Sir -- I have heard several Complamts of oppression and injury done to severall Inhabitants of Dartmouth and Little Compton driving them from their familys forcing of them to Warr and levying of taxes upon them wiChout Authority and other Abuses by you and others, their Maty's Subjects ought not to suffer at this Rate and asm-e Yo^ selfe if I hear any more Complaints of that nature I will take such methods to ease the subjects as will effect you otherwise than you are aw^re of at present.! am

S' Yo« Fort William Henry

May ye Eighth 1691

To his Excelln«=y Henry Slather Govem"" and Commander

in Cheife in and Over their Maf'^s Province of New

Yorke &<=a in America, and to his hormo''ble Cour.cell

The Humble Petion of Joseph Sackett That yo' Petno^ was

forced to take upon him an Ofice to Collect and Gather under y*

Command of Jacob Leisler the taxes and Impositions Layed upon

the Inhabitants of Newtowne on Long Island in Queens County

and vpon Refuseall I was to be sued to the [sum] of seventy fiue

pounds, Now Yo' Petion*" haueing a part of the Said Taxes and

haueing Likewise deliuered [part] of the Said Taxes To the

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Collectors Order and their Remaining A part thereof : Still in my hands, and the acts of tlie said Liesler being made appeare to be Ilegall the people : pressing upon your petioner for to Retourne their moneys to them againe Now yo^ Petioner haveing p*! pail before the aniveall of yo'" Excelly or yo*" Ord^ shall be suferer thereby and therefore yo' Petion'" himibly praieth for yo'" order and answ*" concerning the perticulars and that yo>" petiont" may not be a suferer thereby haveing as cann be made appear always beene against Leisler and all his proceeding and your petioner shall ever Prav as in Duty always bound.