Rob^ Noble Thomas Whitney Jacob Spoor Cornelius Spoor Andries Reese Jonathen Derby Francis Balviel a Sold' belonging to Albany GaiTison Ebenezer Pain John Van Gelden an Indian Joseph Van Gelden an D" Jacob Kneght M»" Livingstons Servant 103 ye Whole Niunber.

AFFIDAVIT OF ROB"^' LIVINGSTON.

Provmce of ? Robekt Livingston Junior of the Mannor of

New York ) ' Li v ingston Esq'" being duly sworn maketh oath

that on the morning of this eightli day of May in the Year of Out

Lord one Thousand seven Huncked and fifty five he received by

an ExDress sent fxom Dirk Swart his Store Keeper at the Mannor

litANOR OF LIVINGSTON, 793

of Livingston by Letter dated the Sixth Instant, Liformatiun (wliich he doth verily believe to be true) that Robert Noble,, Thomas Whitney, Jucob Spoor, Cornelius Spoor, Andries Eeose, Jonatlian Darby, Francis Balville, Ebenezer Paine, John Van Gekler, Joseph Van Gelder, and Jacob Kneglit, together with a great number of others, in tlie wliolc about one hundred & three persons, Came in a riotous manner into the Manner of Livingston, and proceeded so far, as his Iron Works at Ancram at about fourteen miles distance from Hudson's River, and there took, and carried away by force from the Worljs, James Elliot the Deponent's Clerk at the said Iron Works, Neal M'^ Arthur the keeper, Hugh M*'Koy the Filler, Jacob Shores and Samuel Harris the Founders, Charles M^Arthur Coal Carter, Morris Whalen Forgeman, and Angus M'^Duffy Collier, all in service of this Deponent at his said Iron Works ; and also that tlie said Rioters Threaten to Take the rest of the Men employed at tiie said Iron Works in the service of this Deponent, and that tliere were then a Company of men raising to go and defend the rest of the said Work Men, in the service of this Deponent against the said Rioters -- And this Deponent furtlier says, that tlie place where William Reese, a Tenant of tliis Deponent lately Lived, and where he was killed, is at the distance of about seventeen milc^ from Hudson's River, and according to the best Information, at t]ie distance of about Twelve miles from tliat pait oi Iloi.salanack liiver, where it passes thro the Town of Sheffield and further saith not.