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his Royal Highness, the Answer to mine and the Councils demand 

 of Statex-Island, which is as much your Honour's due as any 

 other Part of this Province, with my reply unto it, by which your 

 Honour will understand the continuance of their Obstinacy and 

 unjust Proceedings, which if not taken off by his Royal Highness 

 and punished in Sir Edmund Andross, now you have him in 

 England, we shall never be at quiet. The last Week the Council 

 and General Deputies of the Assembly did meet for the Settle- 

 ment of the Country, at which Time they all unanimously voted 

 and concluded, that Sir Edmund Andross, and Abettors Pro- 

 ceedings against this Government was illegal ; some other small 

 Things was done, which your Honour shall have account in due 

 Time; and so adjourned to the Alonth of October next. The 

 Ship is just a going to set Sail, and have not Time to add more, 

 than that 



I am Madam 



Your most humble and faithful Servant 



Ph. Carteret.* 

 (July 30th, 1 68 1.) 



A Letter from Capt. Brockholls to S"" John Werden on 



THE CLAIM TO NeW JeRSEY 



New Yorke July the 30"' 1681. 



Since mine of the 25"^ the Inclosed Demand of Statcii Island 

 hath Come to my hands with a Coppy of the Dukes Grant but 

 the Original not having been shewn here and Recorded as I Judge 

 they ought and hath been formerly Practiced Doe take Little 

 notice thereof nor give any Perticuler answer to the Demand the 

 within Mengoned Capt. Phillip Cartcrctt not haveing Produced 

 and Shewne any Sufficient power to make the Same or act as 

 Governo^ But have in answer thereto Commanded him to Desist 

 Acting in and Assumeing the Government Till Such .Authority 



*i New Jersey Archives, ist series, 34Q. 13 Col. Doc, 551. 



