. Olde Ulster : an historical and genealogical magazine. SEPTEMBER, 1906 No. 9 Page Ulsters Earliest Sufferers for Freedom 257 Exchanging a Negro for an Ox (1682) 263 Origin of Name of Anthonys Nose 263 The Story of the Bush Children 264 The Tories of the Revolution 269 La Montagnie Both Fore-singer and Fore-reader . 272 The Council of Safety 273 Fining the Man Who Drank ([682) 279 Lineage of the De Witt Family 280 Moonlight upon the Hudson 286 Editorial Notes 288 pORSYTH & DAVIS Boofcsellera an& Stationers 307 WALL STREET, KINGSTON, N. Y. 01 E have a few copies of the ^ ^ % ^ Dutch Church Rec
. Olde Ulster : an historical and genealogical magazine. SEPTEMBER, 1906 No. 9 Page Ulsters Earliest Sufferers for Freedom 257 Exchanging a Negro for an Ox (1682) 263 Origin of Name of Anthonys Nose 263 The Story of the Bush Children 264 The Tories of the Revolution 269 La Montagnie Both Fore-singer and Fore-reader . 272 The Council of Safety 273 Fining the Man Who Drank ([682) 279 Lineage of the De Witt Family 280 Moonlight upon the Hudson 286 Editorial Notes 288 pORSYTH & DAVIS Boofcsellera an& Stationers 307 WALL STREET, KINGSTON, N. Y. 01 E have a few copies of the ^ ^ % ^ Dutch Church Records that we offer at a very low price. These booksare invaluable in tracing the history of Ulster Countyfamilies and are becoming scarce. DR. GUSTAVE ANJOUS Ulster County Probate Recordsfronr) 1665 invaluable in tracing ancestry—in two volumes. We also have a large line of Souvenir Postal Cards show-ing local scenes, including the Revolutionary Buildings. ii ^7*48 OLDE VLSTER Vol. M SEPTEMBER, 1906 No. 9 Ulsters EarliestSufferers for Freedom. H E winter of 1683-4 was extremely had been short the precedingsummer because of dry weather, andthe people were complaining. One dayCaptain Thomas Chambers met HenryPawling on the road, and they talkedover their grievances. When Pawlingreached Slechts mill he met some neigh-bors and they discussed a proposition he made thatthey petition the governor for a redress of grievances,as Chambers had proposed. The suggestion took, anda meeting was called for January 26th, 1684, a^ thehouse of William de Myer. The following paper wasdrawn and sixty-three of the inhabitants of Kingston,Hurley and Marbletown signed it. It is given as word-ed in the antique phraseology and spelling of that day: 257 Olde Ulster To The Right Honorable Coll. Thomas Dongan, Gov-ernur-Generall of All His Royal HighnessesTerritories in America : The humble petition of the inhabitants of Esopus inthe County of Ulster Sheweth: That, whereas the Inhabitants of
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