The Documentary history of the state of New-York; arranged under direction of the Hon. Christopher Morgan, secretary of State. By E. B. O'Callaghan ...

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woman we should then let his brother go together with another
prisoner. Whereunto he said,'Tis well; gave him a bark
canoe & let him go. Nothing else happened to-day as it rained
unceasingly.
9th ditto. It still rained considerably. Sent an escort to the
river side; Rut Jacobsen sailed with his Yacht for fort Orange.
Nothing else happened.
10th ditto. A detachment was out with the wood cutters;
nothing else occurred.
lit" ditto. Sunday. nothing was done except sending a party
to the river side with bread for the people in the Redoubt.
12th ditto. A detachment was out in the bush with the
woodcutters. Nothing else transpired,
13th ditto.,The Company's Yacht arrived; brings some provisions for the garrison; also arrived at the Redoubt a Wappinger Sachem with eight Indians, bringing a female Christian
Captive whom he had purchased from the Esopus Indians and
which he had promised us on the Sth inst. on board Rut Jacobson's Yacht. The Council of War resolved that he and his
attending Indians should be brought up to Wildwyck; they were
accordingly conducted up by'Lieutenant Couwenhoven and
Captain Thomas Chambers and brought to Wildwyck. Sent for
him to the Council of War and asked, what he had to communicate? IHe answered, I am come to perform my promise which
I gave on board the Yacht at the Redoubt, to bring in the
Christian Woman whom I bought from the Esopus Squaw, and
I bring and present her to you now, because we are both friends.
Whereupon we thanked him and said, that we should speak together on the morrow. Lodged them in Capt. Chambers house
and had food furnished them. Meanwhile a detachment went
down to the river side. Otherwise nothing occurred to-day.
14th ditto, The Council of War met again and resolved to
release the Wappinger Indian, and to give him back to the Chief
with one of the Esopus captive Squaws, pursuant to our previous promise, made oil the eight of November to the Wappinger
Chief, on board the Yacht at the Redoubt. Invited the Chief
and his Indians into the Council chambet and presented hlim
the Esopus Squaw and a little sucking infafnt, which they took