O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1850.

Therefore as in the former Petition Your Excellencies ordering and Will is humbly prayd for, that the said 500 Acres of Laud may be granted unto our Church in New York for the Use Benefit and Behoof of the Families round about Quassaik, although the not are settled Inhabitans upon the 2190 Acres, that they may there Congregate at Quassaik Glebeland or upon any conveniant …

Whereas our loving subjects Andries Volck and Jacob Webber by their Petition, presented to oui- Trusty and Well beloved Colonell Peter Schuyler, President of our Councill for our Province at New York, in behalf of themselves and others originally Palatines have prayed to have our grant by Letters Patents under the Great Seal of tlie Province of New York for a certain Tract of …

It being sett forth in their said Petition that Joshua Cockerthall v* ho was Minister since the Surveying and making of the said Ground Plate is dead, leaving a Widow, aud small Children. And that Peter Rose another of the said Palatines for a valuable consideration has sold his right and interest in the Lott laid out for him to Biu-ger Meynders a Black Smid who lives amongst …

have of our Especial Grace certain knowledge and-meer motion given granted ratified and Confirmed, and do by these presents for Us, Our Heirs and Successors for ever give grant ratifie and confirm unto the aforesaid Andries Volk and Jacob Webber and to their successors for ever, as Trustees to and for the Benefit and 13ehoof of a Lutheran Minister to serve and have care of …

But, to and for the sole and only proper Use Benefit and Behoof of a Lutheran Minister to serve and have Care of the Inhabitans of the same two thousand one hundred and ninety Acres of iMnd and their successors for ever And for the perpetuall Continuation of the aforesaid Trust and the preservation and Improvement of the said Glebe to and for the said Use aforesaid We do …

or any of their successors It shall and may be lawfull to and for all the Inliabitans of the same Tract of Land being Males and above the Age of twenty one Years to assemble and meet together at any time and times hereafter upon some part of the Glebeland, and by Majority of voice to elect and chuse other Trustee or Trustees in the Room or stead of such Trustee or Trustees so …

And Wee do further by these presents grant, that the said Trustees and their Successors for ever hereafter are and shall bee one Body corporate and politic in Fait and Name, by the Name of the Trustees of the Palatin Parish by Quassaik, and by that name be and shall be forever hereafter capable and able in the Law to sue and be sued, answer and be answered unto, defend and be …

Lit»a B In the Books by our Church Fol 28 is to be found, that, our, then, Minister Justus Falkenier has baptized Ac 1710 y« l9'h*April in the House of one of the Trustees, of which Time he has continued to serve the People there every Year without any Profit of the Glebe. He is deceased Anno 1723. In the year 1725 the Minister Wilham Christofifer Berkenmyer came here, and …

His late Excellency William Burnet, Favorising the Min"" Will. Christ. Berkenmyer, has protected him in liie service of Quassaik, self by a Letter Mi^^sJve Copia. Translation. ReverendoViro Domino Wil- To the Reverend Minister helmo Christophoro Berken- Will. Christ. Berkenmijer Wilmeijro Guliemus Burnet S. P. D. liam Burnet Greeting Quoad agrum in Colonia Concerning the Glebe …

controversia de sensu illarura possesse such Glebe Land, as a literarum oriatur coram judici- Common' Good or for the Combus litigandum est. Non am- mm Best of the Colmie, and if plius mei juris est, nisi forsan any Disputes arrise concerning coram me lis veniat, quare ni- tlie meaning of these Letters hil debeo de ilia re vel affirm- Patents, tlie Cause must be are vel negare …

Wliereas we Lutlierans in the Highlands dwelling on the 2190 Acres of Land granted by a Patent, bearing Date the 18"> Dec. 1709 not being able to maintain a Minister amongst our selves ; That the aforesaid Consistory being pleased to receive us into their Communion, does consent, that the Lutheran Minister of New York at his going to and from Albany, may come twice a Year …

aforesaid, as well in preaching the Holy Gospel purely, according to the Holy Scripture 'and the Symbolical Books of our Lutheran Church, as in Administring the Holy Sacraments to Christi Institution, and practising the usual Ceremonies of the fellow Believers of the unalterable Confession of Augsburg. Promising likewise to pay to him the Income of the 500 Acres aforesaid as …

And the same Church of New York is never to leave us destitute of a Minister, but always in their Call for a Minister, and also in his Ministration to acknowledge us as Bretliren, unless it appears that their Minister be not truly of the unalterable Confession of Augsburg or should want sufficient Credentials to demonstrate to be such an one. Then in such Case we wiU not be …

None of the English and Dutch new Inhabitans of otlier Confessions appearing, altho' the were knowing of our Election. Anno 1747 the2'i of July, the now being Inhabitau?*, assembling, did elect by their own Authority, in the Absence of the Minister, M^' Alexander Coiding Esq' and Richart Albertson for their Trustees, taking Possession of the Tenants and of the Church -- Our …

In the year 1748 y 2^ of July, our Minister was by M^ Albertson, to ask if they have received Authority for their pretended Possession, and also by M"" Coiding too, upon their Negative, he did protest again, and preached in the Church, the 3'h of July ; which M"^ Albertson did consent, be cause the English Minister, was not to come there, the Sunday ; but M*" Coiding did …

To His Excellency the Hon^'i^ George Clinton Captain Generall and Governour in Cheif of the Province of New York & Territories thereon Depending in America Vic-e Admirall of the Same and Admirall of the White Squadron of His Majesties Fleet &c. In Council The Humble Petition of the Proprietors and Inhabitants of a Tract of Land above the Highlands at a place Called Quassaick …

That while Lord Lovelace was Governor of this Province he had promised (Pursuant to an Instruction from the late Queen Anne or a letter from the then Secretary of State) a Grant to nine Palatines of a tract of land above the Highlands at a place Called Quassaick and Accordingly the same was Surveyed by the then Surveyor Generall and laid out into nine Lotts for them with a …

[nliabitants of the same 2190 acres of Land a Glebe of 500 acres of the same Tract To Hold the said Glebe to them as .first Trustees During tlieir naturall Lives and their Successors forever But for the Sole use of a Lutheran Minister to have the Care of Souls of the Inhabitants of the same 2190 acres of Land and upon the Death or Absence of the Trustees or their successors it …

That sometime after the Passing the said Grant aU the said Palatine Familys sold their several Lotts in tlie said Tract to your Petitioners and those under whom they claim, and they with the aforesaid Trustees Removed into the County of Albany or some other parts And your Petitioners further shew Tjiat the said Trustees being so Removed Tlie Male Inhabitants of the said Tract …

