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Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II

O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849. 259 words

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