a messenger that he was within a days journey of yc Enemy and Praid them to come up with all Speed then they went & 9 of our Christians w^^ Ens: abr: Schuyler, but could not overtake y* Enemy y® Christians came back & y^ Indians went on The maquase upon our Dsyre granted the Indian Prisoner to be sent to ye fort to be Secured for fear of his Running away to Canida Capt. Garten Capt PaUng Capt Beekman & Capt Matthys w'*» 30 men came from Sopus for our assistance.

Att a meeting of y® Convention of albany ye 15*^ day of february 16||

Present Pr Schuyler Mayf D. wessells Record^

Div. van Shaik J. Bleeker

Claes Ripse albt. Ryckman

Joh: Cuyler Evert Banker

Capt Marte gerritse Capt gerrit Teunise

Capt Garten Capt Paling

Capt Beekman Resolved to write to y^ governf & Councill of Boston Connetticut & Virginia & to yc Civill & Military officers of N: Yorke & desyred them to joyn together that Quebeck may be taken by water in y® Spring as p"" said letters appears

Stephen Lee & M'' Davenport were sent Post to Boston and Connetticut &. Cornelise Viele to N: Yorke

The 18th of february 16 1| Whereas there are severall houses near y® Citty which stand Extream Dangerous & ye Enemy being dayly Expected ye generality of y® Citizens desyre that they may be pulled doune It is ordered by y® raay^ aldermen and commonality of y® Citty of Albany y* y® same be forthwith removed to witt y^house of Barent albertse Bratt y® house of W™ hoffmayer y« house of adriaen appel, ye house of y^ widow of Cornelise vanderholve, and to y® end that y^ same may be effected with y® Least Dammage to y*^ owners these following p'sones to witt P^ Winne P*^ Bogardus W'n Claese Groesbeek harme Gansevoort Dirk Bensing & JaR Cornelise Vyselaer are appointed and authorized to agree with y^