Stanford Deeembe 23, 1680.

Stanford 23d. deeembe, 1680.

Then payd unty ye indians specified in this within bill of sale for the purchase as follows

twelve Indian cotes

09-0-0

six blankets

09-0-0

300 gilders wampan

16-0-0

entered upon

two yard red brod cloth

2 5-0

record 26 of

six yard red coton

1-10-0

Peb'e 1694-5

more by expenses

8-01-0

Abraham Amtotal

46-16-10

bler recdr «

This purchase of the "Hop Ground" probably included about 7,700 acres.f

a First Book of Bedford Rec, p. 129. The original is in the possession of Hon. John Jay of Bedford.

t"Froni an ancient memorandum found in the town record it is sp.pposcdtli.it tins first purchase of the hopgronnd, as it was called from its natural product, included about 7700 acres. The 'cotes,' blankets, 'brod cloth,' 'red coton,' wampum, or current funds of the time, and the somewhat mysterious entry of 'more by expenses, s pounds, 1 shilling,' corresponding perhaps, to the ' contingent expenses' of modern committee-men, only made up the moderate total of 4fi pounds. lt> shillings. But real estate was not high in those days, though

it seems to have 1 n looking no, for it was only in l(i'2i'> that the whole city and county of

New York was sold for twenty-four dollars."-- Address of Jos. Barrett, July 4, 1876. Recorder, Katonah, July 7.

THE TOWN OF BEDFORD.

The same year the following charges were expended on account of the " Hop Ground" :

The amount of charges expended upon the account of and for ye"hopp ground" in the year 1680