by the arbitrary Comission of Sir Edmond & encouraged & supported by some of the wicked creatures of Sir Edmond, desired from me assistance of men gunes ammunition & money being lbs match 950 lbs pouder, boulits etc wch arryafraied of the french to whom we have sent 52 men 50 ving there ag their expectatione would not receive them, & were left there by the Inhabitants desire, I have sent up this Winter & the s d rebells with their fort keept the Inhabitants under a faire. ruling

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commissioned one Capt n with 25 men to Joine with our confederate Indians to warre ag1 the french d at Canada, who were hindred by the s rebells, who proclaimed upon paine of being punished for rebells if they mett above four men

soe they were prevented to goe, we would else have discovered

the enemy & prevented that disaster

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William March 4th 1689

Honorable Sir Governor of Boston :

r Pembroke I received & I returne yow many thanks for the care I Yours of the 8 th instant by Since your last wee have received the sad & miserable newes packet, for our had have perceive yow understand is laid to your woeful account it is such wee from Skenectedy neere Albany whereof newes as wee feared long since, Alace what could there be expected of a certaine number of rebellious people that remained rulling under that arbitrary Commissions of sir Edmund at Albany within

this province, and encouraged and supported by Connecticoatt by ordering their forces sent thither to