My Lord there are people enough in Ireland who had pretences to Estates there @ are of no advantage to the country @ may live here very happy I do not doubt if his Mat y think fitt to employ my Nephew he will bring over as many as the King will find convenient to send

who will be no charge to his

Mat y after they are Landed, Provided all Connecticut @ East @ West Jersey be added to this Government @

to

add anything of Connecticut

to Boston is the

most unproportionable thing in the

world they having already a hundred times more Land, Riches the charge of this Governm

@ People than this province @ yet

more than that

GOVERNOR DONGAN'S INSTRUCTIONS TO CAPT. PALMER. [

Lond. Doc. V. ] 8th Sept. 1687.

You are to inform his Maty that in May last I had letters from Albany @ Informacons of Indians that came from Canada, That the Governor of Canada went from Monte Royall with a great many French and Indyans in Boats and Canno's towards Cadaraque with an Intention to come on this side of the lake

@ war against the Sennekes upon Receipt of which I called the Councill @ the letters @

Information were read upon which the Councill thought convenient to give what assistance possibly

we could to our Indians, and to that intent I, Major Brockhells yourself @ other gentlemen went up to Albany where there was

from time to time such orders and Instructions sent @ given to the Indyans as was thought fitt for their security