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4 That they shall Remain in sd Service from ye 9th of november 1689 untill the 25th day of March as aforesaid next ensueing or orders from there Majesty for longer Con- tinuance, dureing which time from there Reception to ye 25th day of March as aforesaid they shall and must Expect there Pay or wages from them who sent them
5 That they shall be Particularly reguarded if any hap- pen to be sick or Lame, or any ways Distempered according to Christian Care of Phisicks and Requisite attendance
6 That ye sd men are not to choose any officers over them- selfs but such officers as are already come up with them
7 That ye sd Eight Underwriters shall be obliged to pay ye Passage of ye sd men to N : Yorke thus Concluded in albany ye 13th day of november 1689
The said Jacob Milborne said he had forgott some words which must be Inserted, Particularly ye word Committee, and also would first have an answer upon his Proposealls which he Delivered on Munday Last before he would Sign ye articles, yt sd Cuyler and Schuyler told him they could make no alteration without ye Convention, but yt ye answer to his Proposealls was Ready and Signd and would be De- livered as soon as he signed the articles but not before
The Convention of Albanye's answer to Jacob Milbornes - Proposalls which was to be Deliverd as soon as he Signd ye articles about ye men -, else not
That they being ye Lawfull Civill and Military officers of ye Citty & County of albany, and accordingly Since ye
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Proclamation of there Majesties William & Mary king & queen of England &c. in this Citty, have acted in there Re- spective Stations without ye Least hinderance or obstruction from any Person, who are Resolved with ye assistance of god so to continue till orders comes from there most Sacred Ma- jesties when they will be ready & willing to give an account of all there actions during these Revolutions to such Person or Persons as there Majesties shall be Pleased to Send hither for yt purpose, thinking themselfs no ways obliged to article with or Render any account of there Proceedings to any Person Except they have Commission from there Majes- ties now upon ye Throne, which we long have Expected and waited for, & still with Patience shall waite till god shall please to send it from England from there Majesties king William & queen Mary whom god Long Preserve
And if ye gd Milborne hath any Ammunition belonging to there Majestie Stores, ye Convention Desyres he would Land it, and let them have it for there Majesties fort they are willing to give a Receit for ye same
Signd PR SCHUYLER Mayor CLAES RIPSE VAN DAM alderm. K : V : RENSELAER Justice REYNIER BARENTS assistant
alb : 13 novembr 1689 SANDER GLENN Justice
The Convention haveing heard ye Report brougt them by Johannes Cuyler & abraham Schuyler, were willing to come to an accommodation if Possible & Resolved to graunt yt ye word Committee might be Inserted & was also Resolved if ye sd Milborne then Denyed to Sign ye articles to Deliver him over this following Paper
Mr. JACOB MILBORNE
Wee are sorry you should give yourself and us so much trouble concerning ye Receiving and Quartering of the fifty men Sent up hither by ye gent : of N : Yorke, if therefore there and ye Intentions be good & Reall for ye Security of there Majesties king William & queen Marys Intrest and the Safety of there Subjects here wherefore they were sent, Then ye Convention Expect yu will Comply with ye an- nexed articles which we declare was after many debates
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fully Concluded and agreed upon Yesterday, & this is ye Last Resolution which ye Convention can take in yt Subject, neither will they Proceed to any further answers till this Bussinesse be Ended Signd Fort albany ye 13 of nov Pr SCHUYLER Mayor 1689 in ye name of ye Convention of albany
The Sd Johannes Cuyler and abraham Schuyler were sent ye 2d time with ye articles to Jacob Milborne who told him yt ye word Committee as they called themselfs was graunt- ed, & if he was Ready to Sign, but answered he would not Sign ye articles with many absurde words as ye sd 2 persones doe Relate upon which they delivered him ye above- sd Paper.
This day Jacob Milborne caused ye Company of Souldiers Come from N : Yorke, which' for 2 nights Past had Lyen at Marte gerritse's Island to march into Towne & ye Burgers of yt faction Received them in there houses without billet- ing or lawfull authority.
