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.

"On this day, the date underwritten, appeared before the noble Lords, the Director General, and the council, Megtegichlcama, Oteyochgue, and Wegtakockken ; the right owners of the lauds lying on the North River of New Netherland, ou the east shore, called VfixquoLxkak, in the breadth through the woods, till a certain kd called Seiccgruc, diverging at the East River, from thence northward and southward to a certain kil called Recliawes, the same land lying betwixt two kils, one-half woods, and betwixt the North and East Rivers; so that the western half to the aforesaid is still remaining; and the other easterly half, with a south and north direction, middle through the woods, the aforesaid owners acknowledged; that with the consent of the chief Sachem, the y have sold the parcel of land, and all their oystcring, fishing, &c, unto the noble Lord Petrus Stuyvesant, Director General of New Netherland, for, and in consideration of certain parcels of merchandize, which they acknowledge to their satiso Hoi. Doc. in, 20c, 222.