Having taken into Consideration how we shall obtain for King William's ace' the ammunition and provision which we are obliged to deliver from this County pursuant to our preceding Resolution adopted with the Hon^i^ Commissioners from N. York on the 22"^ March last, and prepare forthwith for the Equipment of an Army both of Christians and Indians against our Enemies of Canada, and Resolve as followeth --

Pieter Schuyler & Dirck Wesselse are appointed to get ready 6000 lbs har'd bread for the King's ace* Johannis Wendel 100 prepared deer skins Levinus Van Schayk 150 skepels peas

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Jan Janse Bleeker &. Reynier Barentse 60 guns & 100 axes

Claes Ripsen & Albert Ryckman the materials & expence for repairing the following -- 30 B, Canoes.

Evert Bancker Eghbert Teunissen & Ger* Ryersen for 30 Bark Ganoes

Joh: Cuyler the 400 lbs Powder

Gabriel Thomson the 100 gall Rom.

By the Commissioners, the Mayor Aldermen & Justices &ca of the City and County of Albany.

You are hereby ordered in his Majt'es name to take hence forthwith under your command 9 men and march with Jannetie or Laurence the Mohawk Indian and his party of savages with some Schagtkooks Indians upward about seven miles beyond the Crownpoint unto the Otter-creek, or some other better place or Rendesvous which you may consider more suitable safer and more advantageous -- where you shall remain and keep good watch day and night, and send out especially good scouts and spies every day till Sundown, and you shall correspond daily with Capt Jacobus de Warm & his soldiers who are sent to the aforesaid Crown point, and mutually communicate to each other all remarkable occurences, and should you perceive or meet any French or Canada Indians, you must endeavor to despoil, plunder and do them all injury as Enemies conformably to the Custom of War : And the aforesaid 9 men are hereby strictly charged to obey their officers in all things.