Ordered y® first divison of Capt Bleekers Comp® goe to works & Pull doune y^ s^ 4 houses on Munday morning standing neerest ye gates, beginning at the house of Barent albertse Bradt which house together with y® house of W™ hoffmayer and adriaen appel is to be sett up again by y® Inhabitants in some Convenient Place within y® Citty & y' by every division both in Pulling doune y® houses & setting them up there be at least on Carpenter or Two, The house of y® wid^^ of Cornelise vanderholve being old and Decayed is only to be pulled doune

Orderd y' y® gate by harme ganseforts be forthwith Repaired

1$JU iU)MINISTRAT10N OF

At a meeting &c. Albany y« 22^^ day of febmary 16|i

Present

Pr Schuyler May' Ens: Bennitt

D. Wessells Record' Capt Paling

L: v: Shaik Capt Beekrtian

J: Bleeker Ens: Job: Sanders

Albt Ryckman P' Winne

Job: Cuyler W«» de Mayer

Reynier Barents C: Marte gerritse

Kiliaen van Renselaer Claes Ripee

Ev: Banker Capt garten

Capt Bull Capt gerrit Teunise

Capt Jochim Staets L* Robt Sanders

Resolved tbat for ye p'servation of tbere Majea Intrest in tbese parts & y« Secureing of tbere Subjects in tbis time of war w^i^ y« frencb, y^^ all means be used to Perswade all y® Maquase to come & live & Plant at Shinnectady lately Destroyed by y« frencb and there Indians w^ will be a means y* y^ winter Corn sowed there may be Reaped & y® Indians in Readinesse to joyn with our forces upon any occasion if y^ enemy should come