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3 Warrant to Col. Abr'm de Peyster for Col. Rich'd Ingoldsby's charges on the frontiers. 224
5 Good news from Albany of a successful expedition against the French. Pay of soldiers. Col. Cortlandt, Col. Heathcote, and Daniel Honan advance money at io? to the goveru- ment. Justice Stevens, Capt. Doughty, and Lient. Stevens arrested for refusing to sign the association. Warrant to Eliz. Butler for nursing ----- Dowick a sick soldier. 224
6 Revenues fall short. Justice Stevens ete. have turned quakers and are dismissed from service. Pay of soldiers. Patent granted to Melle Caspers. 225
10 Warrant to Dau'l Honan for soldiers' pay. Money advanced by Cortlandt and others returned. 225
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Gov. Fletcher absent on the frontiers, Pennsylvania sends by David Loyd money for the New York Indians. 226
27 Payment ordered to Giles Shelley for transporting Reyne Sinard of the French man of war. 226
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Flints for muskets required at Albany. Taxes. Jacob Rutsen justice of the peace refuses to account for taxes collected. Connecticut called upon for troops. Mr Nicoll wants ire land .. 227
1697 Feb. 2 Punishment to be inflicted upon the body of a dead negro sentenced for murder before his natural death. 227
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Thomas'Clarke appointed prosecuting attorney for the trial of vesseis trading illegally. 228
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Governor Fletcher, returned, reports on a conference with Onondaga sachems. Indian affairs. Exportation of grain from Albany prohibited. Domine Dellius' account. War- rants for salaries of civil officers. Excise in Albany, Dutchess and Ulster counties. Proclamation to have a day of thanksgiving for the king's return to England. Petition of John Massey referred. Petition of Wm. Shaw to be storekeeper at Albany granted. Quitrents at Katskill, Kinderhook, and Cockshaky. Orders on petitions: of . Meyndert Frederickse; of Conrad Bonghard. 228
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27 A new map of the Indian country ordered to be made. Ab- stract of taxes and law book required. Col. Schuyler, Major Wessells. Jan Janse Bleecker, John Schuyler, and Evert Baneker to manage the building of new barracks at Albany. Rye affairs. 230
Ap. 29 Order on a petition of Mr Butler for entry of his vessel. 231
I Rye affairs. The station-ship Richmond to be surveyed by Mayor Wm. Merrit. Alderman Robert Darkins, John Smart and David Collings mariners, Win. Pell, Ben. Herring, Clement Elsworth and Win. Hollaker, carpenters. Order on petition of the secretary for land. 231
8 John Ward objects to a patent for Tjerck Claes de Witt. Warrants: to Jacob Mayle for iron guns; to Stephen van Cortlandt to buy a new boat for the fort. Firewood for the Albany garrison. Account of Domine Dellins audited and adjusted. Warrants: to the city of Albany for military expenses; to Col. Schuyler for money advanced to buy shoes for the soldiers: to John Mosse & Co. porters for work in the fort; to Mrs Nicolls as salary for her husband, Wm. Nicolls; to Major Dirck Wessells ior soldiers' pay; to Capt. Peter Mathews for same. 232
10 Petition of Thomas Williams for confirmatory patent granted. 233
12 Council to be a committee for answering questions by the lords of trade. 233
14 Indians of Queens county renew their allegiance. 234
Patent for land in Dutches county granted to Col. Beeckman.
