i Commimian. [Ni'W-V)(»k, B. T., VI. 299.]

r-

At ji Council held

His .Ma"" Fort

at

>'kese'nt M"- llobert

X.

:

New

in

»

York,the IS"- day of Septemb^ 16

His Excell. Benjamin Fletcher

Livingston did tender his commicon to

liis

&."

Excell. in Councill,

which was read

and severall of the members of Council objecting that his allegac6ns upon -which he 'has obtain'd the same are falsle, and th{it he i§,^Hl alien born It is

ordered, the whole Councill be a Cofnjnittee to consider ^ p' Order

what

is»to

David Jamison

In obedience to the abdve reference

Commicon

we

be done therein

CI. Concilij.

i)ave duely considered His ••Most' Sacred MiitJ-es

M' Rob' Ljji'ingston granted upon his peticon whereby he is confirmed in his severall imployments of Collector of t]ie Excise, Receiver of the Qu'itt Rents in the County and City of Albany and Towi'i Clerke of the Peace and Clerke of the Comon i'leas there, and to

the execution of his oflice of Secretary or Agent (or the government of Indian Nation and that the fee-or sallafy ef one hundred ppunda sterling p'

in

to

him

as a

recompeuce of

performance of the

We

luiiiibly

s"*

his past strvices

for his future

Annum

encouragement

imployment

in the

olliciated torjeverall years jvisl, for

be allowed

in the diligent

imployment.

olfer that

to the

'

Albany, ClTT^te of the Peace and Clerk*' fees,

and

New Yorke

of the CoflecVor of Excise,

u| the

Comon

I'leiis

Towne

Clerke' at

there, the said

M' Livingston has rewarded by the severall

which he has been sutliciently by which and other imployments of the

penpiisites and sallaryes thereuulo belonging,

(government he has attained

to> a very considerable estate; in soe nmch that thereby he has raised iiiniselfe from nothing, to be one of the riche.st'men of the Province.. As for the otfice of Jlec/ of the (iuitrents, the sipiie has been-ahvayes i)erforjned hy the sherills of the severall Countyes itnd Hir the MHice of Secretary or Agent to the

(Jovernmenjl

;

the Indian Nations,

We

humbly>pHer that there never was any such otlicer as. Agent ot Secretary to tiie Indians, all treatyes betwixt the (io\Vrnment and the Indians Inning been |)erl'ormed in a mo.st solemn manner by the (Jovernours tJiemselves in person, or u\Hm some to

occasions of small

momeritby

the

t^ommaoders

in

Cheifr or Magistrates of Albany by speciall

direction and instructions for the snme.

And all that .\P Livingston can pretend'lo haVe doiie therein, Mi^s to ren'clet from Dutch initt English what passed (U the conferences, which has, tbr itiortj ihairtiurty years i)ast, beep the duty of the Toatc,st

favours your (irace vouchsafed unto of gratitude on all occasions to acknowled

to .supiilicate

On my

your

arrival

(irace 1o accept of

here,

Fletchek

rup.-rn.

ricase Vour (Irace.

it

'I'lif

;

made

my

my

mo,st

aii^],

kes

humb

engageth

me now

me with

the

most humbly

pi^dutiful thanks,

business to hasten to

"'aiiy, w4iere our (ioveriiour was. and did pieseut to him yoiw (irace's letter; but that gentleman was so incensed against me l^ir appearing at y" ( 'j)uiicil b(M»nl, that he not mily vejited his rage and fury with great indignation, hilt has stepped over all his duly to his .Majesty, and y' (irace's letter. He has suspended not only me from e.xeculing my ollices, but also His Majesty's Commission, by 1

it

which means him.seUMn a liigh(T station than your (irace, and takes u|)on I'lim to controle what is transacted by your (irace at Whit. 'hall, it is an act without I'resident, it having never been known that a subject has (|ueMlioned his I'rinco's power. He makes such resentments of my complaining of his suspending the execution of the Act ofAs-sembly made for||^ sati.slying .seateth

'

of

the dfbts of the (ioveniment,

endeavors giiin

to obliterate all

hisCoumill

and has thereby conceived such jirejudice against me, (hat my former service done to the Crown in this (loVermiMMit, and

to addres.se his

V

lie

to

Majesty and Itight Hon"" the Lords of the I'Jantations auainst me, saying that the Commi.ssion was surre|.titiously obtained, and that there was never such an ollice before. And with such reasons, and others that caniiol discouo rse, entleavours I

s

\ tt"

M:\V-Yt.)RK to Jiistif}- liiuisclC Cor

he

tliat wlicii

ciuiit"

to the

liciicfit

COLONrAL MANUSCllIPTS.

h;is made upon Hi.s Arnjcsty'R Authority', not remembering Cover niiieiif,! lie made a n ew oHiee, wlueh is now of

111-

1(1

into the

lirsf

litth


.r^l

z ti t!::,::

••"'"i-uing

"—y. und -

,e

''

in

^'"'"''—ti""

''"''"''''"' "'"•'"" '"""-

1) :..','

"'

'

'7'^^'':

liloM ^;;7''"-^'""."'~l"'"-"''" ''"»"' "'

interest seized llic

.'^'

Kevoliilion.

Th..K„„i(j

sZTrl..,.. '^

^

'''''!'»' Yo *°rKe ke mUU u.th a with P '''^'^ Ynrkp Comission obey tl-e the Comander i,, •» "»'-y ^7"""°» in PI,..;.;. r„. :.... ... V.T:;;;:Z,;:.;:,:? Cheite f«r the time '""'"^' '" bein^ ''"' ..::,;,";;;: "'""' '"« ''" "•"vnii i.o '"^ '""^"" -M' «^'"ioiey ^^ ''« sent c;h ""-"t ;> C^Hidley diev isrooke Hr,u,k "..•i Brooke (now r/'-'V:;":;; >. K..n nf '" .^' ^: ( now ( Coliecto. o ector ,.r ,. * of N..«; v,>rL .\ -

...

.

1

•

•

.

Z,

.

....

.

i

"''••-"

-;

unless they

Ked warred.

would

assist

treated as sucli.

ir:iir',r ir,I".r" .""H,.„,„.,..o„vr

-m.„;Vi.r

•'

.1

..'U' I.I.

iHuiKniiH-

nrrivri.

ii.-ini,,ri.

..-u

w-

j„«,

i.,i.,..r.i..r"

"

^'

^

Slou^ .'""«'"'«

L;,;:Z,'','7''''

ami (

weekes

»•

"U.i.vll

(

liiirolNl.v'H h>'.nii> M

,

his arrivall

b

L,.|N|,.r u.,,., ,i,..r

"l

S

Ilu,

c„|,. Slaughter

r

callim.

^

i

,

'""""

at

th-

"'*'

^

instiga,.,.,.

""•' '''"'^i"g

•

"

'

;

Councell,

w

'•'«

th the before

mencone.l proceedings, an.l dure.ng their absence their estates were ^''^""^^"^ ''''"'-' ''"'-'

^-'

:::::nt:d unt::^

^""

'•'*

"'7'*'

^^—

^--

--'^ -y^^^

- ^^^^^

P"-"*--'''*-'! "Kam«t as truytors, w>?ich they refuseing to doe eleaven months in custody, but were then discharged bv his Ma '. general! or.ler, which coman.led .he (iovern' of New Yorke not onlv to .i.scharge their persons but likewise to vacate the said ogni.ances and all pn^eediilgl th-r

'^

h'Tv:r:

...p.,i,„.,„pr.™.

^''•»'

""'

'^rVrii^

^

'^••Pt

'••'

at)out

""tv.-..hs.an.l,ng neither .he

.

money

or goo.ls seized

"'"" "'"""" '"" '""• "'""'"•^ """ ''"' r Slau Maughter was served with the said Order of his ( «1.

