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Council! held at ffort James

Thurs day ye 18 th of Aug s 1687. (0. S.) .

Present His Excels the Gover &c.

The account of the Expence that has been about the Seneckas & the ffrench, Read Resolved that it be taken into Consid'ation that the Councill Do tomorrow give their oppions about a Method for Raising it, Councill held at ffort James ffriday y e 19"> Aug 8 ' 1687

The Councill give their opions about Raising mony to Defray y e expence about y° Indyans & y e ffrench

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Kesolved that a penny in y pound besides the former tax of a halfepenny in y pound be raised out of y e Estates of the ffrehold rs Inhabitants of Kings County queens County Dukes County Dutche

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eses County Countys of Richmond Orange Suffolk & Westchester & one halfepenny in y e pound out

of y e Estates of y e Inhabitants

& ffreehold

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of y e Cittys

& Countys of New York and Albany &

County of Vlster and the mony be brought in to y c Kings Collector at y e Custome house on or before y e first day of May next. Ordered that two bills be Drawn up for the same Accordingly Councill held at ffort James

Saturday August ye 20* 1687

The Bill for Raiseing a penny in y pound out of y Estates of y & Inhabitants of y e Kings Queens Dukes & Dutcheses Countys the Countys of Richmond Orange westchester & Suffolk, Read and approved Passed and Signed by y e Govern* & Councill e