Oysterbay Octob: 12 1719 Alexander Amos of Brookhaven in ye County of Suifolk, was duly Sworn to the above Contents before me

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PETITION OF MESSRS fflOYD AND SMITH.

To the Honbie Peter Schuyler Esq"^ President of his Majesty s Councill and Comander in Cheife of the Province of New York and Territories thereon depending in America &c. The Humble Petition of Richard ffloyd and William Smith Esqr on behalfe of themselves and other the ffreeholders and Inhabitants of the town of Brookehaven in the County of Suffolk. Sheweth

That Yo Pefs having lauds within the townshipp as alsoe lands within the manor of St. George Exempted from the [said Towshipp and] the said Town under pretence [and

Colour of an Act of Assembly enabeling the respective [Townes to] raise money e to defray tlieir necessary [charges assessed

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yo'"] pefs estcites in tlie manner of St. George and [Townsbipp of BrookhaveuJ.and sent distreses in tlie niglit time for tlie

and great oppression of yo-" pet^s in pticular But [had they] extended their power to the generall oppression of all th(| ffreeholders of the said Town yo"- petition's would have rested under their own grievance till a due Course of laAV would have relieved them without giving this Hon'-'^'e Board tlie trouble of a Complaint Eut as oppressions and wrongs done to the publick are matters properly to be represented here yo"" petitioners beg leave humbly to represent to yo^ Hon'' on behalfe of themselves and tlie other the ifreeholders and Inhabitants of the Townshipp that tlie Trustees of the said Town by pretence of the [said act] of Generall Assembly and contrary to the same ends and intent thereof (which your petitioners humbly conceives was for defraying public charges only) have rated petitions and other the ffreeholders and raised moneyes upon [them for their] private uses and discharging particular agreements with and paying of the Dissenting Minister and other private uses