I am sorry to be obliged to give you this trouble, now you are so deeply busied in other matters,

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Yonr Excellency is sensible I conld not avoid it, I sliall conclude witli wishing you success & with tlic assurances of my being

with great esteem

Yom-s &c Gov Shirley

AFFIDAVIT OF JOHN VAN RENSSELAER.

New York ss John Rensselaer of the Mannor of Rensselaerwick in the County of Albany Esq"" of full age being Duely sworn on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God Deposeth and saith, that some time in the beginning of this month of February, he Eeceived Information, that one Robert Noble and severall other of his Tenants, within the said mannor, had Entered into a Confirmation with some Boston People, and disclaimed being any Longer Tenants to or under liim and gave out and pretended to hold their Lands and possessions within the said Mannor under Boston Government, and that they had taken Clerk Pixly one of the Constables of Claverack in the said Mannor, ;ind by force of Arms, had Carried him thence, and one Jolm Morr( ss prisoners into Boston Government, and also liad been Guilty of other Outrages and Threatenings upon severall other of his Deponents Tennents in order to force and Compell them to Join in opposing the Deponents Riglits and Title in the said Mannor, and holding their possessions which they had from and under him, under Boston Government, Whereupon the Deponent took to his Assistance Abraliam Yates Esq'" high Sheriff of the City and County of Albany, and went to Claverack, and from thence, went in Company w'lVa his Brother w^ho is a Justice of the peace f<_;r the said County, and the Sheriff and severall other persons, in order to goe and see what his said Tenents were about, and if he Could prevent their falling from him, and Joining the Boston people, in Committing breaches of the peace.