At a meeting of the worshipfull Mayor Alderman, Common Council & ofl&cers of the Militia in this City of New York Feb'y 6ti» 169f

Major Ingoldesby, [entering] & desiring that he may have the use of the City Hall for Accommodating his Majisties Soldiers under his command untill better entertainment is provided

Present, P. De la Noy May^ Cap* Swaer Olpherts

Major De Brown Leut. P. Van Brugge

Captn Day King Leut. Paul Turke

Comelis Pluvier Ensign De Milt

Johannes Provoost David Provoost --

Consented that the said Major doth quarter the said Soldiers or so many of them as may conveniently be entertained provided that no less interruption or impediment Shall be thereby made relating the Courts of Judicature to be held in the said Hall as formerly, & of right belongs unto them without having relation to the Militia of this City as it is now constituted

Signed in behalf of the Said Mayor Alderman &c by their

Signed Jacob Milborne SecrJ

* SECRETARY CLARKSON TO GOV. TREAT.

HoNBLE Sk -- I am Directed by the Genlemen Named of their Majesty s Councell of New York to give you an Account of the present state of affayres here & to Desire y^ Advice of your Honrs & others Concerned in ye Goverm* of yr Maestyes Colony of Connecticut yt upon which I cannot do better then by Covering a copy of ye order taken for that purpose which accordingly I have enclosed & because it hath been thought in this City by Many prudent persons that Capt Leisler hath had very perticular Advices from your parts I am the more hapefull that Nothing shall be wanting