Those Drafts serve as Pilots. The drafts from Colonel Vrooman's Regiment at Schohary with an officer from the same Regiment, I have ordered to a Block Hou:se and Picqueted Fort, which I ordered to be built last Winter at Cobus Kill. Those under Capt. Stockwell and a certain Lieut. Putnam, appointed byColonel McCrea, are ordered to take Post at Skeenesborough and Fort Edwards. I should be glad to see Major Van Burnschooten with the drafts

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you mention at this place. They might be disposed of to great advantage at Schoharie, where they will be much wanted when the Continental troops are ordered to March. Inclosed I send you a Copy of a Letter from Colonel Van Schaick which contains all the news in this quarter, I am your very humble servant, James Clinton. Gov. Clinton. ' ,

THE WILL OF CHARLES CLINTON.

IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN. I, CHARLES CLIN- TON, of Little Brittain, in the County of Ulster and Province of New York in America, being of sound mind and memory, blessed be God, do this twenty-sixth day of March, in the year of Our Lord One thousand seven hundred and Seventy one, make and publish this my last Will and Testament in manner following (viz) First I give and bequeath to my Eldest son Charles, my Negro Boys Robin and Dublin, and I give and bequeath to him the sum of two hundred and Thirty seven pounds. Current money of New York, to be paid to him out of the money I have out at Interest, and I hereby authorize, impower and appoint my Executors hereinafter named to divide a lott of land of mine. Containing five huivdred acres, lying on the West side of the Wallkill (being part of a tract of land granted by letters Patent to Frederick Morris and Samuel Heath) into two or three Lotts, as it may suit best for Sale, and to sell the same and give a good Sufficient deed for it, and I give and bequeath to my son Charles, four hundred and thirty-three pounds New York Currency of the money arising by the sale of the said land and I give and bequeath to my Son George the sum of two hundred pounds, and to my son James the sum of Seventy pounds of the Price of the said lands and if it shall or can be sold for any more, it is my Will niy son George shall have the over surplus it brings.