That for and in Consideraion of the Sume of Six Shillings Curr: Silver mouey to them the said Indians in hand payed before the Ensealing and Delivery here of the Receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged and for Diverse other Valuable Causes and Consideraions tliey the said Indians have Granted Bargained Sold Aliened Enfeoffed and Confirmed and by these Presents Doe Fully

"XIII. Col. Hist., ->-A. 2 On the pcniusula.

3 West. Co. Reg. off. Lib. A, 182.

< Lib. A, 121, West. Co. Reg. ofT.

^This valley beare now the odd api)ellation of " Doodletowu."

THE ORIGIN AND HISTORY OF THE MANORS.

Cleerly and Absolutely Grant Bargain 8ell Alien Enfeoff and Confirm unto Steplianus Van Cortlandt of the Citty of New Yorke Merchant his lieircs and assignes for ever All that A Certaine Tract or Parcell of Land Situate Lyeing and being on the West side of Hudsons River within the High Lands over Against a greate Hill Commonly called Anthonys Nose beginning on the South side at a Creeke called Sinkapogh ' and so alongst the said Creeke to the head thereof and then northerly alongst the high hills as the River runneth to Another Creeke called Assinnapink '- and from thence along The said Creeke to Hudsons River againe togather with A Certaine Island and Parcell of Meadow Land neere or adjoyneing to the same called Wanakawaghkin and by the Christians known by the name of Salsbury's Island ' Includeing all the Lande Soile and Meadows within the Bounds and Limitts aforesaid togather with all and singular the trees Timber Woods Underwoods Swamps Moores Marshes Meadows RivolettsStreamesCreeckes Waters Lakes Pooles Ponds ffishing hunting and fowleing and whatsoever Else to the said Tract or Parcell of Land within the Bounds and Limitts aforesaid is belonging or in any wise appurteineing without any Reservaion whatsever To have and To hold the said Tract or parcell of Land and all and singuler other the Primisses and every Parte and Parcell thereof unto the said Stephanus Van Cortlandt his heirs and Assigns to the sole and only Proper use Benetitt and Behoofe of him Van Cortlandt his heires and Assigns for ever.