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21 Orders on petitions: by Nich's de Mauritz for restitution of or payment for guns taken from him during the Leisler troubles and now in the blockhouse at Albany; by Mr Antill. Payment to Christ'n Laurier ior the hire of his sloop Grace ordered.
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23 Gov. Sloughter dead; proceedings of council relating to it; Doctors Thornhill, Karbyle. Brett. Gaudineau, Tienhoven and Lockhart to hold a post mortem examination.
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24 Wm. Nicolls, Mr Graham, Judge Johnson and the sheriff to examine the governor's papers; Col. Bayard, Judge John- son and Mr Lyndale to make arrangements for the governor's burial in Stuyvesant's vanit.
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25 The secretary to inform New England governors of the death of Gov. loughter. Public paper-, taken out of the governor's returned.
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38 Major Richard Ingoldsby to act as commander-in-chief; he is sworn in and proclamation to that effect issued.
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28 Capt. Jasper Hicks refused to acknowledge the authority of the commander-in-chief; order of council thereon. Philipp French, Thos. Wenham, Jonathan Selleck and Capt. Alloway to inspect provisions sent ashore by Capt. Hicks as unfit. Mr Broadbent to receive part of Leisler's salary. 40
29 Rip von Dem appointed in place of Phil. Freuch. Letters by Gov. Sloughter to the king, to Mr Blathwayte etc.
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referred to a committee. The attorney general to write letters to the lord president and Lord Nottingham on be- half of the commander-in-chief and cound" Order on a petition by shipmaster for dispatch. Treasu .. , . ffairs. 40
30 Charges of Mr Graham for his journey to Albany ordered . paid. Report of the doctors as to the cause of the gov- ernor's death. Money to be sent to Albany for Mr Schuyler's expedition to Canada.
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31 Order on petition by Cornelius Jacobs master of the sloop Planter against Capt. Hicks of the Archangel for detention of his men. Shipmasters refuse convoy by the Archangel for only 20 leagues.
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Aug. I Capt. Hicks refused permission to leave the station to convoy ships to England.
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3 Warrant ordered to issue for the payment of men discharged from the sloop Planter Corn. Jacobs master.
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Papers for England signed and Capt. Alloway put under bonds for their safe delivery or to sink them if necessary. 44
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Provisions etc. taken for Major Schuyler's expedition to Canada ordered to be paid. Public accounts. Order on complaint by Joseph Lee against Robert Bloomer sr and jr. Day for meeting of council on ordinary business fixed. Order on Francis Huling's report concerning escaped French prisoners.
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Chidley Brooke to have credit for money sent to Albany for Major Schuyler's expedition. Beer measures fixed. Money advanced for the Canada expedition ordered to be repaid. Robert Bloomer sr and jr to be arrested for non- appearance on the charge made by Joseph Lce, Wm Laughter and Lieut. John Horton.
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15 Win Blankistein appears before the council as representative of the committee of Maryland.
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Ca. t. Kidd's prize not to pay customs duties.
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R. Livingston of Albany before the council reports that the Mohawks are uneasy on account of the running away of some French prisoners to Esopus: orders sent to Esopus for their apprehension. Matthew Mayhew reports disorders at Martins Vineyard and Nantuckett. New officers to be appointed. Dirck Wessells of Albany to be rewarded for his good services in Indian affairs.
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Rumors of a French invasion. Major Beekman of Esopus to send troops to Albany; Col. Treat of Connecticut to do the same. Major Peter Schuyler presents to council the journal of his expedition against Canada.
