they will, go for England but has left his son which is their Interpreter to the Indians and every day tells the Indians many Lyes, whereby much michcheife may Ensue more than we now think off and is much to be feared: for the time I have been their I have made a diligent scrutiny into all their actions but I dont find a Great many Concerned with this Wiser and his son In their disobedient, unlawfull, and Rebelious Proceedings I am well Informed who are their Cheifes: for those that are good Subjects among them and will not Joyn with them are afraid the others will Burn their houses down by their threatening words And please you I could Enlarge much more of their misdimeanours but for fear of trobleing yr Excellency too much I shall beg your Excellency pardon att this time and Ever Remain your Excellencys most Humble and Obedient Servant to Command I am informed that one John Conrade Wiser a Covenanted Servant of his Majesty, who has been Guilty of Several Mutinous Riotous and other disobedient & illegal practices is now skulking in your County to avoid punishment you are therefore on sight hereof to Issue your Warrant for the Apprehending the said Wizer and to cause him to be sent down in safe Custody to the City of New York That he may be proceeded against as the Nature of his Crimes shall require hereof fail not I am N. York 22 July 1715. Gent Your humble Servt To the Justices of the Peace of the Co. of Albany or any of them. To the Justices of the peace Couty Dutchess or any of them. ORDER TO THE ATTORNEY GENL TO PREPARE A DRAFT OF LETTERS PATENT FOR THE MANOR OF LIVINGSTON. By His Excellency ROBERT HUNTER Esqr Capt Generall and You are hereby required to prepare a draft of letters patent of confirmacon for Robert Livingston of the manor of Livingston reciting first the bounds of a patent granted to him by Colonel Thomas Dongan then Governour of this Province of New York bearing date the 4th day of November 1684 of a certain tract of land by Roeloff Jansens kill on the East side of Hudsons river as therein described then reciting the bounds of a patent granted by the sd Colonel Dongan to the sd Robert Livingston for Tackanick bearing date the 27th day of August 1685 adjoyning upon the other tract of Land as therein described Then reciting the generall bounds of his mannor comprehended in another patent granted to him by the sd Colonel Dongan bearing date the 22th day of July 1686 conteining the former two tracts of Land together with other lands adjoyning which he did purchase of the Indians all which is by the last recited patent Erected into a manor by the name of the manor of Livingston and to the priviledges already granted to and enjoyed by him the priviledge to the ffreeholders of the sd manor of choosing and sending of one Representative to serve in Generall Assembly of the Colony of New York at all times hereafter with the priviledge for the inhabitants within the sd manor to choose two constables for the keeping of the peace & other publick services within the sd manor and whereas the boundary of the sd mannor by the su last menconed patent are described by naturall marks and boundaryes you are otherwise to describe the soile or ground of the sd manor with courses and distances alongst the same naturall mark and boundarys and where the Indian names of hills places or creeks are mistaken in the spelling you may amend the same and to add to the grant and confirmacon thereof an habendum of the same ground and premisses to the sd Robert Livingston his heirs & assigns forever to the sole & only proper use & behoof VOL. III. 44 of him tne sd Robert Livingston his heirs & assigns forever under the same yearly Quitrent as formerly of twenty eight shillings saving & reserving out thereof the quantity of six thousand acres of land within the bounds of the sd mannor already purchased from the sd Robert Livingston for the use of her late majesty her heirs successors and assigns forever &e And for your soe doeing this shall be yor sufficient warrant Given under my hand and seale at ffort George in New York ye ffirst Day of October in ye second yeare of ye raigne of his majesty king George Annoq Dm 1715. To David Jamison Esq H WILEMAN. RO HUNTER. GOV. HUNTER'S PATENT. 1715. GEORGE, by the Grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the faith, &c. To all to whom these presents shall come, GREETING: Whereas, our loving subject, ROBERT LIVINGSTON, by virtue of a patent under the seal of the Province of New York, bearing date the fourth day of November, one thousand six hundred and eighty four, is seized and possessed of a certain tract of land, lying and being on a creek on the east side of Hudson's river, commonly called or known by the name of Roeloffe Johnsons kill, it being in three plains called Nekankook, Nuhpa, Wuhquaskaka, and two or three other small flatts or plains, containing in all about one hundred morgan or two hundred acres, together with eighteen hundred acres of wood land, lying and being between a small creek or kill lying over against katskill, called Wackanekasseck, and a place by the Indians called Swaskahampka, to the south of Roeloffe Johnson's kill, that is to say, two hundred acres alongst |