Your Honour's most humble petitioner is in duty bound to acquaint your Honour's that he intends to retransport himself to London by this favorable opportunity with Your Honour's gracious leave, to acquire the sooner and easier by Her most sacred Majesty as wel Her most Gracious Ratification of what hitherto is done in favor of him and his Company, as also Her most Clement Royal Resolutions concerning his settlement for the future : In a most respectfull manner therefore he implores your Honour's tender Benignity to be most favourably pleased, to procure a free Transport for him, in one of Her Majesties Ships, in Consideration he is not able to find the transport Charges himself by his present circumstances.

Your Honour's most humble Petitioner takes the opportunity.

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most liumblj to assure your Honour's, most humbly and submissively to endeavour to acquire not only lier most Glorious Majesties most gracious Ratification of the s^ Transport, but also to acknowledge this your Honour's Extraordinary Favour with an immortal thankfullness, as in duty being bound. Your Honoiu-'s New York 29. of June 1709.

Most humble most dutifull and

most obedient Servant

Joshua Kocherthal.

PETITION OF THE GERMAN COMPANY AT QUASEK CREEK AND THANSKAMIR

To the Right Honourable Richard Ingoldesby Esq^ Lievtenant Governour and Commander in Cliiei in and over Her Majesties Provinces of New York Nova Csesaria, and Territories depending thereon in America, &c As also to Her Majesties Honourable Council of this Province &c.

The most humble Petition of the German Company at Quasek Creek and Thans kamir. Most humbly sheweth