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Order on petition by John Provoost and Margaret Mauritz. 234 Petition vi Col. Beeckinan for reduction of quitrent granted. Survey of land for Joost Metere ordered. Rye and Bed- ford claimed by Connecticut. 235
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May 6 False reports detain the meeting of the assembly. Boston vessel wrecked on Long Island. Charter for Trinity church to be drawn. Land at Matinconk grauted to Lewis
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. Morris. Johann Provoost and Marg't Mauritz. Land granted to Gulick and Lake. Various accounts referred. Warrants: to John Pelletreinx for candles to the fort; to Francis Leconte for subsisting two French female prisoners: to Daniel Honan for money advanced by him, Col. Cortlandt, and Col. Bayard. 235
10 Connecticut's claim to Rye and Bedford. Indian affairs. James Stever's master of the ship Swift of Bristol before the council and allowed free entry. Taxes at Rye and Bedford. 237 17 Supply of firewood to the garrison at Albany by John Barker and Isaac Caspers. 238
20 Lot in Queen stiert, N. Y. granted to Major Merret. Lot granted to the secretary. Land in the Minissincks granted to Capt. Arent Schuyler. Excise at Albany. Dr Van Dyck's memorial referred. Various accounts referred. Warrants: to Lt. Col. Gabr. Monvieille for incidental charges; to Jaines Wells for carpenter work in the fort; to Lieut. John Bulkeley for firewood to the garrison. Excise of New York to be let to the highest bidder at vendue in Geo. Rascarrick's house. Arrearages of taxes. 238 22 Justice Theale of Rye reports that the inhabitants of Rye and Bedford do not want to belong to New York. Em- bargo laid on all vessels because of privateers on the coast. Supply of bread for the city to be considered. 239
24 Rob't Livingston has failed to deliver letters from England. Rumors at Albany of a French attack. Fireships. An- nexation of New York to Massachusetts. 2.40
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Fireships. Warrants.to Daniel Honan for levy money, and for expenses of governor's journey to Albany. Indian presents and soldiers' pay. Furniture for officers at Albany. Warrants: to Col. Nich's Bayard for Indian charges; to John Clap clerk of the assembly for charges. Expenses of the governor's journey to Pennsylvania. Warrants: to Stephen van Cortlandt for soldiers clothing and for inci- dental charges; to John Ashton storekeeper for firewood to the fort; to Thos. Monsey for sca charges: to Dirck van der Burgh for mason work in the fort; Daniel Honan resigns as accountant-general. Warrant to Jacob Moene
armorer. Patent for land in Dutchess county granted to Caleb Heathcote, Augustine Graham, Henry Filkin, David Jamison, Henry Tenyck. John Vertsen, Wm. Creed. Jarvis Marshall and Jas. Emott, (Great nine partners). Survey of land for Thos. Lamence ordered'and for Thos. Codring- ton. Order on petition by John Cuyler. Land granted to Theunis Eghibertse. Survey ordered for Joost van Metere.
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31 City regiment, of nightis to be in readiness for defence. Supply of bread. Payment of salaries stopped. Corre- spondence with Connecticut. . 243
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Sentence by the court of oyer and terminer for New York county of joh: Keglenor for burglary. I
Sentence by same court of Cornelise Jansen for burglary in Col. Lewis Morais' house. 2
Presentment of Isabell King for infanticide.
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Presentment of Robert Whitty and his wife Elizabeth for enticing Daniel Hubbart to run away from his master Isaac Deschamps.
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Complaint of Gawen Lawrie, Edward Billing, John Hinde and Edw. Read owners of the pink Golden Hinde by their attorney John Kight, against Robert Annett carpenter of New York for tresspass, and order of court thereon.
6 Order of court on a complaint of Isaac Molyne inn holder, against Wm. Robinson mariner for tresspass.
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Judgment in the case of Isaac Deschamps vs Robert Whitty and wife.
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List of cases before the court: Humphry Murray vs Darby Bryant: Edw. Taylar vs Peter Jacob Marius; Anthony Brockholls vs Christ. Deane; Christ. Deane vs Tho. Wandall; Aun Brittaine vs Simon Valentine; Abr'm Desoso vs Jacob Delong. 15
Judgment in the case of Abr'm Corbett vs Joseph Benbrigge for debt.
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Judgment in re Sir Edm. Andros by Stephen Courtlandt and Phil. Wells his attorneys, vs Rich'd Pattishall for debt. Case of Thos. Wenham vs Phil. French referred to the next court.
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Judgment in re Robert Hamond vs Jarvis Marshall for illegal ejectment.
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Presentiments by the grand jury: against Hendrick Paulus for burglary on board the sloop Desire, Obediah Edwards master, also on board the sloop Sun. Edw. Webley master he has broken out of jail: against Isaac Deirces baker for using false weights; against Peter Johnson; against Hen- drick van Dyck; against Sarah Vanderspeigle; against Hugh Barnson all for the same offencey 24
Bills brought in by the grand jury: against Jacob Leisler for a nuisance: against inhabitants of the Bevers Grait, Abr'm Delanoy, Hendr. Bowles, Jacob Lenden. Lawrence Colvelt and Jacob Fermion; against inhabitants of Mill street Order in re Mathew Taylor vs John Crooke.
