That the Commissioners from the Several Governments, be • desired to lay the same before their Respective Constituents for their Consideration, and that the Secretary to this Board transmit a Copy thereof with this vote thereon, to the Governor of each of the Colonies which have not sent their Commissioners to this Congress.

His Honour proposed to the Board, that agreeable to their

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Resolutions of the 21 June they would now consider, the Expediency of Building Forts in the Indian Country. It was determmed that considering the present wavering Disposition of tlie Sennecasj it was expedient that a Fort should be Built in their Country at a place called Irondequat or Tierondequat. Ordered

That a Committee be appointed to consider what further Forts may be necessary in the Country of tlie Six Nations, and that each Colony name a Member for this Committee. Ordered

That M^" Chambers and M^ Peters be a Committee to revise tlae Mmutes settled and agreed to by this Board.

Adjourned till to Morrow Morning at 9 aClock.

At a Meeting at the Court House in Albany on Thursday the 11 July 1754. A. M, Present

His Honour the Lieu* Governor & the four Gentleman of the Council of New York. All the Commissioners from the Several Governments Except William Pitkin Esq'' one of the Commiss^^ for Connecticutt

Mr Welles from the Committee appointed, to consider what other Forts may be Necessary.

Reported, " That they had carefully considered the present State of the Frontiers of these Colonies and are of Opinion that Several other Forts at particular Passes are equally necessary with that proposed at Tierondequat. That as there is no probability of their being effected in the present disunited State of the Colonies, and the General Union may make some of them unnecessary.