pleased to draw up for this Board, that you intended to occupy Fort Casimir, we, therefore, for the advancement of matters, have made out an estimate and calculation, and considered the number of soldiers necessary in our opinion for the occupation aforesaid, to be a Company of 60 strong, under one Captain, Lieutenant and Ensign, &c., in order to impose thereby greater respect on the natives and neighbors in those parts. Which Company of Soldiers would cost yearly, in wages and rations, economy being studied as much as possible herein, as follows: -- 1 Captain, monthly pay, A- 50.0.0 1 Lieutenant, " " 30.0.0 1 Ensign, " " - 25.0.0 2 Sergeants, each 15 guilders, • 30.0.0 1 Captain of arms, - 10.0.0 2 Corporals, each fl.l2, - 24.0.0 6 Cadets, each 10, 60.0.0 2 Drums, each 9 IS. 0.0

44 Soldiers, each 8,. 352.0.0

599.0.0 Multiplied by 12 months

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642 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. Yearly wages, fl. 7,1S8 The yearly allowance for rations amounts For 1 Ccvptain, yearly, fl. 150 For 1 Lieutenant, 120 For 1 Ensign, 100 For 2 Sergeants, each fl.SO, 160 For 55 Rank and file, each fl.60, 3,300 3,S30

Total wages and allowance for rations yearly, fl. 11,015.

To officer the aforesaid companies, one Martin Kryger had offered himself as Captain and Alexander Hinojossa as Lieutenant; no Ensign satisfactory to us having come forward, we recommend both those gentlemen to your Worships agreeably to your Instruction, as persons who, we trust on this occasion, are capable of doing good service. The first having resided many years in New Netherland and given proof enough of his qualifications, and especially of his knowledge of the country and of the South river, and the other on account of his long service in Brazil and other capacities, having been employed there as Lieutenant and Captain-Lieutenant.