Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II
Resolved by y® Civill & Military officers of yo Citty & County >' y« Bastions & Curtaines about the Citty be made & Repaired with al speed by y® Several Divisions of y« Companies & y* y" gates be Repaired ;
And yt To morrow there be a full Convention
Att a Convention &c at y« Citty Hall y® 4*^^ day of Septemb' in
ye First year of y* Reign of our Souveraign Lord and Lady
King William and Queen Mary of Eng^ France & Ireland &a
Defenders of y® Faith Ao 1689.
Present
P. Schuyler May Dirk Teunise )
Dirk Wessels ReC^ Capt Mar. Gerritse > Justices
Capt John Wendel Capt Sander glen )
Capt Jan Janse Bleeker Capt Gerrit Teunise
Jan Lansing Lieut Evert d Ridder
David Schuyler Lieu' Jan van Eps
Alb' Ryckman Ens. Joh: Sanders
Joh: Abeel 1
Evert Banker f
r 1 Tr 1 1 / Assistents
Jsak Verplankt
Joh; Beekman J
Resolved Since there is such Eminent Danger Threatened by y®
French of Canida and there Praying Indians to come into this
Coutity to kill and Destroy there Majes Subjects that there be
Immediately An Express sent doune to Capt Leysler and ye Rest
of ye Militia officers of ye Citty and County of New Yorke for
assistance of one hundred men or more for ye secureing of there
Majes Fort and ye out Plantations of this County as also a Recruite of six hundred weight of Ponder and foure hundred Bale
Viz' 200 Two Pounders and 200 four Pounders with some match