And your Petitioners Do also further shew That the Trustees of the said Glebe Lands having power by the said Grant to Lease the said Lands for no Longer Term then seven years Prevents the same being improved or of that advantage tliat it might be, had they power to Grant three Hundi-ed Acres thereof for ever in acre Lotts Reserving no le^s then five Shillings for each acre as …

Wherefore your Petitioners most humbly Pray His Majesties Grant and Confirmation of the aforesaid Five Hundred Acres of Land to the Present Trustees and their successors to be Chosen Pursuant to the Directions of tlie aforesaid Grant witli such further Powers and under such Regulations and Restrictions as to your Excellency and Councill shall seem Proper. And Yom- Petitioners …

When the majority of tlie Male Inhabitants of the said Tract of Land Granted by the said Letters Patent v»'ho were above tlie Age of Twenty one years being assembled on tlie said Glebe made choice of Alexander Colden and Richard Albertson to be Trustees for the said Qlebe according to the Directions of the said Grant, and that the said Alexander Colden k Ricliard Albertson …

Province of ] Willijim Ward of Ulster County in the said New York \ Province Yeoman and Margaret his wife both of full age being Duly Sworn upon the Holy Evangelist of Almighty God Depose & say, that they very well remember Andries Volk & Jacob Webbers tlie First Trustees of the Glelje at or near a place Called Quassaick in Ulster County mentioned in the before written …

Chose Alexander Coldeu aud Richard Albertson to ]>e Trustees of the said Glebe according to the Directions of tlie said Grant and these Deponents further say That all the said Palatines to whom the said Tract was Granted or their Descendants have sold & Disposed of their rights in the said Grant & as tliey verily believe to English Protestants and that not one person …

In Council. G. Banyar, D Clk, Con. ORDER TO THE ATTOllNEY GENERAL TO PREPARE PATENT CONVENING THE PALATINE GLEUK AT NEV.'BURGH TO TVK OIURCII 01'' ENGLAKi). By His Excellency The Honourable George Ci.intoin Captain General and Governour in Chief of the Province of New York and Territories thereon depending in America Vice Admiral of the same and Admiral of the V/hite Squadron …

the Glebe Land of Qiiassaick in the County of Ulster containing the Quantity oi five hundred Acres And further bounded and described as in and by Letters Patent under the Seal of this Province be^iring date the eighteenth day of December 1719 may appear, To liold to them the said Alexander Golden and Richard Albertson as first Trustees during their Natural lives and to their …

And under such Quit Rent Reservations and Restrictions as are directed and appointcKi by his Majesty's Commission and 600 PAPERS RELATING TO THE PALATINES. Instructions And for so doing this sliall be your Sufficient Warrant. Given under my hand and Seal at arms at Fort George in the City of New York the third day of March 1 752 in the twenty fiftli year of his Majesty's …

To ALL Pe(.)ple To whom these Presents shall Come We Alexander Golden and Richard Albertson Trustees of the Palatine Parish of Quassaick send Greeting Whereas our Late most Gracious Sovereign Lord King George the First by his Letters Patent Bearing Date the Eighteenth day of December in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Nineteen and in the Sixtli Year of his …

PAPR-RS RELATING TO THE PALATINES, COl Death Disability or absence of tlie said Andries Volk and Jacob Webber or Either of them or any of their Successors it should and might bo Lawfull for all the Inhabitants of the aforesaid Tract of Two Thousand One Hundred and Ninety Acres oi Land being males and above the Age of Twenty One Years to Assemble and meet Together at any time …

to English Protestants and the said Palatines with the said Andries Volk and Jacob Webbers the Trustees in the said Letters Patent Named Removed from the said Tract and thereupon on the Twenty third Day of June in the Year of our Lord One thousand Seven Hundred and Forty Seven the Male Inhabitants of the Said Tract being above the Age of Twenty one Years Assembled and Mett …

of a Schoolmaster to Teacli and Instruct tlie Cliildren of tlie said Inhabitants in necessary Literature Therefore Know Ye That the said Alexander Golden and Richard Albertson Trustees as ;dor-esaid for and in Consideration And to the Intent and Purpose that our now most Gracio Js Sovereign Lord King Ge<:»rge may and will Give and Grant unto the said Trustees by the Name of …

Glebe of Five Huadred Acres of Land for the uses last above mentioued and Erect the said Trustees and their Successors into a Body Politick and Corporate Have Surrendered Yielded up and by these presents Do Surrender and Yield up unto our said now Sovereign Loud the lung tlie aforesaid Grant so made to tho said Antlries Volk a]id Jjjcob Webbers so far as Relates to the …

MoiORAiN'uuM That on the fourteenth Day of March Anno Domini 1752, Personally Came and Appeared l>efore me Cad^vallader Golden Esq'' One of his Majesty's Couucill for the Province of New York the within named Alexander Golden and liiohard Albertson Trustees of tlie Palatine Parish of Quassaick and Acknowledged that they Executed the witlnn Deed of Surrender as tlicir …

George's Chui-cli, Newburgh, to recover a part of the original Palatine Grant. ,Ed. PETITION FOK MOKE TAYEilNS AT NEWI^UKGH ; 1767. To his Ex.cellcncy Sir Hknhy Moore Earonet Captain General and Governor in cliief in and over the Province of New York and tlie Territories depending thereon in America, Clianceilor and Vice admiral of the same. The Petition of John Morrell and …

But since one James M'-Claghry lias been appointed one of the Commissioners, in the Act of assembly for collecting the Duty of Excise for strong Liquors &c. in tlie said County, he has refused your Petitioners permits without any the least reasonable or just Cause. That he has granted a permit only to one Martin Wygant -- who pays three pounds for the excise, whereas all the …

That yoiu- Petitioners are truly sensible that this Redress cannot, from the Tenor of th.e aforesaid act of Asseni]:>ly, be obtained but by the Kind Interposition of your Excellency, who is ever ready to assist the oppressed. Your Petitioners therefore most humbly pray that your Excellency will be pleased to signify to the said James M^'Claghry your Displeasure at his unjust …

Samuel Falls, Edward Falls, Isaac Hodge, Thomas Ore, Henry Smith, Thomas Smitli, Jacob GiUes, Saul Fowler, John Stilwill, James Demot, Joel holmes, Isaclc Demot, Daniel Denton, John flevtrwelling Able flewwelling, Josiah Cone, Daniel Durland, Silas Leonard, Nathaniel Conk! in, James Denton, James Alston, SuiTUghe Holms, Henry TerbosSj John Porter, William Harding, Lemuel …

