carae It is to be fciired it may not be agreeable to their Constitutions, and tlierefore We humbly propose that they be sent to Settle upon Hudson's River in the Province of New York, where 'they may be usefull to this Kingdom particularly in the production of naval Stores and as a frontier against the ifrench and their Indians : And this Your Ma^y be enabled to do by granting them the Usuall Number of Acres of Land if your Maty S'iiall please to Confirm the Act passed at New York tlie 2'^ of March 1G9| Entituled An act for Vacating Breaking and annulling Severall Extravagant Grants of Land made by Coll Fletcher late Governor of that Province, as we humbly ofifer'd to your Ma'r by our Representation of the 29*'' of July last without which there is no land but what is Engross'd by the patentees of the said Extravagant Grants.

And in case Your Maty s]-,aii approve of their going to New- York, we humbly represent to your Maty that the Cheapest way of Transporting them will be in the Man of War and Transport Ship that shall be ordered to goe with the Lord Lovelace, for W€ do not find that they can be carry ed thither by any other way under Eight or Ten pounds p*' head for the Men and Women and proportion ably for the Children.

And we do furtlier humbly offer that tliey be suppleyed here with the Necessary Tools for agriculture to be sent with them, to Enable thein to begin and make Settlements.