*,»In Sacket's Map of Ncwbnrgy dated May 1, 1798, which may be found iu the State Engineer's ofiBce, (No. 385,) the above creek is laid down by the name of Quassy Creek. It is now called Chambers' Creek. The Dutch called the locality the Danskamer.

ANOTHER PETITION IN BEHALF OF THE GERMANS.

To the Right Honourable Richard Ingoldesby Esqu: Lieutenant Governour and Commander in Chief in and over Her Majesties Provinces of New York, Nova Csesaria, and Territories depending thereon in America -- &c. As also To Her Majesties Honourable Councill of tliis Province &c.

The Most humble Petition of John Conrad Codweis, in in behalf of the German Company -- Most Humbly Sheweth :

That Your Honours most humble Petitioner according to Your Honour's Order, endeavoured to his utmost to find a Gentleman, who might be willing to support the said Germans with the Remainder of their Allowance, the entire summ of which is not exceeding 195 Ib^: 3 sh whereby he not only offered, That Your Honoiu-'s with the Concurrence of the Hon^i*^ Coll: Nicholson, would give sucli a Gentleman the same Encouragement of Certification and Recommendation to Her ^lajesty and the Royal Treasury as Coll: Wenham (b; m:) had before: But also, TJiat

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the said Company by Tom- Honour's Approbation should entre into a penal Bond, fully to repay the said summ to the s^ Gentleman, if his Agent should not receive it from the Royall Treasury within 12 moneths.

Your Honour's most humble Petitioner is in Duty bound further, most humbly to represent to Your Honoui-'s that he found Coll: Nicholas Bayard, M^ Octavus Conradus, to be wiUing to the ready payment of the mentioned summ, provided, tha^t they might have a sufficient assurance of the repayment thereof in Great Britain.