Pell's or Anne Hook's neck, be ordered to remove to their usual iviuter quarters , within Hellgate, upon this island ; and further that all canoes belonging to Christians or Indyans on the north side of Long Island to the east of Hellgate shall be (within three days from the publication of this order,) brought to the next townes and delivered to the constables to be secured near the block-house. Any canoes found upon the sound after that time to be destroyed." This order is said to have been made to prevent the Indians of Long Island joining King Philip against New England. <=

» This grant was seen some years since by Mr. John Soulice of New Rochelle, To his kindness we are indebted for the above particulars. The original is supposed to be in the possession of the Pell family.

♦' Assize Rec. Albany, 1G65 to 1G72.

c Alb. Kcc. vol. ix. 275.

d Nimliarn, sacliem of Miereckacky, occurs in 1669.

« Dnnlap's Hist, of N. Y. vol. ii. appendix, cxxiii.

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Near the entrance of Pcilhaiii neck, is situated the favorite burying ground of the river tribes, to which the Indians brought their dead even from Ilorseneck, Connecticut, for interment. Numerous mounds are still visible near the water's edge, on the property of the late Mr. George llnpelje. 'Vwo of the largest mounds are pointed out as the sepulchres of the Siwanoys sachems, Ann-hoock and Nimham. The former was opened some years since, and found to contain a large sized skeleton, by the side of which, lay the stone axe and flint spear head of the tenant of the grave. We have examined several mounds near the water's edge; one of these held the remains of an Indian boy about 12 years old, in a sitting position, together with a beautiful specimen of native pottery formed by the hand alone, rudely ornamented with zigzag lines ; in this we discovered an arrow head and the bones of a small animal.