"Forasmuch as divers inhabitants of this colony have sufiered many grievous losses. in their stock, both of sheep and neat cattle, for the prevention of which, and encouragement of those who shall destroy wolves in the said colony, and that the breed of wolves within this colony may be wholly rooted out and extinguished, be it enacted, &c., that in the County of West Chester, twenty shillings for a grown wolf killed by a Christian, and ten shillings for such a wolf killed by an Indian, and half that sum respectively for a whelp."^

The remains of a large wolf-pit are still to be seen in the Wina Vanderdoncks N. N., N. Y. His. Soc. 207. b Acts of Col. Assembly N. Y. p. 47.

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122 HISTORY OF THE

ter Hill burying-gronnd, situated upon the property of Mr. Robert Purdy. Tradition asserts, tliat over one hundred years ago the oria^inal settlers used to hunt bears and deer in the Long Reach patent, (situated on the northwest side of this town,) and they were accustomed to provide themselves with thirty days provision.

The following grant, under the hand and seal of Thomas Pell, occurs in 1G64, to James Euestis, Philip Pinckney, and others.

Know all men by these presents, that I, Thomas Pell, have granted to James Euestis and Philip Pinckney, for themselves and their associates, to the number of ten families, to settle down at Hutchinsons, that is where the house stood at the meadows and uplands, to Hutchinson's River, they paying according to ye proportion of the charges which was disburst for the purchase, and other necessary charges, only liberty to have the disposing of two lotts upon the same terms with them, because that I might provide them some tradesmen for their comfort, as a smith, or weaver, or what else with their approbation.