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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trobleous aspect giues them occasion to desire our aduice, & Assistence, we cannot but on the sayd Signification, as theire Katies subjects & loueing Neighboures to the Jurisdiction of New yorke send you our aduice & desires That in as much as no reasonable doubt can be made but that the Ships & Gentlemen arriued doe com in subordination to his excelencie Col: Slauter & that his excelencie as Governo^^ from theire Ma^'^s is dayly expected at Newyorke that therefore you so act & demean your selfe as may noe wayes violate their Ma*'®^ subjects peace & safety, & what may occur of co^ntrouersy between your selfe & those Hon^ie persons of the councill so named be deferred as to decission till his excelencies arriuall (which we pray God to Hasten) to doe otherwise we think will not be your Interest, & though we haue occasion but too much to be sencible of the smale Interest we haue in you, yet we designe nothing in this, but what may Tend to their Ma*'®^ Interest, & whereas your profession hath been that upon their Ma^'^s orders you will deliuer the forte accordingly we hope w^e shall here of your dutifull Complyance therewith all, which wiil prevent any farther trouble to vs which with o'' respects is all at p'sent from the Gov*" & councill of the colony of Conecticutt p their order signed