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Major Schuyler's account audited and ordered paid. Order on petition by Elizabeth Banker ier land at Katskill. The accounts of Robert Livingston to be audited. Order on a petition by Egbert Teunissen For ford. Public accounts. 49
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Robert Livingston's accounts audited and ordered paid. Charges of Mr Newtown for bringing records from Boston. Account of fortifications. Revenue. Virginia sends a present for the five nations. Elizabeth Banker. Jabez
Dickieson. Thos. Clarke. 50
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10 Johannes Vanburgh petitions to be relieved from the adminis- tration of the estate of Mary widow of Govert Lookermans. Order on petition by Francis Huling. Charles Lodwick. 52
II Order on petition by Rudolphas Varick minister at Brooklyn for arrears of salery. Gabriel Le Bouten. Nicholas Anthony. 53
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17 Johannes Vanburgh too old to appear before council, One half of the frigate Horne belongs to the estate of Gov. Sloughter, the other half to Abr'm de Peyster. 54 Incidental expenses of the commander-in-chief to be paid. 54 Johannes Schenck to be schoolmaster at Flatbush. Accounts of Gov. Sloughter to be audited. 55 Order on a petition by William Britton for land on Staten Island (p. 32).
Oct. I Accounts between Capt. Hicks and Col. Courtlandt to be audited.
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5 Orders on petitions. by Lieut. Barent Lewis for pay; by the representatives of Albany county ior pay. £ Guns at Schenectady. Schachkook (Seatighcook) Indians to be provided with corn. 56
12 Jonathan Morrell of Queens county to be arrested for " mutinous and seditious words spoken by him." Samuel Mills and John Foreman to be summoned before the coun- 61. The secretary to be register. David Jamison and- corks in chancery. Warrants ior salary and expenses. 57
14 Abr'm de Peyster appointed mayor, Thos. Codrington sheriff oi New York and both sworn in. 58 19 Payment of officers and soldiers come from England. Bill of Mr Farwell king's counsel in the trial of Leiler to be paid. Collection of taxes urged. Virginia present to five nations. Salary of the secretary. Jonathan Morrell ar- rested by constable Edward Hunt to be tried in Queens county. 58
Drabs from the militia ordered for the defense of the Pottier -. the other colonies hin, refused aid. Order on a petition of Augustine Grassett weighmaster. Adam
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Mott. Order on a petition by Edward Antill for land on Staten Island.
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Elizabeth Mott. Inhabitants of Plunderneck, L. I. complain that as their lands lie between Flatbush and Newtown they do not know to which militia company they belong. Christian Snydacker to be under the captain of Flatbush. and Joris Kimball under Newtown. Order on a petition of Barent Vempe, Sanders Glenn and Johannes Glenn sons- in-law of Snert Teunissen van Velsen killed at Schenec- tady for land.
Nov. 9 Salary of Judge Johnson to be paid.
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13 Extremely cold weather. Clothing for the soldiers at Al- bany. Collection of taxes urged again. 63
19 Expenses of Hendrick Gerritse wounded in the Canada ex- pedition ordered paid. Petition of Barent Vempe, etc. (p. 62) granted. Jeremiah Tothill to be paid for piloting the Archangel.
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The attorney-general to write a letter to the secretary of state on the military forces sent to Albany and the bad beliavior of the other colonies.
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collector, his employes, and of gauger fixed.
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Letters to Lord Nottingham and Mr Blathwaite signed. Petition of Edward Antill granted.
Caleb Heathcote's bill for 6 watchcoats for the garrison to be paid. Thos. Wenham's bill for supplies furnished the sloop Planter to be paid. Letter from Albany by the land post announces an Indian defeat by the French at Corlaers lake. ' Present to the five nations ordered for which the deputy-receiver at Albany is to give the money. Johannes Kipp and Jacobus Cortlandt to be administrators of Mary Loockerman's estate vice Joh's Vanbrugh. John Perry's 1. st to Virginia.
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Onde . on petition by William Thompson for expenses in nursing Nicholas Reynolds a sick soldier. Custom house in bad repairs. Leisler's widow to find other quarters. Order on a petition by Philipp Philipps for land on Tapan creek. Bill of John Pelletreaux for candles for the garrison ordered paid. Salary etc. of John Clapp clerk of the As- sembly to be paid. Order on petition by Jolm Williamse Route surety for his brother Jacob Williamse Rome. ES
22 Thos. Garton to be judge of the common pleas for Ulster county. Capt. Bradshaw at Albany to discourage his soldiers front deserting. Serg't Windiford to be court-
31 Hendrick Gerritse (p. 63) to receive a pension. Salary of 65 65
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martialled. Mathew Plowman's accounts as collector. Salary of doorkeeper Jarvis Marshall ordered paid. Peter Delanoy's debts to government (p. 35). Custom house to be repaired.
