@ by them built upon whose buildings have been

GOV. dongan's report on the province OF NEW- YORK.

since carried away by the overflowing of the river, It does not contain above fifteen or sixteen acres. I doubt not but I shall make it appear that I have done nothing in this to his

King very good service in Albany.

ceive I have done the

Mat ys prejudice I con-

The town of Albany lyes within the

Ranslaers Colony, and to say truth the Ranslaers had the right to it for it was they settled the place,

@ upon a petition of one of them to our present King about Albany the petitioner was referred to his Mat 78 council at law who

upon a perusal of the Ranslaers papers made their return that it was their opinion that it did belong to them Upon which there was an order sent over to S r Edmund An-

@ that every house should pay some two beavers, some more some less according to their dimensions p r annum, for thirty years, @ afterwards the Ranslaers to put what rent upon them they could agree for What reason S Edmond Andros that the Ranslaers should be put in possession of Albany,

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dros has given for not putting these orders in execution I know not

The Ranslaers came @ brought me the same orders which I thought not convenient to execute @ which brings his Maf soe great a Revenue should bee in the hands of any particular men The town of itself is upon a barren sandy spot of land, @ the inhabitants live wholly upon trade with the Indians. By the meanes of Mr James Graham Judge Palmer @ Mr Cortlandt that have great influence on that people I got the Ranslears to release their pretence to the town @ sixteen miles into the country for commons to the King with liberty to cut firewood within the Colony for one @ twenty years.