I

.

l:Vr;;:r;S!;;;

... notwi.

,

Ma-

»'"«

HiTNln

•lul

W«Ml,|

MiH

Ihfiit.

i'ui

«""'••

""'«•«

"">"«'

i'ri^.mers

would

1'

''""• "PP-"t-J to succeed and his Councell. but refus ^''••"-

petlc...

him

for

their dimhar.re

.:;;;:;c;: ii. Z;;;:;t;.;'^^^^

i-My...., „.,.,.. hit

""'

'^'"'y

'

upon those recLiz„„..

most refuse

«,|,ll|t

of

those chosen

hii.l

beene well nflecled

them and comande.f .he Klectors

to

to

Cap.. Leislers inleres.

goe to a

In

dm

itt

them, but packed an

AMemhIy

of

whom

h> phMiwed

'ii :*.-

new

elecc^n.

he

Ipon

•!,

)

216

NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS.

f

&?^-

(

':-"• very

signed

(signed) '"

me second door at the right hand goeing th^::o^rrartr"''";'M"";''"^

Me^.r.. Lei,l,r

1

Short after

in to

"•

New

thr« nrrivall

Ni-wYtrt

l'ri(M.ni,

A

B.

A

IS.

(he

li,.i,

.

i.-i

street

:

GoUVKllNEUR.

neertheKxciseOmce,

.,

i

i

Gnercmr..

at

Xe,r.York.

1

Vorke from primo Septeniher

of (idviTiif

^^-i

-

Ifioa. ,„ :„. ,

stiU

Jacob Leisler

AbhAH

the Court.

and aourerueur\, Account^' (

Criev«n?cs nf

^^^"-'^•'-»

credibb^Lns pelfsoiia

October. G96. I

-

I

I'

LONDON DOCUMENTS:

X.

217

2. Sover«rt persona addressed to Gov' Ben Fletcher annes aga.n were left in the Fort, at

by peticons and verbally tp have their wNew Yorke. when Gov' Henry SlougTter arrived, after the ,n«urreet.on created by Cap' Richard Ingoldesby and the present Councill then oni; nouMnated, when Capt J. Leisler commanded y- people, in the.r arms,

w-

they did

not per ormed, but to the received

them

number about 300, to lay down pronme was made they should have them again. This was contrary detained from them wUh great abuses. At first. some few then

;

ack. but short after

it

the

ill

Councellors of the

^'"^ ''"' ""'"' ""

h°mJe.Und'if 1 been ^T^'" luuged and .t hee !bad there, would have done could have no remedy again. ,

1

•

,

it

s«

""'''^-'"''

Gov' advised him to the ^»"'-^-' Reserved to be

to every, tenth

man

;

so in the future

_

"•l'''-V««« to Gov Bfen Fletcher for payem- of service done for his Capt. J. Leisters administration, in the governmenV who were ,endat.ons they had ^erved-a rehell and uniawfull man. could

P"^°".« """^•' •

'^•^fir"l! presentWaj-myetune (

answered

W

v,!,

of

but rather pun.shment aud this was alwayes by to

Capt

Le.sler and h.s assistants under

J.

him

y Councill

in the

expect no pay

inflan.ed in mort.-Jl adversaHel

time of the Revolution for bis present

That such persons who had laid out n.ony ant] good,s for his Maj''- service In y- gOvernm' J. Le.sler had the administracon could \fot have satisfaction, but by the ill Councilors, kept out, they esteeming such goods to be stolen. & to be repaid by the persons ..who receive,! them by the order of Capt J. Leisler then Comander in Cheif;' by w- great d.ssafslact.on was given, they wilfully n.akeing no distinction between a time of revolution and an other time. 4.

when Cap

That Lieu' John Hutchins Esq. who bad the King's immediate comission was imprisoned Albany & so sent to A. Yorke, and comeing before the CJoV B. K. was suspended, & kept

5 «^t

out MS pay, because he ha.l favoured y* case of Capt. J. Leisler and the actors under Imn; in the irst place, haveu.g sen.! the people back that can.e to make the insurrection at Capt. R ngoldesbys arrivall, raised by the meanes of .Joseph Dudley and Chidley Brooke, CoUecto'. for w- the.r actions was no reason, and especially to the s"

h.s t.ollectors place, before s- time,

expect; and

m

Haughter not

the

place haveing by

to order the

lor their reprieve

V.'

y-"

by C^apt

J.

Brooke haveing been adnmted in him was ull he coul.l

Leislers order, w'- for

many perswasions indeavoured

execution of J. L.

&

J. Mill:

and against

it

to hinder y'

being against his

Gov'

letter to the

H

King

his comission from his Maj"* That the unjust and considerable forfeitures tak.M." in a violent manner from Capt. .Licoh Maurit/. and M' Johannes l>rovoost for non appearance to the S.ipreame Court at New Yorke ^^' was taken o( by the (Queens order a.ul promised it should be repaid, and was never paid or brought amongst the debts of the government, onely to oppress them that had acted un.ler Cap J. L. they haveing been both of his Councellors. 7. That Major (lerranlus Heekman one of Capt. Jacob Leislers Councill hath been banished Ml yM.ovenun. by (;ov' B. F. order, an.l forced to enter into a bond of good behaviour of 0.

.1/500

w

sutticent security not to .lepart this province;

only because be would send some h.s ow.ie with others, to procure from his Maj'' a discharge of the diirty actions brought against them upon pretence of law.

money

of

That

N.

I'.

ace'."

a

Dehi Noy who

ha.l been Mayor of New Yorke Citty and Collector in Cupt. J. L bound to give his parole not to depart this Province, on preteijce y' the were paid by order of an uniawfull comander. w'"; ncC" were by Gov' B.

u.ImM..strat.on

publick

i:i .J..

was

also-

F.

Vol. IV.

as

/

«-:'•

!

i

218

NEW- YORK COLONIAL 'MANUSCRIPTS.

di........

ror the

sitt

Assembly for the cl tv o N would bee ngail J:;,^^^.

the

in

n.en..,ers as

Govern.,

a.f.

co:i.ji\::,::;;: ti"" a.tr"''""'""

f

v ttion:

L.i:^:;;:.!;;::":^:rt:;;° in a .lecent

n. That

f

.

,

1

such' persons

^^^^

who had

acted under

an'">" '""^ '^'-l'"". wlu-n pt

I

sold" out of

i

'".

Ari^'r'' '"•'""""•' rT'-^

1 vZ^

there

'

,rke

I" .

is

f'"^""

^'""' ''^^"

°

':t'''";^ '"v--

'c

^"^''^

'° "''""^'^ '"« ^^"''^°"• •''^'•'i'-' ""•"' tl-a. condemned by the Suprenme were C ,ur^^1^11 altho' his Mai- dischar^w 7' '"""" "'"''"' "'" '"^' ^ ^•o"d»-nn.atio„. .s i, P """"""' ""•'"^' ^'^ -' "."•«-„,.«., and there wa^ ' "l ,'''" '" ""^"^ ^"""'••^"« 15. That Cov' '" "-"^"'"n;,:;..: "l' 'T""" ----""tra Cnpt. J. L. ... ^„, inspected to be :;:' 1^ ^ «•

"ave

i„

'

2:0;"

authority, and especially

•'

,

'

JZ^i: ^Flr

a^enM r Revolution for ll Maj-^ u

^Z ^Z" S^ dZm ,

hopes to haVe their ;ii«.vfitesremo^^.r^^^^^

..Of

the

„.„uJ^r:;z;:

'-

vo..Kei„y.ti.eorcnpt.j.

imprisoned,

"^^f^'

ke,u

in,

'""^

Z^Z\^^:"c:T/T^^^'Himnnstrntion r,!

^U

nature

behalfe of his

-^ n.

