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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. 317 words

Paying of ye People that have been at Sarachtoge upon ye kings & queens ace* and Diverse oy' Public Charges and altho Rob^ Livingston is already Considerable in advance yett y^ Convention doe Desyre y* he further may advance upon there Maj^^ accompt, such necessary Charges as shall from time to time happen and because y® s^^ Livingston may be y® more Incouraged to Proceed, we whose names are undei'written doe Promise & Engage y* if y® s^ Livingston be not Reimbursed such Disbursements as he shall make by y<^ May^ order one aldermen and assistant for y« Publick ace* in Six monthes after y arrivall of a gov"^ or orders from there now Majesties king W™ & queen Mary yt wee will yointly & severally see him p^i & Satisfyed and that he shall not sustain any Losse or Damage by Such Disbursem^s being by our Particular ord^^ as witnesse our hands in albany ye 26 of octobr 1689

P^ Schuyler Dirk Wessells Claes Ripse van Dam Gabriel Thompson Dirk Teunise Albt Ryckman David Schuyler

Johannes van d' hey den hend: Janse & W'" Hollie took ye oath of allegiance to there Maj'^

The Convention writt a letter to alderman Schayk and Lief^ Staets putting them in minde of what they had writt yesterday Concerning ye Reports of Leyslers Intentions to send up armed men to overthrow y® government of this Citty, and that they would endevor to prevent it as they loved y« Peace of this Citty, and mthall Informed them that we hear by a Prisoner come from Canida y* y® Indian Prisoners were come from france with ye gov"" of Mont Royall and y^ ye gov^ of Canida and diverse officers went to france, & therefore consider in what a Condition we would be with ye Indians if a Change of Magistrates and a Subversion of y" government should at p'sent be made.