granted to our present King, and indeed if the form of the Government bee altered these people will rather choose to come under tins than that

Goverm 4 of Boston as y r Lo'p s will p'ceive by their present Gov ,s Ires directed to me

And as for East Jersey it being situate on the other side of Hudsons river @ between us @ where the Enst ana

west jersey.

@ having likewise the advantage @ most of the settlers there out of this Governm*. Wee are like to

river disembogues itself into the sea paying noe custom

o ^ laying b e tt er land

bee deserted by a great many of our merchants whoe intend to settle there if not annexed to this

Government Last year two or three ships came in there with goods

@ I am sure that that Country cannot, noe

not with the help of West Jersey consume one thousand £b in goods in two years soe that the rest of their goods must

have been run into this Government without paying his Maty 8 customs and indeed

theres noe possibility of preventing it. "'

And as for Beaver @ Peltry its impossible to hinder its being carried thither, the Indians value not

the length of their journey soe as they can come to a good market, which these people can better afford than wee they paying noe custom or excise inwards or outwards.

An other inconveniency by the Governments remaining as it does is that privateers and others can come within Sandy Hook and take what Provisions @ goods they please from that side. Alsoe very often shipps bound to this place break bulk there @ run their goods into that Colony with intent afterwards to import the same privately @ at more leisure into this Province notwithstanding their oath, they salving themselves with this evasion that that place is not in this Goverm To day an Interloper landed five tun @ one half of teeth there, to prevent all which inconveniences @ for the securing of this place from enemys, I desire to have an order to make up a small Fort with twelve guns u pon Sandy -Hook the channell there being soe near the shore that noe vessel can goe in nor out but she must come soe neare the Point that from on board one might toss'a biscuit cake on shore.