These are therefore in his Mag^'^s name to will and require you and every of you forthwith upon receipt hereof to select out of the County of Ulster one Hondred Good or Eighty at least good able men Compleat in armes which shall be Transported to Albany for his Ma^'^s seruice at opon the first day of January next and thaf at all times before uppon notice of the Comiss^ at Albany of the Enemies aproching you send the s^' number of men

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or as many as can be obtained without thelay as you will answer the Contrary at your utmost perill and being proceeded against as Enemies To his Ma*'® and this province. Given under my hand and scale at Fort William this 16*-^ of Novemb^ in the Second yeare of Their Ma^'es reign Anoq Dom 1690

Jacob Leisler To Major Thomas Chambers and The rest of the Military officers under his Direction in the County of Vlster Here follows an order " to Capt. Barent Lewis, M' Schermerhorne and their assistants" to press 20 men with armes & 300 skepples peas & 250 skepples Indian Corne within the County of Ulster for the Expedition of Albany.

BY THE LIEVT GOVERNOR &c.

Whereas His Majt'^s Intrest & ye Security of this Province requires in an Espetial manner y^ maintenance and Encouragem* of y® Contract made [with] the five nacons of Indians Concluded at Albany by y® Commissioni"s May the [3^] 1690 For Corroborating whereof it hath Proved very Effectuall by Employing M'^ Aernout Cornelisse Viele as agent to reside amongst y® s<i Indians at their Court of Onondage & for ye same purposes I have comissionated Mr Gerret Luycasse w* some others in August last to officiate in such capacity, or what might tend unto y® End afores«i until y® s<i Aernout should arrive there.