Bartholemew Le Roux hereby enters his Claime and Demand in the Secretarys office Against the undernamed Persons for the damage by him sustained in the Times of the Late Rebellion and Disorders Within this Province Viz* for the sume of Twelve Pounds & Ten Shillings for five Barrells of Porke taken from him by the Undermentioned Partyes Viz'

Nicholas Blanck Urian Nagell William Churcher Dated at New York this 7th of 7ber 1691.

Barth: Le Roux

To the Honorable Majoi" Richard Ingoldsby esq. Comandr

in Chiefe of their Majt'^s Province of New York &c And

to the Hono^'able Coimcill

The humble Peticon of John Jeronison Thomas Morgan Lawrence

Johnson John Peterson and Dirick Crews Chauck PalUon and

John Bedine

Humbly Shweth vmto y"" hono^ that in the late revolution of Gov-

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ermncnt vnder Jacob Leysler the said Leysler sent [your petitioners freeholders] of Staten Island to comand some of the Inhabitants thereon to Assist one Johannis Burger vSergeant of the fort vnder Leyslers Comand to goe to Elizabeth Towne to secure and seize on some porke then belonging to M'^ plowman late Collector of New Yorke, vnder the pretence of the said Collector being considerably Indebted to the King And was Absented you^" pet^'^ Amongst severall others was Comanded to goe who out of true zeal for their Maj^'^s service did goe to Elizabeth Towne ,with the said Burger and others who did their seize About fifty barrells of Beefe and porke the which belonged to the said plowman and was brought here to new yorke and delivered to said Leysler, as yo"^ pet^'s are Informed did Imploy the same for the service of the Souldiers then at Albany, for the security of their Majt'^s Subjects there Against the ffrencb, Yet soe it is may it please yo*" honors that yo'' pefs perticulerly are now sued by the 'said plowman for the said Provisions at the next Court of Sessions at Staten Island Contrary to the true meaning of the proclamation Issued out by his late Excellency Collon^i Slaughter and y® Assembly yo^" pet^^ Judging it very hard that they Alone i'^ould be forced to bare the burthen of it when soe many others ■were concerned And the whole Country received the benefitt of it