::^/rv;r: ^ '''-^'"P""

rebellious and factious to destrov .he tl.en in the govern enr™'d„c^^^^^^

^

^•^''^^''^•''""

^

°k ''"^ ^'^

'

'^.^"'^''''.

nnnnr.s

°^

^

Z"^' '"'f

O^

:":;::

^f "

^

7^

•"":"'

^''"'"'""

^''"'

^ "«'•'

""-

"'^•"^•'

'•""'fort

""

ami no

V-

LONDON DOCUMENTS: '?•--* °-

X.

219

tl- Councell) for high misdemeanor committed against hin .- anthor.ty (f then M.jthe governn.' as his own letters made out, vv- people were infprisoned upon that aec" & two of them condemned by default their Attnrney 'at Law b ngt e„' n.prjsoned could have none to answer for them. By a jury of inquiry ^500 damage was foun"t

'^

^'•^If-^-y"-^ '"'" "''''

""

answer was made they had nothing

'° '''''^'' '"•

Country.

^^

'^''"«

dissatisYaction for the

' '; ^''"/''-"^'"^^ ^"'^1'--^ against the actors in the Revolution uni!; Capt.J. undc C 'nt J L. co.nand, by what instigation the know, that they had deserved by their ret^il.on great pun.sinnent and were to acknowledge their faultes y-

I'T ''TT

people se I ble of

;

capt. J. L.

r

1

lu

l,d g, ve

mit

t

\^

li

i

", 7'"' " '

ait ine e ttime 'n olf executu)n, r

The

r;r:

.

a forme

At y-

1"^- -» ''Y;: '"

notorious.

is

arrival! of

"" «

Govern' H. Sloughter when Cap J

''""•

'

y

,

"

'

'""^^"^" ^^^^ correspondence

"o.K.rat,s«im^

and

"- '- '-' ""t ''0P«d to see good in the land of '"''"^''°" "' y' '""«.'^'^"' -»' '-- i-trun.entall

Minister at Albany' denielh t« pray for the King, did

T'fr "

L

it

onely fbr the

Crown would

W a Jesui'at Canid^M esl

y

'

^ they had onety warr with such who wer: nJ^ t s de of > y K.,^, m lamed the peo,^e much against Capt. J. L. made him black by his .iters to Kuropa of w- he bin. ^Ife wai ashamed, boasted one of such letters could .leltroy "tsiroy him, was bitterly

i^'Z^TJ^Z^^'l

y

.gainst the Hevoliition.

The

Minister of Nassow island is deceased^ was first for the Revolution and b^ud.t the ountry unanumB to act; hut afterwards ( being se.Iuced, was broi.gh, ,o a con, a ,md ereated .hv.sion, was snspe.-ted by people, es,,ecially about a contrivance to t ke e for w- was tryedco„den.ned,fin^d, imprisoned* an.l upon subjection ,o Cut J I'^' "'''"'""' ' without fine; for this was much " '" iiftected to Cant r V '^ •'"'""""" ""•'""'"'' '""^"'-•"'"'' serinons and died without '• leas! r::!!;:;;;!!,^'

o^ i^

y

V

I

.'

'

'

y

^" ''"' ''""*^ "' ^"'"">' "•'"" ^«-^ "' Attainder ---'•-'R from fro!n;w'V7 Lap J,^ '" T'T'""' and others, can.e to the Province, much money was given and colie.-.e" by -ani.ain .rs of the actions of Capt. R Ingoldesby and Councilfsuppo.s '. , d to be a f •'• '- "'ul ..tors under-him their actions, under a colour to do gold to ..roviht::! .:|;d

y

r

y

'

«

U.'v.

Mr

Sk,.v«.

lt..v. (i.iiiriiii.is

/>«.,„„.n,„n, //,w,>rv l»,ti.ux

/',„/.

.,f

X>^.r.,H; ,

II.,

„.,

Svo., .,,,

l.'ll

„„ ','"' ..,7_,.-„

-

.y''^

,'? •?!?!Wf ''I

*

;%:

'!:

V

-*_•

i LONDJN DOCUMENTS:

X.

'22}

ity in

from

Ia-IU-v

Ih La Xoff

Pctei'

(

rdativs

Governor Fletcher\s

to

Ni'W-Yiirk Pnppm, A.

ll.A. iW.

Coiuhu-t.

]

N. Yorke KJ"" June KHir,.

have rcccivci

yo' Icttor

your

acioniiiig to

('apt Iliirbiii w"-

l)y

directions.

inclosed

)••

thank yon

I lninil)iy

\\'>'

\

(orwiiid to yom' fVifiidH

)>,1!\t\\\

yoUx news of

and return you knowledge of many pcoph' in Kughnid, yet hecause you desire it, and it in some. measure coiKierns your interest in thi.s ("ouiilry, I lu)|)e may not prove alllogetlier nnaceeptai)le to you. We a>;«; under the ciiininon cahtniily of war, as you nn\ l)ut want tiie l)h'ssing of a free governm/'|..i

lew

foiincily practised in such \ases, hut his Kvcellcncy

amounted

it

with more plate

were hut

•11 vcellcncy lakes ID"

arc his tools

some

The Assemhly

that money_civ|nio| hy reason o( the rise of provisions sulisist to rjiise

T

has laid upon

hi'

having pretients maiUi to him, declaring he looks upon 'em as marks of ami he kcM'ps a catalogue of the persons who show that gocjil manners, an

III

wiMlhy

ern" e\ er h

line

ilchghi 'I

(uiiiish'd

ccimil

to

(though

jiol s'lillicieiit

lU'ver seen

lu'ui

of the piihlick and private purses would niaki

IIimcuIcs hy his foot.

method

.\ssess" iil)ser\ 'd ^le

'I'll

imkiiig the

this place

his owii ("ountrv,) striU'k such

in

tlierefoii-l shall oi ily mciiliou

giiesse ol this

)M'rn" niMde him a complement, and gave I

it

prepard 'emjiir'tlie |)ack-s^ddles

Lsily

instead of a letter,

thence you

us'd to

'u

pomp

horses (a

six

fav^ileii

w ho

the (.ieiitenanl of hid

Captatne of Knsileers

at

Alhany,

Alliimy lo go Mast' of a ship lo JiimaicM,

liis

pay

all

the

w hilW.

in

a prolligate fellow, .^heritl'ol*

which

his Kxfi'1 I'lwy

.New Vork and Ihoiigh

piTsoii VvTiTio^

..

^1^

I

f-!^

11.

i

1

LONDON DOCUMENTS: C.Uy

gntet. of tl.e

X.

223

Indians um-A to entf r, to be shut up, cautiously aiiedfring the danger o( k..cpinK op.Mi so ninny gates during the war; several! fnun traders who hnd 'built their houses near those gates purposely for the Indian trade w),dd have been ruin'd if these gates Im.l eontmued shut, and therefore rais'd a eontril.ution of fifty or sixty of their best furs vvhuh they p'sented to his Ex.'elieney & thereby removed' his' Excellencys apprehensions of tlie .langer those gates exposed the Citty to; for at the request of the May' & Aldermen Ihe gates w..re opened again & the Cilty as safe as when they were shut. This aceount wl.,-r.. tlio

1 hud had almost forgot another useful piece of policy he has to get mon.'y. We have a parcell of piratc-s in these parts which people] call [ the Ifed-Sea men, who of^Mi get great bootys of Arabian (iold. His Excellency gives all due encouragement to these men, because they make all due acknowledgem" to him; one Coath

from one

the

of

(•on»rib..t..rs

t« the present.

