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STATE OE THE PROVINCE OF NEW YORK.

Do thp officers hold their places 1

And to the End His Honor may be enabled to give their Lordships the greatest satisfactionconcerning them and the most certain distinct and perfect answers thereto that possibly can beprocured or made. It is Ordered that the two first Queries be sent to Cadwallader Colden Esq rHis Majesty’s Surveyor General of Land for this Province for him to make an answer thereto andtransmit the same to his Honor.

That the 4 th 5 th 6 th 7 th 8 th be sent to the Collector of His Majesty’s Customs and that he returnan answer thereto.

As to the 10 th Query that Orders issue to the Sherriffs of the several Countys within this Province,to transmit a particular and exact account of the number of Inhabitants, both Whites and Blacksin their respective Countys, Distinguishing in Columns for that purpose to be made, the number ofWhites, Males and Females above and under Ten, and the number of Blacks, Males and Femalesabove and under that age, so that a particular account may appear not only of the whole number ofInhabitants in each respective County, but also of the particular species or kind of Inhabitants ofboth Colours and sexes above and under the age aforesaid; and for their better guidance anddirection in the doing thereof, It is Ordered that the Clerk do send to each of the Sherriffs respect-ively a sample or Form, in which such accounts are so to be taken and made ; and that the samemay be taken with as much certainty, as the nature of the Thing will possibly admit; It is Orderedthat the Sherriffs of the said several Countys be directed to Issue their Precepts or Summons’s tothe Constables, or other under officers of the several Towns, Parishes, Districts and Precincts, ineach of their respective County’s, requiring them to transmit to each of the Sherriffs respectively assoon as conveniently may be a particular account of the number of Inhabitants in manner as afore-said, in each of their respective Towns parishes precincts or Districts.

As to the 12 th Quere—That orders be sent to the Collonells of the several Regiments of militiain the several Countys within this province, for them to send a particular account of the number ofMen, Horse and Afoot in each of their respective Regiments.

As to the 14 th 15 16‘h & 17 th Queres Ordered that the same be sent to the Commissioners ofIndian affaires for them to return an answer thereto.