to whom they are or may be Indebted and because all that time the frauds and abuses of paper Money in the Plantations were under the Consideration of the Brittish Parliament

We are Your Lordships Most Obedient

and most humble Servants

JA: ALEXANDER

ROB H. MORRIS.

Right Honble Lords Commissioners for Trade & Plantations

[Similar letter, dated Dec. 23d, to the Duke of Newcastle, is in N. Y. Col. Doc., Vol. VI. p. 326.]

Letter from Ferdinand John Paris to James Alexander.

Sir

[From Papers of F. J. Paris in the N. J. Historical Society Library.]

Surry Street, 14, Feb 17, 1746[-7] (Extract)

On Tuesday last yo! New Gov (for the first Time, for ab 5 months, during all which [time] the Matter had layd quiet) went to the Secretarys Office, & complained, of the Delay, given to his Instructions, for that he wanted to go over to his Governm'. as the now next Month. They told him, very readily, why they were stopt, viz for Non payment of the Fees, & that they wondered that, neither himself or his Agent, had, in so great a Length of Time ever been after them. He pretended to be greatly surprised, at the Cause of the Delay, and imediately deposited 200', & told them, they had but to tell him, as any Money was wanted, & it should be imediately supplyed. This unexpected Supply sett the Wheels into Motion, & there being a Council yesterday, his Instr'ns were then approved, & signed. Those particular Instructions

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which You so much insist upon, for the Benefit of the Proprietors, stood in the late Gov! Morris's Instructions- the 89, 90, & 91st Instr'ns: They stand now Verbatim, the 84 85 & 86th in the present Gov! Belcher's Instr'ns So that, that part of Yo! Affair is quite over & I shall trouble You no further, in Respect of the same, only to mention that Gov's Brother in Law had been down, preaching, in Yorkshire, for nearly 5 Months past, where, I doubt not, he had represented the great Services done by the Gov heretofore, to the Quakers in Boston, of the further Services, that he was to do, to the Quakers in New Jersey, & had, by that Means, as it is reasonably believed, raised this Supply; For the said Agent came back, from that Expedition, but last Saturday Night, & on Tuesday Morning, the Gov! took this most unexpected Air, of being so very ready to pay the ffees for his Commi" & Instr'ns, which but a Week ago every Officer would have been extremely glad to have taken half ffees for.

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Mr. Catherwood yesterday, brot me Yo' Favour of the 29th Dec, & a Packet from Yo' Good Self, contains Copys of the Councill's letters to the Duke of Newcastle & Lords of Trade, & state of Facts & other Papers abo the Riots in New Jersey.

If I apprehend the orders from Yo! Self & Mr Morris right, All that I am to do is, to put the Ministers in Mind of that Affair, which, from Time to Time, I will do; but I have already told You that I do not expect there will be leisure to consider Things, which arise at so great a Distance from Us; And, if you can help or succour, yo' Selves, may be, imediately, without waiting for Relief from hence, which will come very late, if at all. You have not, precisely pointed out what Relief You hope for, from hence, Other than mentioning, loosely the sending over Forces thither; As to which, Our Great Men may possibly think, they can

neither spare the Men or the expence, at this Time, And if that is the Relief which You would have, I despair of obtaining it, even if I had more express Orders to sollicit it. *

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I think I have now answered every Part of yo' several Letters which I have reca and remain with great Respect,

S',

Your most obedient hble Serv

Deedohn aus

Proceedings of the Council of New Jersey, March 19th 1747.

[From Papers of James Alexander in Rutherfurd Collection, Vol. I, No. 4.]

Att a Council held at Perth Amboy in the Province of New Jersey March 19th 1746 [1746-7]

PRESENT.

