Gentlem" we cannott butt judge it ingrattitude in a verry high degree to heap upp such unjust Charges upon us for all our expence of money & blood in defending the Kings subjects, and what you intend by so ill requiteing your louing neighbours, who for fidellity and duty to our gracious soueraign King Wm our actions will demonstrate to be no ways inferiour to our neighbours round aboute us, as to our motions att Albany, our Comiss" to Cap* Bull, & our late & p''sent aduise to the gentlem" of Albany will vindicate us both before God & our King ; our aduise to them hath been nott to contend, but to submitt to the present power in the prouince of New Yorke^& to unite as one man to oppose the comon enemy

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As to what you charge upon M'" Allyn, you charge upon all the gentlemen of that councill, and he is ready to answer att all times what you please to lay to his charge.

Gentlcm" wee will nott now inlarge yow refleckt upon your letters to us, & then we shall need to say no more to yow aboute it, butt remaine yowr neighbours the Gouern'" & Cowncill of Connecticott

Pr order. Signed ^ John Allyn Sec7. The Honor'J

Capt. Jacob Leishler Comander in Chiefe in New Yorke prouince Forte William, this

[From Mortgage Book I. Co. clerk's off Albany] At a Convention of y® May Aldermen Commonalty Justices of y« Peace and Military officers of y® Citty and County of Albany on y® first day of August and ye first year of y® Reign of our Souveraign Lord & Lady William & Mary King & queen of Engl: france & Ireland &c 1689 Present pr Schuyler Mayr David Schuyler