And if the w^hole power of the said Counties or either of them be necessary for the better putting the premises in Execution, then to Summon the aid of the same accordingly. And all his Majesty's Subjects within the said Counties, are hereby required to give due assistance to the said Slierif and other Officers, when Summoned for the purposes aforesaid, under the severest Penalties the Law can inflict, for their neglect or disobedience herein.

Given under my Hand and Seal at Arras At Fort George in the City of New York the twenty eighth day of July in the year of our Lord 175-3 and of his Majestys Reign the twenty seventh

By his Excellency's Command Gw Banyar D Secry

God saye the King.

MANOR OF LIVINGSTON. 753

M^ VAN RENSEIAER TO M.^ LIVINGSTON.

Claverack 11th August 1753

Coz" Rob. Livingston ^

Lasf niglit I was Credible Inform that tlie New Eno-land People Iiitirely Intendetli to Take you Dad or Allfe, the Unther Shirrif has ben to the Informer to take a Dibotation to take you & had order to Pay for Every Assistin Eight Shillings Bounty, the Informer desire youl to be on your Gard --

The Barer hereof William PandeU will unther take to Gitt Josiah Loomis if he Can Gitt any Power, Pray Incourrige him from yi" Hume Coz°

H Renselaer.

GOVR SHIRLEY TO GOV. CLINTON.

Boston August 11. 1763

Sir,

I take the first opportunity of informing your Excellency of my Arrival in this Pi-ovince ; and that upon a general Inquiry into the pubhck Affairs of the Governm* I found a Letter from you Dated 28*^ July last, and directed to Lieut* Governour Phips (then Commander in Chief, concerning the Differences w^h have unhappily arisen between the two Provinces with respect to their Boundary Line ; at present I am not able to give you any Answer to this Letter, being altogether unacquainted with the Matters complained of; but I shall take the first Opportunity to examine into them, and when the General Court of this Province shall meet (which will be the fifth of next month) I shall lay the Affair before them, & promote as far as I can a friendly adjustment of all Matters in Dispute between us ; And in the mean time I shall do every thing in my Power to keep the Borders in Peace & good order, Depending upon it that your Excellency will do the same on your side.