I

a captain of this hon"" ordvr p'sented his Hxcellency with his ship, whi.'li his Kxcellency sojd for .-INOO. and every one of the crew made him a suitable p'sent of Arabian (iold for his l)rot."ctioii; one ('apt. Twoo who is gone to the H.-d Sea upon tlw same errand was before his

departure highly caresseil by his Kxcellency in his cojich and six horses and presented with a gold

vvalcli

engage iiim

to

to

make New York

kindness with a present of Jewells time nuisUshew that.

hut

;

These things though bad enough

me

I'rovince, yet

thinks are of

any

in

much

his port

at

his return.

how much

can't learn

I

and more particularly

ollicer

malignity than what

l.'ss

Twoo

retaliated

I

am noW

Ihe

in

(!ov'

his arrivall.

any act

If

he can, and

for the j)enelil of

will not

if th.'y

rise

to

il,,.

his

p,.op|,.

!,.•

price th.'v

desired to passe, he sells

must

of

a

going to add, and

that is Ihe base and insolent beliavio' of our doverii' tor'ds a (lenerall Assembly. actouni the barriere and guard of our libertys and propertys, but it signifies very

lis

the

further the bargain proceeded.;'

wilhouf

it

This little

we

since

'em as dear

The

people of obtain the Act called the Itoiilling Act (which you understand Ihe meaning of) were forc'd to pay severall hundred po Is, and hecause liic undertakers for Ihe money were puz/.eli'd to raise it by any other meancs, Ihev Jumbled it with lb., publick lax which "swell'd it so high iV made il so heavy as had well nigh occasinn'd a unit .'«pus

g,,,.

it.

to

my.

The Asseml.lyH have some

of

«•'• if.ey

(loveriiin';

Assembly

money even beyond

Ihe abililys of the

appropriated to pay off the particular debts chal.itanls

"" I'OMnl a

""•nn'd, ol purp..se to lerrilv the poore seamen,

I

'em

to vole ,n

to vole lor the ol.l

es all

and Assembly

lection of

II

Assembly men.

the year long

in

the

Koa.l,

to presse

not

half

passion transported bin. so (ar at last. "'"" '"' "''"^'" '" "' "'""'• ""V man Ihrouuh Ihe heftd wlu. durst appear I" vole lor Ihe old Assembly n.en. My these me, s he gaii'd his p„int. for the people terrified will, ,!,;. Mppiehension '

,

«";"""""

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practice than hv tJieir nretenee tn

.i...,.rt„iiv

^>ub»

,w-n

I'""'"!"

twiee'rr;io^t,T;V'" "'''"'"" "'"'

ring

.pie.v. hut .hi. is,ry..,an,l

For

t.,v

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mentin,,.,)

i

fl„.

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.

.

to d..|,. d !

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,h,s^.rov .

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and assmlnnc ass.s.anc.

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niilliods

conimodities are exported from that I'rovince to Knglgiid y is there either by exportation or importation with any other plact-r is liial province now furrnshed with supplyes (particularly of any

manufaclures)

M,.,i,ft...M,r.^.

—

have

(Masts, riuibcr. \

n built lh,rv1

I

I'llili,* 'I'ai, ^

KH/iii,

lienip,

-

1 i

226

NEW- YORK COLONIALOMANUSCRIPTS.

Saltpeter ettc)

good T„ .„d

*

is that province abje to furnish ? More particularly shipping and cordage as that of Sweden? •

for

is

Tar made there

the

as

.

Is there an increase in th Anfintity of Taf and of Hemp made in that province, as you gave reasojj to hope in your leffTr to the, Lorils 6f the Treasury the IS'" of Aug;1C93. and if not, Iww comes so profitable a designe to have been hinder'd?

^

It

_/

.,.„,p.

yet be promoted?

What What

Maaufccuro. ^j'-Trino,,.. •

FUhcrr.

Other Manufactures are settled in that province, o( any sort whatsoever 1 quantities of Train Oyle are made, annually in Long Island ? and what

other improvement in any sort of Fishery is or may there be enquiries also further desire you tb add whatever

.

I

To all which owne prudence

^/

and how mav '

»

We

made upon

that coast?

you may

else

in

your

thinke conducive to His Maj'^' service, to the interest of England, to the advantage of that particular province and to our assistance in the discharge of the trust

I

-^epo^d

in us.

ri

p.„...r.r«H.v.,>.

^,

,

n'W

A"'!

&™"'!rZ';"""

'"•

">e last plac^

have been transmitted

we

to us,

are to acquaint

The copy

vi/'.

You

that several of your letters

of one of the ao-

May to Hi# Grace the Duke of Shrewsbury; another of the same date to M' IJIathwayt and another of tr.e same date with two"of the 10- June to the R- Hon-" the Lords of the late committee for 1 rade and I'lantations, and together with those letters a to the aH.ures ot that province,

but no

list

sent along with them. '""•

packet of several papers relating of the said papers, which ought ta have be«n

^^''' ''""'"

"'«" »''"t t'^'sp nctfl of your Assembly that we have-received (wlii^r of March to the -4- April last) «r.' not under the seal of your provincewhuh gives us to suppose that some oth.'r n.ore authentick copv of the same (under seal) has nMscarne.I An.l therefor we must desire you to send us yet another copy of the same, in atithentuk fomft; An.l for the future to send all the dnpiicates of your Acts in the san.e manner; that wbicbsm-ver of them arrives first may be authentick.

are .lated from the

,

!',X;;;

ast

and that

those Indians Itt'lHii 1 Krlirnl. IiilintlitKiMiiiliht'ra

H..,„.u„.H.g,.„.^

before

''"'"' ^'"" '"""" '"'''""'*

"''*

the presents for the Five nations and parted from Kngland in may by,!,., distribution thereof amongst them you wiTi have been inabled to keepe "'

,

,

;.'r,-

^^"

""

"'

'r

''"''"'"'•

lirni to

The

"""

"••••• «'''1>', John LcrKE. Ann: Hii.i,

(inc.

'

May

ilgit

^"- ^'''^Dow.,

30.

A'>j>ort

w

; :

Tankebville

Whitehall Sept

a

ndust ^

there seems to UB «relt

have some aime that way. signed

1

lor arming of expedient .hey should be .e„t.

\ LONDON DOCUMENTS Supply of Towder

and other

8U>res.

we

matter,

He

231

also writes for

an annual supply of powder and other stores during the War. Upon our endeavours to inform ourselves the best we can concerning that finde in the books concerning the plantations, transmitted to us the annexed list

sent by Coll

:

Fletcher of Stores which he

We

been sent.

liave

X.

:

demanded in May 1696, which we do not finde M' Brooke and M' Nicoll concerning the State the/left

also enquired of

when they came thence, but they could give no they are members of the Council there, sent over ( As

the«8tore8 in there,

matter, tho'

Government, to lay before Your Maj'J' a true passage, been taken prisoners by the French. the

Powder

state of that

information concerning that Coll

Fietciier writes

:

Country; having

in

by

)

their

Tliough their ignorance and Coll: Fletcher's silence in this point leaves^us what quantity of Powder and other ammunition there is yet remaining in Your Maj'^' Magazin's there yet we aro humbly of opinion that tlie supplyes he desires should be sent him: That so, whatever may happen, the province may not be destitute of necessaryes ,u«.

uncertain,

;

for their defence. Kichiud Krigai.

and of

Coll

little

use,

Fletcher furthei' writes that

:

which

is

confirmed

to

Riciimond Frigat there,

tlie

M' Brooke who says

us by

is

a great charge,

that she Cruising as usuall in

the sumft^yiiath never yet taken one privateer, and that she is laid up all the winter. of lier'€oli\ Fletcher desires a light and nimble sayler as titter for that service. *"

"I'S.!!.'*"'

Instead

i^~^^ ''"''*'''l*"" ^''' '>"'"l''y conceive it would be for Your Miij'J" service that the taid Itichmond Frigat should be recalled and that another light and quick sayler,

Ariollicr tu Iteieiit.

as Col : Flelcher proposes (if it may consist with Your >faj"''' affairs) should be sent in her place, so as to arrive there at the end of their winter, which we are inform'd is alx.ut the beginning of March ; and siiouid be made a convoy or a part of a convoy to,

Merchant ships

gVrtnp from

hence

to those

parts, at that time as there shall be occasion,

ordered to stay there under the direction of the

CoV

of

New

Yorke,

any and

the service and guard

for

of that and the neighbouring provinces, till the beginning of the next winter; and then convoy any ships goeing from New York and the neighbouring provinces with provisions

Harbadoes, the

Leeward

Islands, or .Jamaica,

and

stay

to

at

Marbadoes or Jamaica

to

to

for the

defence of either of tho«e Islands, and the trade thereof, till the merchant ships returning from thence to Kngland, with the crop of those Islands in the spri«ig, she also should return with them as an additional strength to their convoy, and to supply her place in New Yorke anotlier such Man of War should be ordereil hence thither to l)e tk||re against tiie end of the following winter, and so aimually.

