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

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MR. SCHUYLER TO GOV. DONGAN. [Lond. Doc. V. ] 2 Sept. 1687.

May it please your Excellency Last night Anthy Lesjinard & Jean Rosie arrived here from Canada, have been twenty days upon the way, have letters from [for ?] your Excel! have therefore dispatched Anthoy with 2 Indians :

down, his compagnion being sick, could not goe The news your Excell will hear of Anth°. neverthelesse have thought fitt to examine his compagnion, who is an honest man, tells us these following news, of which your Excell may discourse :

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Anth° about at large That he heard of father Valiant that the French will not release our people, Except that your Excell will promise not to supply the Sinnokes with ammunition or any other assistance :

That Anth° told him he heard one of the Fathers say, if the Sinnekes got any of there people prisoners would exchange our people for them, man for man.