Die Jovis ye 14th of november 1689
The Mayor came doune to Towne and went with ye Con- vention to ye Citty hall, were ye Burgers forthwith appeared and there did Declare ye Rasons why he had Secured there Majesties fort (since he had heard that diverse were Dissatisfyed at his so doing) vizt that he had Received Suffi- cient and Credible Information from N : Yorke, Especially from alderman Schaick who was in there Meeting of there Committe as they call it at N : Y : where he heard Jacob Milborne say he would goe to Albany and see ye fort better Secured, Shewing them further three Testimonyes Sworne to, by which it did Evidently appear it was Concluded upon to make an absolute change of government, to carry some Persones Prisoners to N : Yorke, and so to make a generall disturbance among ye People, and force us to Comply with there new fashioned government Declareing further that he he had Sent ye Recorder from time to time with ye other members of ye Convention to Discourse with Milborne Con- cerning ye Receiving of 50 Souldiers, & to enquire with
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what Power and authority he came here Upon which ye Recorder Put them in minde of ye Discourse Past between him and Milborne on Sunday's night concerning his autho- rity, when it was Concluded upon to Consult next day about ye Receiving and quartering of Sd Company of men where- abouts they had been in agitation till now ; but See yt ye Said Milborne is no ways Inclined to come to any agreement. Since it was Positively Concluded upon, but when it came to Signing founde always Exceptions three Severall times which was ye Reason ye Convention did not meet Sooner at ye Citty hall, upon which ye articles was read concerning ye quartering of ye 50 Souldiers which Pleased ye Burgers very well and wished they might be Signed; and Milborne being fetched was asked if Such articles were not Concluded upon who Confessed Yess but that he had given some Pro- posealls to ye Convention, which he first would have an- swered and then Sign to ye articles.
But ye Convention Replyed yt he had Delivered ye articles concerning ye quartering ye men on munday morning & ye Proposealls on Munday afternoon, and was therefore fitting that first an Issue should be made of ye articles before an answer be given to ye Proposealls, and yt ye answer to ye Proposealls was Ready to be delivered assoon as he had Signd to ye articles, But Refused in ye p'sence of Twelve men whom ye People had chosen to be Present to hear ye Debates between ye Convention and ye sd Milborne ; where- upon a Certain Paper was Read which had been Delivered to ye sd Milborne ye day before, ye Purport of which was that they were not Designed to give him any answer to his Pro- posealls before he had Signd to ye articles which was ap- proved off by sd 12 men Since it was Plainly Demonstrate how ye sd milborne had from time to time intended to Delay and Deceive them as by ye Testimoneys can appear
The Convention Said to ye sd 12 men that they had used there uttmost Endeavors, & asked if they could Propose or think of any better means or method they would doe well to tell them, and Desyred them to Consult about ye matter upon which after Consultation they Deputed three of ye 12 men to witt Harme gansevoort Peter van waggelum and Je- ronimus wendell who made Report to ye Convention then all together at ye Mayors house at Least Eighteen in number
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Harme gansevoort being there Speaker, That they Concurrd with ye Convention and yt ye sd Milborne ought to Sign ye articles, and that ye Convention could doe no more then they had done Referring further the mannagement of that affaire to ye generall Convention Since they were Resolved to trou- ble themselfs no more about it.
Die Veneris 15th of november 1689
Itt is orderd to be Entred how yt Jacob Milborne came to there Majesties fort of albany on ye 15th day of november 1689 with a Company of armed men, who upon his approach was charged by a messenger sent a Purpose not to come without ye gates of ye Citty nevertheless Marchd up and made Demand of there Majesties fort who was answered by ye Mayor Pieter Schuyler Esqr Commander of ye sd fort, Thatt he kept ye Same for there Majesties king william & queen mary, & Commanded them away in there Majesties name with his Seditious Company , who after he had at- tempted to gett into ye gate haveing one foot in was thrust out withdrew himself & Company to within ye gates of ye Citty, and there Putt up ye Kings Jack facing to ye fort, and Jacob Milborne after he had charged them to Load there . guns with Bullets came to ye Citty gate & Read a Paper.
