At the same time came a letter from the PJ Hon ble the Lords of his Maty s Privy Council advising of preparacons

His Excell. the same day did recommend to the Council to cause the guns and batterys to be put in order and about noone took his departure for

made by the French against some part of America.

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Albany.

On the 7* of Aug8 as

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his Excell arrived at

were upon the frontiers.

Albany and called a Council of such gentl. and officers

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At a Council held at Albany the 7 th day of August 1696. His Excellency Benjamin Fletcher &c. Coll. Nich. Bayard of the Council

Coll. Rich ! Ingoldesby

May Peter Schuyler of the Council

Capt James Weems

Present.

Matth: Clarkson Sec?

Capt William Hyde

L* Coll. Charles Lodwick

Capt. Peter Matthews

Mr. Dellius the Minister to the Indians

Evert Banker Esq r Dirck Wessells, Esq.

His Excell the Governor said

:

As soon as I had certaine notice from you that the enemy were marched into the Counnumber of their forces did seeme to threaten this place & to yo assistance, loosing no more time but while I wrott to could haste all the Schenectady, I made Gentl.

trey of our Indian friends, and by the

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Connecticutt & the Jerseys for such supplys of men as I conceived necessary upon this occasion by this letter which I received at the

same time (with those from Albany) from the Lords of His Matyes Council in England, you will see that I could not reasonably draw forces from New Yorke nor