New Yorke

Hy

this

means Your .Majv

and the neiglihonring cplonies will not

siiipH

of warr intenU*uiJiit.j^ guard of be laid up uselesseNiil) tji,'

for the future

winter season, but will serve to co/voy the ships goeing with Provisions from tliese n(\liern I'rovinces to Ihe southern Plantations, at a lime seasonable for them to come there to takiNJn freight from thence (as they often tio)

and so come

to

Kngland with the

rest of

the merchant

ships under Uonvoy.

"'

'""•tli«'r

adds that

iliM*«r''""'""'""

nu'n i;nised

lay mcreast-SiiflluMV pay, for

unto III.' I..

May

mm.

II,.

next;

II...I

Im- .'..iKIi.ii.'.l.

till

Coll:

In-

hath

province

tilled

at tlir rate

vWiicli time these recrulls arc lisliul. We are hundtly of (ipjnion )||;|( FletVher should he encouraged, to continue on this method of keeping those

companies Vhill,

leisure to take into

up Your Maji"" four companies there with of\three pounds p' head and fburiience a which the AsseniVly have raised a fumi to defray that charge

in that

'

II

-11

till

11

ifecruils

I

in*

.

can be sent from hence, or

your iVincely consideration the general

Your Maj" having and the neighbouring

till

vtute of that,

\

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I

pup

^r^5^

-nr

NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS.

232

we

Colonies which

Their Excell"" the Lords Justices, Your Majw shall resolve your lioyal wisdom shall seem best for the securing those Your Maj"'' Plantations in America, And since Coll: Fletcher complains of frequent ^fcsertions, laid before

on suoh measures as

^rthern to

which

to

the retreat deserters finde in the neighbouring plantations gives an occasion, that the proper remedy for this is that the several

humbly of opinion

Northern America should each of them respectively make effectual laws, and harbouring of deserters or Fugitives from any other of Your Majesty's Plantations. To which purpose we humbly conceive it convenient they should be writt to. .na Fugi.,vo.

''

are

^" ^^^

i^Tn,n^«T'«

^t

We

English Plantations

to prevent the receiving

^^^ Caleb llralhmie

In a former letter of his dated SO'" May 1G95. Coll: Fletcher writes that upon the removal of M' Dudley and M' Pinhorn from the Council for nonresidenee, h& found It necessary to call M' Caleb Heathcote to the Board and prays for a warrant for his confirmation. It does not appear to us, Ihat any such warrant hath been iiitherto to bti

of the Council,

serit

and

we humbly, propose,

therefore

Caleb Heathcote be confirmed one of Your Majo- Council there, and that Coll: Fletcher be writ to, to fill up the other vacant place in the Council that the

said

saw-u^nce.

Qoll Flctchcr furtluT presses in several of his letters that the subsistence for four companies should be punctualy paid, which, with all the rest we with all humility submitt to your Majesty's great wisdome Signed. tlie

,

W" W" Whitehall Oct'

14""

1C96.

John Locke

^

Governor Fktr/ier [

th6

to

Dnh

New-Tork Entrin,

J.

To His Grace

May

it

please

the

Your

Duke

with

Dte

lnd --

Assemblies

to

enable

mo by

cllnrged at a certain time.

the force

all

I

liave to

depend upon.

I

the comp'" here but have prevailed with the

levy money, which

.Men can not be

iiiul

is

punctually paid tothe

men and

here uport other terms, the wages

rer are so high.

,-" .

Colonel Ingold^by hath a furloe from His Maj" for a twelve month. Officers here are more difficult to be got than men. I hope His Maj«^ will, not give Rurloes to any piore of the officers here. I shall always do my utmost to adjust my duty to His Most Excellent Majesty and hia province and approve myself

May

it

please Your Grace Your Grace's most dutiful most humble mul most obedient servant Ue.n-

'

Vol,.

IV.

i*kr

rii«mpl«iii. Hee pott, p. 'Hi. :,()

Fletcukr.

— Kd

.

#

)

NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS.

2:^4

\ Ooi'ertior

Fhtdier [

From Mi^y

it

to the

Now- York

An

Lords of Trade.

EntiiM, A.,

IftS.

ill]

nil

]

Coll Fletcher to the Lords of the late Coinmitte

-

pfease Your Lordships.

my

Hince

last

of the 17"" September

I have had a Treaty with the Indians of th« Five what passed. ^^'"™ ^y rft""! fro'n Albany a party of l.'i French with an Indian jr-rj:,"?' guide nppeared near that place, and were beaten by eleven River Indians the KweMndiiu"Fredch Commander being wounded {since dead), with two other surrendred. A party of 3. Christians and 23. Indians from Albany were commanded immediately to march to the great Lake, who Went and destroyed thei^Canoes, hnd meeting scaven of their party (the Indian guide one) cut them all to pieces and brought in their scalps, two of our Indians are wounded. The French endured great liardship and fed upon Acorns, 'tis believ'd none «f them will get to Canada, I have transmitted tlift examinations of

nations and send herewith a copy of

the Prjsoners.

upon the Fronteers were much weakened by death niid I prevailed with the Assembly to recruit T!;"''Allimi7irr,,T„"'^'^"*'*''"tion. them for twelve months in may Inst Bince my return from Albany tiie Assembly have satt^nnd given a '.m"t"u,Z''(',ir''.* new "supply to recruite them against the Winter, IiiliabilanlH of

'''•'•'

Knr,,';^""'

."i

«>nipniiics

'*''"' ''"'-'•'

S'fr::'S,;rhV

Albany are under apprehension of

'"'''"'"" "'^

""

'^

"'" '-overnor

II.'"rui,. ».ni u>

r^Ll*"'"

from France, and no

ji..M,.i«M«mr,n,

All)any,

New n.y

ol

Hhall

I

myMeU

shut up by the

have nuuie

I .iliiiiii'*

t

He iir

iit-

iiiHki'

111

M'|M.nil«

A

IM'Ml',..

in that poHi this

Tor four

i.-,.

« I'tiiiilln lN.«v,.erv'..f the

I'ri.'nmcrs at

A B

VA. Coiicilij.

