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History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I

Scharf, J. Thomas, ed. History of Westchester County, New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City, Vol. I. Philadelphia: L.E. Preston & Co., 1886. 258 words

All of us above Ingains doe freely allow & consent unto that Revell shall have his line run as farre above Westchester path for planting ground into the Cuntry the full length as is from Westchester path to the bottom of the Necks to the sea, this being in consideration the land to the north east is not fit for planting ground but full of hills and Rockey Woods above Westchester path. This we consent unto freely. As witness our hands possession given

In the presence of as The mark of -\- Cockoo witnessess Signed y° markof-f Mamamettchouch and delivered in y'' mark of -|- Wappaquaican presence of us y*markof -|- Hayoro Sagamore

Simon Cooper y" mark of -|- Petowwahen

The mark of

Tho. + Stedwell y'markof -|- CauronsoroSarho Humphry Hughes y" mark of + Wappomus Sarho Thomas ilobs^ John Coe

The mark of

Stephen E Champion

A true Coppey December the 23d 1661

Pr me Henry Pierson Regist'. '

Of the litigation which grew out of this transaction we have the following account in the nature of a report of the evidence produced, taken from the record at Albany. It bears no date but was probably what took place before the English Patent was issued by Governor Lovelace.

" An account of what part was acknowledged before ye Governor concerning ye Purchase of Mamaronock, by Mr. Richbell, and Mr. Revell, and Jans. Rockett, Wappaqueem, and many other Indians,

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Wappaqueem saith, that Mr. Richbell was ye first that spake to him about ye purchase of said lands.