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New York, July 24. 1710. My Lords

By a small vessell bound for Lisbon I gave 3'our Lordships notice of our arrival here [June 14.] Since that time all the Palatine Sliips separated by the weather are arrived safe except the Herbert Erigat wheve our Tents and arms are. She was cast away on the East end of Long Island on the 7th July, the men are Safe, but our goods much damaged. We still want the Bercley Castle which v;e left at Portsmouth, the poor people have been mighty sickly but recover apace. We have lost above 470 of oui- number.

Soon after my arrival I sent the Surveyor witli some Skillfull

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meu to Survey the land on the Mohaks River, particularly the Skohare to which the Indians had no pretence, being Colonel Bayards's Grant, they however, by the instigation of some ill intentioned men at first refused to suffer it to be Surveyed upon pretence of its having returned to them after the resumption, but have been better advisd since, So that at this time he is actually Surveying of it. Tliese lands however I believe will be no ways fit for the design in hand, being very good Lands, which here bears no Pines and lyes very remote I shall however be able to carry it on elsewhere, for there is no want of Pines but the pine land being good for nothing tlie difficulty will ly in finding such a situation as W'ill aftbrd good land for their Settlements near the Pine lands ; I am in terms with some who have lands on the Hudson's River fitt for that purpose which I intend to view next week in company with D"" Bridges who is now with me and gives me good Incouragement.