New Yorke is in40 d 35 ,n Albany ab l 43<>; theCollony is in severall long narrow stripes of w ch a greate parte of the settlem 1 made by adventurers before any Regulacon by w ch Incroachm t3 without pattents w ch townes have lately taken but by reason of continuall warrs noe Survey made & [qu. of the] wildernesse, noe certaine computacon can be made of the planted and implanted, these last 2 yeares about 20,000 acres taken up and pattented for particuler persons besides Delaware, most of the land taken up except upon Long Island is improued & unlesse the bounds of the Duke's pattent be asserted noe great quantityes att hand undis10.

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REPORT ON THE PROVINCE OF NEW- YORK.

Our principall places of Trade are New Yorke and South'ton except Albany for the Indyans, our buildings most wood, some lately stone & brick, good country houses & strong of their severall 1 1

kindes. 12.

Wee haue about 24 townes, villiages or parishes in Six Precincts, Divisions, Rydeings, or

Courts of Sessions.

Wee haue severall Rivers, Harbours and Roades, Hudson's River the chiefest & is ab 4 fathom water att coming in butt six, tenn or more within & very good soundings & anchorage either in Hud13.

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son's River or in the Sound, the usuall roade before the town and moulde. 14.

Our produce is land provisions of all sorts as of wheate exported yearly about 60000 bushells?

pease, beefe, pork, & some Refuse fish, Tobacco, beavers, peltry or furrs from the Indians, Deale