the delivering to said Bond the writings of the said purchase and
all
the Interest that was thereby
purchased dated 16 th April 1651. On a blank leaf of one of the old Books of Records are seen these words " Robert Bond delivered unto the Gov r for the purchase of our Lands, for the towns use the sum of £1. 3. 10. Robert Bond for his expenses, going to the Mayne land in the Town's service the sum is £1
.
3s.
6d."
It appears that
the purchase was made by these two Governors in trust &
in behalf of the Original Settlers of the Town.
The English & Natives appear to have lived on good terms. Island as well as the neighbouring Islands
Island
The lands on the East end of Long
--Shelter Island, Gardiners Island, Plum Island & Fishers
--were purchased of the Natives. Some French writers,
think Raynal, speaks in praise of
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PAPERS RELATING TO LONG ISLAND.
the Great William Penn for having sett an uncommon Example in p urchasing the Soil of Pennsylvania of the Native Indians, and which if it had been followed by the Settlers of New England and Virginia would have prevented some wars that took place.
This Frenchman, like many European
writers who have never been in the country, did not understand himself sufficiently on this subject.
The fact was that the Settlers of Virginia & New England purchased their lands of the Natives before Geo: Fox the Founder of the Quaker's Sect published their principles in England in Oliver Cromwell's time, and a long time before the celebrated William Penn settled in Pennsylvania. There is no doubt but the regular purchase & the warrantie deed from the four abovementioned Sachems, in