lined their offer of
annexation, they appeared to openly advocate Leisler's cause.

At Albany, the people were determined to hold the garrison and city for
King William, independent of Leisler, and on the 26th of October, before
the arrival of the packet from Lord Nottingham, they formed themselves
into a convention to resist what they called the usurpation of Leisler.
As Leisler's attempt to reduce this country to his command was the
original cause of divisions in the province, and in the end brought
about the ruin of himself and his son-in-law, it may not be out of
place here to give the resolution of the convention at large, a copy of
which was sent down to the usurping governor.

"Peter Schuyler, mayor, Dirk Wessels, recorder, Jan Wendal, Jan Jansen
Bleeker, Claes Ripse, David Schuyler, Albert Ryckman, aldermen, Killian
Van Rensselaer, justice, Captain Marte Gerritse, justice, Captain Gerrit
Teunisse, Dirk Teunisse, justices, Lieutenant Robert Saunders, John
Cuyler, Gerrit Ryerse, Evert Banker, Rynier Barentse.

"Resolved: since we are informed by persons coming from New York, that
Captain Jacob Leisler is designed to send up a company of armed men,
upon pretence to assist us in this country, who intend to make
themselves master of their majesties' fort and this city, and carry
divers persons and chief officers of this city prisoners to New York,
and so disquiet and disturb their majesties' liege people; that a letter
be written to Alderman Levinus Van Schaic, now at New York, and
Lieutenant Jochim Staets, to make narrow inquiry of the business, and to
signify to the said Leisler, that we have received such information; and
withal acquaint him, that, notwithstanding we have the assistance of
ninety-five men from our neighbors of New England, who are now gone for,
and one hundred men upon occasion, to command, from the county of
Ulster, which we think will be sufficient this winter, yet we will
willingly accept any such assistance as they shall be pleased to send
for the defence of their majesties' county of Albany; provided they be
obedient to, and obey such orders and commands as they shall, from time
to time, receive from the convention; and that by no means they will be
admitted to have the command of their majesties' fort or this city;
which we intend, by God's assistance, to keep and preserve for the
behoof of their majesties, William and Mary, King and Queen of England,
as we hitherto have done since their p