The Province during the late War, raised, cloathed, and paid a large Body of Forces, which was disbanded at the Peace, and Military Estabiishments. t jiere j s at p re sent no Provincial Military Establishment unless the Militia may be regarded The Officers of this Corps are as already observed appointed by the Governor, and having as such no pay their offices must be rather expensive than lucrative. The Militia are not Subject to Garrison Duty, and all the posts where any Garrisons are Kept are :

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occupied by the Kings Troops.

Wm. Tryon. London ll tlj June 1774.

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APPENDIX NO. I. DEED TO KING GEORGE THE FIRST RECITING THE SURRENDER BY THE FIVE NATIONS OF THEIR BEAVER HUNTING COUNTRY. AND CONTAINING AN ACTUAL SURRENDER OF THE CASTLES OR HABITATIONS OF THE SENNECAS, CAYOUGAS AND ONONDASAS.

To all People to whom this present Instrument of Writing shall come. Whereas the Sachems of the Five Nations did on the 19 th day of July One Thousand Seven Hundred and One in a Conference held at Albany, Between John Nanfan Esq r late Lieutenant Governor of the Province of New York give and render up All their Land where the Beaver Hunting is, which

they won with the Sword then Eighty years ago to Coorachkoo Our Great King praying that he might

be their Protector and Defender there for which they desired that their Secretary might then draw

an instrument for them to sign and seal that it might be carried to the King as by the Minutes thereof now in the Custody of the Secretary for Indian Affairs at Albany may more fully and at large appear