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Cases not tried: John Kierated vs Walter Marshall; John Delavall vs Walter Marshall; Walter Marshall ys James Barbor; Joseph Lee vs Walter Marshall; David Dufoy vs the same, all in ejectinent. 33
Judgment in re Wallsall Cobbie vs Dr George Lockhart and English: Smith of London merchant. 33
Judgment in re Win. Hallett vs Simion Valentine van der Wilden. 4.3
Judgment in re Lucas Santen vs George Heathcote.
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Order of court: Cant. Wallsall Cobbie discharged by virtue of a habeas corpus: Hugh Ridell to give bail for having stabbed Mich'l Vaughton; appraisal of the sloop Laneaster
Joseph Hopper master, and Geo. Heathcote owner, ordered. 50 Judgment in ro Matthew Taylor vs John Crooke for trespass and ejectment. 53
Judgment in re Amsell Samuel Levy vs Simon Valentine van der Wilden for debt. 57
Judgment in re Darby Bryant vs Wmn. Griffeth and John Smith for trespass. 76
Judgment in re Win. Creed vs Peter Delanoy for ejeetment. 78
The remainder of "reversed side" is legislative minutes of the council, separately paged 1-129, and published in Journal of the legislative council of the colony of New York, 1:41-109.
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June 2 Carriages for field pieces to be provided. Embargo on out- going vessels raised. Land granted to Stephen Cort- landt.
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3 Warrants: to John Cobrun stone entter for paving the am- munition mount; to Evert Janse, Volkert van Hoose, Peter Bogardus and Francis Winne for military transpor- tation; to Henry Ranslaer for transporting military pro- visions; to Thomas Monsey for charges in letting the ex- eise; to Caleb Heathcote and Nich's Bayard for lime and firewood; to the same for loss on Maryland bills. Survey of land for Humphry Davenport ordered. Orders on pe- titions: by Henry Francis Brestead: by Robert Griffin master of the ship Johanna, and Mathew Ling attorney for Richard Willet factor to the creditors of Tyrans and Cruger. Robert Livingston denie, having received letters for the governor.
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5 Case of Robert Griffin and Mathew Ling vs Onzel van Savicter and Cruger considered out of the jurisdiction of council.
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7 Permission given to export grain and provisions for the fleet and land forces at Newfoundland.
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IO Orders on petitions: of Thomas Wenham; of White & Co .; "of Mr van Rensselaer, and of others. Various accounts referred. Van Swieten and Cruger.
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17 Order on petition by Mr Honeyman. Crew for the station ship Richmond. Small iron gans to be restored to Col. Lodwyck. Land granted: in Orange county and in New York city to Samuel Bayard; in Flushing to Samuel Height. Licenses to purchase land: on the Mohawk river to Col. Schuyler, Domine Dellius, Mr Wessells, Mr Banker and Judge Pinhorne; near Rockenkoway pond to Wm. Nicoll. Patents for land: between Southampton, South- old and Brookhaven, to be added to St Georges manor granted to W'm. Smith; at the highlands to Adolph Phil- ipps. Confirmatory patent for land on Staten Island to Leonard Lewis. Patents for land in Orange county granted: to Lucas Tienhoven; to Matthias Blanchan. An Indian wife murderer to be tried by the Suffolk court of oyer and terminer. Order on petition by Matthew Plow- man. Patent for Cortlandt manor granted.
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Patent for land granted to Col. Bayard. Orders on peti- . tions: by Capt. van Rensselaer and by inhabitants of Ulster county for remission of quitrents. Queries by the lords of trade to be answered.
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Payment of scouts. Orders on petitions: by Martin Cregier; by Gab. Monvielle; by Nicholas Stuyvesant. Warrants: to pay for work in the chapel; to Col. Stephen Cortlandt for soldiers pay and for timber to the fort; to Daniel Honan for plate in the chapel. Daniel Honan's resignation as ac- countant-general recommended to be accepted. Warrant to Col. Schuyler and Major Wessells for levy money. Capt. Joyner's petition referred. Livingston's petition referred. The secretary ordered to translate some papers from Dutch into English.
