On the occasion of this treaty, which took place 30'h August, 1615, " Aepjen, cliief of the Mohegans, spoke for the Wappinecks the Wechquaesqueecks, the Sinlsings, and tjie Kitchtawancks ; these, with others, sealed themselves, silent and grave, in front of Fort Amsterdam, before the Director General and his councih and the wholecommonalty ; and there, having religiously smoked the great calumet, concluded in "the presence of the sun and

a O'Callaghan, p. 303. : ^ / '-

b Captain John Underhiil. • / - .

c Hoi. Doc. 111,200,222.

d Vauderdonck's New Neth. N. Y. Hist. Soc trans. ^2 ser.) Isf, 27 Vol, .

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ocean," a solemn and durable peace wiih the Dutch, which both the contracting parties reciprocally bound themselves honorably and firmly to maintain and observe."*

The ralification of this important treaty terminated, a re-establishment of good understanding with the natives commenced, for. on the 14th of July, 1649, we find the Director General, Petrns Stuyvesant, purchasing 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, Megiegichkama, Oleyochgue, and WegtaJiOckhen ; the right owners of the lands lying on the North River of New Netherland, on the east shore, called Ubiequaeshook, in the breadth through the vvoods, till a certain kil called Seivegrat, diverging at the East River, from thence northward and southward to a certain kil named Rechawes, 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, they have sold the parcel of land, and all their oystering, fishing, &c. , unto the noble Lord Petrus Stuyvesant, Director General of New Netherland, fur, and in consideration of certain parcels of merchandize which they acknowledge to their satisfaction to have received into their hands and power, before the passing of these presents, viz. :