"Gentlemen, -- I had long crc this given you an account of my Rye Expedition, had I not at my coming here been kept Prisoner a Fortnight or three weeks by reason of the weather and a nimble distemper ; * * * * from which so soon as I was disengaged I proceeded and called a meeting of ye Inhabitants, taking particular care to have the Ringleaders summonsed; and enquired of them the reason of the Revolt. The}* told me that the grant to Harrison and his associates was so great an Injury to 'em, that their town was nothing without it, and that they had as good loose all as that ; and a great Deal of Stuff to that effect. I asked them why they did not take out a patent" when it was tendered them. They said they never heard that they could have one. I told them that their argument might pass with such as knew nothing of ye matter, but that I knew

a Jamison is stat ed to have been 'first in Col. Fletcher's confidence and favor, above all others, and cunched himself by the grants of land sold by Col. Fletcher, he having a share for brokerage.' (Documents, etc. Colonial History of New York, vol. iv. p. 400.) He afterwards became Chief Just ice of New Jersey, and later, Attorney-General of New York. Nicols, a man of great influence and highly connected, was an ardent supporter of Fletcher. Captain Ebenezer Wilson was a prominent merchant of New York, sheriff of the city at the time, and afterwards rnavor. (Document*, etc., vol., iv„ pp. S7T, B6S ; 25 *rq., ; "«"!>, 7S3, etc)