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

Att a Convention &c. Albany Oct. 24"» 1689 Present . P. Schuyler May^ Cap* Marten gerritsen

Job: Wendel " C: Sanders glerm

albt Ryckman L: Jan van Eps

David Schuyler En: Joh: Sanders

Eghbert Teunise Leift Jochim Staets

Claes Ripse Capt Sharpe

Ev. Banker gert Ryerse

The Convention being mett to consider ye Contents of a Letter sent by ye gov^ of Boston in ye name and by Consent of ye Councill and Representatives wherein they signify there sence of ye feares and Dangers we Lye in of Incursions by ye french and French Indians & ye need we stand in of some forces to be sent for ye enforcing of our garrison wh they would be wiUing to afford iVom thence, bi^t there p'sent Circumstances of things haveing so many men out against ye Common Enemy to ye Eastward, bei^ides y*^ great Distance from hence, y* they cannot doe what they woukl