134 ADMINISTRATION OF

Capt. Sander glenn' Leift John van Eps & Ens: Joh; Sanders look ye oath of fidehty to there Majes before P' Schuyler May' Justice of y* Peace

Att a Convention &c,

albany y* 28'^ day of Novembr 1689

It was thought Convenient by y® Convention y* 5 of there members should be appointed to have a Conference with Capt Jonathan Bull & Mr Jochim Staets concerning y^ Souldiers they have under there Command here in Toune.

And for that Purpose were nominated Dirk Wessells Capt Marte gerritse Livinus Van Schaick Capt Sander glenn & Johannes Cuyler who in ye behalfe of y® Convention told them they had Two Companies Lyeing in y® Toune and y* y® out Plantations were not secured where y® Enemy first must be expected as Shinnectady half moon and Canastagioene, Desyred them to consider y* some men might be sent thither with all Expedition, upon which Capt Bull Proposed to Mr. Jochim Staets to take tenn men out of his Company & y* said Capt Bull would take Twenty men of his Company make in all 30 men & send to Shinnectady, upon which Mr. Staets answered he was but weake had but 46 or 47 men, & he would not breake his files he must at least keep 10 files, upon wh Capt Bull Replyed yt he could not Expect that they would always be complcat for sicknesse and diverse oy' accidents might happen, Mr. Staets Proposed yt Capt Bull should send 24 men to Shinnectady &' y* he Staets would joyn six of his Comp® with six of Capt Bulls men to goe and lye at y® half moon & y^ by Turns one should have y® Command 14 days & then the oyr whereupon Dirk Wessells answered that there was no quarters for 12 men at y® half moon but that some men might goe to Canastagioene where 6 could be conveniently quarterd and y* was a Dangerous Passe also But Capt Bull said he did not care to have his men so Scattered about.