New York, [N.Y.] 23 August 1692 D[ea]r S[i]r I accknowledge the favor of both yours & you now Knowing my [provinse] will readily [illegible] my Silense, I will not now advise you of any thing Judgeing yr presence most needfull. our assembly are full of delays and as you cannot guess at the [illegible] - however be assured I will Leave no stone unturned to doe the service, you have from all hands the [illegible] of our fleet against the french. I send you the prints thereof. and heartily rejoyse at so great bli[ss]ing to our native land, wch I hope will prove of good consequense to us all I have now certaine advise, that we may dayly Expect our governor who was in the downes ready to saile [wch] [yr] Edm[und] Andros in the [illegible] for this part, waiteing only the Queens orders, wch was dayly Expected. our ships were then also ready and there is 50 [?] ordinanse with our [Horer] of warr for this part, aboard the ships so pray God Conduct them safe to us: [we] dayly Expect them. and I beleev it will not be a miss that you hasten down upon yr own private Concerns as well as this. I referr you to yr br[other] Cortland & o[ther]s for p[ar]ticulars- I am now in great hast and salute you yr Lady & family with respects. Mr. Randelwyck is here goes to Boston to morow, is yr great freind. Have procured him to write in yr favor in Dongans matter, & also to recommend you to be one of the councill, wch he doubts not but he shall obtaine I have soon all the Letters whereine the services you have done to the Governmt are not forgot[en]. I am You[r] affectionate friend Ja[mes] Graham [docket] 25 Aug 1692 Mr Grahams lettir from N Yorke [address] To Mr Robert Livingston att Albany Present