Joh: Abeel The Schedule or List of y^ Burgers & farmers names who subscribed for y^ Contribution of money for ye Raiseing of men for our assistance being summd up amounts to y^ somme of £367:6 and therefore not half Eneugh for y^ Procureing of one hundred men w^ is judged Requisite to acquaint y^ Commonality withall: So y' oy^ means must be used to Procure men, doe therefore Mortifye & make null & void y® aforesaid subscriptions thanking y" People who had signed for there good Inclination. J t is therefore

Resolvetl since no assistance can be expected from N: Yorkr nor money raised here to Procure men to write to y^ govern'"

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and Convention of Boston for y^ assistance of one hundred men -- and also to govern^ and gen^' assembly off Connetticut for ye assistance of y« like number of men to lye in garrison here this winter to secure there Maj^s Fort and ye frontiers of this county against y^ french or there Praying Indians ^^hich Letters are written accordingly

Whereas it is thougt Convenient by y® Convention of Civill and Military officers of y® Citty and County of Albany yt all Possible endeavors be used to Procure y® Indians of y® Long Reach Wawijachtenock &Sopusto come here &Lye out as skouts upon ye borders of this County to prevent any Incursions y*^ might be made by y^ Indians of Canida and Robert Sanders Lieft of one of ye Train bande Companies of this Citty being thought a fitt p'son to Procure y® same, he is therefore hereby Impowered & authorized to use his Endevors in effecting y® same, & y® gentlemen of our neighbouring County of Ulster are earnestly desyred & Intreated to be aideing & assisting to him in s^ bussinesse itt being for y® Preservation of there Maj'^ Y^g "VV" & queen Maryes Interest in these parts Actum in albany ye 27th of Sep^ 1689