Assembly Proceedings, Oct. 3-19, 1695. ²²¹

Then was read over those instructions given him in charge

to New York together with Govern^r ffletchers Letter and the
s^d Cap^t Taskers return to the same with a list of bills of
Exchange raised out of the late additionall Act of the 3^d p
hhd: amounting to the sume of 199^lb 18^{s 1d} the which by the
s^d Cap^t Tasker was delivered to his Ma^ts Receiver Gen^ll of the
province of New York as by Receipt for the same produced
appeared: Delivered in also his Acco^t of expences disbursed
upon his Journey thither and back again which likewise was
Read and approved off.
His Ex^ncy is pleased to ask Cap^t Tasker what answer the
Councill of New York Governm^t gave Concerning sending
some person from thence to be at our Assembly here, to which
he says it was answered him that it was too expensive to send

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one, for that the last messenger had Cost their Governm^t 19^th
Sterl thereupon the hon^rble Coll: Nich^o Greenberry then Presi-
dent inform'd his Ex^ncy and the Board that the s^d messing^r was
at no expences dureing the time he staid on this side the Bay
being the place where his business lay, but does withall
observe as also severall others of the Gentlemen of the Coun-
cill that he kept Drunckining up and down & was of very ill
and rude behaviour dureing his stay here, and that it was no
wonder for him to bring them in such an Acco^t of Expences
Considering the Character his brother Vanderbrugh at New
Castle bears.
Ordered th' all the aforementioned Papers together with
other matters be gott ready against to-morrow in Ord^r to be
laid before the house of Burgesses.
Read part of a letter sent from his Grace the Arch-Bishop
of Canterberry and another from the Lord B^p ol London unto
his Ex^ncy the Governour the which were also Ordered to be
laid before the house.
Adjourn till to morrow morning.

Saturday Octob^r the 5^th 1695.

The Councill again Sate and were
Present
His Ex^ncyffrancis Nicholson Esqr: Cap^t Gen^ll &^ca
Coll: Henry Jowles
the hon^rble Coll: Nicholas Greenberry
Coll: Charles Hutchins

Coll: David Browne
Coll: John Addison
Coll: John Courts
Thomas Brook Esqr:
James ffrisby Esqr:

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