to make over his share in the vessel for

what security hee could give mee, hee proposed

Upon which in kindness to him I let him have the money @ took the vessel in security for it @ by him sent as a venture ten Barils of Oyle of a drift Whale that came to my share, @ thirteen half Barils of Flower, to purchase Sugar Molasses Sweetmeats Oranges and other necessaries for use in my family. And this (as Mr. Santen knows as well as I

it.

@ most of the town) was all the concerns I ever had with Antil

gov. dongan's report on the province of new-tork.

Ill

To the fifth concerning the Dogger

@

S r William Stapleton hearing of This Mr Beekman having a Sloop went from this place to Nevis took a great ugly vessel a dutch privateer gave him a commission to goe after him, which hee did

@

@ went back with her to Nevis.

m in Whereupon S r have the his own share in Kings @ her soe hee brought her hither reward of his good service gave him where shee being a Dutch built @ and the man having a mind to sell her, had her condemned at a Court of Admiralty. Upon which I forgave him the Kings share which by apprizement amounted y

e dutch

for fishing with

one deck

as doth appear by Mr Beekman's testimony

to

To the sixth concerning Heathcofs Sloop.

Mr. Santen does me wrong in this for upon the word of a Christian, I know not at this minute who were the apprizers they having been appointed by the Court where the sloop @ goods were