But in as much as the said Tract of Land soe Laid out for yo'" Petitioners is all upland, yc Petitioners find they cannot be able to subsist themselves and fiamilys thereon for want of some meadow Land for ifodder for tlieir Catlle in winter. And there being a small quantity of vacant and unappropriated meadow Ground Lyeing behind yo"" petitioners said Lotts about an English mile from the Limitts of their said Lotts very Convenient for yo"" petitioners said Settlements

Yo"" petitioners most humbly pray yo"" Excellency will be pleased to Grant unto them the said quantity of meadow Ground

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and that tlie Surveyor Oencrall may be Directed by yo^ Excellencey to survey for each of yo"" petitioners a proiaortionable quantity thereof according to their several! allotments of upland laid out for them as aforesaid

New York and yo*" pet" shall ever pray &c

17^ Jime 1714. Groeg Lockstabt.

PETITION OF JOSHUA KOCKERTHAL.

To His Excellencey Eobert Hunter Esq'' Capt Gen'i & Grovemour in Chief of the Provinces of New York New Jersey & Territories thereon depending in America & vice Admiral of the same &c

The humble Petition of Joshua Kockerthal on behalfe of him sclfe & the rest of the Germans settled neare Quaseck Creek upon Pludsons River,

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Tiiat pursuant to your Escell. warrant the Sui'veyor Generall did survey & lay out for your Petit, a certaine Tract of Land on t'le West side of Hudsons River in the County of Ulster beginning on tlie Nord-side of Quaseck Creek & extend Northerly lip Hudsons River on a slreight line 200 & 19 chaines, & into the woods on that side 100 chaines, containing two thousand one hundred & ninety acres, vvliich said Tract of Land he thereby divided into nine Letts, the which are numbered from 1 . to 9.