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.

Abrah: Gouverneur Daniel Polhemus

Leonard Lewis Engel bardt Lott

Leendert huygen de Kleyu Jolm Ditmars Joh: Tiebout Yacob houderte

Henry Swift Fred'rick Symonse

John Van Brugh Jacobes Oukes

Martin Clock Philip Nagel

Andrew Greveuraet Jurre Colyer

R. Walter Abraham Brouwer

Johannes hoogiandt Johannis Polhemius

Chrestapher Beekman Cornelis Coljer

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Bpjijamin Faneuil Cornelis Vander lioeve