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& Countrey of New Castle &

all the tracts of Land depend-
ing thereon in America & to
our Chief Gov^r or Gov" there
for the time being
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Resolved thereupon and concluded by this Board as on the
6^th Ins' that his Excellency the Gov^r do remit to New York
the Sum of 300l Sterl according to his Exc^Ilcys own free &
Generous Offer of his own private money towards the Relief
of that Colony & Ordered that the Receiver General do for
that Purpose make good the same to his Excellency out of the
publick Stock raised by the 4^d p Gallon on all Liquors im-
ported according to Act of Assembly
And Ordered that such the Result of his Excellency & this
Board be signified by Letter to the Gov^r of New York & that
the Money shall be remitted by Coll^o Hamilton at his return
to his Gov^t of Iersey
Produced and read to the Board a Letter from the Queen
Dated the 26^th of May Anno Dom 1692 to his Excellency the
Gov^r relating to the Post Office to be erected in this & other
the Neighbouring Collonies & plantations for the Conveni-
ency of Conveying all Letters & Passengers together with
Certain Proposal of Coll^o Hamilton the Gov^r of East & West
Iersey Post Master Gen^l appointed which were well approved
of by the Board but being of great moment & publick con-
cern resolved that the same be recommended earnestly with
the approbation of this Board to the Consideration of the next
Assembly as a matter of grant import & Conveniency to the
Province And if it shall then be thought fit that an Act of

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Assembly pass to Establish such Office his Exc^llcy & this Board
do engage to take all the Effectual care imaginable for the
more ready passage of the posts too & fro
Advised & resolved that the Assembly appointed to sit the
20^th Instant be further porogued to the 20^th July next &
Ordered that Proclamation accordingly issue
Produced and ordered to be read a rough Draught of a
Letter ordered to be writ to S^r Edmond Andros Gov^r of Vir-
ginia which was accordingly read approved of & Ordered to
be fairly transcribed
Produced & Ordered to be read a petition preferred by
Iohn Curree to the Provincial Court & by them referred to
his Excellency the Gov^r being as follows viz^t

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