Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II
Resolved that M^ Dirk Wessells and Cap* Johannes wendel Justices of y« Peace goe thither & Conveen y^ Company together & consult what measures they are to take upon occasion if an en^my should come, to y« end there may be unity in such extremityes, & ye Inhabitants there are ordered to submitt to what ye sf* gent" & ye head officers of there Toune shall Conclude upon, upon there oun Perrill
Resolved since we have ReC' Certain Information of some Praying Canida Indians lately taken by our Maquase that y^ french Design to send out there Indians and french to kill and Destroy there Majts Subjects of this County that Dirk Teunise Esqr one of there Maj's Justices of the Peace goe to y® County of
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Ulster for y^ assistance of 25 or 30 men to be Ready upon occasion if any attaque or Incursion should be made on y^ frontiers of this County for to secure & defend there Majt^ Interest here who is Impowered to discourse with y® Civill and Military officers of yt County about y® p'mises.
Att a Convention &c. 11*^ Sept. 1689 Present P. Schuyler Mayr Levinus Van Shaik
D. Wessells Reed' Kilion van Renselaer
Capt Wendel Leift Jochem Staets
C9.pt Bleeker Leift Robt Sanders
Capt gerrit Teunise List of men who have taken service to serve there Maj'^ & y® Countrey upon the frontiers of there maj** County of Albany who are to hav« 12*^ p"" diem and Provisions except Claes Rust who is to have y® Command & is to have 18*^ p"" diem who had Instructions given him accordingly.