Isaac Brown, Stephen Albertson, Obadiah Smith, David Wyatt, Hezekiah Wyatt, Tliadeus Smith, John Wan die Isa^ic Shut's, John Carman, William Ward, Hobert Morrison, Pilajy Wilson, Widow, John Fox, Stephen Hooper, John Hollen, John Vangouder, BeniamLn Smith, Elnathan Foster, William Booyes, liobert Car Harding, Thomas Morrell, Daniel acCor, John Bride, Jci.cob wandel, Jacob …

is already in Possession of Sundry Tracts of Land wliich for want of a Royal Charter Constituting Them, the said Minister Church Wardens & Vestrymen, One Body Corporate and Politic are now held for the Church By Deeds of Trust only ; The Inconvenyencies arrisiug from this and Sundry other matters in which the Good of the Epicopal Church is Essentially Concerned and which might …

Province of New York and Territories thereon Depending in America in Council. The Petition of tlie Minister, Church Wardens and Vestry Men of Saint George's Church in the Parish of New Burgh Precinct of New Burgli & County of Ulster in the Province of New York HUBXBLY ShEWETK That your Petitioners having the advantage of tlie Episcopal Church warmly at heart, & finding their …

To his Excellency S'' Edmund Andross knt Govemc- GenJ' under his Roj'i Highnessee of New Yorke and Dependences in America. The humble Peticon of Robt Livington of Albany Humbly Sheweth. That whereas there is a Certaine tract of Land Lying upon Roeloff Jolinsons 1 kill or Creeke upon the East side of hudsons River, near Cats kill belonging to tlie Indyan Proprietors not …

Appeared before Us M"^ Johannes Provoost and M^ Jan Janse Bleker Commissaries of Albanie, Colonie Renselaerswyck and Skinnechtady these following Mohegan Indians Owners of the Land on Roelof Johnsons Kill being East of Hudson's River a little below Catskill, to wit, OttoDowaw a Cripple Indian ; Tataemsheet, Oothoot, Maneetpoo, and two Indian Women named Tamaranachquae k …

Two pounds of Paint, Tv/ently little Scissors, Twenty little looking-glasses, one hundred fissi hooks, Awls and Nails of each one hundi-ed, four Rolls of Tobacco, one hundred Pipes, ten Bottles, Three kegs of Rum, one Barrel of MAMOR OF LIVINGSTON 613 Strong Beer and Twenty knives, Four Stroud-Ooats and Two duffel-Coats, and four Tin kettles; The vendors promise to deliver …

In presence of Us The Mark of Nottoriowaw with own hand Joh : Provoost The Mark of Tatoaenshaet with own hand Jan Janz. Bleecker The Mark of Tamaranochqua Amout Corn. Viele The Mark of Wawanitsawaw Robert Livingston. (In the Margin) N. B. Before Signing Tamaranachquae the Indian Woman conditioned that she should have the Privilege to plant for four years on a little hook of …

right free Property to and for the behoof of Robert Livingston, certain Parcel of Land lying on both sides of Roeloff Jansens kill, called by the Indians Sanckhenakj East of Hudson's River, a little below Catskill, consisting in Three Flatts and some small Flatts, together with the Woodland, the kill and other small kills which flow through it, Mountains, Dales, Trees, Vlyes …

MANOR OF LIVINGSTON. 615 any wise against this, under obligation to Law. Done in the Court house of Albany on the 18"! July 1683. This is the mark of Ottonowaw The mark of kosahecko This is the mark of Tattaemshaett as witness This is the mark of TamaranackquaeaaSquaw The mark of moneetpa This is the mark of Wawanetsavvaw, a Squaw as witness This is the mark of Newamee the …

Thomas Dongan Lieutenant and Governour and Vice Admirall under His Royall Highnesse James Duke of Yorke and of New Yorke and its Dependencyes in America To all to whom these p'sents shall come Greeting Whereas Ottonoway Tattaemschatt Othoott Manetepo and two Indian Squawes named Wawamttsawaw and Thamarancqua Lawfull Owners and Proprietors of the Land herein menconed in the …

two or three other small fflatts or Plaines Containing in all about one hundred Morgen or two hundred Acres together with Eighteen hundred Acres of woodland lyeing and being between a small Creeke or Kill lyeing o^er Against Katskill called Wachanekasseck and a place by the Indians Called Suaskahampka to the South of Roelofife Johnsons Kill that is to say two hundred Acres …

Tho: Dongan MANOR OF LIVINGSTON. 617 PETITION OF R. LIVINGSTON FOR TAGHKANICK. To the Right Honbie QqI Tho. Dongan Governom- geni of his Majs Collony of N: York &c. The humble Peticon of Rob* Livingston of Albanie humbly sheweth How that your hon" humble Petitioner did obtain a Patent from your hon^ Last laU for a Tract of Land, Lyeing upon Roeloli* Johnsons Kill which after a …

This petition being read June y« 3^ 1685 200 Acres of y® said land was granted ; provided the said land be not disposed of to any others ; & that a survey of y« said land be made into y^ Secretaries office & the pui-chase be made before the Magistrates of Albany ; & the patent' taken out before y^ last day of September, or else this license to be void. INDIAN DEED FOR …

Takaemihatts Moy'" Tantapenowa a Squae netopoes wife, and mamattittawawpe, mohowacghqua, & guttatamo ; for and in consideracon of these following goods in ])and Paid in yo Presence, ot y« command^' & Magistrates of Albany, to witt Six hundred & thirty gild'^, black and white Strung wampum; Seven Blankets, & one little Blankett, eight faddom of Strouds, ten faddom off …

Thom: Dongan gov"" gen^ dated ye 5'h day of June 1685 to Purchase ye Same w^ Said Land is scituate lying and being, behinde Patkook, one a Certain kill or Creek yt runns into hudsons River, and there called Roeloff Johnsons kill beginning on y^ north west side of s<^ kill y* Runns along ye flatt or Plain land, att a Place called by y^ natives minnissichtanock where Two Black …

flatt or Plain over against Minnissichtanock, where two trees are marked and Runns along y^ foot of ye high mountains, to yo Path y' goes to wawyachtonock, to a hill called by y« Indians, mananosick, where Two Trees, are marked, on y^ Southwest Side of ye Path; from thence westward to a creek called by y^ natives nachawawachkano, where Two white oak Trees are marked L, which …

Signed & sealed in y« his Presence of Tataem Q Shatt and 0 Seal Ger Baxter mark David Schuyler Michael ^ his mark and 0 Seale Johannes Wendel Tawihaes x Ms mark & 0 seale William Teller his Gerrit bancker Nisho y^ towaw & 0 seale Robert Sander mark Minasees jxj her mark & 0 seale her Tantape y NowA & 0 seale mark Netopoes wife her Mamattittawawpe |>^ & 0 mark 680 PAPERS …

