Robert Livingston Jun"" Esq"" mayor of ye City of Albany doth say that on y^ s^i 15''' of this present January he heard M"" hend* Hansen Say he woundered why M"" Barclay was so incencd ag^t him y' lie did not Look upon M*" Andrews y^ Missionary to have writ ags^ him to ye Gov^ but beleeved that what he did was by the Instigation of M^" Barclay, and that he ruled over the said M"" Andrews as a bishop, and whetlier it was to remove him from y' plac<i and have ye benifitt of it for himself he knew not, and did further say that he has iiad to doe with greater men, then he meaning M'" Barclay and did not value him he would come up with him,

L' Coll" J0I1S Schuyler doth say tliat he was in Comp* ye I5ti' Instant at W"» Hogans when ye Mayor was Sworn and he heard

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M'" Hend: Hansen Say that he beleeved that M' Andrews y® Missionary had never writ against him to the Gov^ and that he beleev'd M^^ Barclay Ruled over M^" Andrews as a bishop and that M"" Hansen said further he knew not why M^" Barclay was much incencd against him Except it was about y^ <£50 but knew not further of it.

M*" Abraham Cuyler Says that he was present the same time at W™ Hogans and he heard M*" Hend : Hansen Say he knew not what ailed M^' Barclay to write ag^t him to y« Gov»" where upon M' Mayor answered him, he beleeved it was not M' Barclay that had write to the Gov, whereupon M'^ Hansen said I know tliat but he beleev'd that what was writ to the Gov"" ag^t him was by ye Instigation of M' Barclay, and Said further is M*" Barclay angry because I was desired to gett <£50 : for him upon Interest to pay his debts, and that his wife must know nothing of it, & further knows not.