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Audit of Mathew Plowman's accounts ordered. Payment to James Moody for "navigating " the woodboat of the garrison. Payment to Jacobus Cortlandt. Order in a suit for ejectment of Fred. Philipps against the tenant of Papirinimon.
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4 2S Fortifications of New York to be repaired but the mayor etc. refuse assistance. Carmen to do duty for the fort.
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Albert Bos, Isaac Sandford, George Stoffell and Peter D'Mitt accused of having spoken disrespectfully of the government at the house of Peter King. Lieut. Hutchins suspected of correspondence with disaffected persons to be removed to Albany. Day of thankgiving ordered. Proclamation to issue for insuring the peace disturbed by " factious and seditious persons at Boston." Examination of Albert Bos, Peter D'Milt and Jan de Forrest ordered. Ducking stool and pillory for women to be provided.
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" avis Marshall ordered to bring before the council James Berry and his servant Daniel Lawrence of Queens county for resisting the justices of the peace.
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Richard Ponton and Robert Bloomersen, of Westchester county to be arrested by John Jennings for seditious words.
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Capias to issue against James Berry and Daniel Lawrence. 76 Payment for making copies of revenue acts passed by the assenibly ordered. Ashton's bill for firewood for the garrison to be paid. Fred. Philipps. Lieut. Col. Monviele and Chidley Brooke offer to pay the soldiers, the collector to refund their advances. Orders on petitions: by Andrew Gibb for land on the south side of Long Island between Winganhappagne and Orowake: by Thos. Barker for land n Cowneck, L. I .; of Miles Forster for renewed lease of one of Leisler's houses. Audit of Robert Livingston's bills ordered.
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Letters from Albany full of alarm because Onondagoes have been defeated by the French and the soldiers are about to be disbanded: order thereon to Capt. Bradshaw. Pro- claumnation to issue calling upon inhabitants of Albany to act in their self-defense. Revenue of the weigh-house to be applied for repairing the fortifications of New York. Order on petition by Ellis Duxbury for the plantation oi Gov. Lovelace whose nieve he has married.
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Disorders committed by the pinnace's crew of the hired ship Archangel.
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1692 31 Revenue of the weigh-house and fortifications. Justices of the peace to be commissioners for administering the oaths of allegiance and supremacy. Payment ordered to Thos. Coker.
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Warrants of impress to complete the crew of the Archangel to be issued. Trouble about provisioning the ship. Prisoners indicted for treason to give bail for their appear- ance before the supreme court. Thomas Johnson and John Lawrence sworn of the council.
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16 Provisions for the Archangel. A lunatic son of John Law- rence married to Sarah widow of Charles Bridges. Taxes to be collected quickly for the payments of the soldiers at Albany.
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IS Order on petition by Edward Wislake concerning the sloop Hopewell saved by him and seized by Capt. Hicks. Pay- ment of salary to Thos. Johnson ordered.
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Copies of acts of assembly and minutes of council to be sent to England in place of those formerly sent and lost. Orders on petitions: by the constables of New York for remunera- tion of services in collecting taxes: by Rinea Pepar's wife about abuses by soldiers.
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D ... ctive warrants issued by Gov. Sloughter on the collector for payment of public moneys made valid. Case of Mrs Lawrence formerly Mrs Bridges referred to the preroga- tive court (p. S3). Rinca Pepar's wife. Capt. Hicks re- fuses to give up the mien of all the Hopewell detained by him (p. 84). Payment of Secretary Mathew Clarkson's bill ordered.
