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7. Peter Jansen,

19.

Werckhoven,

8. Jacob Pieterse,

20.

Ruth Joosten,

9. Jacob Swart,

21.

Werckhoven,

10. Jan Tomasse,

22.

Cornelius Beekman,

11. Klaes Blassen,

23.

12. Jan Jacobse,

24.

Antony Jansen Van Sale.

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In the meantime the inhabitants often disagreeing and disputing about their plantations, houses,and about the watch, the Director General, and Council ordained as follows :

The Director General and Council notify the inhabitants of the Town of New Utrecht to keepgood watch, and for the purpose of keeping better order'they have appointed and set, as in otheroases, the person Jan Tomassen to the office of Serjeant: they therefore order the inhabitants of theTown to obey and acknowledge as Serjeant, the above named Jan Tomassen.

Done at Fort Amsterdam, the 2 d of October AD. 1659.

Hereupon did the Fiscal N. DeSille send a Halberd .

Shortly thereafter the inhabitants of the Town complained, that they were badly provided withpowder and lead, and also that some of them had no guns, they desired that the Fiscal would pro-vide them at their own cost with the same, they having recourse to him inasmuch as they had heardthe Director General and Council had appointed him Scout (Sheriff) over the Town of Utrecht .

The Lord General on the 6 th of October 1659, with many soldiers who were volunteers, a companyof Citizens with the Orange banner, and a company of English wellwishers, went to Esopus to fightthe Indians. Thereupon having charge of the Town on behalf of the company, I sent out of myown armoury as follows :

10 light muskets, 25 lb balls,

25 lb powder, 10 cartridge boxes,

2 bunches gun matches.

The Town therefore is charged at the following rate 1 lb powder, one guilder in bevers, or 30stuyvers in wampum, or 25 stuyvers in wheat; 1 lb lead, 6 stuyvers ; 1 musket and cartridge box,

8 guilders in wampum and a match in proportion ; also with one hour glass and a writing book.

Thereafter it happened that the inhabitants disputed, quarreled, and disagreed among one andanother, in consequence of which Albert Albertese, Harmen Courten, Jan Sely, Jan Van Cleef, leumsYdessen, Cornelis Beeckman, Claes Claessen Smit, Jacob Hellekerse Swart, Huibert Jansen Hook,Willem Willemse, Pieter Hesselse, and Jacob Van Curlaer, on the 11«> of October 1659 united in apetition to the Director General and Council for relief, which they handed to the Fiscal for safe keep-ing, not being able to send it in consequence of the season and the Indians.

The Fiskal then gave orders to fortify and surround his house, which alone had a tile root, withPalisades for the safety of the inhabitants and as a place of refuge, which immediately was one anfinished.

In consequence of many persons neglecting properly fencing their lots, keeping_ T

order, or keeping watch either personally or by deputy, dissatisfaction arose, so a ,

Huybert Janson Iloock, Cornelis Beeckman, Willem Williamse, and J. Van Cur aer, g*S th of January 1660, wrote to the Fiscal complaining of the damage daily donesequence of the insufficiency of the fences, so that they also had a mind to be neg g

Was done to abate the evil. , , , ,

The above and similar difficulties and disturbances caused the Fiscal mochrunmng ou and*ade him weary, so that he did not know what immediately to do, and doubted whether or not toacce pt the office of Sheriff of the Town of Utrecht; he did as much as he could do to make peace,[Vol. i.| 53