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

& one hundred hand granadoes out of there Maje^ Stores and Two

hundred Pounds out of there Majes Revenue which we understand

is dayly collected by them for to employ ye Maquase and oy'

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Indians in there Majes service for y« Securing ye frontier Parts of this County from any Incursions of s^ Indians or French.

Resolved yt ye floor of ye Stone Point in ye fort be Raised with new Planks and Timber and ye Portholes altered & made fitt for Defence.

Upon ye news yt three People should be kild at Bartel Vromans dX Sarachtoge by y® Indians

Resolved by ye Convention yt Leift Jochim Staets forwith goe with ten men to Sarachtoge to see how ye matter is, & bring us an accompt with y* first & yt he Cito send a Post hither with ye tideings.

Resolved by ye Convention y* Rob* Sanders «Sc Eghbert Teunise forthwith goe to Sarachtoge to lye there till further order, whither any mischeefe be done there or nott, & y* they goe themselfs with sd Indians to Sarachtoge where Leift Jochim Staets will stay there Comeing & if Eghbert be not at ye farm y* he take anoyr whom he shall think Convenient.