Excellency shall seem meet: And your Petitioners presuming upon the Wisdom, Generosity & Impartiality of the Government under which they live will ever pray &ca. D. ROMEYN Minister New York 11th Nov 1766. On Behalf of themselves and the Rest of the Petitioners by whom they are impowered. GENERAL LIST of all the White Inhabitants of Ulster County in the State of New York taken from the Returns of the Constables in the Several Precincts in the said County, Pursuant to an Act of the Legislature of the said State entitled, "An Act for taking the Number of White Inhabitants within this State" Passed the 20th March last.-Ano 1782. The within is a True Number of all the White Inhabitants of Ulster County in the State of New York Pursuant to Law. Pr JNO. SLEGHT Sheriff. Females bove 16 2 Total PAPERS RELATING TO ULSTER AND DUTCHESS COUNTIES. 996 RICHARD GILDERSLEEVE, CONSTABLE TO GOV. ANDROS RELATIVE TO A QUAKERS' MEETING at Hempstead. RIGHTT HONORABLE Whereas your Honor was pleased to lay som commands apon mee for the preuention of quakers meettings within our Towne of hempstead which accordingly I haue dun to the bestt of my power by forwarning Capt John Seman being sick and nott ablle to go my sellf I sent two ouerseers to for warme him that he shoolld nott Entertaine any such meeting att his house, yett nott witthstanding his answer was that he tooke no nottis of the warning and proceed to haue and had a uery great meetting the lastt lordsday being the 28 day of this in stantt, hopping these feue lines may finde your honors fauorable acceptance and render mee excusable and thatt your Honor will be pleased to take it in to your serious consideration for the ffuter pruention of tthe like nott troublleing your Honor any further I rest your Honors Humble Seruantt Hempstead May 26: 1679. RICHAR GILDERSLEEVE memorandum I toulld him itt was by your Honors order to mee. Endorsed, "To the Rightt Honorable Ssir Edmun Andrews Gouerner and Generall of his Hines Terytorys att ffortt James in New York These." PETITION OF QUAKERS AGAINST BEING FINED FOR SOLEMNIZING MARRIAGES ACCORDING TO THEIR OWN RITES. To the Governor; And his Counsell at New-York The address of Henry Willis and John Bowne, conserning the proseedings of a Court of Seshons against vs who said they fined |