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Payment to Direk Wesseils of sum voted him ordered (p. 47). Audit of military accounts ordered. Letter to be sent to Jamaica concerning the complaint for nonpayment of salary made by John Prudden minister there.
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Or'er on a bill of Attorney-general Newtown for expenses. A lowance to the secretary for copying papers to replace other copies lost with Capt. Alloway of Bristol.
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Order on a letter from the justices of Suffolk county who cannot collect taxes because the acts sent to them have not been signed. Stoffell Probasco and Peter Cortilian to be justices for Kings county. Payment ordered to Harpert - Jacobs for going express to Albany. Order on a petition by Ellis Doughty and Samuel Height for license to pur- chase land near Orowake river called Appletree Neck. Payment of various suis for military purposes ordered. Capt. Chante commander of the station ship Mbrought in- quires for a vietualler; Stephen van Cortlandt recom- mended. Messengers to Albany ordered paid.
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Measures adopted to secure funds for a present to the five nations.
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7 Capt. Shanks bill for corn delivered to the garrison at Al- bany ordered paid. " Chevalier D'Eaux a French prisoner has escaped to New England. Letters to Connecticut and New Jersey for assistance by money and men. Warrants for payment of various charges for military purposes at Albany etc. to issue. The attorney-general, Levinus van Schaick and Robert Livingston to consider propositions to be made to the Indians. Justices to be summoned for con- tempt in not collecting the taxes promptly.
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Robert Livingston reiuses the post of "providore" for the troops at Albany; Peter Schuyler, Dirck Wessells and Levinus van Schaick appointed managers of the incidental charges there. Commander-in-chief to go to Albany with " some handsome retinue " to meet the five nations. Col. Richard Townley refuses to be sworn of the council because he lives in New Jersey. Pay of gentlemen volunteers go- ing to Albany. Robert Livingston to take charge of the money for Indian presents.
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Indian messengers from Albany report on movements of F- ch from Quebec to Montreal. Council engage their personal credit for payment of military expenses. Pro- clamation to issue about French movements calling for volunteers to go to Albany. 96
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Payment to Fred. Philipps for clothing etc. to Mohawks lately run over from Canada ordered. Col. Willett to detach a company of New York city militia as escort of the com- mander-in-chief to Albany. Payment of £300 to Rob't Livingston for the incidental charges of this expedition ordered.
16 Council or five of the members to administer the govern- hent during the absence of the commander-in-chief. Capt. John Hutchins to have charge of Fort William Henry. Capt. Edw. Chants to be under the orders of the council. Thos. Johnson and John Lawrence of the council decline paying the secretary's ices for their commissions because they have "1.o benefit nor advantage by the office."
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Justices of Suffolk, Richmond and Queens counties bring their excuses for the slow collection of taxes. John Still- well appointed sheriff of Richmond county. Pilotage ac- counts to be examined.
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22. Col. Willett reports that he will not be able to furnish an escort to Albany for the commander-in-chief; order thercon. 100
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1692 24 Jeremiah Tothill's bill for pilotage ordered paid. Bill of Jan Cornelis and Major Merritt to be paid. Bill for charges of a sick seamin. Disorders in Queens county. 100
26 Detachment from Suffolk county. No escort for the com- mander-in-chief. IOI
2S Thos. Coker to be paid for grain out of the credit of the two companies established in England. 102
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New York city in arrear with taxes. David Kennedy ap- pointed administrator of the estate of John Anderson mer- chant at Barbados deceased. 102
Hne and cry to issue after David Jellisen. Abr'm Montaigne, Johannes Lawrens and Harman Meyer deserters from the Albany detachment. Justices of Kings, Queens and West- chester counties to be summoned to answer for their negli- gent collection of taxes. Committee of council to examine into the report made by Mrs Lyndall that Clapper's wife had called the commander-in-chief a murderous rogue. 102
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The mayor of New York explains why the taxes are collected so slowly. 103
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The commander-in-chief returned from Albany reports on his e" :dition: fort very much out of repairs: alarm caused by skulking [scouting] parties of French Indians: meeting held with the five nations who are firm in the British in- terest; troops stationed at Schenectady and at the Half Moon, some needed for Cannestigaioenna. Address by the mayor ete. of Albany concerning the fortifications to be sent to the king. Wm. Morris, John Teunnisse, Roeloff Martins. Joseph Hegeman and Nicholas Still li. justices of Kings county brought before the council by the sheriff; . Jacques Cortiliau another justice absent because sick abed; . Iso John Pell and Win. Barnes justices of Westchester e unty concerning slow collection of taxes .. 103
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Letter to be sent to Col. Dudley for Sir Wm. Phips regard- ing the Chevalier D'Eaux. Incidentd charges allowed to the collector. Payment ordered to James van der Spegel and mate for trying to catch three French prisoners. Col. Cortlandt will no longer be deputy to Mr Blathwayte the auditor.
