a O'Oallajrhau's ,iist. ff, n, 293. b O'Callaghau, p. 303. c Captain John underbill.

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away their maize into holes, they began again to murder our people in various directions. They rove in parties continually around day and night, on the Island of Manhattans, slaying our folks, not a thousand paces from the forts; and 'tis now arrived at such a pass, that no one dare move a foot to fetch a stick of fire-wood, without a strong escort.*

"The Spring of 1645 brought with it, as usual, another desire for peace, on the part of the River Indians. This was brought about by Kieft and his counsellor, La Montagne. To make suitable presents to the Mohegans or Mahicanders in token of the ratification of this peace, Kieft was obliged however to borrow money from Adriaen render Donck, Sheriff of Rensselaerswyck, afterwards Patroon of Colendonck, (Yonkers,) and others.6

On the occasion of this treaty, which took place 30th August, 1645, "Aepjen, chief of the Mohegans, spoke for the Wappinecks, the Wechquaesqueecks, the Sintsings, and the Kitchtawancks. These, with others, seated themselves, silent and grave, in front of Fort Amsterdam, before the Director General and his council, and the whole commonalty; and there, having religiously smoked the great calumet, concluded in ' the presence of the sun and ocean,' a solemn and durable peace with the Dutch, which both the contracting parties reciprocally bound themselves honorably and firmly to maintain and observe.""

The ratification of this important treaty terminated, and a re-establishment of good understanding with the natives commenced ; for, on the 14th of July, 1649, we find the Director General, Petrus Stuyvesant, pure! asing lands in this town, in behalf of the Dutch West India Company.