The Honble John Hamilton Esq' Presid

Robert Hunter Morris Edward Antill

Esq

His Honour Communicated to the Board a Letter he Received this day from Col: Peter Schuyler dated 9th Inst. Acquainting him of the Number of Men in

1 FERDINAND JOHN PARIS was a lawyer of some eminence and great influence in London. He had been Agent of the Eastern Proprietors for some years, in which capacity he gave great satisfaction. In 1734, when the appointment of an Agent for the Province was under discussion, he was an applicant for the position, but it was given to Richard Partridge, the brother in-law of Governor Belcher, whom

the Several Companys under his Command by Returns made by the Capts of s Companys, which he had Transmitted to his Honour, And appears to be as follows Viz!

In Cap John Dagworthy's Company, Eighty five private Men on Duty five Dead, Ten Deserted, which with the three Commissioned Officers make in all One hundred and three.

In Cap! James Parker's Company, Seventy two Private Men on Duty one absent on Furloe, two in the Fort at Albany, one discharged, Six dead Sixteen Deserted which with the three Commissioned Officers makes in all One hundred and one

In Cap Nathaniel Ware's Company, Eighty two Private Men on Duty, two absent on Furloe, one Discharged, three Dead, fourteen Deserted, which with three Commission'd Officers makes in all one hundred & five.

In Cap Campble Stevens's Company forty seven Private Men on Duty, four Absent on Furloe, five in the Fort at Albany, twelve sick, twenty five Deserted which with the three Commissioned Officers makes in all Ninety-Six Men.

In Cap Henry Leonard's Company, Eighty-five Private men on Duty-five Dead, Ten Deserted which with the three Commission'd Officers makes in all One hundred & three.

he refers to. In a letter to James Alexander, under date of January 31st, 1731, he said: "I could wish I had sooner known of the Legislature's Intention, and had had the benefit of an Acquaintance or Correspondence with a larger Number of the Council and Assembly than I have, for then I should have asked their favour in appointing myself to that office. As it is, I am promist the kind recommendation of Some of my Friends in London, and was offered a recommendac'on, also (If I could have accepted of it) to the new Gov (Montgomerie) But as I have often seen the Effects of our Colony's abroad appointing Agents recomended (or rather named) by their Gov'r which are that such Agents are pay'd by the Country; but act only for the Gov'r. I could not make a Step so contrary to my Judg' as to apply to his Excy For I think a free People ought to be represented by a free Agent." He was already Agent for Pennsylvania, which may have operated against him. He continued to represent the Eastern Proprietors till 1759. His papers were preserved by him in a systematic manner in books and packages, and are now in the New Jersey Historical Society Library.-ED.

Letter from David Ogden to President Hamiltontransmitting affidavits, respecting the Riots.

Sir

[From P. R. O. B. T. New Jersey, Vol. V.]

Newark April 22 1747

At the Request of Cheif Justice Morris I Drew the 2. Inclosed Affidavits which pursuant to his Desire to Me I send you, the Last was drawn by the Directions of the 2 Deponents therein mentioned, to whom I read the same twice, who approved thereof, and then Signed the Same. I sent it by them to Justice Bonnel, to make Oath to the Same which they have done, this day I received the same from Mr Bonnel, with the Enclosed Letter from said 2 Deponents Desiring me to alter the Addition to Mr Cross's Name therein Mentioned, which I Dont think Proper to take on me to doo, after the Affidavits are Made And Signed, since Said Addition is no ways material. I am Sorry Justice Bonnel did not alter the Same before they Made Oath.

It was Currently reported among us the Begining of Last week, that the Mob were Determined on Friday last to turn Justice Daniel Cooper out of the Possession of his House and Plantation, whereupon Several of the Officers of Morris County both Civil and Military, with others, to the number of about 100 went to the House of Justice Cooper well armed with Guns &c. in Order to meet the Rioters. And oppose them by force from turning s Cooper out of his Possession. the Mob or Rioters hearing of the force Raised against them did Not appear at that Day, but some say it won't be Long before they will turn Justice Cooper and Many more, out of their Possessions, which I believe will be the Case Unless Some Speedy Care be taken to prevent them.