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2nd The Governt of New York will not be near so valuable to Govr Clinton as it has been to his predecessors —The Province of New Jersey having always till now been united with New York, and under the same Government, and the salary paid by New Jersey has always been ₤1000 besides other considerable advantages, so that the making New Jersey a separate and distinct Governt makes New York at least ₤1000 a year less in value to Govr Clinton than it was to his predecessors.

3rd Former Governors had the advantage of one of the four companyes, besides the paying all the four Company's, which were together at least ₤2000 per annum, but which from the present method of paying those Company's Governor Clinton will be totally deprived of.

4rth Former Governours have always had a mojety of their salary's from the date of their Commission to the time of their arrival in New York, but which from the different method the Assembly's of New York have lately fallen into in raising and paying this salary, Governor Clinton will have no advantage of, but from the time he shall actually arrive at New York, and get an act passed for that purpose.

5th Former Governors have likewise had considerable advantages from granting lands — But Governor Clinton can expect no benefit of this kind, there being now no vacant lands remaining to grant.

This Therefore hoped it will be thought reasonable to make Governor Clinton an allowance, by way of equipage money, towards assisting him, in defraying the expences of fitting himself out for his Government. . ..

My Lord. [January 26, 1743/4.] I take the liberty to acquaint your Grace that Lieutt Governr Clark has told me he proposes going from hence in the spring with his family, and has strongly pressed me to trouble Your Grace in behalf of his son Hyde Clark who is a Lieutt in my company here that you would be pleased to give consent to his being removed from hence into General Oglethorps Regimt to which the Lieutt Governr has wrott to the General, whereby he hopes with the interest of his Friends he may rise in the service, I shall be highly obliged to your Grace for your concurrance and interest therein, for this reason, that if Lieutt Clark is removed there will be a vacancy, and as all my predecessors upon the occasion has claimed the nomination of a successor, as an emolument of this Governt, so I hope it will be considered by Your Grace to speak to Sr Willn Young