Peter Lawrrnsen aged sixty seaven yeares being deposed saith that lie came into tliis Province a servant to the west india Company in the yeare 1628 and in the yeare 1630 by order of the West india Company hee with seven more were sent in a sloope with hoy sayle to dellaware where the Company had a trading house with ten or twelve servants belonging to it which the deponant himselfe did see there settled, and he further saith that at his returne from Delavvare River tlie said vessell stopt at the hoorekill where the Deponant did alsoe see a settlem^ of a brickhouse belonging to the vvest India Company, and the Deponant further saith that upon an Island neare tlie tails of that Eiver and neare the west side thereof the said Company some three or fouer yeares afore had a trading house where there were three or foure familyes of Walloons the place of there settlem*. he saw and that they had been seated there he was Informed by some of fihie said Walloons themselves When they were returned from thence and furtiier this 'Deponent saith not.

This Deposicon was taken upon oath before me which I doe Certifie under the scale of this Province this 24th of March A^. 1684-5 in New Yorke.

T. D.

THE FIliST WHITE WOMAN IN ALBANY.

[N. Y. Col: MSS. XXXV.]

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Catelyn Trico aged about 83 years born in Paris doth Testify and Declare that in y« year 1623 she came into this Country w^h a Ship called y^ Unity whereof was Commander Arien Jorise belonging to ye West India Company being y® first Ship yt came here for y« s^ Company ; as soon as they came to Mannatans now called N: York they sent Two families & six men to harford River & Two families & 8 men to Delaware River and 8 men they left att N: Yorke to take Possession and ye Rest of y®