Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II
I am now sending up a France prisoner, iff possible to haue him changed for one prist prisoner with the have addopted en he' is a pest for vs inongs theme ; pray send it post away forther, that all piple may have notise to be opon ther gard, affter min Respeckt I remaine -- Honnorable S""
your Honours most Humble Sert. Superscribed Jacob Leisler
To the Honorable Robert Treat Esqr Governour of His Majesties Colony of Conneticott. These Post away, haste
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A : 1690 : 30 May ia fort williara
Honorable sir -- yesterday was myn last by post sent so fane as Siandford directed to Captn: Selick to be forwarded by him. In answer of yours of the 15 inst & have sent your honor the agreement of our Indianes & the order to our vassalls, enclosed was one for Boston, Just now received another letter dated 27 instant Signed John Allan Secretary by order of the Governor & counsell In that of the 15 your honor makes mention of Major General] winthrope as commander of your forces, If obtaineable, Seing you were dubious, I did not mention the lack I had of such noble and wordy persone, fearing with yourselves he should not be obtained about the particular disgust of Secretary Allan ag* Mr. Millborne I thought it not worth my whill to take notice of. In answer of yours of the 27 we are glad that at last you have, seing the danger you were in with us, & resolved to assist us, when we were so resolutely advanced, in readiness to joine with our confederate Indians to defend and attack his Ma*ies enimies the french and their adherents in our defence, and have joined with us, in a firme unanimous result, to effect which wee had proposed and engaged on very unequall proportiones with us notwithstanding equally concerned in danger, never desiring to choose & commissionat the Major, but resolved that the second commander was to be putt in by Boston, for the new England forces In which we can resolve to no alteratione, the more because before I received any of yours, we have writt to our Commissioners and send up a Commission for Major in blank & ordered to fill it with such persone at Albany as they thought fitt, and proposed Capt.