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EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM RICH^ SACKET TO SEG^ CLARKE.

Sundry of our pallatines are Sick of the feauer and tliey Desire me to Aquaint you that they Doe Desire that you will please to send the Daclitor that Belongs to them S^ order him to Come to the East Side of the River if he Doe Come vp.

Mannor of Leuingston June the 24 1711.

MANOR OF LIVINGSTON. 669

COURT OVE^ THE PALATINES.

Minutes of the Puoceei^ings of the Commissionehs Appointed by his E/icellency Brigadeer Hunter Captaiu General and Governour in cheif &c relating to the Palatins Settled in four villages on tlie East Side & 3 on the west Side Hudsons river in the Counties of Dutches and Albany, sent over by her Majesty for the Production of Naval Stores, w^ 'i Commission is as follows. To RoBT Livingston-, Richard Sacket, John Cast, Godfry WuLSiN, Andrew Bagge and Herman Schuneman Esq''^ and the oflB.cer coinmanding the Detachment of Soldiers at Man"^ Livingston for the time being. By virtue of powers to me granted by lier Majestys Patent *nd her particidar Instructions with relation to the Palatins within the Province of New-York, who by her Majt)^ orders and their own contract are obliged to follow the manufactm-y of Naval Stores within the said Province, I do appoint you or any three of you (of w<='^ Number Rob* Livingston or Rich'^ Sacket is always to be one) to be a Court hr Regulating and forwarding the said work, with fuU power to take Cognizanct; of all Misdemeanours Disobedienc-e, or other wilfuU Transgressions in the said people, W'ith relation to the above mention'd work cmd power to punish the same by confinement or Corporal punishment, not Extending to life or mutilation, as in like cases is practiced by overseers over Servants : Giving me as often as there is occasion a perticular Ace' of such y^ proceedings.