submit to a greater Quit Rent than have that unpurchased land disposed of to others than themselves The persons that have had the collection receipt @ management of his Maty' 8 revenue for these

@ upwards are Mr Lucas Santen by commission from his Ma*y then his Royal High@ Receiver. John Smith one that he brought out of England was his deputy bookkeeper @ surveyor for about three years @ one John Harlow a servant of his, waiter @ searcher

three years past ness, Collector

santon

I gave order to

Mr Santon that for the good management of this small revenue to y e best

advantage hee should not make any journey into the country on pretence of the King's business

GOV. DONGAN'S REPORT ON THE PROVINCE OF NEW-YORK.

whereby to put him to charge, but that when any thing occurred hee should acquaint mee with it that I might order the sheriffs or Justices of the Peace of the Place to take care of it.

And alsoe

went up to Albany myself on purpose to settle his Maty business there where I made one Robert th @ pay into Mr Santer w l money he sho d Livingstone Collector @ Receiver, with order to ace' w s per Pound of all such moneys as should pass through his hands* receive for which he was to have I @ alsoe made him Clerk of the Town that both places together might afford him a competent mains

tenance

At Esopus one Thomas Garton was by Mr Santon made collector @ receiver who as I find by Mr Santons account had not accounted with him for these three years past. Upon wch I was forct to send an order of Council for his coming hither with his accts who when hee came gave in a scrole of paper containing a confused acct of about £200. pretending that his accts together with a great deal Quit-Rents were burnt received for his Maty 3 customs excise Peltry by hini collected of corn