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the Colony of Renslaerwick, have been in possession thereof, ever since the Dutch settlements in this Country and further saitli not.

JoHK VAN Rensselaer Sworn the 22^ ot

February 1755. Eefore me

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R. LIVLNGSTON TO L'L GOV. DELANCEY.

Mannor Livingston ye 8 Ivlarcli 1755.

May rr please your Honour

On my return home from New- York I was informed by Lieu' Dirck Ten Broeck, tliat he liad had an information, that Michial Halenbeck of Takanick in my mannor, had taken a Commission of his Excel' y Governor Sherley, for Cap* of a Company of Malitia at Tackanick, and that he was to make his appearance & train his Company, on a Certain day some time last month ; that thereupon Lieu' Ten Broeck ordered my Company to appear, at Takanick tlie same day in order to prevent him from training & if possible to take him and his men & to send them to Goal, when lie came with liis men to Halenbeck's house he found that Halenbeck had 17 men or there abouts, in his house all armed, he was refuzed to be admitted into tlie house, but asked Halenbeck whether he had taken a Commission from the Boston Governour, he answered no, but that he liad been offered one & would not accept of it. Wliile Ten Broeck Stood with his Company at the door, which was till near sun sett, he saw several men lurcking in the Buslies with ilieir Arms, in order as he supposed to go to Hallenbeck"s house, which Ten Broocks men chased av/ay ; but in coming away from the house he met four men well armed, who when they saw our men, rid as fast as they could to John Hallenbeck which is about 800 yards distance k there lied into the house k locked the door, when Ten Broock came up to the house he desired them to open tlie door, that lie might se Y^iiat armed men were come in there, & what their busi-