Thomas Dongan Leiv* Governoui- and Vice Admirall of New Yorke and its Dependencyes under his Majesty James the Second by the Grace of God Ejng of England, Scotland, fifrance and Ireland Defender of tlie faith &c &upream Lord and Proprietor of the Colony and Province of New York and its Dependencyes in America To all whom these pi^sents shall come Sendeth Greeting Whereas …

MANOR OF LIVINGSTON. 621 a Creeke Called by the natives Nachawawachkano where two white Oake Trees are marked L wliich Creek Comes into the other Creeke called Twastawekak w^^ is the "West Bounds and soe Incloses all the Land which the said Indians have Sold to the said Robert Livingston the place where the said two Creeks mett being Called Mawichnack the flatt or Plaine Land …

a Creeke Called by the natives Nachawawachkano where two white Oake Trees are marked L wliich Creek Comes into the other Creeke called Twastawekak w^^ is the "West Bounds and soe Incloses all the Land which the said Indians have Sold to the said Robert Livingston the place where the said two Creeks mett being Called Mawichnack the flatt or Plaine Land lyeing on both sides of …

623 PAPERS RELATING TO THE Albany, And for the better Preserving the Title of the recited Tract of Land and Premissess I liave Caused these Presents to .Jbe Entred in the Secretarys office of this Province, Given under my Hand and Sealed with the Scale of the Province att ffort James in New Yorke the seven and twentyth day of August in tlie Yeare of our Lord 1 685 And in the …

Thomas Dongan Lieutenant Governor and Vice Admirall under his Majesty King James tlie Second of New York and its Dependencies in America To all to whom tliese Presents shall Come Sendoth Greeting Whereas Robert Livingston by Virtue of a Patent under my Hand and Sealed with the Scale of the Province aforesaid beareing Date the fourth Day of November Anno: Dom one thousand Six …

tenances whatsoever to the said Tract or Parcell of Land belonging or in any wise Appertaining to have and to hold the said Tract of Land and Premissesse together with all and Singular the Appurtenances aforemenconed unto the said Robert Livingston his Heires and Assignes to the Proper use and benehooife of the said Robert Livingston his Heires and Assignes for ever to be …

624 PAPERS RELATING TO THE runnes along the foot of the High Mountains to the Path that Goes to Wawijchtanok to a hill Called by the Indians Mananosick where two Trees are marked L on the South west side of the Path from thence Westward to a Creeke Called by the natives Nachawawachkano where two white Oake Trees are marked L which Creeke Comes into the other Creeke called …

runnes along the foot of the High Mountains to the Path that Goes to Wawijchtanok to a hill Called by the Indians Mananosick where two Trees are marked L on the South west side of the Path from thence Westward to a Creeke Called by the natives Nachawawachkano where two white Oake Trees are marked L which Creeke Comes into the other Creeke called Twastawekak which is the West …

MAKOa OF LiriNGSTOiN. C25 neare unto the said kills of tlie said Heapes of Stones upon wliicli the Indians throw upon another as tiiey Passe by from an Ancient Custom amongst them and from thence extending to the Northermost End of the kills that are to the North of Tacahkanick known hy the name of Ahasliewaglikick and on the East from Ahasliewaglikick aforesaid along the said …

neare unto the said kills of tlie said Heapes of Stones upon wliicli the Indians throw upon another as tiiey Passe by from an Ancient Custom amongst them and from thence extending to the Northermost End of the kills that are to the North of Tacahkanick known hy the name of Ahasliewaglikick and on the East from Ahasliewaglikick aforesaid along the said Hills to the Southermosi …

III. 40 G26 PAPERS RELATING TO THE soever to the Tracts or ParceEs of Land belonging or in anywise Appertaineing or Accepted Reputed Taken knowne or Occupyed as Parte Parcell or Member tliereof togetlier witli fishing in Hudsons River so farr as tlie said Land Extends on the said River and Moreover by Virtue of the Power and Authority to me the said Tliomas Dongau Given and …

soever to the Tracts or ParceEs of Land belonging or in anywise Appertaineing or Accepted Reputed Taken knowne or Occupyed as Parte Parcell or Member tliereof togetlier witli fishing in Hudsons River so farr as tlie said Land Extends on the said River and Moreover by Virtue of the Power and Authority to me the said Tliomas Dongau Given and the Power in mee Resideing as …

MAKOR OF LIVINGSTON. 627 within the said Lordsliipp and Mannor and all and every sume and Sums of Money to bee Paid as a Post fine upon or fines to be Levyed of any I^ands Tenements or Hereditaments witliin the said Lordshipp or Mannor of Livingston together with the advouson and Right of Patronage and all and every the Chui'ch and Churches Erected or Established or hereafter …

within the said Lordsliipp and Mannor and all and every sume and Sums of Money to bee Paid as a Post fine upon or fines to be Levyed of any I^ands Tenements or Hereditaments witliin the said Lordshipp or Mannor of Livingston together with the advouson and Right of Patronage and all and every the Chui'ch and Churches Erected or Established or hereafter to be had Erected or …

Tkomjvs Dckgan. 628 PAPERS RELATING TO THE May it Please Your Honor Tlie Atturney Generall hath Perused this Pattent and finds nothing Contained therein Prejudicial! to his Majestyes Interest Ja: Graham. Examd July 8"^ 1686. FRAGMENT OF AN INDIAN DEED OF YE REMNANT OF TAGHHANICK, QUISICHKOOK AND WOODLAND, DATED 17 FEB. 1687-8. [From Livingston Mss.] All our Right Title & …

LIMITTS AND BOUNDS OF THE LANDS BOUGHT OF MY LADY AND MANHAGHS. A certain Peece of Land Scituate Lyeing & being on Roeloif Jansens Kill a Litle above the farm belonging to said Rob* Livingston where Johannis Dyckman now hves with all the Right and title that wee the said Lady and Manhagh have or hereafter might clame to as farr as the said Rob* Livingston's Patent for the said …

1st The Letter from tlie Right Hon^'^ the Lords of the Council of Trade &c to the Late Eaii of Bellomont bearing date tlie 30th Octob^ 1700 wherein they take notice how farr he the said Rob' Leuingston was accused of being concerned with Cap^ Kidd the pyrate, and desier to know what proofs he had giuen of his innocence whereby he should be continued in Ids Offices and …

3diy That an Act of Assembly of this province appointed Commissioners of publick Ace's to adjust with all persons concern'd in the receipt and payments of the public reuenue, but the said Rob* Leuingston in contempt of the said Act, neuer gaue any obedience thereto, altlio duely and timely summon'd to that end and purpose, nor would euer render any acc"s to them of the pubhc …

