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they had as good sign none the resolution being thus taken they went to work w''' the palatins and finding an unwillingness in them to sign it they were threatened and the Gov told them they should not have the land he had promised them unles they signed; by this means they failed in their negotiations getting but very few hands to the Certificate, the rest resolving to leave the province and accordingly the greatest part of them have purchased in pensilvania and are determined ta go thither, thus the Brigadecr is baulked and this province deprived of a good frontier of hardy and Laborious people.

The Erigadeers friends however resolved not to act in concert w*h me making shew of some distrust of my heartiness, I was somewhat surprised to see them daily w^^out speaking to me of this affair only M^ Kennedy told me sometimes what they had done & what number of hands they had got but hoping to retrieve the wrong step they had taken at Albany those palatins are again dealt w^h to stay in this province the greatest part notwithstanding resolve for pensilvania some of them stay here and a few sign the Certificate. One Coll Rutsen whom the Brigadeer wrote to serve him in that affair came to me as he was directed & desired me to advise him how to proceed. I talkt with him about it he promised to come to me again and take some notes for his better direction, but finding that he put me of from day to day I at last complained to him of it, who excused himself by teUing me that M^ Kennedy and the attorney Genii had forbid him to discourse w^h me about it, he had then some affair depending in which he hoped for the Attorneys assistance but faihng of it he told them he would not stirr a foot in the Brigadiers affair, I then again undertook Mm got him to alter that resolution, and he is now gone to try what he can do w^i> the palatins but I cant expect much Success after their mismanagement at Albany.