Nicasius De Sille, Fiscal, :

2. Albert Albertse,

14. Pieter Roeloffe,

3.

Jan Zelen,

15. Jaques Cortilliau,

4.

Jacob Backker,

16.

Teunis Joosten,

5.

Willem Willemse,

17.

Ruth Joosten,

6.

Huybert Hook,

18. Pieter Buys,

PAPERS RELATING TO LONG ISLAND.

7.

Peter Jansen,

8.

Jacob Pieterse,

9.

Jacob Swart,

Werckhoven, Ruth Joosten, 21. Werckhoven,

10.

Jan Tomasse,

22. Cornelius Beekman,

19.

20.

11. Klaes Blassen, 12.

23.

Jan Jacobse,

24.

Anton ^ Jansen Van Sale

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In the meantime the inhabitants often disagreeing and disputing about their plantations, houses,

and about the watch, the Director General, and Council ordained as follows

:

The Director General and Council notify the inhabitants of the Town of New Utrecht to keep good watch, and for the purpose of keeping better order they have appointed and set, as in other cases, the person Jan Tomassen to the office of Serjeant

:

they therefore order the inhabitants of the

Town to obey and acknowledge as Serjeant, the above named Jan Tomassen. Done at Fort Amsterdam, the 2 d of October AD. 1659. Hereupon did the Fiscal N. DeSille send a Halberd.

Town complained, that they were badly provided with powder and lead, and also that some of them had no guns, they desired that the Fiscal would provide them at their own cost with the same, they having recourse to him inasmuch as they had heard the Director General and Council had appointed him Scout (Sheriff) over the Town of Utrecht. The Lord General on the 6 th of October 1659, with many soldiers who were volunteers, a company of Citizens with the Orange banner, and a company of English wellwishers, went to Esopus to fight Thereupon having charge of the Town on behalf of the company, I sent out of my the Indians. Shortly thereafter the inhabitants of the