History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I
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.
In & upon the 7'" day of March 1661, The s'' John Richbell employed them the s"* deponents & one Jacob Young a Sweed (which are Indian Interpret."*) to goe with him to the Indyans to talke w"" them, Hee the s'' Richbell hearing a Report that y^ s* Indian Wappaquewam had afterwards sold the s* lands to M' Revell, & in our voyage to speake w"' Wappaquewam we mett with his brother Mathetuson alias Mohey afores'', who did fully manifest unto us that hee (acccording to his brothers Informacon), did employ & give power to his brother Wappaquewam to sell his propriety of Land to Mr Rich bell, whom Wappaquewam en formed him would buy it of him, & withall did relate to us severall of the particulars that the said John Richbell by agreement was to pay for the s* Lands : Moreover the s* Mathetuson seemed to bee much disturbed in his mind That any Contract was made with any other for y"" said Lands, hee affirming tliat hee knew not that any other than John Richbell had made any contract about it, until! hee came down to the Sea Coast.