Since my above letter was written 1 received Inform atione that they of Philadelphia send their pouder to the french, & that Albertus Brand has declared himself in the follomng expression that it was ag^ their prinlls to fight therefore when the french comes they are intended to send some of the wisest people to tell thera that rather would give their land & goods than to fight & that it was all one under whom he lives with such Expressions they will render your people odious & suspected I thought convenient to advise you that you may take away such stumbling blocks &ct.

SECT ALLYN TO LEISLEK

• Hartford Octob. 10, 1689 Honor"! Sir The occasion of these lines is to inform you that we have been & are now at great charge and expences many wayes, by reason of the Indian war, & the necessity of Albany who dayly expect to be invaded by the French, to whome we purpos to send som reliefe, & also a great sickness amongst vs, which hath diminished o"^ numbers, besides a great loss that we haue mett w^h in our crop, being so disinabled by sickness, that we could not gather it in, so that we see o^selves necessitated to call in that ayd of ten souldiers or their pay, w<=*> we hau* hitherto, granted you for the secureing of the forte at Yorke, and doe accordingly [notify] you that we by these, doe from this day call in the ayd aforesaid, and shall not allow it any longer, yet that you may be encouraged to keep the fort for tkeir Ma^'^^ service, if any forreign force should invade you, we shall be ready to relieve you according to o"" ability & capacity; we dayly expect a setlement from England, but it doth not yet come, but hope it will shortly & prevent all occasions of trouble and disquietments, both to you & vs.