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John Perry's post to be paid for carrying dispatches to Vir- ginia. Petition of Daniel Waldron for -pension on ae- court of wounds received in his majesty's service during the Leider troubles granted. 106
. Order in regard to damages done during the Leisler disturb- ances. John Lawrence's lunatic son (p. 86). 107
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1692 30 Peter Schuyler sworn of the council; moves the needs of the garrison at Albany, and that military guards are required by the harvesting farmers. Payment of his expenses or- dered. 108
July I Accounts of Peter Schuyler and Dirck Wessells audited and ordered paid. 109
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Public accounts; expenses £5182, 12sh SIsd, and still due by government £198.4. 6sh, 34d. Ilendrick Gerritse's mainte- nance (p. 63 and 65). Expenses of Gov. Sloughter's fu- neral. Schuyler's accounts. Dr Thos. Thornhill to be paid for surgical services to men wounded in the Leisler troubles.
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16 Joost de Bane to have a license as schoolmaster of New Utrecht, L. I. and no other allowed to teach school there. Nathaniel Silvester relieved from paying taxes for his island in Suffolk. Debts due by government to be paid. III
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26 Accounts of provisions for the Albany garrison to be paid. 112 Letter received from Col. Dudley at Roxbury, N. E. that Sir Wm. Phips " shifts" and delays the surrender of the French prisoners escaped from New York: order thereon. Payments for various charges to be made to the col- lector, to Caleb Heathcote and to Abr'm De Peyster. Order on a petition by Direk Hansen Hooglandt of Flat- bush. L. I. against Peter Lott. 113
12 Col. Lyonell Copley, governor of Maryland, and Lt. Gov. Nicholson of Virginia send each fioo for the defence of the irontiers and request that passes be given to New York Indians going south of Virginia. Mayor of Albany or- dered to issue such passes. Major Mayhew ot Martin's Vineyard reports uneasiness in Duke's county on account of Boston officers serving papers there; order that the co tty still belongs to New York. Capt. Arent Schuyler to bring in some Sattaras Indians coming to make peace; warrant issued on the collector for Capt. Schuyler's charges. Warrant issued on the collector for beer fur- nished at Albany to the soldiers by Vibert Ryckman and Harmen Rutyart. 113
17 Bill of Pieter de Reymier for mending glass windows in the fort ordered paid. Bill for provisions to the garrison at Albany ordered paid.
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Capt. Arent Schuyler with the far Indians called Showannios and some Senecas, Before the council; Malisit chief of the Senecas reports a French port at the head of the lakes where he met Capt. Contre: Showannios want to make peace. John Garduer makes a deposition against Gerrit
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Duykine for railing against the commander and council. Robert White's account for firewood ordered paid. Dirck Hansen Hooglandt and Peter Lott referred to common law with their quarrel. 116.
