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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. 315 words

Power came, nott acknowlegeing him to have any, and that they should Proceed to discourse of quartering ye men who endured so much hardship by Lyeing aboard, upon which it was Concluded to meet again in ye morning about 9 a Clock to aggree about y® quartering of ye 51 men Sent for our assistance.

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• * MEMORANDUM

That Kiliaen van Renselaer Capt gerrlt Teimise Capt Sander Glenn Leift. Jan van Eps Ens: Johannes Sanders & Sweer Teunise members of y« Convention did approve of y® order made yc 7th & S'h Instant that P"" Schuyler May^ should have y« Command of there Maj®' fort till orders* from there Maj«s king William & Queen Mary

Die Lunse 11 novemb^ 1689

The Convention were Intended to goe to y® Citty hall but understanding that there was so great a multitude of People assembled together there in an Illegal manner to choose one Jochim Staas Leift otf one of y® Train bande Companies of this Citty under Capt. Wendel to be Capt of y^ Comp® of Souldiers come from N: Yorke, They stayd att y® Record^' house Endeavouring to agree with Jacob Milborne about y® quartering of y« men, the s'i Milborne Proposeing Some articles which were answered by y« Convention and sent him by Capt Marte Gerritse Livinus Van Schaik & Johannes Cuyler, but y® s."! Milborne Insisting to have y® s"^ men to be under a Superior officer who was to be Commander of ye fortj Distinct from the Civill function, and that then he should fynde a way to pay y® men, which y® Convention by no means would Condeshend, but yt s^ men should be under y® Comjnand of y® Convention till orders came from there Maj^s otherwise could expect no assistance from them, which answer was sent him by y« s^ Capt gerritse alderman Schaik & Johannes Cuyler assistant.