Capt. Kidd was come into these parts to apply himself
unto his Excellency the Earl of Bellomont, the said Narrator came
directly from Albany ye nearest way through the woods to meet the said
Kidd here and to wait upon his Lordship. And at his arrival at Boston
Capt. Kidd informed him there was on board his Sloop then in Port forty
bales of Goods, and some Sugar, and also said he had about eighty pound
weight in Plate. The Narrator does not remember whether he said this
was on board the Sloop or not. And further the sd. Kidd said he had
Forty pound weight in Gold which he hid and secured in some place in
the Sound betwixt this and New York, not naming any particular place,
which nobody could find but himself. And that all the said Goods,
Gold, Plate and Sloop was for accompt. of the Owners of the _Adventure
Galley_, whereof this Narrator was one.

"And upon further discourse, Kidd acknowledged that several Chests and
bundles of Goods belonging to the men were taken out of his Sloop
betwixt this place and New York, and put into other sloops, saying he
was forced thereto, that his men would otherwise have run the Sloop on
shore. And he likewise acknowledged that he had given Mr. Duncan
Campbell one hundred pieces of eight when he was on board his Sloop at
Rhode Island. And he knows no further of any concealment, imbezelment,
or disposal made by said Kidd, his Company, or accomplices of any
Goods, Gold, money, or Treasure whatsoever, saving that Kidd did
yesterday acknowledge to this Narrator that ye Gold aforementioned was
hid upon Gardiner's Island. He believed there was about fifty pound
weight of it and that in the same box with it there was about three or
four hundred pieces of eight and some pieces of Plate belonging to his
boy Barleycorn and his Negro man which he had gotten by[14] ... for the
men. Also the said Kidd gave this Narrator a negro boy and another to
Mr. Duncan Campbell."

There is reproduced herewith the original statement of Kidd touching
this Gardiner Island treasure. The document is badly torn and
disfigured, but the gaps can be supplied from a copy made at that time,
and here is what he had to say under oath:

BOSTON, Sept. 4th. 1699.

Captain William Kidd declareth and Saith that in his Chest which he
left at Gardiner's Island there were three small baggs or more of
Jasper Antonio, or Stone of Goa, several pieces of silk stript with
Silver and gold Cloth of Silver, about a Bushell