5thiy That altho he the said Rob* Leuingston was required by me to come to New York, yett instead thereof he without leaue withdrew himself out of the prouince, and deserted his maj's seruice as one of his Maj*-? Council of this prouince. gthiy That I was informed, by his Majts Collector that lie the said Rob^ Leuingston, had receiued seueral summs of money of his majesties …

in all Treaties and other negotiations witli ye Indians for y« space of 20 years before y^ year 1695, without any yearly salai-y or allowance fur ye same, as appears by a Export made to his late ma'y king William (of glorious memory) by the right hon^ie ye Lords of y^ Committee for Trade and Plantations dated ye 10'*» Ocfcbi" 1C95, upon wMch his majesty was graciously pleased …

033 PAPERS RELATING TO THE that your Pet'' ever since her Maj'^s happy accession to ye Throne, having by himself or Deputies Executed y« s^ office in New York, by Virtue of her Maj s Proclamation and RoyaU Commission (wliich Hkewisc appeared by diverse affidavits produced t^ him) he had nothing to object against ye Pet''^ being satisfyed ye s^ sum out of ye remainder of ye …

The Pet"" further Sheweth unto y Excellency that upon his arrivall to New York, he Produc'd to his ExceU'y the Viscount Gornbury Gov^ in Cheiff of New York, her Majes said Roy all Commission which was orderd by an order of Councill of ye 14 of Octobr 1706 lo be laid in ye liands of ye Secretary, and that he inspect ye Commission which his late Maje King Wilham »MQt^ llin for …

Your ExceUes humble Pet^ begs leave humbly to acquaint y^ Excell: that to your Pet^s great losse and discouragement, y® Revenue of this Province (the Fund upon which yi" Pef^ Salary is Established) is not only wholly anticipated, but Expires by its own limitation on ye 18*^ of May 1709, & no manner of Provision as yet made for ye Civill list of this Province after y* time …

Excclhys Pef humbly implores 3'our Excel) » favor in incjuiring into the truth of his Allegations, y^ reasons and causes of y*" late order of ye Lord Cornbury and Councill of y= 15 of Septemb 1708, for representing to lier Maj® ye said office not oiily wliolly uselesse, but bui'thensome to y<= Revenue of this Province, That y»" Lordship Avill be pleased in regard of y® great …

And the Pet^ humbly praying a Salary or yearly allowance during his life, for his future encouragement in this Service, which he liopes may deserve one hundred Pounds p'' annum from his maje^ Bounty, the same is submitted by Lords of ye Committee to a Determination in Councill, as also whether the Pet-- shall be Confirmed in his offices of ye Collector of Excise, and Quit …

Livingston in all the Treaties and negotiations with y Indians in those Parts, he having been (as is Certifyed) at great trouble and Cliarge therein, and not having hitherto had any Salary for ye sfime, wee think he may deserve as a Reward for y^ time past, and to encourage him in your Mu}^^ Service for y^ time to come, a Salary of one hundred Pounds Sterling pi" annum to be …

, His Majesty in his Instructions having Referrd y^ Consideration of the Case of Rob' Livingston of New -York to my self and Council! to inquire and Examine into the Justicd of his Demands for Several Sums of mony pretended to be advanced by him for ye Service of his Majesty in ye said Province, with Interest for ye same, for which ye said Livingston Obtained several! orders …

In obedience ■ therefore to his Majes Commands, k on yc Petition of y* s^^ Livingston I made an order Summoning Coll: Fletcher late Govern"" of tliis Province or some in his belialf, to appear before me at New-York on y® IG'^^ of May last, witli ye Complaint Exiubited in England against the said Livingston, with witnesses and Evidences to justify y® same, Ijut on y^ said day …

It appears to me that ye severall sums of money both Principall and Interest for which he obtained said orders in England are justly due to him, and ought to be discharged here, according tc ye said orders, the execution of which was suspended in the late Government, no just reasons appearing to me for ye same, And as to y® Commission from his Majesty dated ye 27 of January …

In obedience to your Majes Order in Councill of y« 14th of y^ last month, upon y^ Petition of Robert Livingston of New York, setting forth tliat y^ Pet' having been Constituted Secretary for }-« Indian affairs by his late Maj^^ Commission dated y« 27 of January 169f with a Salary of lOQi^ per annum Coll: Fletcher then Govcrnour of y' Province Suspended him from y« said office …

At y« Court at S^ JaxMes the 11 January 1704 Present The Queens most Excellent Majestie Lord Keeper, I-ord Treasurer, Lord President, Lord Privy Seal, Duke of Somerset, Duke of Marleborough Earl of Stamford MA.NOR OF livi>:gstois'. 637 Earl of Radnor, Earl of Abingdon, Earle of Biadford, Lord Ferrers Lord Pawlet, Lord Dartmouth, Lord Granvill, Lord Coningsby M"" Speaker M^' …

The Lords Commiss'^s for Trade and Plantations, did by their Report this day read at the Board, humbly represent, that they have Examined this matter, and it appearing to them, that ye Pef has continued to be very Servicable in managing y^ Treaties with y« Indians notwitli standing ye said Suspension are therefore humbly of opinion, that his suspension does not deprive him …

REPORT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE ON THE SETTLExMENT OF ADDITIONAL PALATINES IN NEW YORK. [Lond. Doc. XVII.] to the queens most excellent majesty. May it Please your Majesty. In obedience to your Majesty's commands signified to us by the Right Hon^ie the Earl of Sunderland ^ we have considered 638 PAPERS RELATING TO THE tlie Proposals made by Colonel Hunter for settling 3000 …

By the best Information v/e can gett, the most proper Places tor the seating them in that Province, so as they may be of benefit to this Kingdom by tlie Production of Naval Stores, are on the Mohaques River, and on Hudsons River, where, are very great numbers of Pines fit for Production of Turpentine and Tarr, out of wliich Rosin and Pitch are made. First, in relation to the …

The Objection that may be made to the Seating of the Palatines, on the fore-mentioned Mohaques River, is the Falls tliat are on the said River between Schenectady and Albany' which will be an interruption in the Water Carriage, but as that may be easily helped by a sliort land carriage of about 3 miles at the v*'est, We do not see that this objection will be any hindrance to …

By all whicli it appears that there are Lands sufficient in Your Majesty's gift, for the proposed settlement of the said Palatines, in ease the same have not been regranted by your Majesty's Governor, or the Commander in Chief there, since these lands were so resumed, wliich we do not hear has been done. We tlierefore liumbly ofier that the Governor or Commander in Chief be …

