On the 17th day of April, 16S5, occurs the following agreement between Frederick Philipse, merchant of New York, and John Pell, Esq.. of Annhoock's Neck, in the County of Westchester : --

"It was mutually agreed and consented unto by us underwritten, Frederick Philipse, merchant of the city of New York, and John Pell, Esq., of Annhoock'i Neck, that the Bron.x's river shall be the division between both their lands; and that, if cither the said Frederick Philipse or the said John Pell, shall at any time

A A Batch fathom co.italaeJ six feet English. 6 Van Cortlandt papers.

c This iLtlivldual ■w:n for many years A'.ilorman, iintl Mayor ofXew York City ia 16T^. d See KoyalChtttter of rhilipaliorout'h.

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M« oiu.se to make any small dam across the said river, it shall 1)3 lawful for t.'.li'T \M\Tty to fix the end of their dam of each other side, without lett or nioles- Uiion."'* Frederick Philipse,

Jonx Pell.

Frederick Philipse being now vested in the fee simple, the whole territory was by royal charter, erected into the lordship and manor of rhilipsborough, to be holden of the king, in free and common soccage, its lord yielding, rendering, and pajing therefor, yearly and every year, on the feast day of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, at the fort in New York, the annual rent of j£4 1 2s.

THE ROYAL CHARTER.

"William and Mary, by the grace of God, itc, king and queen of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, defenders of the faith, &c., to all to Avhom these prrscnts shall come, greeting: Whereas, the Honorable Richard Nicolls, Esq., late Governor of our Province of New Yorlc, «tc., by a certain deed or patent, sealed with the seal of our said Province, bearing date the Stli day of October, in the year of our Lord, 1666, pursuant to the authority in him residing, did give and grant unto Hugh O'Nealc and Mary his wife, their heirs and assigns, all that tract of land upon the main, bounded to the north by a rivulet called by the Indians, Meccackassin, so running southward to Nepperhan, from thence to the kill Shorackkapoclv and to Paparinnenio, which is the southermost bounds, then to go across the country, eastward by that which is commonly known b}' the name of Rronx's river, together with all the woods, marshes, meadows, pastures, waters, lakes, creeks, rivulets, fishing, hunting and fowling, and all other profits, commodities and emoluments to said tract of land belonging, with their and every of their appurtenance, to have and to hold unto the said Hugh O'Xcale and Mary his wife, their heirs and assigns forever, as by the said deed or patent, relation beinjj thereunto had, may more fully and at large ai>pcar; and whereas, the said Hugli O'Neale and JIary his wife, bj- their certain deed or writ, dated 30th day of Oct., in said year of our Lord, 1GH6, did sell, alien, assign and set over all and singular their right and title and interest of in and to the aforenamed tract of land and premises, unto Elias Doughty of Flushing, in the Co. of York, on Long Island, unto the said Elias Doughty, his heirs and assigns forever, as by the said deed or writing, relation being thereunto had, as may more fully and at large appear ; and whereasl the said Elias Dought\' by his certain deed or writing, bearing date 29th day of Jyov., in the year of our Lord 1672, for the consideration therein expressed and mentioned, did assign and set over, all and singular his right and title and interest, of, in and to the aforementioned tract of land and premises unto Thomas Deleval, Esq., Frederick Philips and Thomas Lewis, mariner, to hold to them, their heirs and assigns forever, as by the said deed or writing n;lation being thereunto had, may more fully and at large appear; and whereas, the said Thomas Deleval, in and by a certain codicil annexed unto his last will and testament in writing, bearing date the lOlh day of June, in the