"This Indenture made and concluded this first day of February in the Ninth year of the Reign of Our Sovereign Lord George the Third by the Grace of God of Great Brittain France and Ireland King, De" fender of ye Faith, etc., and In the year of Our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty-Nine -- With and Between Joshuah Traviss Constable of the one Part and Jeremiah Traviss, Charles Moore, Joseph Traviss, Abraham Purdy and John Stevens Principal Freeholders of the Manor of Cortland of the Other Part, Witnesseth that the said Constable in obedience to His Majesties Writ to him directed bearing Date the Fourth day of January did give Public Notice to the Freeholders of the said Manor of Cortland who assembled and met Together on the First Day of February and by Plurality of Voices made Choice of Pierre Van Cortlandt, Esq., one of the Principal Freeholders of the Said Manor to be the Representative to Assist the Captain General or

1 For one year of Mr. Hustoii's service iu the Assembly, he sat for Rockland County directly across the Hudson. - Assembly Journals of 17G8, 3.

3 Assembly Journals of 17(59, p. 3, By a printer's error the Journals make the issue of the new Writs the "14th," instead of the "4th" of January, 176'J.

Commander-in-Chief of the Province of New-York In General Assembly for Said Province, on the Fourteenth day of February. In Testimony Whereof we have hereinto set our Hands and Seals this day and year First Above Written.