A Company of Maquase who were come here for ye assist- ance of there Majesties Subjects Standing upon ye hill neer ye fort and being Spectators to all these tumolts Sent word by hille Pieterse ye Interpreters Sister to ye fort to acquaint ye Mayor and ye other gentlemen that Since they were in a firm Convenant chain with us, and Seeing yt ye People of N : Yorke came in a hostile manner to Disturbe their Brethren in ye fort which was for our and there Defence, Desyred yt ye said hille should tell them if any of those men came without ye gates to approach ye fort they would fyre upon them and charged there gunns,
Upon which the members of ye Convention then p'sent in ye fort caused this following Protest to be Read off one of ye Mounts
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Fort albany ye 15th day of november 1689
Whereas one Jacob Milborne hath with a Company of armed men, come up to there Majesties fort in a hostile manner with full arms and Demanded Possession thereof from ye Mayor of ye Citty who has ye Command of ye same' who Declared to keep said fort for there Majesties William & Mary untill there orders comes but ye said Jacob Milborne as a Tumultuous & Mutinous Person doth Proceed to occa- sion great Disturbance to there Majesties Liege People, by again faceing to ye fort with Loaden arms, Especially so many heathens to witt Maquase being ye Spectators thereof who seems to be upon ye Point to undertake some Danger- ous Design, The Convention of ye Civil & Military officers of ye Citty & County of albany now at p'sent in ye fort doe therefore Protest hereby in their Majesties King William & Queen Maryes name before god and ye world against ye sd Milborne and his Seditious Troops, for all Dammages Murthers Bloodsheds Plunderings and other mischieffs which may Ensue by his Rebellious actions and charge him & them fort
Pr SCHUYLER Mayor and commander of there Majesties fort
The Protest being Read hille akus Sister told yt ye In- dians were very much Dissatisfyed & if Milborne did not withdraw with his Company they would fyre upon him, whereupon ye Mayor Desyred Doctor Dellius & ye Recorder to goe to ye Indians to Pacify and quiet them for ye Bussi- ness was yt a Person without Power or authority would be Master over ye gentlemen here which they would nott ad- mitt ; the Indians answered goe and tell him that if he come out of ye gates we will fyre upon him, which Doctor Dellius forthwith Communicated to ye sd Milborne at ye head of his Company in ye Presence of a great many Burgers who made no further attempt to goe to ye fort, but Marched doune ye towne and Dismissed his men
Die Saturni ye 16th of november Aº 1689 Notwithstanding.yt ye Burgers according to their Duty had Referred ye Bussinesse concerning ye quartering of ye
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Souldiers to ye Convention on ye 14 instant nevertheless by ye Perswasion of Jacob Milborne some of ye Inhabitants gathered together att ye house of Gabriel Thompson, where Sundrey of ye' Very same Persones appeard who were De- puted by the People Two days agoe to acquaint ye Conven- tion that they Referred ye management of yt affaire wholly to them
And these following Persones to witt Harme Gansevoort Pieter Bogardus Myndert harmense Dirk Bensing an Peter Van Waggelum Private but Extream active men in these Revolutions have taken upon them to sign a Contract with ye sd Milborne concerning ye sd Company of Souldiers, not only without ye least knowledge or Intimation of ye Con- vention but after they were warned to ye contrary who took upon them ye Charge as overseers of sd Company together with Jochim Staets who was made there Captain, who with much Perswasion of sd Milborne at last was accepted by ye men to be there Captain ye sd Milborne went away leaving said Company here in such Confusion.
Die Lun. 25 novembris 1689
Capt Bull arrived at ye Green Bush with 87 men from N : England on Teusday following marched with flying Col- lors into Citty where he was Recd by ye mayor & aldermen att ye gate & bid welcom, he Drew up his men in ye midle of ye Broad Street gave three volleys & was answered by 3 gunns from ye fort ye men were orderly quartered in ye Citty and extreamly well accepted.
The 29 day of november 1689
Leift Enos Talmadge of Captain Buls Company marched with 24 men to Shinnectady to keep yt Post as it was agreed upon by ye 5 gentlemen appointed by ye Convention & ye Capt Bull & Jochim Staets.
Whereas Ensign abraham Janse is ordered to convey three men with thirty horses to woodberry who came here with ye Souldiers sent hither for there Majesties Service These are in there Majesties name King William & Queen Mary to will and Require all there Majesties Subjects of this County of albany and to Desyre all there- Majesties Subjects in ye neighbouring Counties and Collony to be aideing and
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assisting to ye sd Ensign and three men in ye Prosecution of there journey and to furnish them with such necessaries as they and there horses shall have occasion upon sd Journey being for there Majesties Service given att ye Citty hall of albany ye 26th day of november in ye first year of there Majesties Reign Aº 1689
PETER SCHUYLYR Justice of ye Peace
By the Mayor aldermen and Commonality and Military officers of ye Citty of albany and Justices of ye Peace and Military officers of ye sd County
Wee haveing taken into Consideration ye Lamentable Condition of this Citty and County, occasioned by a dread- full warr threatened from without, of which our neighbours and allyes have already felt ye smart, as also ye manifold Divisions and factions which are amongst ye Inhabitants within, which are fatall Tokens for Land & Church, It is therefore thought Convenient to keep a Day Extraordinary for fasting & Prayer upon Weddensday ye 4th of December 1689 to Pray to almighty god (whose wrath and anger for our manifold Sinns and transgressions is Righteously kin- dled against us) for Pardon and Remission of Sinns and to free us from ye bloody Sworde of our Enemies without and Especially from ye Inhuman Barbarity of ye heathen, and. on ye other side to bynde ye hearts and mindes of ye People within, with Love and unity to ye Praise of almighty God and ye welfare of ye Church and Country, Prohibiting there- fore upon sd day all manner of servile worke all Rideing Playing or other sorts of Recreation which may hinder or obstruct ye worship of God that day Chargeing and Com- manding Expressly all ye Inhabitants of this Citty & County to keep ye said fast day most Solemnly, Thus given att ye Citty hall of albany at a meeting of ye Convention ye 27th day of november 1689 in ye first year of there Majesties Reign
God Save King William & queen Mary
Capt. Sander glenn Leift John van Eps & Ens : Joh : Sanders took ye oath of fidelity to there Majesties before Peter Schuyler Mayor Justice of ye Peace
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Att a Convention &c.
