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gov. dongan’s report on the province of new-york.

I am sorry Mr. Santen has not a better memory. The Kings share of Cobbys Ship came by apprize-cobbys ship ment to £19 7 s 6<1 which was by Judge Palmer paid into Capt n Santens own hands asappears by the testimony of Capt Palmer

Morriits home As to Mr Merrits house it does not pay soe much rent as Capt Santen pretends @ is tooquite out of repaire, ready to drop down

And as to the Farm hee might have remembered that I showed him a letter from S r B BathurstThe Farm wherein was intimated that his Royal Highness now his Mat* was pleased I should haveboth the farm @ the house during the time of my government of this place

For Coker’s house I am glad Capt n Santen has found so considerable a rent, for my part I nevercoker’s received a peny for it, therefore I shall now charge £72, more, being four years rent to Capt

House Santens account for which he has not yet given the King credit There was a cooper liv’d

in the next house to it and paid 12 or 15 pound p r ann for which I find no credit given to the Kingin Capt Santens books, since the cooper left the poorest p’son in town would not live in it it beingready to drop down @ Cokers is not in a better condition, soe bad they are that its a wonder to everybody that they stand yet, in soe much that when Dr Junes brought me my Lord Middletons ordeh tolet him have them @ I showed them to him hee would not live in them

Two or three years agoe S r John Worden sent me an order to give a long lease of them to anythat would take it, I have not met with any such person @ I am sure if rebuilt by the King, it wouldnot give him the interest of his money @ Merrits house is in the same condition, as appeal's by thereturn of the Survey made by some of the Council and Carpenters sent to view itAs for the business between Mr Santen @ Mr Antill its a thing soe scandalous that I will not troubleAntin’. your Lop 8 with an account of it, only this I’ll say that Mr Antill sent severall to him

business anc j j S p a ] ce to him myself to let him know that Mr Antill would be satisfied with an

acknowledgement that hee had done him wrong in speaking those scandalous words @ that it wasthe effects of drink, But Mr Santens pride was such that hee would not doe it, but continued tojustify what hee had said. Whereupon Mr Antill took out the execution against him (he not beingthen of the Council) but before the serving sent him y e like message as before with the same effectwhereupon the execution was served

Larkin. Case As for Larkins case I refer to the orders of Council herewith sent

And as for the Kings concerns going in a right channel I am sure they never can where he haspowers. As for desiring a list of his Mat* 8 Quit-Rents @ my denying it to him, its wholly untruefor he has a book with an acct of all the Quit-Rents that then were to bee found mentioned in therecords of Patents kept in the Secretarys office, which I caused Coker to draw out on purpose forhim

Smith kept the key of the Granary @ what corn I received for my own use or the use of theGarrison was taken out by Coker @ it was shown to Mr Smith where I gave credit to the King forit in my books. Afterwards finding that Santen gave no credit to the King for what corn came intothe Granary I took the key from Smith @ gave it to James Larkens with order to him to givereceipts for what should bee brought in @ to give an account of it to Smith that he might enter itupon the books

Hee does Judge Palmer @ Mr Graham wrong for they are psons look’t upon by the Council as fittestCa I Palmer for those employments they are in, viz. Palmer Judge @ Graham attorney for the King, Andham f JaGr * ^ ® anten wou ld speak truth he must needs say they both have been very serviceablefor the King in the advancement of his Revenue, @ that they still continue with their ut-most endeavors soe to bee And though their way of living is by the law, yet their management hasbeen such by arbitration @ such other mild courses that were there was ten actions formerly there is