Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II
Gent^ hauing seen his Mat'^s letters, in your hands, we do not see but the Albanians may find sufficient reason to comply with you in the same, when they shall receive due information therein.
pi" order J. A. S.
These for the Genti Commissionated by Capt Leisler of New Yorke Comander in Chiefe.
THE U GOV. & COUNCIL OF N. YOM TO THE GOV. OF CONNECTICUT.
By the Lievt Governor & Councill &<=
Whereas Mr Johannes Virmiley Benjamin Blagg & Jacob Millborne were Impowered to treat with the Governor & the rest of the Gentlemen in authority within his Mamies collony of Connecti-
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cutt and the s^ persones having been with them & made proposalls (which we have seen) for his Ma'ies interest & the safety of those provinces which have not been either friendly neighborly or duly answered, but to the contrary with coldness contempt & disdaine and further that the s*! Governor & magistrates have abetted encouraged & encreased the rebelUon of a certain number of people at Albany within this province by ordering their forces sent thither to observe the directione of the s'^ rebells named a conventione & will not redress us (although it was desired) by an order to forbidd their further proceedings As also that wee are well* assured the same is supported more especially by John Allan Secretary of that CoUony who hath conjoyned with sir Edmond Andross & his wicked Councill in August 1688 most traitorously to levy sumes of money upon his Mamies Liege subjects by an arbitrary & illegal Commissione from the late King James & other aggrievances to our great prejudice & the confusione as well as contempt of his Mamies government in this province, wee the L'ievt Governor & Councill doe hereby declare the s^ Governor & magistrates of Connecticatt afores^ to be encouragers abetters aiders & upholders of the s^ rebellione & disobedience, and unless they immediately controull the s'^ orders, to observe the s'^ Conventione, those forces so belonging to them at Albany shall be esteemed & deemed enimies unto the peace of our Sov.