Given under my Hand and Seal at Fort William Henry the 8th Day 0/ June, 1693.

Ben. Fletcher.

The same Lisense or Liberty w^h is given to y® friends of ye within named Prisoners . I give likewise to the Petitioner upon y« account of Bartholomew Rousston John Crage & William Green Sailers taken in ye same Vessell & now Prisoners with them The money to be gatliered & disposed of as within directed & equally towards y® Redemption of all five Witness my Hand

.Ben ffletcher.

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At a CouHcill held at his Majties ffort in Newjork the 2^ of Decemr 1697.

Present liis ExcelJ. Benjamin ffletcher &c. ffred Pliillips ^ Thomas Willett ^

Steph Cortlandt f p ^^ Wilham Pinhorn f^

Nicho« Bayard C ^ John Lawrence ? ^

Gab: Minvielle ) Caleb Heathcote 3

The Petition of the Church Wardens and Vestreymen of Trinity Church was read and considered, One of the captives having escaped is come home, the others are dead onely one, named Barthol Houston is removed up into the Country who by the report of him who is escaped from Salley cannot be redeemed ; His Majties Chappell is allmost finished and Trinity Church being a Publick structure" erecting for the service of God by the Voluntary Contribution of some. people, Which is a publick and pious use and much is wanted to finish it.

It is resolved and agreed, nemine contradicente, that tlie money raised by virtue of the Lycense bearing date the 8*^^ day of June 1693 for the redemption of the said Captives in Salley be applyed to the use of Trinity Church to finish the building thereof any former ord^ of Councill Notwithstanding Provided always that if it be possible to purcliase the redemption of tke said Bartholomew that the Corporation of said Trinity Church be accountable for the like sume or so much tliereof as Will answer the redemption.