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Calling the sheriff to gather Native Americans to help defend Albany." ...call together all ye Indyan men within your county & cause such of them as are able to bear armes to cause to Repair with all convenient speed to his Majties ffort at Albany there to Joyne with and assist the other Indyans of this Province in prosecuton of ye present Ware."Asks the sheriff to make a return to the Secretary's Office and to include names of Native Americans that "shall Refuse or deley to Conforme themselves hereunto."Includes a note signed by Henry Pawling, High Sheriff of Ulster County, attesting to his having gathered Native Americans "and finde the younge men willing to assist … and promise to march towards ye forte at Albany ye next Satterdaye."

Written in French. Contract for the temporary employment of Raphael Beauvais and Nicolas Godé. The men were hired to spend a year in the land of the Ottowas trading on behalf of Perrot and his partnership. Contract stipulates that payment will be made in beaver skins at the current rate of the bureau in Quebec. Perrot’s partnership was financially responsible for living expenses during this year. Contract states that they may bring a gun, six shirts, two hats, and pelts which they may trade for their own profit. Signed by notaire Antoine Adhémar, N[icholas] Perrot, Raphael Beauvais, and Nicolas Godé as well as witnesses Louis Dupied (dit Le Parisien) and Claude Pinard. Addendum dated August 27, 1689.

This report discusses attitudes of New Englanders towards the Crown, settlement and plantations, wars with Native Americans, and trade and customs (including trade with Barbados).

Regarding King William's War: "Forasmuch as there is an Expedition intended for their Majties Service against the Indian Enemy and Rebels within the Eastern parts of this Province, and Advised by the Council, That there be a detachment of a Company of Fifty or Sixty able Souldiers out of the County of Yorke … Pursuant thereto I order that you forthwith List in their Majties Service and under their pay, the above number of men … You are also to draw home the Ten men, which you sent by order into ye Province of New Hampshire for the Enforceing of ye Posts within your County … "

Memorandum regarding reported Indian captivity of David Morse, which How, a Justice of peace, feels was a cover-up.

Deposition of John Hopper, "Indian of Little Comton," in which he testifies that Mrs. Head sold hard cider to Zacheus [Pohgunnassit?], which he shared with Hopper. "I further see Zacheus give Joab, Mrs Heads Indian boy sum penneyes & ye boy came & sayd his Mistriss sayd there was not money enough."

Parents' petition for the release of their son, "James Bryant indian" from involuntary servitude; "hope and pray you will not suffer such [unreasonable] things to be done but that Justice may take place which is all necessary … This indian Tapin is … an honnest indian."

[In Spanish] Testimony of Bernardino Martinez admitting that he had falsely sworn that Jesuits had burned a Montes Indian Mission. He had claimed that the Jesuits "had set fire to a temple in which Indians of the Montes nation, just recently converted to Catholicism, were gathered together..."

Request for payment for a table and coffin for a deceased Native American; "be plesd to pay to Mr Rogers Richman Sixteen Shillings which is due to me for a table that you had of me … I desire you to tell your wifes father to Send me that twenty Shillings which he promust me for the coffin that i made for the ingon that came to bristol...and dide at toms wigwom..."