During the summer of 16()2, "Connecticut purchased of the Indians all the lands on the seaboard as far west as the North River."c Thus a second lime was this territory ceded by the sachems of Weecquaesqneck. Upon the confiscation of the property of the Dutch West India Company, 15ih of June, 1665, the New Netherlands passed to his Royal HighnesSj James, Duke of York; and these lands being within tlie 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 Weecquaesqneeck, was the Hon. Frederick Philipse, of East Friesland, in Holland, who had emiorated to New Amsterdam at an early period. The first grant to Philipse occurs on the lOth of December, 1681.

" From the Intlians Cobus, Oramaghqueer, Betthunsk, Sjoghweena-men, Wenraweghien, Saijgadme, and Togtquanduck, of all those lands beginning on the north sice of a creek called Bisightick, and so ranging along said river northerly to the landd of the said Frederick Philipse, and thence alongst the

» Alb. Rec. c Bancroft's Hi.st. U. S. ii. 312.

b Alb Rec. xviii. 446. <i This refers to a former purchase.

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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 then southerly alongst said river Nippizan if the sanae shall fall within the said line as aforesaid, or else in a direct line from the head of the said creek or kill called Peckantico, until it comes opposite the said first mentioned 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.