I rec^ yours of the 31 st Ultimo am sorry that you are Scituated near so troublesome Neighbours and am more apprehensive of greater Trouble Cello Renselaer has been with me this Evening and sliewed me Copy of two Affidavits taken before Abraham Fonda Henry Renselaer & Dirck Tenbroeck the one swears that lie believes himself to be in Danger of being Carried off by one Noble who Acts by a Commission under the Governm' of Massachusett Bay and for no other Reason but because he obeys the Orders of this Governm' the other swears to the Same purpose but more that 2 men are actually Carried oif one of them a Constable at Claverack. ni

C<:)llo Renselaer told me further that Noble and youi- friend Michael Hallenbeck are to have their Companys in Arms on tuesday M^ Renselaer and the Sheriff goes down to morrow and Trill on tuesday take Kinderhook and Claverack People witli

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him and endeavour to take Noble and tlie otliers who were aiding in taking the Constable and otiier Man I am busy with tlie Tax List and some other AlYairs I luive on liand or should gone in Company I tliink this is a publick Affair as it seems only to relate to the Jurisdiction M"" Woodbridge w'as here about ten Days agoe He told nie tliat he had been lately at Boston and by what he understood tlieir Governm* meant not to take away your Property and that he did not believe you would loose any tiling Consideral)le perhaps not one foot of Land only their Taxes were higlier than in this Governm^ and that would be all you could loose I have no time to enlarge as their is Company with me and the person who is to c^rry tlie Letter goes away as is said Early in the Morning I am with Respect Detir Sir Sunday the 9 February Youi- most humble Serv^