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28 Perinission given to take provisions to Curaçao. River In- dians on the Merrimack in New England. Pay of officers' servants.
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1 Warrants: to Chidley Brooke for salary as receiver-general and anditor-general; to Nich's Stuyvesant for a bell bor- rowed from him and broken; to Col. Peter Schmyler for ineidental expenses. Bond for Mathew Plowman fate col -.
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lector given by Cols. Cortlandt and Bayard. Warrants: to Miles Forster for ironwork in the fort; to Isaac Dechamps for same; to Col. Peter Schuyler and Major Dirck Wesseils for money advanced; to Rob't Livingston for salary as sub-collector; to Col. Peter Sehuyler for soldiers' pay. Confirmatory patent for lots in the city granted to Wm. Huddleston and John Rodman. Patent granted to Anth'y Tyse and Peter Minne.
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S Orders ou petition: by Dirck Hoghlandt; by Melle Casperse; by Christina Venvoos. Land granted to Matthias Hooghi- telingh. Report on repairs in the fort approved. Money granted by Pennsylvania in 1693. Warrants: to Col. Peter Schuyler for soldiers' blankets and for firewood; to Col. Cortlandt for firewood to the Albany garrison. No money in the treasury. Kings farm to be let for the benefit of Trinity church. 7 10 Col. Schuyler and Major Wessells report that they cannot raise money in Albany for support of the Indians. Rumors of a new governor coming and annexation to Boston pre- vent New York merchants from lending money. War- rant to Francis Winne for the use of Col. Schuyler and Major Wessels in paying scouts. Prompt payment of taxes urged by circular letters.
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15 Mr Laurence opposes a grant to the Widow Venvoos. The wreck of the bark Swallow on Long Island. Warrant to Fred. Philipps for timber to the fort.
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Indian affairs. Dcience of the frontiers. Christina Ven- voos. Patents granted to Harrison & Co. and to John de Bruyn. Warrant to Johannes van Zant ior turners work in the fort. Warrant formerly issued to Dirck van der Burgh recalled and four new ones issued cach for 14 of the original.
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23 Indian affairs. Col. Cortlandt to supply the New York garrison with firewood.
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Various accounts referred. Warrants: to Harpert Jacobse for transporting soldiers to Albany; to Col. Peter Schuyler to pay Isaac Casperse and Johs Bleecker for firewood. Land on Staten Island ordered to be surveyed for Richard Morrell. Warrants for salaries. 10
31 Patent for land on Mohawk river granted to Col. Schuyler and partners. Col. Schuyler's account icierred. Major Direk Wessells to collect all taxes and arrearages of taxes in Ulster and Dutchess counties. Confirmatory patent granted to Widow Venvoo's. II
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1697 5 Warrants: to Fetes Jacob Marius for money advanced; to Col. Peter Schuyler for a debt due him by a soldier; to Stephen Cortlandt for firewood. Excise at Albany. Joseph Smith not to be tried by special commission. War- rant to David Jamison cierk of the council for this book of minutes. Dirck Hooglilandit's petition for land not granted, it being in Gravesend patent.
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Confirmatory patent. granted to Abr'm Lakeman; and to Egbert Teunisse and Barent Albertse Bradt. Survey of land for Anthony Bagley ordered. Warrants: to Peter Bogardus for transportation of soldiers; to Capt. John Merrett for a recruiting journey to Connecticut. Survey of land for Jan Swebringh ordered. Warrant to Col. Peter Schuyler for salary as commissary. Lease of Kings farm for 7 years to be given to Trinity church. Warrant to Col. Nich's Bayard to pay express messengers from Uister county.
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Patent for land granted to John Cuyler. Warrants: to Daniel Honan as overseer of the workmen in the fort; to Giles Gaudineat: for nursing a French prisoner. Accounts referred. Warrants: to Col. Stephen Cortlandt for pay of express messengers from Albany; to Giles Shelley for passage of Reyne Sinard a French prisoner. Orders: on petition by Jacob Lockernians; on a memorial relative to arrears of quitrents in Ulster county.
