Anthony Low that the s^ Condeinnatione may be executed, I hope before now your promised forces may be at Albany, If not we with you may receive desperate disappointments I have here a french knight who was sent to doe your and our busines by our Indianes, and if we had been of such slow motion as we find new England is, he had certainly prevailed to our utter mine, I referre you further to Mr. Low, & remaine &e.

SEC : ALLYN TO LEISLER

Hartford May 25th 1690 HoNBLE Sir -- ^we thank your kynd reception of our Com^s & certifie your Hon*" that in persuance of their promises & the generail good we have sent Capt. Johnson & his company consisting of about eighty to Albany of whose arryvall we have had an accompt & are raising as many more as will make our number well towards two hundred as we hope which will be ready for their march as soon as we hear of the readines of the mashachusets & plumouth forces to be much before them will advantage nothing but hazard our men to the small pox now so rife at Albany. we request you to supply our men with what is needful in provision as also with ammunition according to your Hone's former promise and our dependance thereon we are also sending a vessel with provision for our souldiers & to pay what we may have borrowed for this expedition & are in all poynts by Gods help resolved to prosecute our intentions made known to you in the mean tyme till our provisions arrive at Albany we request you to supply our men with what is needful in provision &c. It will be necessary that the 5 nations ayde & the tyme and the generall maner of their readines be settled with'them by your Hon>"s meanes and the same signified to Boston and hither, as much guiding