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

4 After y" have discoursed of y^ mean Condition of this Place & how Scarce Provisions are like to be the farmers leaveing there habitations, since y® murther Committed at Shinnectady ; where great store of all sorts of Provisions was Destroyed, then y" are to Desyre y^ quantity of one hundred Barrells of Porke or Beefe Equivalent for there Maj«^s use to be Employed as occasion shall Require for there Maj^^ Troops that lye in garrison here for y« Defence of this part of y" Country

5 If y« govi" & Councill of Canetticut doe Decline to send any more men or no Provisions hither then y^ are to Insist y* y* Comp« of Capt Bull stay here till further order from there Maj«8 since it would be of Dangerous Consequence to draw off s** Comp*' at this juncture & Raise jealousies among y® Indians, while they are so Eager for more men to Pursue y® warr against y® french.

6 Yow are to goe from Canetticut to Boston and apply y' Self to y® govern'' and Councill there, & Inform them of all atfares here, what dammage y« french have done & what Subtle Practices they use to draw of y° 5 nations of Indians from there Dependance on y*^ Imperiall Croune of England to side with y* french & how dangerous it would be to there Maj^^ Tritrest if s** nations should hearken to y® Enemy.

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7 That y^ only means to Secure there Countrycs from y* Incursions of y<^ french and there Indians would be to Equipp & Rigg out some vessells with men to Invade Qucbek, & to p'vent all Supplyes comeing from france whereby yc french will be Discomfited and our Indians Incouraged to Pursue y^ warr by Land