Reply to the far Indians with presents. 117
19 22 Proclamation to issue for a day of thanksgiving for a naval victory over the French and discovery of a plot against the king and queen. Indian presents to be paid for. Accounts of Dirck Wessells for military and Indian charges to be audited. The far Indians going home to have an escort under command of Capt. Arent Schuyler. Dirck Hansen Hooglandt's land to be resurveyed (p. 116). 117
23 Report of a conference between Peter Schuyler and 350 Indians on the warpath against Canada read. Payments to the Indians ordered. Dirck Wessell's accounts au- dited and ordered paid. 118
30 Benjamin Fletcher appointed governor takes the oaths, pub- Iishes his commission and administers the oaths to the council. All officers civil and military continued in of- fice. 119
31 . Oath administered to Win. Smith of the council absent on the preceding day. Peter Delanoy's accounts. Commit- tee of council to view the fort as to required repairs. James Graham wants to be restored to the place of attorney- general and recorder of the city which latter office is held by Win. Pinhorne of New Jersey; Pinhorne summoned before the council. David Jamison sworn as clerk of the council. 120
Sep. 1 Prisoners petition for pardon; order thereon. Wm. Pinhorne net being a resident of the province is not allowed to take the oath of office and is dismissed; James Graham reap- pointed as recorder. Orders concerning the ship Francis and Thomas claimed by Jacob Mauritz and Fred. Philipps respectively. Persons under bail for connection with Leisler discharged. 121
2 Resolution as to a provincial agent in England, John Povey appointed agent. Prisoners pardoned. Public accounts of Major Ingold-by to be examined. 123
6 Major Ingoldsby called upon to account for public moneys received. Daniel Honan appointed accountant-general of the province. Order upon petitions by Win. Churcher, Win. Lawrence. Joost Stool and John Coe prisoners for high treason, and of Rich'd Ponton also a prisoner. 124
7 Petition by the inhabitants of Suffolk county for a port de- nied. Advice from Gov. Copley of Virginia concerning Indian outrages. 125
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8 Mayor of Albany reports jealousy of the Sve nations because of the inten-led peace with the Showannoes; soothing letter to be written. 126
9 Council advises against a journey to Albany by the gover- nor. John Cce versus The Hicks. 126
10 Governor Fletcher repeats that his presence at Albany is desirable: council differs. 127
12 Assembly to be dissolved. Orders on petitions: by Thos. Slatham on behalf of Rich'd Ponton vs Gabriel Leggitt; by Wm Livingston. James Graham sworn in as attorney- general of the province and as recorder of the city. 127
14 Warrants for payment of various charges issued. Council pass their personal credit for defraying the expenses of provisioning the troops at Albany. 12S
15 Col. Caleb Heath proposed as a member of the council by Gov. Fletcher. Peter Delanoy's accounts. Commission- ers appointed for making estimates of ratable property, viz: for New Yor! and Orange counties, Miles Forster, Lawrence Read. Joh's Kipp, Wm. Merritt, Stephen De Lancey; for Kings, Henry Filkin, Jos. Hegerman, John Jaker; for Queens. Thos. Hicks, John Jackson, John Robinson; for Suffolk, Henry Pierson, Isaac Arnold and Ebenetus Platt; for Richmond, Ellis Duxbury, Corn's Coursen and Dennis Teunissen: for Ulster and Dutchess, Henry Beekman, Thos. Gorton, Wm. Deingre; for West- chester, John Pell, Jas. Theale, James Mott; for Albany Direk Wassells, Jan Jansen Bleecker, John Abeel. 129
17 Conference with river Indians who had long been absent from their country with the Showannoes; presents or- dered to be given to them. Wm. Merritt. 129
19 Proclamation to be issued against profanity. malice, strife,
e'c. Accounts of the sheriff of Long Island. 131
20 Sala v of the clerk of the council fixed. Accounts of Col. John Young passed. 132
22 Remittance from Maryland. 132
22 Joseph Dudley excluded from the council as non-resident. Non-residents cannot hold a public office of trust therefore Joseph Dudley ought to be deposed from his office as chief justice. Order on petition: by John Teunissen and others about fines; by Peter Billian about a bond given to Paulus Richards. Maryland bills. [In margin. ] A
letter from Gov. Fletcher about his going to Albany. 132
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