Casper Teller Daniel Brad Willem the Indian

But Teunissen Hendk Jansen van Saragtoge

By the Commissioners, the Mayor, Aldermen & Justices of the Peace of the City & County of Albany. Whereas you were ordered in your preceding Commission dated 26*^ March last to remain at Crown point till further orders as more fully appears in said Commission, and we are now asked if any other better sojourn or place of Rendezvous can be found --

These are, therefore, if you can find out any fitter place than the aforesaid Crown Point which you Know will be more secure, to empower you to do so with advice and consultation of Dirk Albertsen Brad and the Schagtkook Indians, on condition that you Send out Spies dayly towards the said Crown Point: You shall also daily correspond with Capt Abraham Schuyler and his people and mutually communicate all notable occurrences. And further you shall follow and obey your previous commission in all things. Thus given under our hands In Albany this l^t April in the 2"'' Year of his Majestys Reign A^. Dom'. 1690.

Was Signed, J. Bruyn

To Capt Jacobus Joh. Provoost

de Warm Peter Schuyler

DiRCK Wesselse Joh: Wendell

LIEUT. GOV. LEISLER. 205

[Translation.]

THE COMMISSARIES AT ALBANY TO LEISLER.

Alby, the 2d April! 1690.

Mynheer -- Mynheer, We again yesterday sent up a Scouting Party of 9 @ 10 Cliristians with about as many Indians who will ( ooperate as far as possible with the party previously sent up, again:^t our enemies the French and their Indians from Canada, tor his Majestys Interest.