Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III

those Gentlemen that it may bo done Speadily tliat we may again live in peace & Good neighbourhood & joyn together in good Earnest to attack oiu' Common Enemy ; and that your Honour will be pleased to write Governour Sherly to desire him to order llosnian out of Goal again, k to send his orders to the magistrates & officers of Sheffield, Stockbridge k^^- not to Exercise any Jurisdiction within our autient known Limitts or wliatever else your Honour SIkiII think will be more conducive to Establish a lasting peace between the two Governments, which will exceedingly oblige

May it please your Honour Your Honours Most Obliged & Most Humble Serv"- RofiT LiviNGsoN Jun^ P. S. Since writing the above Rosraan is come home having given bail to appear at Springfield Court the 3«i Tuesday in may which is very hard upon this Door man

SHERIFF Y/VTES TO IT. GOV^ DELANCEY

Albany 29ih March 1755.

May it Please Your Honour

I Presume to Give you tins Trouble to Inform you, that I am Involved In a Great Deal of trouble Occasioned by the Government of Massachusets Eay Claiming Jurisdiction in the Lands that Have been long Settled under tlie Government of New York Last Winter I turned two men out of Possession one of them iiad been first Settled under M^ Livingston and the Otlier under Mr Renselaer: But of Late Pretended to hold under the Government of Massachusets Bay.

A few weeks ago J Wuss taken Prisoner By a Great Number of Armed men and Carried to Sliiffield, and there Detained tell I gave Bail for my Personal Appearance at Springfield, at a Court there to be held the Second Tuesday of May next I am very Apprehensive if I go there to Discharge my Bail tliat they