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13 Order relative to an examination into prizes and privateers by Mr Jennings and Mr Robinson.
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9 Patent for city lots granted to Thomas Roberts. Order on petition by Balthazar Bayard.
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14 Order on petition by Ebenezar Dennis and Edward Streete quartermaster of the bark Dorothy privateer against Capt. Jolin Evans of the Richmond. Patents granted: to Wm. Nicoll for Raconckonny pond and land on Maunetasquett river; to John Cornelius for his son Benjamin for land at Ramepogh. Orange county .. Order on a petition of Patrick Waldron a sick soldier.
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21 Capt. John Evans defends his proceedings against the bark Prophet Daniel, and Dorothy.
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28 Order on petition by David Collins concerning the pink Blossom. Land in Orange county granted to Cornelius Clausen. The case of the Prophet Daniel.
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20 Major William Merrett nominated for mayor of New York and Capt Ebenezar Wilson for sheriff. 16
30 Warram of survey granted to Neltie Slegtenhorst. French prisoners. The case of the bark Prophet Daniel decided.
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Payment ordered to Col. Peter Schuyler for a debt due by Serg't Berry ford. W'strant: to Lieut. Thos. Sharp for salary as gunder at Albany; to, David Hendrix for trans- porting the governor's baggage from Pennsylvania. Order on a memorial by Col. de Peyster relative to stores imported by Griffes. The attorney-general to prosecute delinquent taxpayers.
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Collection of taxes to be enforced, the earl of Bellomont not having arrived with money for the soldiers as ex- pected. Petition of Joseph Smith referred. Mayor and sheriff sworn in. P.celamation by the mayor ete. of Al- bany against the exportation of grain approved. Land at Waghaghkemek granted to Codeber & Co. Order on petition for land by Peter Hendrix de Haas. License to purchase land granted to the secretary. Warrant of survey granted to Wm. West. Letters of denization granted upon the petition of Rev. P. Pieret, to six protestant French men taken prisoners (see .V. Y. col. mss, 41:120). Order on petition by Claus Evertse for leave to proceed to Curaçao. Warrants for salaries of judicial and eivil officers. 17 Coats for the sentries to be provided. Warrant to Ann Bowen for keeping two siek soldiers, Patrick Waldron and John Ormson. Land near Saratoga granted to Peter Hendrix de Haas. Warrant to Col. Henry Beekman for express charges. Order on account of Mrs Maegregere vs Col. Dongan. Warrants: to Adam Wallice for pay; to Capt. James Weems for a coat to Ephraim Pangborne; to Omy de Lagrange for transporting soldiers to and from Albany: to John Crooke cooper for work in the powder magazine. Assembly to be prorogued.
26 Collection of taxes. French prisoners. Taxes on Long Island to be collected by Capt. Thos. Clarke, in Richmond county by Major Wessells, in New York and Orange counties by the mayor.
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28 Lieut. Abr'm Beeckford of Col. Ingold by's company to have furniture like other officers. Taxes of New York city. Lord Bellomont expected daily to arrive. Financial difficulties about soldiers' pay.
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Warrants: to John Pelletreaux for candles to the fort; to Col. Peter Schuyler ete. for pay of scouts: to Daniel Honan for loeks to the fort. Land granted: to John Cassee; to Jacob Corbett. Proclamation to issue concerning deser- tions. Warrant to Col. Peter Schuyler for salary as com- missary.
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Land granted. to Richard Smith; to Isaac Billian. Order on petition by Edw. Livingston. Warrants: to Col. Stephen Cortlandt for incidental charges and for firewood; to the mayor of Albany to pay for work on the new bar- racks. Mrs Fletcher and many "gentlewomen of the best quality " obtain a reprieve for four deserters condemned to death.
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18 Complaint of the church officers at Kingston against their minister, Domine Johs. Petrus Nucella read. Warrant of survey for Widow Dorothy Clark's meadow issued. Order on report upon Edw. Livingston's petition for free admission of sugar.
