City of New York, being a most lit k convenient place for being a ferry to & from the said City for the transporting of Passengers goods Wares Merchandises Cattle Corn and other comodities to the great ease & benefit of many of the Inhalntants of the said City and Island considering the scituacon as aforesaid & can be of no hurt or dammage to the old ferry it being not so convenient for that ferry to send theu- boats to the South end and Center of the City where he proposes to send his.

Yo"^ Pet^ therefore humbly prays Yo"" Excys to grant to your Pet' her Maties Letters Pattents under the great Seal of this Province for Establishing of a ferry over the East River or Sound to be limited on the Island of Nassauw on the One Side by the old ferry and on the other side by the Fted hook k, on the side of New York between the Slip at Cap" Theobalds unto the great Bridge for the loading & landing of all persons goods wai-es & merchandises except Cattle to be landed at or near the slaughter howses (nevertheless not excluding the old ferry boat from the places aforesaid) under such regulations & such prises for Transportacon & small Quit rent or acknowledgment as to yc" Excellency shaU seem meet.

And yor Pet»' shall ever Pray

CORNELIS SeBERINGH.

New York 23d Jan'-y 170i.

We underwritten do believe and are assured that such a ferry would be of a considerable advantage to the City & County if the Prises for Transportacon be not Excessive.