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.
tracts of land in their
They were willing rather to
submit to a greater Quit Rent than have that unpurchased land disposed of to others than themselves The persons that have had the collection receipt @ management of his Maty' 8 revenue for these
@ upwards are Mr Lucas Santen by commission from his Ma*y then his Royal High@ Receiver. John Smith one that he brought out of England was his deputy bookkeeper @ surveyor for about three years @ one John Harlow a servant of his, waiter @ searcher