Witness our said trusty and well beloved Robert Hunter, Esqr., Captain Generall and Governour in Chief of our province of New York, province of New Jersey, and the territorys and tracts of land depending on them in America, and Vice Admiral of the same at Fort George in New York, this first day of October, in the second year- of our rign, Annoq. Domini, 1715. (L. S.) By order of his Excellency

J. S. WiLEi^iAN D. Secretary.

»,» Robt Livingston took his seat in the Colonial Assembly in 1716 as Represeatative of the Manor of Livingston, in virtue of the above Patent. A question subsequently arose, whether the freeholders on the 6000 acres sold to the Queen, could vote for the Representative of the manor. A paper before us endorsed, " State of the case of tlie Freeholders of the Camp," concludes with these " Observations" on the subject: --

"'Tho' the Soil & Freehold of that 6000 acres which is now called the Camp was sold by Robert Livingston, it yet remained a part of the Mannor & enjoyd all the Hereditaments and appurtenances to it belonging. This 6000 acres or the Camp is included within the bounds and limits of the Grant and Confirmation in 1715, and tho' the Grant of the Soil of those 6000 acres is excepted, they are nevertheless included and made part of the Mannor as much as any other part of it is. Consequently all the freeholders in that 6000 acres, or the Camp have aright to vote for the Representative sent by the Mannor of Levingston tc serve in General Assembly of this Colony."