Van Curlaer, again on the 26 th of January 1660, wrote to the Fiscal complaining of the damage daily done by the hogs, in consequence of the insufficiency of the fences, so that they also had a mind to be neglectful if nothing order, or keeping watch either personally or

was done to abate the evil. The above and similar difficulties and disturbances caused the Fiscal much running about and made him weary, so that he did not know what immediately to do, and doubted whether or not to accept the office of Sheriff of the Town of Utrecht ; he did as much as he could do to make peace, [Vol. l.|

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PAPERS RELATING TO LONG ISLAND.

so that the building and ploughing might go on, there being at that time but few houses ; these were

numbered on the 6 th February 1660, as follows Nicasius De Sille,

Pieter Buyes,

Rutger Joosten,

Jacques Cortilliau a barn

Jacob Swart,

Willem Willemse,

Jacob Van Curlaer,

Jan Sely

Jacob Pieterse,

Aelbert Albertse,

Tennis Ydesse,

Klaes Smit,

On the 21 st of January 1660 the Fiscal demanded of the Surveyor Jacques Cortleyou his certificate of the survey of his house plot farm and meadows, which

is

as follows

:

A lot on the plain lying

South East of the shore or strand way, and North-West of the land of Ruth Joosten, in width 12 the land known as lot No. 9 being in width 26 rods, and lying Northeast

rods, and in length 25 rods