Deliuer -- with, own hands, to. yo'" hon^ and thow. many hard Reports are flying about by some, yett this, genfi has giuen such Report of things, to. me and as. I can understand to. others as was sparing of Reflecting and nothing to my knoulige, But whatt agrcad with, what you writt me, Sir. with my harty Respects I Remaine. y' hone's frind to. Sarve

Jacob Melyen Addressed

To The honour'i Jacob Leisler LefF* Govern'

att fort William In

New York --

* LEISLER TO GOV TREAT.

New York January the 1st 1690 ] 91

HoN^^^ S''^ -- Long have I waited for an answer to my proposall relating to persons that should have beene empowered to meet

at Rye, for consulting what might be requisite in this conjuncture,

for securing Albany &c, but hitherto have obtained no returne,

LIEUT. GOV. LEISLER. QV)

which denotes your unconcernednesse therein. Although 1 rec^ Intely a letter of a long date, (vizt) S.ber 1st (signed by your ^CLretary p^' your order, making no mention of mine sent your Hon'"* & the Gen^i Court) butj in a stile as abstrues as it is malicious and menacing --

Certainly, if you believe that 1 dare be faithfull to ye Kings mterest or the publick weale, you cannot expect that I should omit dealing so plainly with you, considering your behavior to me & this Province, by yo^" breach of covenant, insolent obtrusions, invading o' Province, & defeating (what in you lay) those measures «Sc undertakings to maintaine their Ma*»e^ dignity, to secure against and damnific the Enemies of both ; exhorting you once againe to make due reflection, and shew some marks that may manifest it --