That tlie Governor be likewise Directed to grant under the Seal of that Province, without fee or Reward, 40 acres per liead to each family, after they shall have repaid by the produce of their Labour the charges the publick shall be at in settling and subsisting them there, in the manner as is herein after proposed ; To have and to hold the said Lands, to them and their heirs …

As these People are very necessitous they will not be able to CiO APERS RELATING TO THE maintain themselves tliere. till they can reap the benefit of tlieii labour whicli will not be till after one year at tlie soonest, We therefore humbly oiler that they be Subsisted, The men and women at the rate of 6*^ sterling a head p^' day, and the children under the age of 10 years at …

We have been inibrmed by the Conmissioners formerly sent over by the Navy Board to inspect Naval Stores in New England that Tarr might be afforded there under £5 a tun ; and supposing the ifeight from thence in time of peace to be under M p>- Tumi, as we do not doubt it will, and wiiereas the Premium of <£4 per Tunn allowed upon Importation of such Tarr will more than answer …

The only Objection formerly made to these Stores from America, was that y^ Tarr had a burning quality, which consumed the Ropes 3 Eut we have been Informed by Traders in those Goods, that there comes now as good Tarr from New England & as lit for Kopes, and all other uses whatsoever, as that of Stockholm which is esteemed the best ; and in Confirmation RLA.NOR OF LFVINGSTON …

In case no such persons can be found here, then We propose that M'' Bridges, Surveyor General of Your Majesty's Woods on the Continent of America, who was sent 4 or 5 years ago to New England to Instruct the People there, be Directed to go to New York for that Purpose and that he bring with him 3 or 4 other persons, the most skilfull he can get who may assist him in the …

Therefore we are of opinion this be left to the Discretion of Your Majesty's ,' Governor after his arrival there. ' We further Represent to Your Majesty that at each Settlement there will need a store house to be built, which may be done with little Charge, for lodging their stores, 'till they can be con- VoL. III. 41 642 PAPERS RELATING TO THE veniently sent to New York …

That an agent or factor be appointed by Your Majesty liere for the remitting of such Surams of Money as Your INIajesty shall from time to time judge proper to be remitted to New York for the subsistance of the said Palatines and for the receipt and sale of all such stores as shall be consigned to him On account of the said Palatines. In consideration whereof we further humbly …

That such of the said stores as shall be found proper and fit for the use of Your Majesty's Navy, be by such agent or Factor delivered to, and received by the Commissioners of the Navy for Your Majesty's Service, And Bills made out from that office according to their usual method and course of payment, for the value of such stores so received at the market price, such Bills to …

That Freight, Factorage and all other Incident and necessary Charges arising from the Importation Safe Keeping and sale of such stores being Deducted, the neat Produce thereof be in the first place applyd towards the repayment of wliatever Summs of money shall so have been disbursed for the subsistance or on account of necessaries to be sent with the said Palatines, and that …

And we further offer that the Premium given by an Act made in the 3^' and 4^h year of Your Majestys Reign to encourage tlie Importation of Naval stores from your Majesty's Plantations in America, be paid to such factor or Agent to and for the sole Benefit of such Palatines, who were the Manufacturers of such Stores, in like manner as Premiums are allowed to other Importers of …

This Indenture made the twenty ninth day of September in the ninth year of the reign of our Soveraign Lady Anne by the grace of God of Great Britain ffrance and Ireland Queen Defender of the ffaith &.c^ and in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven hundred and Ten Between Robert Livingston of the Manor of Livingston in the Colony of New York in America Esq^ and Alida his wife …

MANOE OF LIVINGSTON. 645 Cliain to the fflat Land from thence North fforty ffive Degrees Westerly Twenty ffive Chains and Six Tenths of a Chain thence South Eleven Degrees Westerly One hundred and fifour Chains and Seven Tenths of a Chain from thence South fforty flave Degrees Easterly ffifty one Chains and Two Tenths of a Chain from thence South Eleven Degrees Westerly One …

Cliain to the fflat Land from thence North fforty ffive Degrees Westerly Twenty ffive Chains and Six Tenths of a Chain thence South Eleven Degrees Westerly One hundred and fifour Chains and Seven Tenths of a Chain from thence South fforty flave Degrees Easterly ffifty one Chains and Two Tenths of a Chain from thence South Eleven Degrees Westerly One hundred and one Chain from …

C46 PAPERS RELATING TO THE Reserving to him tlie said Robert Livingston his heirs and Assigns Lord or Owner of the said !Mannor of Livingston liis and tlitir Tenants and under Tenants ffree Liberty of Ingress JEgress and Regress with tlieir liorses Carts and Carriages in upon and thro' the said Tract of Land unto and from the Common Landing places which now are or hereafter …

Reserving to him tlie said Robert Livingston his heirs and Assigns Lord or Owner of the said !Mannor of Livingston liis and tlitir Tenants and under Tenants ffree Liberty of Ingress JEgress and Regress with tlieir liorses Carts and Carriages in upon and thro' the said Tract of Land unto and from the Common Landing places which now are or hereafter shall be on the said Tract of …

MANOR OF LIVINGSTON. 647 shall be thereof vested in the said Robert Hunter his heirs and Assigns for the use benefit and behoof of her said Majesty lier heirs Successors and Assigns according to the Intent and true meaning of these Presents And that tlie said Robert Livingston now hath good right Lawfull and absolute Power and Authority in himself to Bargain Sell Grant Alien …

shall be thereof vested in the said Robert Hunter his heirs and Assigns for the use benefit and behoof of her said Majesty lier heirs Successors and Assigns according to the Intent and true meaning of these Presents And that tlie said Robert Livingston now hath good right Lawfull and absolute Power and Authority in himself to Bargain Sell Grant Alien and Convey all and …

048 PAPERS RELATING TO THE Decrees Charges Titles Troubles fforfeitures and Incumbrances whatsoever had made Committed done acknowledged or suffered or caused to be had made Comitted done acknowledged Suffered by the said Robert Livingston or any other Person whatsoever and that he the said Robert Livingston and Allida his wife and the Heirs and Assignes of the said Robert …

Decrees Charges Titles Troubles fforfeitures and Incumbrances whatsoever had made Committed done acknowledged or suffered or caused to be had made Comitted done acknowledged Suffered by the said Robert Livingston or any other Person whatsoever and that he the said Robert Livingston and Allida his wife and the Heirs and Assignes of the said Robert Livingston and all and every …

MANOH OF LIVINGSTON. 649 and Allida his wife for the Consideration hereinbefore mentioned Have given and Granted and by these presents do give and Grant unto the said Robert Hunter his heirs and Assignes For Ever to the use of her said Majesty her heirs Successors and Assignes Proprietors and Possessors of the said Tract or Parcell of Land or any Part or Parcel! thereof their …

and Allida his wife for the Consideration hereinbefore mentioned Have given and Granted and by these presents do give and Grant unto the said Robert Hunter his heirs and Assignes For Ever to the use of her said Majesty her heirs Successors and Assignes Proprietors and Possessors of the said Tract or Parcell of Land or any Part or Parcel! thereof their Tenants or undertenants …

