His said Excellency doth hereby certify, that there is erected within the said Province, in the County of Orange, at a place called Wawaganda, about twenty six miles from Hudsons River, one plateing

Forge to work with a Tilt Hammer, which belongs to Lawrance Scrauley of the said County a Blacksmith has been built about four or five years, and is not at present made use. And further that ;

there are not erected in his said Excellency's Government, any other or more plateing Forges, to work

with a Tilt Hammer or any Mill or Mills, or other Engine for Slitting or Rolling of Iron, or any

Furnace or Furnaces for making Steel. In Testimony, whereof his said Excellency hath subscribed these Presents, and caused the Great Seal of the Province of New York to be hereunto affixed. At Fort George in the city of New York the fourteenth day of December in the year of Our Lord one

thousand seven Hundred and Fifty, and in the seventy fourth year of His Majestys Reign. G. Clinton.

TRADE AND MANUFACTURES OF THE PROVINCE OF NEW-YORK.

AN ACCOUNT OF IRON MADE AT ANCRAM,

THE MANOUR OF LIVINGSTON, BY ROB 1 LIVINGSTON JUN

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MADE INTO BARS. Year.

Total

qrs.

lbs.

Castings.

Pr Dihck Jansen, Store keeper.

JAMES DE LANCEY TO BOARD OF TRADE.

My Lords

-- had the honour of your Lordships

New York 1st December 1757. letter of the 9 th of June directing