National Archives, London
CO 5/1121 pp. 489-492.
1709 December 20
Rough Draught
Whereas We, the underwritten Persons, Natives of the Lower Palatinate of the Rhine, have been Subsited, maintained and Supported ever since Our arrival in this Kingdom, by the great and Christian Charity of her Majesty the Queen, and of many of her good Subjects, and Whereas her Majesty has been graciously pleased to Order and Advance a loan, for Us and on our behalf, of several very Considerable Sums towards the Transporting, maintaining and Settleing of Us and our respective Families in Her Majesty's Province of New York in America, and towards the Employing of Us upon Lands, for that intent and purpose to be allotted to Us, in the Production and manufacture of all manner of Naval Stores, to the evident benefit and advantage of Us and of Our respective Families; And whereas her Majesty has been likewise graciously pleased to give her royal Orders the Honble. Collonel Robert Hunter, who has now Her Majesty's Commission to be Captain General and Governor in cheif of the said Province, and to all Governors of the said Province for the time being; That as soon as We shall have made good and repaid to Her Majesty, her Heires or Successors, the full Sum or Sums of Mony in which we already are of shall become indebted to her Majesty, by the Produce of Our Labour in the Manufacture of all manner of Naval Stores on the Lands to that end to be allotted to Us, that then the said Colonel Robert Hunter or the Governor or Governors of the said Province for the time being, shall give and grant to Us and to Our Heires for ever, to Our Own Use and benefit, the said Lands so allotted as aforesaid, to the proportion or Amount of 40 Acres to each Person, free from all Taxes, Quit Rents or other manner of Services for Seven Years from the date of Such Grant, and afterward Subjected only to such reservations as are accustomed and in Use in that Her Majesty's said Province. Now know all Men by these Presents, That We the said underwritten Persons, in a gratefull Sense, just regard and due consideration of the Premisses, do hereby severally for Our Selves, our Heirs, Executors and Administrators, covenant, promise and grant to and with the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, Her Heirs and Successors, That We, with Our respective Families, will abide and Continue resident upon the Lands so to be allotted to Us as aforesaid; And that we will not upon any Account, or any manner of pretence, quit or desert the said Province, but that we will to Our utmost Power, Employ and Occupy ourselves and our respective Families in the producing and Manufacturing of all manner of Naval Stores upon the Lands so to be allotted to Us, or on such other Lands as shall be thought more proper for that purpose, and behave ourselves in all things as becomes dutifull and loyal Subjects, and gratefull and faithfull Servants to Her Majesty, her Heires and Successors, paying all due Obedience to the said Honble. Colonel Robert Hunter, or to the Governor or Governors of the said Province for the time being, and to all Magistrates and other Officers who shall from time to time be legally appointed and set over Us. In Witness
National Archives, London
CO 5/1121 pp. 498-503.
1709 December 22
What is underlin'd with Red, is Mr. Attorney General's addition; that underlin'd with Black, he proposes to be omitted
Whereas We, the underwritten Persons, Natives of the Lower Palatinate of the Rhine, have been Subsited, maintained and Supported ever since Our arrival in this Kingdom, by the great and Christian Charity of her Majesty the Queen, and of many of her good Subjects, and Whereas her Majesty has been graciously pleased to Order and Advance a loan, for Us and on our behalf, of several very Considerable Sums towards the Transporting, maintaining and Settleing of Us and our respective Families in Her Majesty's Province of New York in America, and towards the Employing of Us upon Lands, for that intent and purpose to be allotted to Us, in the Production and manufacture of all manner of Naval Stores, to the evident benefit and advantage of Us and of Our respective Families; And whereas her Majesty has been likewise graciously pleased to give her royal Orders the Honble. Collonel Robert Hunter, who has now Her Majesty's Commission to be Captain General and Governor in cheif of the said Province, and to all Governors of the said Province for the time being; That as soon as We shall have made good and repaid to Her Majesty, her Heires or Successors, out of the Produce of our Labours in the Manufactures We are to be Employed in, the full Sum or Sums of Mony in which we already are of shall become indebted to her Majesty, by the Produce of Our Labour in the Manufacture of all manner of Naval Stores on the Lands to that end to be allotted to Us, that then the said Colonel Robert Hunter or the Governor or Governors of the said Province for the time being, shall give and grant to Us and to Our Heires for ever, to Our Own Use and benefit, the said Lands so allotted as aforesaid, to the proportion or Amount of 40 Acres to each Person, free from all Taxes, Quit Rents or other manner of Services for Seven Years from the date of Such Grant, and afterward Subjected only to such reservations as are accustomed and in Use in that Her Majesty's said Province. Now know all Men by these Presents, That We the said underwritten Persons, in a gratefull Sense, just regard and due consideration of the Premisses, do hereby severally for Our Selves, our Heirs, Executors and Administrators, covenant, promise and grant to and with the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, Her Heirs and Successors, That We, with Our respective Families, Settle ourselves in such place or places as shall be allotted to Us in the Province of New York on the continent of America, and will abide and Continue resident upon the Lands so to be allotted to Us as aforesaid, in such Bodyes or Society's as shall be thought Usefull or Necessary Either for Carrying on the Manufacture of things proper for Navall Stores or for the Defence of Us and the Rest of her Majesty's Subjects against the French or any other of her Majesty's Enemies; And that we will not upon any Account, or any manner of pretence, quit or desert the said Province, Without Leave from the Governor of the said Province first had and obteyned for so Doing, And but that we will to Our utmost Power, Employ and Occupy ourselves and our respective Families in the producing and Manufacturing of all manner of Naval Stores upon the Lands so to be allotted to Us, or on such other Lands as shall be thought more proper for that purpose, and and not concern ourselves in working up or making things belonging to the Woollen Manufacture but behave ourselves in all things as becomes dutifull and loyal Subjects, and gratefull and faithfull Servants to Her Majesty, her Heires and Successors, paying all due Obedience to the said Honble. Colonel Robert Hunter, or to the Governor or Governors of the said Province for the time being, and to all Magistrates and other Officers who shall from time to time be legally appointed and set over Us; and towards Repayment of her Majesty, Her heirs and Successors, all such Sums of Money, as she or they shall at any time Disburse for Our Support and maintenance, till We can reap the Benefit of the produce of Our Labours, We shall permit and Suffer all Navall Stores by Us Manufactured, to be put into her Majesty's Storehouses which shall be for this purpose provided, Under the Care of a Commisary, Who is to keep a faithfull Account of the Goods which sall be so Delivered, and We shall allow out of the Neat produce thereof so much to be paid Her Majesty, her Heires and Successors as upon a fair Account shall appear to have been Disburesed for Subsistance of Us, or providing Necessaries for Our families. In Witness