\

.

avA

— til

li.e

sa.d

» in

wri.eing

place havinj

1 I

Z •'??p

242

NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS.

under

h.8

command one and twenty French and one

Imiian with fourty five dayes provisions landed upon the shoare of Lake 8h nZ".' above the po.nt of La Sheblare ;' there left their three Caunoes with .;ii their provisions but t nn dayes, wh.cl> they took w.th them and designed to make.an eager attack upon son.e pi of tiu; ,ve Nafons or the English their enemys. After eight dayes travell tlu'y arrive isole un.nhabue ouses ov-er against the Fiatts where he advanced himselfe with l7o d, cover what he coud leaving the rest of his party hehinde him about a league and hi f" bu d.sceru.ng three lud.ans burning of a ring, fearing K-st he should be disco vererrtrt^^i. party and betook them selves ,o a thickettVU.at night, aud next „K.r„i„g „. ; .^a touanls Kmderhook, and next day about two hours before su„«ett. they were attacked ^n. -ly at that t.n.e together pf then., thirteen, the rest being dispersed or lost A e sJ L c^ be.n, d.scharged on both sides his party and be retreated, tl.. Kxa,„i„ant being NNounded m the arn. was not able to proceed; therefore advised his party to surrende. , so of the EngUsh i„ the next villages; ,or be was not able to heao,..er,.

bat be h.ul

|'Mu.y^^.bat i.as or

''"

n,r!n;"'e:lr'"' "

r

l^nows but

,.o

.s

to

.,

upou

f..

be

.,f

his

v..ry little

.

A

g.v.....

true

(signed)

•

'"

1

U

™""

'-

"*•

nicv^lur^

"

•"

"" 'l-stiouH atter

^Mi"""

shipping

o. t.ny

„ Copy DAv.n Jamiso.v

Poinle

erti-ct

of

and is iguoniut but by dependance upon voluntary .' 'generosity ,he.r

'^""^•' "°"''"'
g-

'''•«>vi'"-'' '^"'J ^ groat a day. f' '" ^' '"P"''"' ''"''' """ "^'ghbours, they will do nothing.

" '^ "." pacKet, pack Test lest the river be shutt up.

an";

their familyes unless there ^'^«

tZ JT'^

S^.^l'X?^'"

eau.I share equal

-^"^

The Assembly

Force*.

E'^.'.,ri!;.,w'^

remove

K(|| A'

D. Jamison CI: Councillij

—

V: Cobtlandt.

VV™ Pimioh\e,

Caleb Heatiicote.

VftW?

-fp^t^"

' 'I

246

new-yorkJ^oij^l manuscripts. ^'•-

^enn^^ Observatiom on '

the J-roceedin^,

[Journal,

-

IX,

Whitehall December the H"- 1696

., ,. ^ „. , A, a Meefng At of H.s Majesty's Commissioners ^

rKESENT-Enrl S

M' JJlathwayte ^r p^^^^^^^^

Meadows M'

'

r ^l

that Propriety to the Kin.'s ProTi

,11 was observed which

Trade and Plantations.

for

of Bridgewater h.l.p

I

^5 N

i'wviiiLf, 10

Hill

v '^^7- V"'

meet

one

iii

,

1

of Gcwenu>r IPkt^^^^

»T6-«.]

to require

one Cnntiin

'''°^"'

»«ig''bourhood of

common Assenihv: i"e '""^"""y- The

pfiHrfiiur ot ,,f pnetting

»

^'

r^,„..,.i

"^^ '''"

1;;* rom„i„„,i.«. con.

of.

>,„u.hT

"''"t'l'wi'reclieifly complaints npi.mts .igain.st .•.Lr-iin,tr,.l„.«„i . Colonel !imletcher.

I

He suggesed

a

"ii

1 ::

Nicholson (fovenrn'rir ;;,;;;h;;:r

like co,nplai„,s) ,o

either

ic«ire

h

" T

'"'

n

"''

'' ^^ '"^

^""'^''""'^ -^

'

'

t

pen

themsclv.Lr any an> persons w were tre

:

n

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^•'"'^"^••^

T

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''

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^•'"'

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„

.

^

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however he thought

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--«« -

--'coio„ei

"'^" ""•"'" ^""""

•^'

'^

.

«"''''

^•'''"'""^

^''"' '" "'• « "'' bh to prove aga.nst either able of the foresaid Governours. ''"'"'

''''

XV Oorenior Fldvlur 1

^..«5/

Centlemcn.

Iran

a.i.l

JA-,v,y/-,y.

N'.'i».V,.rk

Kniric-.,

A.

Brook and Nicolh. m.

J

Fron. Coll: Flotclu-r to M' I3rook and M^ Mcoll, dated at Albany ,he 80-^ Dec' '^ '" '"" ^"'"'^ '*>' ^'"' '"^''' '^'' "-"'^ «"" >'' ^'colls.

liltl,.

to

what

I

'

1

to

said at

8«o

P.

my

departure from York-

de la Noy'«

I.etifr,

.nt..,

p.

221— Ed.

f

.1,

,

1

A

n

.

-p

l"'i^ ^ r.iHtlli and iiiwl by liv a,,y iiinr ways iitin.L. 1.. :.._:..!, 1.: ii' 11 r any to inricli hin.Hclf an.l has said as 1 am credibly iuforuied by many persons, h.. had rather be calle.l knave Livingston, then poor Livingston. pn.teHl to you my wlioie intent i„ the urging this matter is His Mnj"" se'rvice an.Ftbe ko,mI llMoH.ti\ I.

K KcciMs there was never e\iraordiMar\- m «il\, thai \«

Ml les.Mlii's

Hi.s >[;

'liiK

l,v

I

siu'li

\\

;"""'""ei|...l,M„aml

d

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own

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law

a

.diowed I

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V

Hill,

i(

l'"""'-ll"-mmal!i,.,

Kall.H v

I'e-'M

li

^»ai,,

1)1); lee

.IS

ev,

Mlianv can witness.. lieen since

MO

''lie Ih.il

.IMV

lie

I

use.

of Knglatlil.

'•'"iiv

^^i-*

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lia|ipen'd

s

ri.uhl

"I'iclioMs against

That

\\„-,

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uses

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•'•''xsivcU' to deli. at

Hon*

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usrs cwnld

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MiMT.ssilie.s illlcaducl;

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i

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and the

the

That

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Flail s

may

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(oitilu.itious

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iiuilt

Saiiy

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Cauest gaone

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guru

lor

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a

yearly Ifecruit

nal urall

parts

King's

tlie

the

half

..|

cliarg,,

.Moon

the

some convenient

in

near the Lakeh

aiiiong the Indui US

ItiiltiinA

to

Lord

the least.

'I'luil DirecluM IX during the Wart ^'.

•

f'"*'

I,ordP' representation

'vernment ngaiiiKt the Freuch yet given upon th.' following heads wliich (

and the Flafts

Mill Wri.

the (;ari ison

That

:i".

.MlKiny ritn KiiiK • liArfffi.

thi

laid helore Y.u.r

anestigioni-, the hall

I'lillinl ftl

ions have h

u|)oii

several matters

the Freiicl

uieu or live hundred Sli.nr

Fri'ncli,

l^ordi" directions i)roposed

wl lereiipoii divers orders

First: 'I'hat cloths and other uecessanes for the India ns over as presents, to elicouraire the Five nati( lUH against

h

iIh.

i>r

••-"'

"r

may

|ii

,,,_,^

I,,.

I.,

liitrrU.n-

'llif

New York i)y tho His Mni" the St lite of the Count rev, and he given (hat I''roviiice against the

Y ur

for the streiiv'(hniiig tiial

nii iliret

Agents have [l,uMd,ly]

"i'i.l

—

iiiul I'lniitiitions

1

Council and AsscAhlv,

UB ucccHsary

111

lAyrd^ of Traik.

hiwid.ly r.-prcHcl, that havin.r « hccu sent from

nunili I'ly to pray that noihc furtlicV A.s.si.sl iricc tl; «y lii^c pursuant to tli cir iuMtruclions and

liut

to (he

KiitriM, A, do.

C oniimiss" s"T( for Trade

Jlis ^^li""

New

MKcnts for

le

Mro/h

men and

Stores

and well underKtnndi and learn their languagi

Tlw»t 'in Knglisl, Clergy may h euciiurugi'd to -nongsl thoM. people to en.ieavour their conversion to the

dwell I

I

'•

i f

27i6 lA)rih of TtmI^ to [Niw-Tork

»

Gmwrnav

Fletcher.

