Kings County Address

To His Excellency William Tryon Esquire Captain General & Governor in Chief in <& our> the province of New York, and the Territories depending theron in America, <Chancellor>Chancellor, and <illegible> Admiral of the Same.-

May it Please Your Excellency,

We the Freeholders and Inhabitants of New York <illegible> beg leave to congratulate Your Excellency on your Return to the Capital of Your Government, and to assure You that we feel the sincerest Emotions of pleasure on this happy Event, which opens a prospect that We shall once more experience the Blessings of peace and Security under His Majesty’s Auspicious Government & Protection. Blessings which we formerly enjoyed under Your Excellency’s Just & Mild Administration and which We ardently wish to have renewed.

Persevering in our Loyalty & unshaken attachment to Our Gracious Sovereign in this Time of dispute & Trial, and anxious to testify out Affection for Him, We have embraced the earliest Opportunity to Petition the King’s Commission<ers> that they would restore this Country to His Majesty’s Peace.-

From the well known Humanity, Benevolence, and enlarged Sentiments of His Majesty’s Commissioners We have the most flattering Expectation that they will be pleased to restore this district to His Majesty’s peace. To YOu Excellency we naturally look up for assistance, We therefore request that You will be pleased to present out Petition to the Commissioners, & desire your utmost influence that the Prayer of it may be granted, as it is our fervent desire, & what We esteem the greatest Earthly Felicity, to remain Subjects of the British Government, in <??> with the Parent State.

Signed by one of the Justices of each district in behalf of the Freeholders & Inhabitants of King’s County.-

Nicholas Couwenhoven.

Peter Cot<illegible>

Johannes Bergen.

John Suydam.

Jeremias Vanderbelt

Rutgert Van Brant

Albert Van Brant

Engelbart Sott.

<Theod> Polhermis

Abraham Voorhas Voorhees?

Barant Johnson <illegible>

Cornelius Wyckoff

Abraham Luguor

Philip Nagel

Barth<olomew> Johnson

The Foregoing address was delivered to Governor Tryon by Mr. Axtell of His Majesty’s Council, to whom His Excellency was pleased to write the following letter in Answer.