. Olde Ulster : an historical and genealogical magazine. Tuscaroras havetaken revenge and have brought you some slaves. We donot take scalps. We hope you are now convinced of ourfriendship towards you and your great cause. The warriorsdetain two of the prisoners till to-morrow morning. TheCanasaragas have one more prisoner in their possession,taken at the same time; they will bring him to-morrow ornext day. Capt. Thoomas Chambers declares by the pres-ent that, out of free favor {vrye gunste) and affection hehas presented to Jan Mattysen and Mattys Mattysen,sons of Margarita Chambers, they bein
. Olde Ulster : an historical and genealogical magazine. Tuscaroras havetaken revenge and have brought you some slaves. We donot take scalps. We hope you are now convinced of ourfriendship towards you and your great cause. The warriorsdetain two of the prisoners till to-morrow morning. TheCanasaragas have one more prisoner in their possession,taken at the same time; they will bring him to-morrow ornext day. Capt. Thoomas Chambers declares by the pres-ent that, out of free favor {vrye gunste) and affection hehas presented to Jan Mattysen and Mattys Mattysen,sons of Margarita Chambers, they being her sons byanother marriage, a portion of his coat of arms, viz:one of the burning fireworks {branden vuurwerken) andthe crest which shall be as a complete coat of arms tothem. In testimony of the truth I have subscribed to thepresent with my own hand in the presence of theMagistrates this November 28, 1679, at Kingston.(Signed) Thomas which testifies,(Signed) Wm. Montagne, Secretary. {From Court Records.) 140 Old Ulster and The Clermont. mEXT year (1907) will witness the one hun-dredth anniversary ot the successful appli-cation of steam to navigation. Our ownHudson was the scene of the first completedemonstration of what many inventors haddreamed of, and a few had had variousmeasures of success in attempting. AnUlster county man had a part with Fultonin the preparation for the famous voyageand shared in its complete accomplishment. Chancellor Robert R. Livingston had experimentedwith a steamboat prior to 1801 when he went as Min-ister to France and secured the cession of Louisiana,and Fulton had built another which he had tried uponthe Seine in 1804, and neither had accomplished whatwas projected. They returned to America and on theirway up the Hudson in the cabin of the sloop Mariathey talked over their plans with its commander, Cap-tain Andrew Brink. The three decided to try oncemore to solve the problem. Chancellor Livingston fur-nished the capital, Robert Ful
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