If you can suggest to his Hon'' any better or more Effectual method to prevent this mob's giving me any further trouble, or if his Hour can propose any thing more agreable to Mm and the Gentlemen of tlie Councill to Effect tliis much desired End, it will be very agreable to me, and lay me under obligations, as the post is just going must conclude & am

Your affectionate Father

EoBT Livingston Jun'".

M"" Peter Livingston & M*" James Duane

These Rioters have given me no trouble Since the Proclamation Issued in 1757 & now they Intend to make their Last bold push, wliich I think will be prevented by another Proclamation comeing out in time. R L.

ENCLOSURE IN THE PRECEDING.

Ancram 2tJth March 1762.

HoN'J Sir

Last night Coenrat Clyn came to my house from Taghkanick and Desired me to Acquaint you that Robert Miller was appointed by the Club as an Agent to go for tliem to New York in order to procui-e Title from the Governor for the Land at Taghkanick their farther Resolutions were to Every man make his Pitch and Settle tins Spring it appears to me tiiese Turbilent folks will Give you fresh Trouble and it may be worse than Ever if no met];iod can be thought on to stop them in tlie first part of their Carreer if they were people of any Consideration there would be some hopes that the Late Proclamation would prevent their farther attempts but they are a Sett of fellows void of all thought but what may make the Settlement & Possesion of your Lands