If he should proceed to such rashnesse as to use hostillity against the citty upon notice thereof we must attend what we find to be o^ duty to their Ma*'**» we hope God in mercy will prevent such things by means of the councills pruedence. pray p^sent o"^ humble Seruice to his excelencie If arriued & to the Hon^^ie Col. Dudley with those Gent° Named of the councill which with respects to your selfe is all at present from

S"^ your freinds & seruants the Governor" & Councill of their Ma^'^^ colony of Conecticut p their order Signed p John Allyn Sec'"y Please to conceale our mode

of conueyance to Capt" Leisler Address These

For the Honoured M' M: Clarkson Secre^i'y of their Ma^'«^ Province , of New Yorke in N Yorke post haste this for his

Maties Speciall Seruice

Hartford March 11th 1690-1 Honoured S" -- We lately receiued a letter dated 4th instant subscribed by m"" Clarkson Secreti'y wherein is Inclosed a coppy of an order from Six Gent" named of the councill to sayd Secret"*y to Informe us of some violence used by some souldiers from the forte at Newyorke to a Sarg* & three Sentinells as they were passing in the streets of the city upon the rownds & that being Imprissoned by you Majo"" Ingoldsby their chiefe commander desired theire release but obtayned it not, but was wrot to by you that he had not to doe there which with other Circumstances of a

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