By the best Information v/e can gett, the most proper Places tor the seating them in that Province, so as they may be of benefit to this Kingdom by tlie Production of Naval Stores, are on the Mohaques River, and on Hudsons River, where, are very great numbers of Pines fit for Production of Turpentine and Tarr, out of wliich Rosin and Pitch are made.

First, in relation to the Z»Iohaques Elver -, Your Majesty was pleased by your Order in Councill of the 26tii June 1708, to confirm an Act past at New York the 2'^ of March 169f for vacating several Extravagant Grants, whereby large Tracts of Land are returned to your Majesty, and among the rest--

A Tract of Land lying on the Mohaques River containing about 50 miles in length and four miles in breadth, and a Tract oi land lying upon a creek .which runs into tlie said River, containiiig between 24 and 30 Miles in length. This last mentioned Land, of which Your Majesty has the possession, is claimed by the Mohaques, but that claim may be satisfyed on very easy terms

The Objection that may be made to the Seating of the Palatines, on the fore-mentioned Mohaques River, is the Falls tliat are on the said River between Schenectady and Albany' which will be an interruption in the Water Carriage, but as that may be easily helped by a sliort land carriage of about 3 miles at the v*'est, We do not see that this objection will be any hindrance to the seating of them there, In Case there be not an