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

Whereas it is thougt Convenient y* all fences & Timber be Removed 60 Paces from y® City Stockadoes, you are therefore hereby Required in there Maj'^s name to warn all people y* have there fences & Timber or oy'' materials so neer y^ outside of ye fence whereby y«= Sight Rounde y^ Toune walls is hindred to Remove ye same in 24 hours time, else must be Removed at there Cost actum in albany y^ 26*h day of feb 16|^

P"" order of yc Civill & Military officers

Rt Liv: CI To R: Pretty Esq"" high Sherriffe of y« Citty & County of Alb:

LIEUT. GOV. LEISLER. 171

Att a meeting &c.

albany Feb 21^ 16i| The Bussinesse being taken into Consideration concerning Sending agents to N: Yorke & New England to acquaint them off affares here, and to Desyre assistance for y^ Preservation of there Maj**^ Intrest in these parts it was putt to y* vote

And these following vote for a Person to be sent to N: Yorke fie one to N: England

Pr Schuyler May'' Claes Ripse

C. Jan Janse Bleaker gabriel Thomson Reynier Barents Johannes Cuyler

D. Wessells Liv van Shaik C. Jochim Staets Evert Bankertt albt. Ryckman abr: Shuyler

C. Sanders Glenn Kiliaen van Renselaer

Rob* Sanders

It is voted by 7 votes y* Joh: Cuyler goe to N: Yorke 5 votes y* Reynier Barents goe & 2 y* Livinus van Shaik goe

It was Resolved nemine Contradicente y* Robt Livingston goe with all Convenient Speed to Canetticut and Boston, & declare ye Condition of this County, & desyre y* all Endevors may be used to Rigg out vessells towards Quebek, & Prevent all succor comeing from france & and to Request y® assistance of fifty men and one hundred Barbells of Porke and Beefe, & if no men can be obtained then ^£400 in money & y' Commission & Instructions be given him accordingly