650 PAPERS RELATING TO THE and Assignes That her said Majesty lier heirs Successors and Assignes Owners and Possessors of the said Tract of Land and of every Part thereof their Tenants and under Tenants shall or Lawfully may from time to time and at all and every time and times hereafter for Ever Quietly and Peaceably have and Enjoy fifull and ffree Liberty Entring into and …

and Assignes That her said Majesty lier heirs Successors and Assignes Owners and Possessors of the said Tract of Land and of every Part thereof their Tenants and under Tenants shall or Lawfully may from time to time and at all and every time and times hereafter for Ever Quietly and Peaceably have and Enjoy fifull and ffree Liberty Entring into and upon the said mannor or …

MANOR OF LIVINGSTON. 651 Robert Livingston (L. S.) Alida Livingston (L. S.) Sealed and Delivered by the within named Robert Livingston Esq'" and AUida his wife in the Presence of J. Bridges. Aug: Graham. Memorandum that this fi&fth day of October Anno Dm. One Tliousand Seven hundred and Tenn. Peaceable and Quiet Possession of tlie said Tract of Land and Premises in this Deed …

Memorandum that on the ffifth day of October One Thousand Seven hundred and Ten appeared before me Peter Schuyler Esqi' one of lier Majesty s Councill for the Province of New York the within named Allida tlie wife of the within named Robert Livingston Esq^ & being Secretly and apart Examined by me Declared her Consent to the w ithin written Deed and that she Executed the same …

one Robert Levingston who hath a great Tract of good manuring Land, on his Progress to Albany he viewed the same with the adjacent Pine Lands & upon his likeing thereof hath contracted with the said Levingstone for 6000 acres good improveable Land with the liberty of making use of the Pines adjacent where the Palatines may find work enough for 2 or 3 score years to come Others …

Two years will be required to prepare the Trees, but afterwards tliere will be such a succession of them as will enable the sending Tar & Pitch enough not only for supplying the Royal but even tlic whole Navy of England, & will give such a life to y® Trade of this country, as may very mucli contribute to encoui-age the wollen manufactory at home & discourage of it in the …

Sir, I beg again leave to trouble you about my small concerns, the which having already laid before you I shall not enlarge on, only pray your assistance in procuring an order to his Excellency for repaying me the expences I have been at on the Coast of England and for allowing my salaries from Christmas last. His Excellency hath honoured me with the Post of Commissary of the …

Rob' Hunter & Rob* Livingston afores'^ have come to a mutuall Agreem^ about the supplying of the Palatines settled in three severall Townships upon that land purchas^ for the use of the Queen her successors & assigns for ever in the Manor of Livingston on the East side of Hudsons River & two other Towns on the west side of s*^ River on the Queens land opposite thereunto wdth …

Exprest on the part & behalf of his s^ Excell. his Exec" & Adm" to be paid performed fulfilled & kept will well and faitlifully furnish & supply or cause & procure to be well & faithfully furnished & supply^l at the Manor house of the s^ Manor sucli numbers of Palatines as he shall have in Charge to supply the Quantity of Bread & Beer following (tliat is to say) for eacli …

York for the time being & not otherwise, And in regard the Season of the year is so farr spent his s'* Excell: doth further Covenant Grant & agree to advance unto the s'' Rob' Livingston his Exe'"s & Admi's flower for the use of the s^ Palatines for the space & Terme of Three Months at the currant mercat prise at the time of having thereof wliich will amount to in aU about the …

quantity of twenty five Tunns to be delivered unto him or them at the sd Manor house & the sum of four hundred Pounds in Silver Mony for which the s^ Rob' Livingston is to be accountable to his S^i Excell: And the s^ Rob' Livingston for himself his Execrs & Adm^s doth Covenant Grant & Agree at his & their proper Charge to furnish & supply to the s^i Palatines three hundred new …

*»• A Memorandum is added to the above agreement providing- for the alteration of the assize of bread incident on any change in N : Yorlf . GOV. HUNTER TO THE BOARD OF TRADE. [Lend Doc XVIII.] Nov. 14. 1710. I have now settled the Palatines upon good lands on both sides of Hudson's River, about one hundred miles up, adjacent to the Pines ; I have planted them in 5 Villages …

I think it is unhappy that Col° Hunter at his first arrival in his Government fell into so ill hands, for this Levingston has been known many years in that Province for a very ill man, he formerly Victualled the forces at Albany in which he was guilty of most notorious frauds by which he greatly improv'd his Estate, he has a Mill and a Brew house upon his Land, and if he can …

** * * * * * *♦ The Bills dra^vn by Colo Hunter for one quarters Subsistence for 1764 adults at 6^ and 445 Persons under age at 4^ a day in all making 2209 Persons, and amounting to ^£4700. 17. 11. seems t-o be computed according to the numbers that landed at New York in June 1710 which with submission I think ought not to be because it is certain many of them are dead. It is …

My Lord, upon the whole matter I am of opinion that if the Subsistence proposed is allowed, the consequence will be that Levin gston and some others will get Estates, the Palatines will not be the richer. MANNOK OF LIVINGSTON. ACCT. OF THE SUBSISTENCE OF THE PALATINES FROM THE TIME OF THEIR SEVERAL ARIVALS AT THIS PLACE TO THE 25tH MARCH 1711 Year and Date No of Persons No of …

In this opinion, they are confirmed by the reports of those who wintered at Albany, who say that the inhabitants up there are in consequence very apprehensive of losing the profit they derive from the Indians and the hay they annually cut on said lands. Some days ago, five Palatines were sitting around the fire conversing on the prospect of their settlement. Tliey all agreed …

Nothing, continued the same man, but draw down by the disgrace of the Governor, evils we do not experience here, and deprive ourselves of the good we now enjoy. For in fine (he continued) as it is our duty, and we must absolutely work for the Queen, it cannot be otherwise than that her majesty will put us in a position to earn our bread for she will not keep us always in this …

He tells me all are at work and busy, but manifestly with repugnance, and merely temporarily -- that the tract intended for them is, in their minds, a Land of Canaan -- that they agree, it is a very dangerous place to settle at present, and for tliis reason it is that they are willing to have patience here for a couple of years. But they will not listen to Tar-making. He …