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Claus Evertse granted permission to purchase provisions for his ship Meerman. Warrants of survey granted: to Roeloff and Daniel Swebringh; to Hendrick van Dyck and to Thomas Stillwell. Warrant to John Ashton for painting in the chapel. Reward granted to Lieut. Abr'm Beeckford for catching deserters. Quitrents on Long and Staten islands and in Westchester to be collected.
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Tax of one penny per pound. Account books of the ac- countant-general. Warrant for the salaries of the accountant-and the auditor-general. Captives in Algier with the exception of Barthold Rolfton having been redeemed or died, the money collected for that purpose to go to Trinity church; order to the trustees Stephen van Cortlandt, Peter Jacobs [Marius], Dr John Kerbyle and Johs. Kipp concerning it (see Doc. hist. N. Y. 3:419; Q 3:254). Order on a petition for land by Daniel Honan and Mich'l Howden. Warrant to Major Wm. Merret
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van der Burgh for interest. Warrant to Major Wm. Merret for incidental charges in Gov. Sloughter's time. Order in re Simeon Soumaine (Sonman) vs Wm. Prusher. Warrant to Col. Abr. de Peyster for wine given to the soldiers to drink the king's health.
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Confirmatory patent granted to Peter Peterse and Gillis Inyard. Tax of one penny per pound. Rewards to Capt. Weems and Lieut. Bulkeley for catching de- serters. Census for New York, Kings and Queens counties ordered. Warrant to Onzeel van Swieten for painting and glass in the chapel. Capt. Thos. Clarke appointed collector of quitrents in New York, Orange, Westchester and Richmond counties and on Long Island. Nicholas Feilding appointed landwaiter vice Wood resigned.
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1697 20 Advice of a peace with France received from Boston and orders sent to Albany to persuade the Indians to bury the hatchet. Lord Bellomont reported on the coast, Gov. Fletcher surrenders the plate for Kings chapel to the eierk of the council. Confirmatory patent granted to Sarah Scidmore.
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23 Col. Cortlandt's account of money sent to Albany for pay- ment of scouts. Daniel Honan's account for ineidental charges. Warrant to Daniel Honan for work in the elapel. Preparations for the reception of Lord Bellomont. 26 28 Warrants: to Dirck van der Burgh for work in the fort; to Jolin Chavalier for carpenter work in the fort; to Col. Stephen Cortlandt for incidental charges; to Daniel Honan for accountant work before he was appointed; for salaries of officers. Confirmation by the lords justices of a number of laws relating to the Leisler affair, militia, town govern- ment, taxes, intestates estates, ete., passed in 1695. Quar- ters for Lord Bellomont.
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News from Albany of an alarm (see N. Y. col. mss, 41 .: 139). Canadian prisoners to be released. Trial of a soldier for killing an Indian deferred. Trial of Gerrit Teunissen for accidentally killing a small daughter of Col. Schuyler deferred (see .V. Y'. col. mss, 41:138). Warrants: to Col. Schuyler, Major Wessells and Captain van Rensselaer for soldiers pay; to Major Win. Wessells for incidental charges and taxes on the kings house.
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20 Order on petition of Dirck Jansen Hooghlandt. Warrants: to Win. Sharpas for clerical duties: to Thomas Wenham for powder to Capt. Mitchell's sloop. Order on complaint of Peter Chock against Justice Hicks.
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Accounts referred. Warrant to Major Wm. Merret for house rent. Indian affairs. Phil. Ketcham of Newtown appointed collector vice Edward Stevens who asks to be relieved. Gallery in Trinity church for the governor and council at government expense.
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Mar. 4
Council meet in the house of a member confined by gout. Warrants: to John Pelletreaux for candles; to Savoy Dechamps for ironwork to the fort: to Nich's Bayard for incidental charges; to Williamke Schermerhoorn for trans- porting provisions to Albany; to Johannes Sanders for repairing blockhouse at Schenectady; to Gerardus van der Beeck for grave cloths and to John de la Montague for burying soldiers. John Lawrence appointed guardian of his insane son, John. Order for printing certain papers.
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1698 17 Warrant to Col. Stephen Cortlandt for firewood and for clothing for Wahsua the Indian. Orders: on petition by the agents of the city of Albany; on an Indian deed to Mr van Rensselaer. Petitions of Johannes Cuyler and James Bobin referred. Land granted to Andrew Cannon.
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