Enlflc«, A. 08.] I

To

the

ffon''''

Benjamin Fletcher

His Maj'>" Province of the

Wo

Commander

&

New

Chief

li^ewitliali IranHmitt

j)t' m.st

17

in

IS'"

trt

tin-

luafters that h iive

Lords of

tii.-

late

I)i l>liiate

'%

of our former letter which

iis

two of

also

Vy

was dated the

h'tters of the la"- of .July, 22" of August. the 2-"" of August and on.^ of the 17 of

"inmittee, the/contents of

(

in

and over America or to

1

you a

„r Sept' to M' J^lathv^•ay(,

And

all

appeared to us of any importance

vVhid. have been duly considered to the V rovince of New Vorke,

whether mentioned in any of those lett ers or sn ggcsted to us by Memorials from M' Brook and M' Mcolis Agents fort!hilt province hiTe ia\t' lit en laid before His AFaj". An.lwearet icrcupon now to inlorni jou that i;!:Mli:;;;,r"" His 1

Mai'* ilOi's apjjrove of the m^'thod y(ni have taken for k rth. 'I'li'K our companies in that I'rovince by the pay of th. Sold crs lour pcnc jaMice a day, and the alio ing of Ibree pound p' bead upon tl itdisting of new ones lor which you say the Assembly of 'that I ro\ nice provided a fund until .Mii\ next, And ills Ma|'« ban tl |)ou directed us to re.piire Vou (( use your best endevours lor the coi imniaiicc of the sMine iinlhods until recruit s can lie sent frmn In >r till Ills Mmi shall otherwise declare bi? Icasuic (bereujMu To reiuedy the ib-serti tl at you compliuii o( af '« casKMie. b\ the recepti llKllii on KiVcii lo desert ciN ,111(1 fugitives in tl M' neighbouring I'rovin.es CVilll|>IMlti>A

inicreasing

I

1

His Mh;' has

lileased In ord c/r us, to write

A i'i"'rii''.

iirdi

r

'P|i(uluriitv .ilis.'ive

Wi>

oilers

An.

given to

•

wbereiiM

and enpe.uillv Irom I'irals

And

Kinflisli

.overnorsiol

be

you

(

'0\cinors

in

al

us

leir res|)et

orl

lor spare

.s

l''rir igi'M

|i;

•iO

ii

K'li

•

irrcl

and small.

lart;

sd o/.cn.

inakiiii,' nji ('arlrii;i'iii. •'('.

Willie lead.

W

Ked

Willi ollicrs

li"

Coloin^

|iiniinl.^.

weight

I()(»

SlioK

l'"alrt>ll

o/cii.

leas..re e'"'""' ,

,:;;:";::"" """".""""'

"' '"'

'"

whi,.!. "I'li'li

the Letter «- do this ai.d (ie.ierally to i..sm./His Maj'^'. "'" ''""""•'' "' **'"'" "'-^ "'•'i-'"i-'t vo,. that i, ii ... Hi. M, ''M .... iT I"' l.n.i iv:nmU„fly ,lir ,,,. „,. ,. ,„ „,„„,, i,,. .-.

,.

,

,

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-< »-

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,

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-..™;.>'i,,:r::ir::;7:;:t;::;^ .*^.:;;,z;;:;;i;\:::;;;:;r::;:::t;:;;:^ |.'"^"~ Ihe said hIi,,.s

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\ S60 3

NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS.

these following considerations:

-The nearest limits of those Provincesi^ay they) are two hui^dred miles distant from on^ another, Connecticut and Rhode Island lye betwen them, New York being the less both in bounds and strength being most exposed, to the enemy, is incapable of giving any assistance to the Massachusets in time of danger, 'the towns of New

•#

A

York 8c Boston having been always rivalls in tr^de," this Union would (in that respect) be very prejudiciall to the former. The residence of the Govemour of New Yorke at Boston

would oblige the inhabitants of New Yorke to repaire thither, upon the Civill Administration, and be very grievous and burdensome

Gov^mer

of

to

New

many them.

occasions relating to

The

Sallary of the

York being .paid out of certain funds raised by the General Assembly of that I rovinc^ for a limited time, and expended by him amongst them^jt Would seem a hardship to tnem if -that money should be issued out of the Province for the support of the Goverhour residing at Boston.

"

-

•

^hich the forementioned Agents of the Massachusets have IIk'n""r.wr!? answered :—that «|^n.jrj«g,„n,„,. the distance between the territories of New Yorke and the Massachusetts is much lesse than the Agents of Now York have represented it, and that the inconveniencies by them said to be consequential of the residence of a Governor at Boston, may be avoided by his removall sometimes (as occasion shall require) to New Yorke, and at other times by having constantly a Deputy there. But what they finally, pray is, that the advantage of a MiHtary Head or Captain Genbrall being agreed to. Your Majesty would therefore be pleased to apj)oint one accordingly, and the support of such a Captain Generall requiring necessarily a much greater expence than any other particular Goyenjour, they Bubmitt their proposition of uniting the Governments of the Massachusetts, New York and New Hampshire (in order to the better defraying of that charge ) unto Your Majesty's Iloyrifi pleasure, optotaa. This being the state of that matter as it hath been . 'To

sett forth

foremenrtoned Memorials; and

we having

also

humbly

to us the

laid before their Excellencies the late

Lords Justices (by our Representation dated the 30* of September last') our opinion that it is hardly possible Your Majesty's Colonies on the Northerne Continent of America, can be preserved, unlesse Your Majesty shall be pleased to constitute during this war, some active vigilnnl all

^f'

1 1

3

ll.o

and able man

Militias

of those

to

be Captain (Jenerall of all Your Majesty's forces and of which opinion we then grounded upon a report of

Colonies;

your Majesty's Attorney and Solicitor Generall dated the 2- of April. 1094 declaring it Your Maj«'Hty's right to roustitute a Chief (Commander with such authority, especially during the war; and furtlier also we having more particularly proposed to Your Majesty (by our Representation dated the Hfi'" November hiHt) that the (;ovemour whom your Majesty shall please to constitute over the Province of the MiissacliusetU Hay mi^y likewise have the superior command tlH-ough Ohuler KranU-d liy King

rima

Uie llnd lu VIrKtnli aoexml In rurvgnln^ Bep-

till-

rwwnuuuna.

May, 1697.

''

John Pollbxkbn,

"''''"

^'"''':

Tankbiivillb,

^•'^""«'«-

•

Hbads

of Charter granted by His late Majesty King Ch.irles the Second to the to be enucied (mutatis mutandis) / in the Province of New York.

Colony of Virginia which ar6 proposed

That

-

all the Inhabitants ofithe Province of New York in America shall hnvo their immediate dependance upon the Crown\f England under the rule and Govern, of such Governor or Govemours as His Maj'^ his heirs or succespors shall from time to time appoint in that*l,ehalf, and upon no other person or persons whatsoeverAnd further that the Governor for the time being shall be resident in that Country except Hi. Maj'^ iii. heirs or successors shall at any tune command his attendance in England or elsewhere, irwhich case a Lieuf Gov' shall be appointed by His Maj.' his heirs or successors, to continue there during the absence o> such Governour.

