Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II

men, but he Promised & would Swear y' nothing should be acted or done by him against y® Convention althogh new orders did come, &, desyred y^ y® Convention would advise and Consult with these overseers upon which they answerd that there was many Dissentions in ) ® Place already & by such Confusion and so many masters y^ Contention would augment and Increase, M' Staets Replied it is now so we must doe as well as we can Job: Cuyler asked to see his Commission but Refused to show it and so broke off" from yi discourse and Returned to y® former Proposealls concerning y^ Sending out men to garrison y® out Plantations, & it was finally Concluded that 24 men of Capt Bulls Comp® should goe to Shinnectady and 6 of his men to Paepsknee & of Mr. Jochira Staets men 6 to y® half moon

And as Justices of y® Peace they desyred y® Commission officers to call a Court Marshall in y« afternoon to setle y® watch in y« Toune y* all Things may goe Regularly as was done

But that which was concluded upon on yc forenoon was alterd by some of y® Military officers in there meeting unknown to y« 5 gent" Viz' y* Mr Staets should send of his men ten to Shinnectady & Capt Bull 20, but took no care for y« half moon as was concluded upon by y« Commissioners of y® gen^ Cenvention Nevertheless y* which was Concluded upon by y« Deputies of y* Convention & Capt Bull and Mr Staets was thougt fitt by y« Convention to be Performed & Capt Bull accordingly sent his Leift \v^^ 24 men to Shinnectady to keep that post but Mr Staets would send out no men as was agreed upon, but went to Shinnectady with some oy" of y* faction, Insomuch y* y« May' himself & some oyf gent: were necessitated to goe thither to see y« men of Capt Bulls Comp^ quartered