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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. 280 words

?■■ Schuyler may^ & Justice of y« Peace did take y^ oath of fiJclily iDcfore Dirk wessells Recorder & Justice of the Peace

And these following Persons took y® oath of fidelity to there Maj'^s before P^ Schuyler raayr viz*

Dirk wessells Record^ Capt Gerrit Teunise Capt: Marte Gerritse Leift: Robt: Sanders Ens: gabriel Thompson kilian van Renselaer Claes Ripse Van Dam David Schuyler Robt: Livingston Leif^ Jochim Staets: Johannes appel Constable & P' Boss Constable

Dirk Wessells Jan Janse Bleeker and Dirk Teunise Justices of the Peace haveing been at Sopus for ye behalfe of this County to Desyre assistance, and accordingly made there application to Maji" Chambers y« third time, who gave his warrant to y^ Commission officers to collect the votes of ye Inhabitants concerning y« sending up of men upon accasion for ye assistance of y® People of alb. upon which y^ return was by Capt Beekman of ye horse. That all his men were willing but Two Capt Matthys that all his Company was willing, Capt Garten that he himself and all his Comp: were Ready but Capt Paling had not brought in his return

The sd Justices did Insist with ye Majr of yt County that ye men might be Prikt y' were to come upon occasion of allarm, that they might ye more Depend thereupon, who ordered y* y« Court marshall should meet ye 25 of October to effect that Bussinesse

Resolved that the men that are at Sarachtoge be sent for doune and that seven souldiers out of there maj^s fort with Claes Rust and Dick albertse Bradt be sent thither to lye there as skouts on y^ part of ye County.