That

all

province of

Itr

lands

New

now

posest by the several and respective Planters or Inhabitants of the said sh«ll be confirmed and established to them

York are and

and their heirs for evet; where the property of any particular man's interest in any lands there shall not be altered or prejudiced by reasons therpof. That all lanSs possest by any subject inhabiting in the said province of New York which is

&.

escheated or shall esc^heat unto His Majesty his heir, or successor, shall and his heirs or Assfgnet for ever poying co|iiposition for every acre.

by such inhabitant or Posessor,

may be enjoyed

That the Governor and Cguncil of

the said Province of New York for the time being; and the absence of the Governor the Lieut' Gov' and Council or any five or more of them whereof the Governor^r Lieut' Governor (if there) to be always one and in case of absence or death of such Governor or Lieut-' Gov' thS Council of th, said province for the time beln., the first in nomination, in which Council is in that ca«, to preside, shall and hereby have Ml power an. authority to hear and determine all Tre««,ns. Murders, Felonies and ofTence. committed or done within the said Govern' so a. they proceed thereia as near as may be to the Laws and statutes of Hi. Majw^ Kingdome of England. in

otL

And lastly, for the more entire satisfaction and security of tKe subjects of His Mai'' hi. heirs and successors which now do or hereaaer shall inhabit in the uiid I'rovlnoe of New York and to give the more liberal and ample encouragement to PlanUitions there, that all and every clause, article, and sentence herein contained shall be fVom time to time for ever hereafter oaen as any ambiguity doubt or question shall or may happen to arise thereupon, expoundeil. cons rued deem d and taken to be by his Maj-^ meant an.l intended, and shall en^r. take -effect in the most beneficial and available «,..oe to all intenU and ,fUrpo«.. for the profit and

m

L

"^

i^^L^4^W„>

^:.i^m..

;

^-i»»-'— *"

LONDON DOCtJMENTS tfte

person or pertons whatsoever any any wise notwithstanding, t

to the contrary thereof in j

11**

May

tfl

265

advantage of the Bubjects of Hie Maj-x his heirs and successors of York aforesaid, as well against Pis Maj-^ -his heirs^nd

Law.

—

said province of New successors as against all and every other

Statute.

Custome or

us^ °

1697.

•

€

i

Memorial of

the

Earl

Bdlomtni

of,

t^'W-Tork

To

the Sight

and An^ver of tU Lords of

Trade.

ft

IM-IM.]

Hon-" the Lofds Commissionera of the Council of Trade and Plantations

The memarial The

to,

JCaUlat, A.

said Earl thinking

of Richard Earl of Bellomont.

his duty to lay before

Your Lordships the necessity of sending two hundred recruits to compleat the four companies that are in His Maj-^-pay in the Province of NewTork which is the only standing force, his Maj-r has on tbeie«ntinent of America to which end, and for avoiding the inconvenience of parting with such a number of Men out of His Mnr- army here the said Earl humbly proposes that he may have leave to raise two hundred men here England for the above said service and whereas the raising and marching ""^ "' '° '^ ^''P' "'" °'''^««''"^y'y '""""diat! it

m

^

--«•--

ZcT'tr"

expence. the said 'TvEarlT"' "'r" craves leave to inforp. Your Lordships, that there is a considerable sum "' ''•' ^^n^^^^^ General-s Office for P'*'^ the subsistence of

twTl: T^ tt

I

C.°

T

^'"'''> »>y

«»

applyed

to that service,

«r«llVp

ham m v amity

^"' a quantity of Fire arms was lately pent over to the ''^'"'"^^ '^ ""^ '' P""""* ''^ '»>« ^'- -»'-• of -the Indians for which reason the said Earl is advised that if the present now Intended.

r*l"v''*'"v'^

wi , with

us,

^----^ from

that Province are reduced to less and whether part of that money may not be the said Earl submits to Your Lordships consideration.

h"' r the T""" \'''^^l'''' half number of the establishment,

thai

7

i"'"'"'";''*^

f

.*°

to th« said

InAans. Therefore the said Earl humbly propose, that Your LordP- will please to represent .o their Excellencies the Lonls Justice, in Council, that the tt- Hon"* the Earl of Komney master General of Hi. Maj"^ ordnadce lie impowered to use hi. di«,retioa in proportioning the uiid present to the intended" value of two hundnnl pound..

AH which

10

Juno 1097.

To

the Hight Htmorable the Earl of

My

i.

humbly submitted

to

your Lord«hip.—

Bellomont

Lord.

I

i

— SSSt ^^"•"^

-^... '""^'- .^''"""'••*»'"'" ..-«. •f th" Council of Tmde w.^v/uuin;iioi imae upon the pemsal perusal of Your rryg,..:! tTLord»^ i,.^ "^l!^ memorial which I fald before them this mor„i„„ Lv. „„!!.»..„.. „J;_ acquaint Your Lord*hip with the state of those matter, befon, them «. they stand at pre«.nt

Vol. IV.

-ai_

^W ^i^llfi^Lfh»i^|j^'3'^f^^>^i«1t3L'".,.^«»i' itf.

K^^i. #'./'.(

'>.,^

iU

^

:>^^^^iAlS-SsSl. transmitted Itrobioion oi dlaaunto^s under our seal of New York for our approbation P' lo owance. or disallowance of the same, as also duplicats thereof by the next conveyance. .And in case any or all of them, being (not lH;fore con not before confirm'd by us shall at any flmiM) be ctiaaabe disallowed and not approv'd and so signified lowed by His Mi^ty time by us our heirs and w/ofSMe^ suceessdrs under our or their sign manual and signet, or by order of our or their Cduhcill unto you the said Earl of Bellomont or to the Commander in / our nu- *• of Chief said province for the time being then such and so many of them as shall be so disallowed and not apprMred, shall from thenceforth cease determine and become, utterly void and of none effect, any thing to the Contrary thereof notwithstanding. ^"'^ *•* ^^^ «'»^ nothing may beupassed or done by our said Council g«,''i;r;iX''S tod within (hive

months afl«r the making th error ft>r

^"7

~

^

or

*''«

prejudice of us, our heirs, and successors,"

we

said Earl of Bellomont, shall of all laws, statutes,

To

adjourn prorogue or dlasulve Uw Aaaembly.

To

nae Ihe pnbUek

will

have and enjoy, a negative voice, and ordinances as aforesaid.

in

Assembly

and ordain that you, the the making and passing

And that you shall and may likewiseSi-om time^to time as- you shall judge it necessary, adjourn, Prorogue arid dissolve all general Assemblies as aforesaid. Our will and pleasure is, that you shall and may\eep and use the publick seal appointed or to be appointed by us for our'province of New

York. »^«»t "°t° yo" the said Earl of Bellomonf full power time to time, and at any time hereafter by yourself or by h..h^u..„.em- any other to be authorized by you in that .behalf, to administer and give the oaths appointed by act of Parliament to be taken instead of the oaths of allegiance and supremacy, to all and to every such person or persons as you shall think fit, who shall at any tune or times pass into our said province or shall be resident or abiding And

the

to administer to all

oaths

P~.n.-

p".„,„l

mCrr"^

''""'^'' «*^« """^

Y" ^u """^ authority from

there.

I^Cu^rrrtr*

^""^ ^« ^° ^y ^^^^^ presents give and §rant unto you, full power and authority with the advice and consent of our said Council, to erect, constitute

and establish, such and so province, and the territories for the hearing

equity,

and

for

many

courts of judicature and publick justice, within our said as you and they shall think fit and necessary,

underjour Govern*

and determining df all causes as well criminal as civil according awarding of executions thereupon, with ail reasonable and

to

law and

necessary powers,

""thorities, fees and priviledges belonging unto them as also to appoint and commissionate fit persons in the several parts of your Govern' to administer the oaths appointed by act of Parliam' to be taken instead of the oaths of allegiance & supremacy And the test, unto such as shall be obliged to take tl>e same.

m"pr".t"lS!

nuiuw u»o«b»

^"Ti'f'lf'nf; ih„,«u>.u..h™.-

^

And we do

hereby authorize and empower you

and appoint Judires and Ministers in -our said province, ^or the better administration of Justice and putting the laws in

Justices ot

the peace

and other necessary

to constitute

officers

execution and to administer or cause to be administred, such oath or oaths as are usually given for the due execution and performance of offices and places and for thedearing of truth

in judicial cauHes.

A,.

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