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A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II

Bolton, Robert Jr. A History of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. II. New York: Alexander S. Gould, 1848. 254 words

We the above said Indians have sold also this tract of land above mentioned, with all the trees, grass,' springs, and minerals, with feed range and timber northward twenty English miles above the said purchase of lands, and do acknowledge to have received full satisfaction for the said land. In witness hereof we

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the above said Indians have set our hands this present day and date above written.

Witness John Coe, Marmeukhung Z his marke.

John H. Jayson. Assavvauwane -^ his marke.

Nantinneman S his marke.

Cokoe P

The following year the Indians Shawannorocot and Rumkqne made a further grant of territory.

" Know all men whom this may concerne that we, Peter Disbrow, John Coe, Thomas Studwell, and John Budd, have bargained, bought, and payd for^ to the satisfaction of Showannowocot, Roksohtohkow and Pewahaham and other Indians, whose hands are underwritten, a certain tract of land above Westchester path, to the marked trees, bounded with the above said river, Blind brook, which tracts of land, with all the privileges, as woods, trees, grass, springs, mines and minerals, to the said Peter Disbrow, John Coe, Thomas Studwell, to them and their heirs forever, with a warrantie against all persons, English or Indians. To this bargain and sale we the above said Indians do bind ourselves, our heirs and assignees, to the above said Peter Disbrow, John Coe, and the rest abovesaid,to them, their heirs and assignees^ for ever, as witness our hands this present day and date, June 2, 1662.