The Director General and his attendants remained but a short time at the banquet in

consequence of the necessity of their departure to attend to other business.

On the 25 th of said month of February I brought 7 Negroes, with Paulus Heymans as their overseer, who on the 26 th in*t. began with much strength to cut trees in the woods and split them for There came however a soldier to fetch the Fiscal, who consequently could not remain Palisades.

He was commissioned with the Burgomaster, Paulus Leenderse Van de Grist and Jacob Backer, Schepen, to proceed in the yacht Sea Bear to the South River (Delaware.) When he returned

longer.

he found the Village inclosed with palisades to his contentment. At this time Jacob Backer made known that he would not accept of his improved lot, its situation not pleasing him ; the Scout and officer Nicasius de Sille therefore verbally warned him of the consequences, on which he answered that he would have nothing to do with the land ; Will you have

On this the Lord General gave it to the officer de Sille and on the 27 th of May issued One lot known as No 8, in width 26 rods, an order to the surveyor, to survey the same as follows it 1

keep it.

:

lying on the Southwest side of the land of the said Fiscal and on the Northeast side of the land of

Arien Willemse, stretching South East towards the woods containing 25 morgens (50 acres) also a lot in the meadows known as No 4, containing 3 morgens.