albany ye 28th day of November 1689
It was thought Convenient by ye Convention yt 5 of there members should be appointed to have a Conference with Capt Jonathan Bull & Mr Jochim Staets concerning ye Soul- diers they have under there Command here in Toune.
And for that Purpose were nominated Dirk Wessells Capt Marte gerritse Levinus Van Schaick Capt Sander glenn & Johannes Cuyler who in ye behalfe of ye Convention told them they had Two Companies Lyeing in ye Toune and yt ye out Plantations were not secured where ye Enemy first must be expected as Shinnectady half moon and Canasta- gioene, Desyred them to consider yt some men might be sent thither with all Expedition, upon which Capt Bull Proposed to Mr. Jochim Staets to take tenn men out of his Company & ye said Capt Bull would take Twenty men of his Company make in all 30 men & send to Shinnectady, upon which Mr. Staets answered he was but weake had but 46 or 47 men, & he would not breake his files he must at least keep 10 files, upon which Capt Bull Replyed yt he could not Expect that they would always be compleat for sicknesse and diverse other accidents might happen, Mr. Staets Pro- posed yt Capt Bull should send 24 men to Shinnectady & yt he Staets would join six of his Company with six of Capt Bulls men to goe and lye at ye half moon & yt by Turns one should have ye Command 14 days & then the other where- upon Dirk Wessells answered that there was no quarters for 12 men at ye half moon but that some men might goe to Canastagioene where 6 could be conveniently quarterd and yt was a Dangerous Passe also But Capt Bull said he did not care to have his men so Scattered about.
The sd Gent : told Mr Staes that ye Convention were De- syreous to know upon what account that N : Yorke Com- pany lay there & if he would submitt himself to them Since they had not seen his Commission, he answerd he could not doe that since there were other overseers or weesfaders as he termed them appointed over his men, but he Promised & would Swear yt nothing should be acted or done by him against ye Convention althogh new orders did come, & de- syred yt ye Convention would advise and Consult with these Annals, ii. 14
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overseers upon which they answerd that there was many Dissentions in ye Place already & by such Confusion and so many masters ye Contention would augment and Increase, Mr Staets Replied it is now so we must doe as well as we can Joh : Cuyler asked to see his Commission but Refused to show it and so broke off from yt discourse and Returned to ye former Proposealls concerning ye Sending out men to garrison ye out Plantations, & it was finally Concluded that 24 men of Capt Bulls Company should goe to Shinnectady and 6 of his men to Paepsknee & of Mr. Jochim Staets men 6 to ye half moon
And as Justices of ye Peace they desyred ye Commission officers to call a Court Marshall in ye afternoon to setle ye watch in ye Toune yt all Things may goe Regularly as was done
But that which was concluded upon on ye forenoon was alterd by some of ye Military officers in there meeting un- known to ye 5 gentlemen Vizt yt Mr Staets should send of his men ten to Shinnectady & Capt Bull 20, butt took no care for ye half moon as was concluded upon by ye Commis- sioners of ye general Convention Nevertheless yt which was Concluded upon by ye Deputies of ye Convention & Capt Bull and Mr Staets was thougt fitt by ye Convention to be Performed & Capt Bull accordingly sent his Lieft with 24 men to Shinnectady to keep that post but Mr Staets would send out no men as was agreed upon, but went to Shinnec- tady with some others of yt faction, Insomuch yt ye Mayor himself & some other gent : were necessitated to goe thither to see ye men of Capt Bulls Company quartered
Att a Convention &c. Albany 14th December 1689 Present Peter Schuyler Mayor David Schuyler
D. Wessells Recorder
Evert Banker
Joh : Wendell
Reynier Barentse
Liv V Schaik
Joh : Cuyler
Jan Bleeker
Gert Ryerse
Claes Ripse Albert Ryckman
Kiliaen V. Renselaer
C. Marte gerritse
Resolved yt some money be Raised by way of Loan for ye Paying of Capt Bull & ye other 2 Commission officers come
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from Canetticut according to Contract who are to have 8 shil per diem upon which ye Recorder & Mr Van Renselaer were sent to Mrs. Schuyler who is willing to advance £18 : for a month without Intrest but if it be not Repaid in sd Time to have moderate intrest & yt shee may have a Bonde for ye Payment of ye Same upon which this following Bill was orderd to be writt
