I think it is unhappy that Col° Hunter at his first arrival in his Government fell into so ill hands, for this Levingston has been known many years in that Province for a very ill man, he formerly Victualled the forces at Albany in which he was guilty of most notorious frauds by which he greatly improv'd his Estate, he has a Mill and a Brew house upon his Land, and if he can get the Victualling of those Palatines who are so conveniently posted for his purpose, he will make a very good addition to his Estate, and I am persuaded the hopes he has of such a Subsistence to be allow'd by Her Majesty were the Chief if not the only Inducements that prevailed with him to propose to Col" Hunter to settle them upon his Land, which is not the best Place for Pine Trees, the Borders of Hudson's River above Albany, and the Mohacks River Schenectady are well known to be the best places for Pines of all, sorts both for numbers and

largeness of Trees.

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The Bills dra^vn by Colo Hunter for one quarters Subsistence for 1764 adults at 6^ and 445 Persons under age at 4^ a day in all making 2209 Persons, and amounting to ^£4700. 17. 11. seems t-o be computed according to the numbers that landed at New York in June 1710 which with submission I think ought not to be because it is certain many of them are dead.