Jlorris, his heirs and a;signs, the afore recited land possessed by him, and the additional land herein exprest, and bounded as aforesaid, together with the woods and meadows, both salt and fresli waters and creeks belonging to the said land aud premises, in his royal highness's gift, ^vith all and singular the appurtenances to have and to hold tliese said lands and premises unto the said Col. Lews Morris, his heirs and assignees, imto the proper use and behoof of him the said Col. Lewis Morris, his heirs and a,ssignees, forever. He continuing in obedience aud conforming himself according to the laws of this government, and yielding and paying therefor yearly and every year, as a quit-rent, to his royal higlmess, five bushels of good %\-inter wheat.

Given under my hand and sealed with the seal of the Province of Xcw York. this five and twentieth day of Miuch, in the eighth and twentieth year of his majesty's reign. Anno Domini, 1G76. A-v-r»T?r»^~'

Recorded by order of the governor, the day and year above -wTitten.

Mattui.\3 Niccolls, Sec.

a Doc Col. Ilist. >f. Y. nollaad Doc. vol. il. p. 691.

THE TO^VN OF \VEST FARM3. 463

A confirmation from the Indians occurs on the 7th of February, 1684: --

nvDL^' DEED TO LEWIS MORRIS.

*' To all to whom this present -writing shall come, dotli witness, that vre Shahu-«h, Panazanih, Wanacapeen, Kneed, Taquamarke and Awarazawis, having foruH-rly sold unto Jonas Broncks, a large tract of land lying and being between ye river commonly called Bronck's river and Harlem kill, and more especially iJiat tract of la"d that Colonel Jlorris stands now possest of, as his drauirht and groind brirf bearing date in ye year 1675, excepting forty morgen* of land that we sold Daniel Turner ye elder, being bounded on the west side with Harlem river, the aforesaid Colonel Morris his land, being bounded on the north side with the land of John Archer, beginning at Craljb Island, and running cast or thereabouts, until it comes to ye corner tree of Richardson and Hunt, and so down to ye southward according to ye marked lino until it come to ye bound brook between ye said Colonel Morris and ye said Richardson and Hunt, and from thence a^ong ye creek to ye Sound or East river, until you come to Daniel Turner's land, that's above mentioned, including the purchase of ye said Colonel Jlorris, that point of land called jS'auasin, where formerly lived a Frenchman named }tlarcus Dossisway, all which parcel or tract of land we do for ourselves, our heirs, executors, administrators and assignees, fully and wholly acquit and discharge for ever, ye said Colonel 3Iorris, his hejTcs, executors, and administrators, of all and every part and parcel of ye residue of ye money that should have been paid by ye aforesaid Branch's for the purchase of said land, declaring to the vrorld that we aclaiowledge for ourselves, our hejTes, executors, and assignees, to be fully paid, satisfied and contented.