History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I
M' Revell being then at Monussing, & hearing that M"^ Revell came to buy the land, did tell M' Richbell what hee had heard : Wherefore M"^ Richbell & John ffinch & myselfe came to Monussing M'' Richbell saying that hee would purposely goe to forewarne M"' Revell not to buy the land, being hee had already agreed for the same : When to Monussing they came, there was some of the Indyans that had sold y" land viz': Cakoe & Wappaquewam, who would have secretly gone away (as they judged) but that, John ffinch spyeing of them, called them againe, saying to them, are you ashamed of what you are doeing: Then at Peter Disbroe's house the said Cakoe & Wappaquewam did tender to M' Richbell & John ffinch the pay againe which they had rec"* in part of payment for the Land, but they refused. John ffinch & M' Richbell saying to them that they would stand to y'^ bargaine that they had made: The said Wappaquewam did there fully owne that he had sold the Land to M' Richbell & John ffinch : Stamford Apr. 5"' 1662. given before me
Rich : Lawes.
The originall was Interlin'd before deposed (unto) in the 28"' line, (And Richbell) In the 13* line (Monussing),
Affidavit of John Finch.
5. The deposition of John ffinch of oyster bay & also Edward Griffin.
The sd deponents upon oath testifye, M"' John Richbell Merchant of Oyster bay did buy of Wappaquewam a Certaine Tract of land lyeing westward of the River called Mammaranock River & bounded by Land purchased by Mr Thomas Pell of the Indians. The said Wappaquewam being entrusted by his brother Mathetuson ' formerly called Mohey (as the said Wappaquewam & Mathetuson did enforme) to sell all his property in the sd Land, & himselfe with Edw"* Griffin accompanied the said John Richbell unto y'' s'* Indian Wappaquewam to buy the s* Lands, which accordingly hee did, & pay* unto the s* Wappaquewam in part of payment for the purchase of the said Lands, Two shirts & ten shillings in wampom, and agreed upon Time for the payment of the residue, according to a writing made at Momoronock River, bearing date 23'' of Sept' 1661, & on that day the said Richbell tooke possession of the s* Lands.