With Respect to an agreement made by his Excellency Governour Sliirley & his Honour Lieu^ Governour Delancy concerning the Release of prisoners on both sides, as I never Saw it, cant say on what Conditions it was ; But this I know & have reason to Remember it by its Consiquences, that a party of men pretending to belong to the Massachusets Bay Government did come into my Mannor in May Last to the number of 103, & took by force & violence from my Iron works all my principall workmen, one only Excepted, & Carryed them through Connecticut Government into Springfield Goal & thereat unjustly detained them, for along time, by means of which my Furnace blew out, & Cost me upwards of <£400, to putt her in blast again, & the Charge of my men in Goal above <£50 altho' taken west of Connecticut, all whicli & much greater Suras I am to this day

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out of pocket, which is Extreamly liard on me, and I believe your Excellency will readily agree with me, that its but just & reasonable I should be paid by those who are the aughtor of these troubles.

And now may it please your Excellency, there is still a party of Bandity at Tachkanick in my Mannor to whome his Excellency General Shirley wrote a kind Letter of advice the otiier day whicli your Excellency had the reading off, who deny that Governour Sliirley is Goveruour of any Province, k call him a Coll" of a Ridgment at oswego, & refuse to leave my Mannor & go out of the House of my Tenant Van Deusen who they disposses by violence, as youi- Excellency will se by the Inclosed affidavits ; and Say that they have bought the Lands of the Massachusets Government and will hold them by Virtue of that purchase, now Sir if these people realy have no Title from that Government nor the other Folcks formerly my Tenants who I had turned away & are Retui'ned again into these old farms Contrary to my orders, & have sent me word that they will defend themselves by their arms, I shall think the Massachusetts Government greatly Injured by them and that they are Vagabonds ;