You are also hereby Iinpower'd to nominate in Each Village or Settlement of the said Palatins a fit person for head of the s^ Village or Settlem* to whom all your orders are to be directed, who is to see them put in Execution, and in case of Tumult, disobedience, or any other mutinous proceedings as have already fallen out, the officer commanding the Detachment now^ at Man^' Livingston is to Assist you, if need be toward the Suppressing the Simie, preserving the publick peace and Securing the Delinquents in order to tlieir being brouglit to tryal and Condign punishm' for all wch this shall be your Sufficient warrant Givin, at Man"^ Livingston this present 12*^ June 1711.

Ro. Hunter.

670 PAPERS PvELATINtt TO THE

Att a MEETING of tlic Comiii''8 appointed to manage y^ affairs of the Palatius held at Manner Livingston 4"' July 1711. Present Ro: Livingston John Cast

RicH^ Sacket And: Bagge

Capt Har: Holland, Com"" of the Detachm* of her Maj^ys forces. The Commiss''s finding it of absolute necessity that Staves should be dressd fitt for making Tarr barells, and having sent for the Palatine Coopers divers times, and ordered them to go about the work, and several other Palatins for tlieir assistance, doe find that some neglect, and others refuse to perform said Service, tho all reasonable terms have been offered for their Incouragm*.

(2) It is rcsolvd by the Commiss'"s that Every Two Palatine Coopers, .(whereof there are 12 on this side and 4 on the other side Hudsons River) have four Palatins for their assistants, to cut down, saw, and split the Timber and assist in the making barrel staves fit for the containing Tarr for Transportation, and that the respective List masters or heads of Every Village on this side Doe detach 24 men and 12 men on the other side every munday morning in their Turn, according to the number of Inhabitants in Each village, and there to work till Saturday night and then the munday following others in their room keeping an exact list of those that have performed the Service.