KNOW all men by these Presents yt we whose names are underwritten members of ye Convention of albany doe ac- knowlege to have Recd of Mrs. Margret Schuyler ye Somme of Eighteen Pounds Courant money of this Province which is toward ye payment of Capt Bull and ye other Commission officers come from Canetticut according to Contract which gd Somme if it be paid in ye Space of a month after ye date hereof then no intrest has to be paid but if it be not justly & honestly Paid & satisfyed to ye sd Mrs. Margret Schuyler her heirs Executors administrators or assigns in ye Space of a month after ye date hereof then we whose names are hereunto Subscribed doe Promise Engage and oblige our- selfs joyntly and severally our heirs Executors and ad- ministrators and every of them firmly by these p'sents to pay or cause to be paid unto ye sd Mrs. Margret Schuyler her heirs Executors administrators & assigns ye sd Somme of £18 :- with ye Interest of ye same at Per cento to be Reckond from ye 18 of January next. In witnesse whereof cember 1689
we have hereunto sett our hands in albany ye day of De-
Resolved y' Dirk albertse Bratt and hendrik gerritse be sent for from Sarachtoge.
[Translation.]
Albany 16th December 1689
The Albany Convention having received the following news it is sent from the Mohawk Sachems by post to Akus to be forwarded to us.
1. That 10 Nations of Twigh Twighs are coming to the 5 Nations to destroy them.
2. That two of the Indian prisoners who were sent to France have returned back home, who say that Ambassadors must come to Canida.
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3. That the Oonondages have sent for the Mohawk war- riors and Sachems and that they must bring belts with them.
4. That the Mohawk prisoners were to France with the Cowherd who was taken prisoner at Onnondage.
5. That Cadarachqui is abandoned by the French.
Whereupon the gentlemen resolved to send Lawrence alias Jannetje the Indian to Onnondage to learn the truth hereof, and to forbid them in our name to send Ambassadors to Canida or to receive any according to our Treaty-not to trust the French, and if they let them cheat them not to blame us : and to communicate the following news to them.
That 2 ships have come direct from England to N. Eng- land, which give for news-
1. That almost all the large Ships of War are sailed full of people towards France, to seize it; full 300,000 men.
2. That 150 ships are ready to come westward to convoy our ships.
3. That we have here a brave Troop of Souldiers and if we want more, there are full 200 in the Sopus, and 3 or 400 in N. England.
This is sent in a letter to Sweer Teunise who shall go to Akus to interpret it correctly to him.
Mr. MAYOR Worthy and beloved friend Sr pieter Schuyler.
Ambassadors from Onondage and Oneyda arrive here just now who report to us that I must accompany them to Albany to interpret their propositions to you. As it is inconvenient for me at present I have taken the liberty to put their meaning on paper.
They let your Honour thus Know that the news received from Canada shall not be communicated before all the Sa- chems have assembled. Your Honour & Johannes Wendel and I are sent for Express to be present there as they will not discuss the. matter until you are there, and then your Honour shall also deliberate on it in order to consult with them as to what may occur to You.
They have again seen three of their Indians who were prisoners, but they do not expect to have them back again as they must return quickly to Canada. They also assure you that they are not going to lie on there backs in conse-
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quence of these tidings of peace, and learn to fight only by looking Sideways at it-but they shall again grapple with it because Many of their War chiefs ( Veltoversten) have re- mained in that Country.
They also say that had the Governor of Canada sent the prisoners back home to us as soon as they had come from France, they had in no wise determined on peace, inasmuch as only thirteen survived : all the remainder died of Sickness.
They hear two letters have come to the Jesuit-one from the Governor, the other from Pere Lamberville. They had consulted-to wit, those of the Domine's side-to burn them, but the more cunning Sachems advised that they should be opened before the full Council ; your Honour will then be able to see whether they will contain any deception If, on the other hand there be none, they shall then be handed to the owners.
They also acquaint your Honour that it is a lie that 10 nations of Savages came to destroy them, but Ambassadors of 7 different Nations have come in Zinnodo Wan ha and restored 2 Seneca prisoners and promised to give up 4 more of them as soon as they shall have returned home ; also to treat for peace, and say there are 3 Nations which would continue the War, namely-the Kightages and the Twight- wighs and the Sawenochques and give 2 Strings of Zewant with this letter.
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