His Excellency lays before this Board the following Papers
and Letters in Relation to the French their building a Fort at
Crown Point

New York 26^th February 1731
S^r

Having received the Enclosed Information of the Commis-
sioners for the Indian Affaires at Albany dated 25^th of Sep-
tem^r last relating to the French Encroachm^ts on this his Maj-
estys Province by building a Fort on the Kings Lands. I
looked upon the same as a Matter of Great Consequence not
only to this but to all his Majestys Provinces on this Continent
& therefore laid the same before the General Assembly of this
Province then sitting on 30^th of Septem^r then Instant, who
thereupon resolved to desire me to lay the same before his
Majesty and that I would order the said Commissioners of the
Indian Affairs to imploy fit Persons amongst the six Nations
of Indians to dispose them to prevent the French from annoy-
ing or disturbing our Trade; and that I would acquaint the
several Governors of the Massachusets Bay, Connecticut, and
Pensylvania therewith in as much as the said Attempt con-
cerns them likewise, which I accordingly did

And in Answer thereunto had sent me a Resolve of the
General Assembly of the Massachusets Bay a Copy whereof
herein enclosed of 14^th of January last together with a Letter
from his Excellency the Governor of 16^th of the s^d month
wherein he assures me of his Readiness to do what the As-
sembly had resolved

All which being communicated by me to the Gentlemen of
his Majestys Council here they resolved on 11^th Instant to
desire me to write to the Governors or Commanders in Chief
of Virginia, Maryland, and New Jersey to advise them of the
Premises & to desire according to the Example of the Govern-
ment of the Massachusets Bay they would be pleased to direct