History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I
On the 27th of March 1702 a deed for lands north of Cross River above Bedford village was executed to Colonel Heathcote by Katonah the Sagamore of all that region, which as it is not recorded is here given from the original in the hand writing of the
> According to bargain.
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•So in the original.
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8 This extraordinary deed is written on the reverse aide of a private letter to Joseph Horton from one Samuel Ufford, dated " Stratford the 14th day of 3Iay," but no year ; it is not recorded.
'The draughtsman of the last Indian deed.
"> Rec. in " Albany Records," i. p. 94.
noted Zachariah Roberts " of Bedford, in the writer's possession :
Katonah' s Deed to Col. Caleb Heathcote.
" This Bill of Seall bearing date in the year one thousand seven hundred and two : tcstifyeth that we Katonah, Wackamane and Wewanapeag proprietors of the sd land afternamed lying above Bedford and bounded Southward by Cross Riuer, eastward by Marked trees, westward by Cortlandt's land & Northwards petticus Small Riuer, which sd track of land is estimasion is five miles long and three miles wide : this above sd. upland & medow land we Katonah Wackamane and Wewanapeag, we for ourselves and from our ayrs and all other Indians whatsumeuer do sell, alienate, asigne, & set over this abousd land lying in the County of Westchester & in ye provence of New Yorck unto Cornall Caleb Hethcut of Mamaranuck and Captain petter'^ Mathews of new Yorck, Joseph purdy of Ry and Richard Scoflfeld of Stanford, or any other conserned in the aboue said purches. We the aboue sd indiens trew proprietars of ye aboue sd land as the bounds are named we have sold & doe set over from us our ayrs executors administrators, or asignes for euer unto the aboue named Caleb Hethcut, petter Mathews, Joseph Purdy, Richard Scoffeld to them their ayrs executors administrators and asignes for euer with all the rights titles privileges & apurtenances thereunto belonging promising to them & theyrs that they shall enioye the same peesably without let or molestation from us or ours or any other Indians laying any claime thereunto for euer, and we doe acknowledg that we have reciued full satisfacktion for the aboue said track of land as witness our hands and sealls this 27 day of March 1702.