mistakes at the End of the Loyalty I owe to ray gracious King &j Queen & by such ways to Blatt out all my faithfull service till no^' but I hope have care to commit such an error, having by my duty & faithfuhiesse being vigerous to them. Please only to Signify & order the Major in releasing me from his Majesties fort delivering him only his Majesties Armes with all the Stores & that he may act as he ought with a person who shall give Your excellency an exact account of all his actions & conduct, who is with all the request. Your Excellency's Most Humble Serv*
Jacob Leisler
[From the Office files.]
To His Excellency Colonel Henry Sloughter Cap^ Gen^'
& Governo'" of their Mamies Province of New York &c
The humble Peticon of Cap^i Jacob Leisler, Peter DeLanoy,
Gerardus Beeckman, Tho^ Williams, Johannes Vermelje,
William Lawrence, Hendrick Jansen, Rob* LeCock, & Jacob
Milborne: Sheweth
That Yo^ Petitionrs are certified by Cap° Blagge, that aftel hearing of their Case set forth in an humble Peticon to the Kings most Excellent Ma*'*' & Councill, he received for answer: viz* That Copies of all Papers Thereunto relating should be giuen your Ex^y To judge of matters as they should be found on yo' ariivall at New York &c.
That yo'' Pef^^ ^re under apprehension that yo' Ex°y is enformed thiit the ffort was Detained (after yo^ arrivall here) in disobedience to his Ma*i® or yo^ Ex<=y for some ill designe, when in truth it was purposely kept untill yo^selfe appeared, whose arrivall was with paine longed for to discharge them & heale those unhappy ti*oubles which haue arrisen since Major Ingoldesby came hithery as may appear by a Letter sent to Bermuda, & other declarative Testimonialls to the said Major &c whorae nothing would suffice but immediate possession of the said Fort, & consequently the Goveinm*