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JOURNAL OF THE SECOND ESOPUS WAR,

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“ No one, whether military or freeman, following the business of selling strong drink, shall presumeto take in pledge or endeavor to embezzle any property belonging to the military in exchange forstrong drink, under the forfeiture of the tapped drink and to return to the owner free of cost andcharges the received property and pay in addition a fine of twelve guilders as often as he is discov-ered so doing.

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« All those who follow the trade of selling strong drink are further warned not to sell nor furnishany strong drink on the Lord’s Rest and Sabbath day much less entertain any clubs, whetherbefore or after the sermon on pain of forfeiting the strong drink tapped on that occasion, and inaddition a fine of five and twenty guilders as often as they shall be caught in the act.

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“ Those who sell strong drink are also further warned they take heed not to sell any to themilitary either on credit or on account, be it in what manner it may be, on pain of not being paidtherefor, unless on order of his superior officer. Thus done by the Capt. Lieutenant and ValiantCouncil of War in the Village Wildwyck, this 13th August 1663.”

14 th ditto. Sent out fifty reapers to the burnt village, called the Great Plot, and sent with themabout thirty wagons and Ensign Neissen with a convoy of Eighty men ; gave him orders to remain thereall night with the reapers and binders, and the major part of the wagons and forty men per convoy.The remaining forty men returned to Wildwyck , and said Ensign with about one hundred andtwenty men, as well reapers and binders as convoys, passed the night at the Great Plot because it wasso distant, and they could not make up more than one sheaf for they could not begin the work asfresh as they wished. Brought the grain to Wildwyck as soon as it was cut down. Kept six partiesby the way in ambush to protect the said wagons. However nothing occured on this day.

15 th ditto. Brought more grain from the burnt Village wherefore I kept two parties in ambushand one with the reapers and two on the road for the protection of the wagons which went throughand fro. Returned in the evening altogether; observed nothing.

16 th ditto. Two parties are again sent out to the field with the reapers; came back in theevening without having seen anything.

17 th . Two parties were again sent into the field with the reapers. Returned in the eveningwithout seeing anything. The Heer Decker arrived here at the Redoubt from fort Orange ; had himescorted to the Village Wildwyck , but he did not tarry here long as his Honor was in a hurry todepart again. Had the said Heer de Decker escorted back to the river side and then he returned tothe Manhatans. Nothing occurred this day. Gave three Englishmen leave to go to and returnfrom the Maniiatans. They belong to Lieutenant Stilwil’s Company.

18 th ditto. Plad three detachments again in the field with the reapers ; they returned in theevening; saw nothing. The Council of War resolved and concluded to send a party three milesfrom Wildwyck to some plantations of Esopus Indians planted with maize; whereupon EnsignNiessen was sent thither with fifty-five men. They went forth from Wildwyck about ten o’clock atnight, and had a Dutchman named Jacob Jansen Stoutenborgh for a guide.

19 th ditto. Was this morning with fifty men and sixteen wagons to the burnt Village to fetchgrain ; came back to Wildwyck about eight o’clock. Did not see anything. About noon EnsignNiessen returned with his troop from the Indian maize land. Neither saw nor noticed any Indians.About three o’clock in the afternoon Christoffel Davids came from the Manhatans in a canoe.