So that witliout some means be found to Indemnify This Furlong for kilhug Rees. we shall never be able to suppress these Rioters as no one will Venture to take them without he knows wether he may shoot a man that Snaps liis Gun at him. The Rioters grow daily more Audacious, haveing now again taken a Constable who has been obliged to Give in Excessive Bail. It can be prov'd that s^ Rees at several times said he would KiU one. and more Especially when the Sheriff was taken, he being one of them tliat took tlic Sheriff.

I Begg yf Hon^ will speak to M^' Cliambers about the Affair.

MANOK OF LIVINGSTON. 789

and see vvetlier some means cant be found at Least to Eail this Furlong. Submitting to y^ Discretion 1 Remain

S' yf Hour Very Hum'e Ser^*

John Van Rensselaer.

LT. GOV. PHIPS TO LT. GOV. DE LANCEY.

Boston April 28th 1755.

Sir

At the desire of the Council and House of Representatives of this province I now acquaint Your Honour with the Information laid before this Government of a Barbarous murtlier committed upon the Borders of the Town of Shelfield upon the Body of one William Race by a Company of Arm'd men the particulars ot' which are cont<iin'd in the Declaration of John McArthur sworn to before me and his majesty's council of this Province Copy of whicli I herewith inclose.

I do therefore desire your Honour to use all possible means for taking up and securing said murtherers, and conveying them to the County of Hampshire in order to take their Trial in case they or any of them are tied to the Government of New York ; and that Your Honour would take eftectual means until the present controvers}' shall be settled for restraining the Inhabitants of Your Government from all Acts of violence against the persons and Estates of t'lc Inhahiianis in tliose parts as tliis Government will otherwise be subjected to the cliarge of providing means for their security & Defence against such unwarrantable Invasions & for prevention of War & Bloodshed between the People of the two Provinces.