Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I
@ twenty mees-catts nine pence, ten mailers @ Deer Skin ninepence. And all other Peltry to be valued equivalent to the whole beaver exported out of this Province (bull @ cowhides excepted) And alsoe that all Indian traders throughout the whole province @ dependencies doe pay for the
pence, four fishers nine pence, five catts ninepence, four
nine pence, twenty-four pounds of Moose
value of each hundred pounds prime cost they traffick with the Indians
for, ten
pounds money
aforesaid.
And for all Beer @ Sider retailed throughout the Province @ dependencies six shillings per baril, and for each baril of beer or sider that is sold to the Indians six shillings as if retailed As for the Quit Rents at my arrival they were very inconsiderable most made by S r Edmund Andros, Quit Rents the greatest part whereof in Delaware River the most part of the patents granted by my predecessors were without any reservation of any Quit-Rents or acknowledgement to his Ma'y or very inconsiderable such as several of S r Edmond Andros's grants to great townships reserving the were but confirmations of former grants @ Indian purchases, These Quit-rent of our Land only
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people have renewed their patents under a greater Quit-Rent as will appear by the list sent herewith
most of these patents granted by mee were confirmations alsoe The methods that I took for the obliging them to this was finding several .
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townships not purchased of the Indians and soe at his Maty 8 disposal.