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

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opportunity of doing it more conveniently in some other part of tliat Province.

There are other large Tracts of Lands on Hudsons River, which are resumed to your Majesty by the foresaid vacating act, viz''

A Tract of Land lying on the East Side of that River containing 12 miles in breadth, and about 70 miles in length, and one other Tract, on the West Side, containing 20 miles in Breadtli and 40 miles in length.

By all whicli it appears that there are Lands sufficient in Your Majesty's gift, for the proposed settlement of the said Palatines, in ease the same have not been regranted by your Majesty's Governor, or the Commander in Chief there, since these lands were so resumed, wliich we do not hear has been done.

We tlierefore liumbly ofier that the Governor or Commander in Chief be Directed upon tlieir Arrival to Seat them all eltlier in a Boddy or in different Settlements upon those or other Lands as he shall Find most proper, and that they be Encouraged to settle and work in Partnership, that is 5 or more families to unite & w'ork in common.