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Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. IV

O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. IV. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1851. 299 words

Distance they called us Back and ask us if our People Intended to stop them they would Be glad they would do it, then to which we answered we Did Not think they would stop them But Did Not No: for we Did Not intend to Break any Law or Expose our selves : they say we had Beter stop them if we intended to we Returned the answer as Before we would not : unless they would Tell us what way we could without Breaking any Law for we had not breaken any Law Nor Did Not Intend to: they say we had. not nor they would not Take, any advantage against us But Desired we. would go to our People to No if they intended to stop them we told them we would go on their Desire if they would wait half an hour to which they agreed we went and Told the People the Gentlemen, Requist we Told them what we had

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done and advise by no means to stop them to whitch they agreed if we would Take Two-or three as Evidences and desire them Not to Run only as Disputed Lands then went Back and met them in the field and Returned the answer as above they Told us then Break our chain or compass or Tread on our Chain to whitch we answered we should not Tread on their chain Nor Break it or compass Nor Meddle with their Persons but give them the honnour that Belonged to their charracters so Bide them farewell they shook hands and God Bless us wish us well and 'we Immediately Returned to our houses and Left them on the spot and Bleve all our People Did so Return with is the whole