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Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II

O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849. 331 words

Governor and commander-in-chief of the Province of New-York, 45; and selects a council, ib; on receipt of their Majesties' letters, 47, Ofci, 182; minutes of the council of, 48; orders King William and Queen Mary to be again proclaimed, 50; continues the duties imposed by Dongan, ib. ; his proclamation to that efiect torn down and proceeding in consequence, ib.; orders Capt. Jcichem Staas to lake possession of Fort Orange, 51 ; orders a free election of Mayor and Aldermen for Albany, 52; and of municipal officers in Schenectady, ib ; commissions a party to take Cataraqui, 53; calls in all commissions issued by Gov. Dongan or Sir E. Andros, 54; announces a hellish conspiracy to subvert the goverment, aqd issues a general search warrant, 55 ; memorial vindicating the proceedings of, ib; menaced by several of the opposite party, 27; who are imprisonetl and fined by, 58; proceedings of, termed a Dutch plot, in ; Albany pays little regard to the commissions of, 59; warrants against Bayard, Van Cortland and other leading opponents, issued by, 60; calls courtsof oyer and terminer, 61 ; arrests Bayard, Nicolls, and the ferryman's wife, 62, 182; petitions of Bayard to, 63; orders the seizure of gunpowder belonging to Jno Pell, 68; complains of Capt. Bull, ib; communicates intelligence of the burning of Schenectady, 69, 71, 183, 244; issues warrants against Col'sDongan, Willet, et al., 70; and orders the arrest of all reputed Papists, 71, 74; sends deputies to Conn., 74; with certain proposals, 75; accuses the Gov. and Mag. of Conn, with having encouraged the rebellion at Albany, 78; and calls for the arrest of Sec'y Allyn, ib; answer of Conn, to the "angry letter" of, 79; writes to Albany inviting delegates to be sent to New-York, 92 ; declines to send any of the militia there, 93; notified by the convention at Albany that they will resist the attempts to overthrow them, 104; protest of the Albany convention received by, 107; commissions Capt.