Pell's land, promising that all persons who, with the supplicant's permission or order, would settle there with him, shall be willing to solicit letters patent for such a parcel of land as they may intend to settle: in the meantime, he supplicates that your honours may be pleased to grant him letters patent for the whole tract, which he is willing to enforce and instruct them of your honours' government and will, in similar manner, on terms and conditions as arc allowed to other villages. Hoping on your consent, he remains, &c/ John Richbell.

This petition having been presented to and read by the Director, 1 9th Jan. 1662, it, was returned for answer, that before a final decision can be given on this petition, so shall the supplicant be requested to explain more at large before the Director-General and Council in New Netherlands, the extent of his proposal as mentioned in the said petition on the day as above.6

John Richbell must have replied immediately to this letter, as the same year we find the following declaration of Petrus Stuyvesant, (Governor-General,) in favor of Mr. Rissebel:

"We, the Governor-General and Council of estate of the United Netherlands, doe declare by these presents, that we, upon the petition of Mr. John Rissebel and his associates, that be under the protection of the high and subordinate authority of this Province, upon terms and cono Albanv Deed Book, Jso. Ill, p. 37. b Alb. Kec. vol. XX, p. 22. e Albany Kec vol. xx, p. 22.