severall others There having negers doo not pay any Tax for Them so That a poore Inhabitant That has no negers must pay as much accordingly like Them that Has many negers Therefore your petitioners humble crave That your Ex^y will be pleased To signify Them iff s^ negers should be Excluded ffor paying Tax --

and your peticoners shall ever Pray Gerard Veghten Jan Teunisson Vanpeltt John Pieterson ^H. ?.ulnHr:'i^ Endorsed rov.M.'l

The Petition of John Theunisson John Peterson & Gerard Veighton

read in Council [.Hviivn)

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LIEUT. GOV. LEISLER. 417

To his Excellency Coll: Benjamine Ffletcher Cap^^ Generall and Governor of the province of New Yorke &c. The Humble Peticon of Peter Delanoy Sheweth

That during the administration of Cap" Jacob Leisler deed in this province hee your petition"" was nominated and appointed Collector" and Receiver generall by virtue of wch offices severall branches of their Maties revenue past through his hands for the payment of wch money hee did from time to time give ace* to the said Leisler for and full Sattisfaccon did make for the money soe reed besides your Peticon"^ did advance on his own ace* above four hundred pounds the most of wch was to Expediate the Albany fforces to resist the ffrench of Canada -- But soe it is may it please your Excellency that on the arrivall of Coll: Henry Sloughter the late Governour he was requir'd on a Certaine day to appeare before him and Councill and then and there produce all his accounts wch he accordingly did whereupon the said Governour and Councill without Audit or any Judiciall processe caused your Peticon' to be committed into the Custody of the Sheriffe of the Citty and County of New Yorke, where hee still remaines a prisno'" to his great damage &c -- And hee now being Inform'd tliat your Excellency hath orders to Inspect said matter from the Lords of the Treasury and make report to them of the same He humbly supplicates your Excellency that he him release from this his Confmem' being ready and willing at all timgs to attend any person or persons whom your Excellency shall nominate to Audit said accts of your Peticon^ and whatsoever their said Lordshipps shall award in that matter he is ready to submitt to, This hee humbly oiferrs to your Excellency's mature Consideracon in all humility and prays hee may be releasM from his now Confinment and as in Duty bound shall ever pray &c.