Document: Petition of Harmen Jacobs requesting to be informed whether Mr. Van Renselaer is exempt from paying the excise to the farmer at Fort Orange

[several lines lost] after all due respect [ ] that it is my request to your honor [ ] but be pleased to send a report about the following, to wit: whether his honor here has exempted the lord Renselaer from the farm, which concerns me. If this be the case, I would not be content with it, because my contract states [ that ] within the boundary posts no one is excused, without exception, no matter of what business or standing the same person might be; upon which I await a resolution from your honor as soon as possible. Whereupon I commend his honor to the protection of the Almighty, together with all those with whom his honor may be pleased, and shall always remain (and signed)

His esteemed, valiant, wise, implacable lord, Your obedient servant Harmen Jacobsz