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^

1754 Eight at Night. Ja Stevenson.

AFFIDAVIX OF SHERIFF YATES.

Claverack in the County of Albany Feb ry IS^^ 1755. ) Personally Appeared before me Abraham Fonda Esq"" one ' \ of his Majesties justices of tlie Peace for the City &. County of Albany, Abraham Yates j"" Esq^' high Sheritf of the city and county of Albany afures*^ and being Duly sworn on the holy Evangelist Deposeth and Sayeth that on the Eleventh Day of this Instant Feb*">' being Commanded by Henry Van Renselaer Esq"" one of his Majesties Justices for the Citty & County afores'J to take Into his the Deponents Custody one Thomas Wittney of Claverack aforesi^ whicli lie in Obedience to their Commands accordingly did. But that afterwards on the Day afores-^ the said Wittney wiis Rescued out of the Custody of tlie Deponent By Robert Noble of Claverack afores^i who with a Party of About fifteen or twenty men made up to the Deponent and Presented his Pike to his Breast f;s If he Intended to Run liira thro' The Body^ whOst several of his Men Presented tlieir