53 barrels are from M"" Beekman 32 from ]\Iad^ Ex^ in the widow, and 32 from M"" Rotzen 117 J The experience that the tare of the Barrels is very incorrect, and that such deception causes the people not to take the flour in barrels according to the Tare, but ordinarily to return the barrels to me that I may make a new tare, led me to make a bet with Ml" Robert Levingston Junr …

At the close of the last quarter, 25 March, I introduced the New York method for the ascertaining the persons to be supported. I keep the register myself and have it signed by the Captains in order to obtain a more full knowledge of the condition of the people. In the absence of such examination I tell them what to do. I oblige them by this examination to proceed more exactly …

I have taken for that piu'pose an adjacent tract, belonging to M'' Thomas Fullerton who is now Concerned in her Majestys Customes in Scotland, who has by his letter of Attorney given me power to dispose of the same, which tract contains about Eight hundred acres of very good land, which will cost more in proportion than the Lands purchased of M'' Livingston, he reckoning the …

I have met with great opposition from many of the ill disposed Inhabitants, who dayly insinuated that there were better lands for them on the Fronteers, and that they were ill used in being planted there ; being informed from all hands that these Suggestions had been of iibrce enough to make the people idle and backward, and sometliing worse, on my returne from the Jerseys I …

not settle these lands but would hare others, upon which I returned and ordered them to send Deputies from each Village next morning witli their demands, but they tlien came in a body, and when I found I could prevaile little with reasoning, and was thinking of some more effectual method to keep them to their duty, I ordered the contract wliich they had all signed to be read …

I have said nothing more of the Palatines in my other letter than that his Excellency was gone up to set them to work on preparing the Pine trees, not having then received any clear account of their deportment, but since I closed that I have had one full and particular v.'hich it will require more time to give it your Lordsliips, especially at length, and with the Coi')ys of …

Association, his Excellencj was forced to send for a Detachment of Sixty from the Garrison of Albany to meet him at tlie Manor of Levingston, which is about two miles from their Settlement on the West side of the River, so soon as his Excellency arrived there, he sent to all the Vilhiges on that side of the Eiver to know how tliey dared disobey his orders, and hinder the …

That as to the ]l,ands of Schohary its the malice of those who would have them for their Slaves that put them on demanding it, for tliat those Lands the Indians had not yet parted with, nor were they fit for their laljour, no Pine being within Twenty miles of it, that it would be impossible to subsist inemtuere, or cleiend them against y^ Erench and French liidlans, mid besldf …

His Excellency was informed that a body of three or four hundred of them, were then passing the brook, the Deputyes among whom were the Captains, return'd to liim and in appearance seemed softened, and then went to the people who v/ere drawn up on the hill above the House, towards whom his Excellency marching with the Detachment, one of the Commissarys who had been with them …

The next day the Deputys came according to order with their answer, which begins indeed with a desire that liis ExceU<=y would assist them, that they may be settled in the lands of Schohary, but they soon forgot that humble stile, and told his Excellency tliat they had rather lose their lives immediately than remain where they are, tiiat they are cheated by the contract, it …

three or four men may goe for EDgland and lay their case before the Queen, they say likewise there are a great many things promised them, clothing, household Goods, working Tools web they desire to have. They say furtjier tlieir people dye for want of care and proper remedyes and desire money to subsist themselves and lastly they say that M^" Cast told them he'd make them …

Its hardly credible that men wlio reap so great a benefit as they doe by these people, not only by the consurapdon of their Provision, but by the increase of Strength, should yet be so malicious to possess them with notions so injurious to tliemselves and prejudicial to Her Majesty's Interest, but yet it is so, and I believe almost the only cause of tlieir present discontents …

means it is that tliey are arrived at this pitch of disobedience which I hope will wear off now they are disarmed of their Firelocks, the power by which they hoped to force a comphance to their unreasonable humour. His Excellency has published a Declaration revoking all military Commissions and putting tliem entirely under the command of their overseers and Directors, as the …

Whatsoever else they compiaine of I dare be bold to affirm, there are not many planters in the Province so happy, so healthful! and so well cloth'd as they, nor could it well be otherwise considering how well tliey have been used, tliey have by their own ciioice three tlesh and four flower days a week, a pound of beef a liead or equivalent in pork and pease, as long as they …

MANOR OF LIVIX&STON, 667 THE SAME TO THE SAME. Ne\v York 31 May, 1711. My Lords, I liave just now received some further Intelligence from his Excellency concerning tlie Palatines of a very different nature from what I did myself the hon^' to lay before your Lordships in my Letter of yesterday and which would make me wish I liad not writ it, were it not necessary you should be …

After his Excellency had disarmed t'iiem, he sent back the detachment to Albany, and the sober and better sort of People, who are likewise the majority, being secm-ed from the rage of the hot headed, untliinking and misguided, met together to debate on their former proceedings, and with a general Consent came to this Resolution, to acknowledge theli- iauits, ask his …

Return of the JVo. of Palatines ; June ITIL O.T East side of Hudsons River. On West side. Hunters town 341 Elizabeth thown 14S Queensbury 347 George thown 118 Aunsbury 257 New thown . 351 Haysbiu-y 244 1189 Total 1803. 614 668 PAPERS RELATING TO THE PALATINE SCHOOL HOUSE. I acknowledge to liav. Received of Robert Liviogston 40 Boards for y*^ School house in y« palatyeyn town …

New^Town 103 365 51112- Came 28'5» ApriU & beging May . . 527 1874 3837 7 EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM RICH^ SACKET TO SEG^ CLARKE. Sundry of our pallatines are Sick of the feauer and tliey Desire me to Aquaint you that they Doe Desire that you will please to send the Daclitor that Belongs to them S^ order him to Come to the East Side of the River if he Doe Come vp. Mannor of …

By virtue of powers to me granted by lier Majestys Patent *nd her particidar Instructions with relation to the Palatins within the Province of New-York, who by her Majt)^ orders and their own contract are obliged to follow the manufactm-y of Naval Stores within the said Province, I do appoint you or any three of you (of w<='^ Number Rob* Livingston or Rich'^ Sacket is always …

You are also hereby Iinpower'd to nominate in Each Village or Settlement of the said Palatins a fit person for head of the s^ Village or Settlem* to whom all your orders are to be directed, who is to see them put in Execution, and in case of Tumult, disobedience, or any other mutinous proceedings as have already fallen out, the officer commanding the Detachment now^ at Man^' …

(2) It is rcsolvd by the Commiss'"s that Every Two Palatine Coopers, .(whereof there are 12 on this side and 4 on the other side Hudsons River) have four Palatins for their assistants, to cut down, saw, and split the Timber and assist in the making barrel staves fit for the containing Tarr for Transportation, and that the respective List masters or heads of Every Village on …