seditions, which some Malitious j)ersons desighning the destruction of the Petitioner, undoubtedly has aspersed, for the petitioner has since his departure from Albany not wrote to any there but only to Mr Peter Schuyler & M'' Levinston, at his first comming down, the contents whereof, are no more but to thank them for their civilities & that the petitioner was forced to Abscond himself here Since at his landing, a State search was made for him, which Letters were sent by his Cousin Casper Teller, & one to His Brother Teller relating his private affairs, & to thank him and his family for the kindness received at the Petitioners being there, which is all that Petitioners has wrote to any persons whatsoever either in the County of Albany or Ulster, Your Petitioner therefore humbly Prays that the honors will not be pleased to give such credit to said aspersion, as to Cause the distressed Aveak, Prisoner, to be continued in Irons within this dismal confinement as the petitioner Keeper has by the Honors orders put the Petition'', whereby he is Quite disabled to help himself & must unadoubtly Perish in this Condition unless Your Honors will be pleased to have commiseration of Your honours distressed Petitioner, And Since it has been Your honors pleasure to Recommend Your Petitioner to inform Your honours of the truth of his behavour at Albany last summer, the Petitioner shall therefore inform Your Honours, of the full and Sincere truth, as he will answer before his god, that he went up to Albany upon no other design, but to shun the trouble and hazard of being destroyed here, as your Petitioners was informed threatens were made & that during his abode in Albany aforesaid, he found all the Magistrates^ of that place or Such with whom Your Pett'"" conversed withal! , upon all occasions to manifest their utmost Zeal for the Interest of our gracious Sovereigns Lord & Lady King William & Queen Mary & for the preservation of the peace, & Administring of Your Laws in Your said County but were of the oppinion as they Several times declared that they were not in any wise Subordinate to the City of New York (nor the power then exercised therein) but that government of that County, was only lodgeil within themselves, Untill their Ma'ies pleasure should be known persuant to their Ma^'^^ gracious Proclamation of the M^h of