Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II
Companies of Volunteers as shall willingly Go with you who are hereby required to obey you as their Comand"" and you are hereby required to Sayle forthwith to flushing Bay from thence to craze to y^ Sound & to Examine all Sloops Boates Canoos or any other Vessells your shall meete with & to [secure] all or any Suspected persons and examine all papers to Bring them to Mee & you are hereby required if you deeme meet to Examine all or any Suspected bowses for s^ Rebells and papers and if you meet Maj^ Millborne that you observe such Orders and to follow such farther Directions as you shall receive from mee & that you returne when you shall seem meet for doeing whereof these are your sufficient Comission. Given &c. Fort William This 30th of Octob. &c 1690.
Jacob Leisler
Past ye office
Abrah"" Govemeur D. Secy One of the Same Tenor and date to Hendrick Ten Eyck.
Fort William, Novembr 4th 1690.
These are to Nominate, Constitute and apointyou Mayors Jacob Milborne Gerardus Beekman & the rest of the Military Comission officers of King's County to come at flatbos and hold a Court marshall to Examine heare Conclude & determine all such mutters & things w^h shall relate y« s^ Militia in said County or any officers or persons w<='> have off*ended, neglected their Duty or otherwise trespassed ye same to Censure by ffine Suspending their Comission, or other punishm* to inflict Acording to y® Nature of