The first grantee, under the Indians of Ossin-ing, was Frederick Philipse to whom on the 24th of August, 1685, they released "all that tract or parcel of land situate, lying, and being by the northermost part of the land late purchased by Frederick Philipse, and so running alongst Hudson's river to the creek or river called Ketchawan, and called by the Indians Sint Sinck, with the use of half the said creek, and from thence running up the country upon a due east line till it comes to a creek called Nepperan, by the Christians Younckers creek, and so running alongst the said creek till it comes to the northerly bounds of the said land of Mr. Frederick Philipse, and from thence alongst the said

a Alb. Rec, ii. 220.

b O'Callaghan's Hist. N. N. p. 356.

c Alb. Rec. xxi. 247.

d See map attached to the now series of the N. Y. Hist. Soc. vol. i. ; also Dutch map, printed by Thomas Starling, Wilmington Square, London, from the original in the possession of S. Converse, publisher, IS Y.

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490 HISTORY OF THE

land till it comes to Hudson's river, together with, &c., &c. The

grantors were

"Weskenane, Crawman, Wappus,

Keanarham, Weunicktanon, Aquaines,

Mamannane, Weremenhore.

Here followeth the schedule or particular of the goods paid by

the grantee for the abovesaid lands.

60 feet of black wampum,

blankets,

00 do.

white wampum,

fathom of stroudwater,

kettles.

50 lb. of powder,