There being a Present necessity that a Capt. of Ye fort at New Yorke should be appointed to be constantly there attending and to Comjnand & order y^ Soldiers appointed by this Committee of Safety to Serve y^ fort in behalfe of their Majesties till orders Shall come and to order all matters of y^ fortifications of said fort necessary at present this Committee therefore doe think fitt that Captn Jacob Leisler shall be Captain of said fort as abovesaid Till orders shall come from their Majesties, & that the said Captn Jacob Leisler, shall have all aid and assistance, if need be & demanded by him from City and Country to suppress any foren Enmey & prevent all disorders which Evidently may appear dated this 8th of June 1689, Signed Sealed

Richard Danton [l. s.] Sam' Edsall [l, s.]

ThEUNIS ROELOFSE | L. S.] P DeLA NoY [l. S.]

Jean De Marest [l. s.] Mathias Harvey [l. s.] Daniel De Klercke [l. s.] Thom^ Williams [l. s.] Johannes Vermillye, | l. s.] W'" Laurence [l, s. ]

Hendrick Jacobsen a corporall in the company of Capt. Abraham De Peyster aged about 27 yeares declars that on the thirtieth day of may Last past he the said deponent having order from Lieut, hendrick Coyler who Commanded the guard of the trained Bands In the fort of New-York to place a sentinell at the sally port in the said fort and that accordingly he the said deponent took with him two musquetiers In order to place the said sentinell. But a sentinell Belonging to the Kings Souldiers In pay in the said fort Challenging him he called his Corporall who declared to this deponent that he had no Order from the