And the Pet^ humbly praying a Salary or yearly allowance during his life, for his future encouragement in this Service, which he liopes may deserve one hundred Pounds p'' annum from his maje^ Bounty, the same is submitted by Lords of ye Committee to a Determination in Councill, as also whether the Pet-- shall be Confirmed in his offices of ye Collector of Excise, and Quit Rents, Town Clerk, Clerk of the Peace, and Clerk of y^ Court of Common Pleas at Albany, during by ye Petitioner.

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May it Pj^ease your Majesty

Iii obedience to your Mj;j«3 Command in the annext order of Council, relating to Rob^ Livingston of New York, we have considered tlie matters tliereby referred to us and doe most Inimbly report to your Majes

That in Consideration of y Long and taithfull Service of y^ said Mr. Livingston in all the Treaties and negotiations with y Indians in those Parts, he having been (as is Certifyed) at great trouble and Cliarge therein, and not having hitherto had any Salary for ye sfime, wee think he may deserve as a Reward for y^ time past, and to encourage him in your Mu}^^ Service for y^ time to come, a Salary of one hundred Pounds Sterling pi" annum to be setled upon him out of ye Revenues of New-York during his life, to Commence as your Majestic sliall think fitt, and we have no Objection against Ids being Continued in tlie oliicesof Collector of } « Excise and Quitt Rents, Town Clerk, Clerk of ye Peace, and Clerk of y^ Court of Common Pleas at Albany, witli ye usuall Salarys during }■« life as is desired; Whitehall Treasury Chambers 2 January 1695-6.