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

By vertue of the authority deriued unto me, I do hereby constitute & appoynt you to be major of all the forces now raysed or to be raysed for the expedition of Albany out of this Province & the New England Collonyes & Maryland, according to the unanimous result made with sayd Collonyes against the French at Cannada ; you are therefore carefully and dilligently to discharge the duty of a major, by exerciseing the same in Armes & keeping them in good [Seall] order & discipline, both officers & Souldiers, observing

strictly all the articles in the sayd result expressed, hereby willing & commanding them to obserue & follow such orders & directions as you shall from time to time receiue from me or any appoynted by myself & councill according to the rules & discipline of war, pursuant to the trust reposed in you & to execute all acts of hostility against the French King his Subjects & their adherents ; and this commission to continue dureili^ my will & pleasure only --

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Given under my hand & sealed with the seale of the prouince, his 31. July in the 2^ year of their Mat'es Reigne 1690-- Past the Office Jacob Leisler

Tacob Milborne Secr'y

BY THE LIEYT GOYEMOi' &c.

Whereas y« Sessions of the Geneii Assembly held at New Yorke for the said Province on y^ 24th of Aprill Last was by my Selfe with advice of my Councill Prorogued vntill the first day of Sept^ next.