During the summer of 1662, "Connecticut purchased of the Indians, all the lands on the seaboard as far west as the North River."c Thus a second time was this territory ceded by the sachems of Weecquaesqueck. Upon the confiscation of the property of the Dutch West India Company, 15th of June, 1665, the New Netherlands passed to his Royal Highness, James, Duke of York; and these lands being within the province of New York, formed a part of the North Riding of Yorkshire. In consequence Connecticut ceased to hold any jurisdiction.

The next grantee under the sachems of Weecquaesqueeck, was the Hon. Frederick Philipse, of East Friesland, in Holland, who had emigrated to New Amsterdam at an early period. The first grant to Philipse occurs on the 10th of December, 1681.

INDIAN DEED OF PEKCANTICO.

"From the Indians Cobus, Oramaghquecr, Bctthunsk, Sjoghweena-men, Wenraweghien, Saijgadme and Togtquanduck, of all these lands beginning on the north side of a creek called Bisightick, and so ranging along said river northerly to the land<* of the said Frederick Philipse, and thence alongst the said land, north-east and by east until it comes to and meets with the creek called Neppizan, if the said creek shall fall within that line, otherwise to extend no further than the head of the creek or kill, called Pekantico, or Pueghanduck, and thence southerly alongst said river Nippizan, if the same shall fall within the said line as aforesaid, or else in a direct line from the head of the said creek called Bisightick, and from thence westerly to the head of the said creek Bisightick, and alongst the same to the North or Hudson's river, "« &c, &c. This purcliase embraced the north-west portion of the town, and a part of Mount Pleasant. It was attested by