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For the longitude latitude and contents of this Govern^ I refer yo r Lop 8 to the afore mentioned Map wherein you will see in what narrow bounds we are cooped up The land of tins Goverment is generally barren rocky land except the land wee have right to on the Susquehanna river @ up into the country amongst our Indians where there are great quantities lamude &£

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GOV. DONGAN'S REPORT ON THE PROVINCE OF NEW-YORK.

What was good @ did lye convenient and near the sea for y e most part is taken from us by Connecticut East and West Jersey

What is left is pretty well settled, as your Lop s will perceive by the list of patents Mr. Sprag has with him

When I came to the Goverment, I found very little quit-rent reserved to his Ma*y however I have got the people with their own consent to the payment of a certainty as yo r Lop s may perceive by the

Such as pay noe quit-rents I bring into the aforementioned court for Ms Maty rents @ revenues where in a short time they are easily induced to doe it, @ I hope his mentioned list of patents.

afore

Maty w jil have considerable revenue by it To the Ninth

The principal towns within the Goverm are New York Albany @ Kingston at Esopus All the rest are country villages the buildings in New-York @ Albany are generally of stone @ brick.