To his Excellency S'' Edmund Andross knt Govemc- GenJ' under his Roj'i Highnessee of New Yorke and Dependences in America. The humble Peticon of Robt Livington of Albany Humbly Sheweth.

That whereas there is a Certaine tract of Land Lying upon Roeloff Jolinsons 1 kill or Creeke upon the East side of hudsons River, near Cats kill belonging to tlie Indyan Proprietors not purchased by any body hithertoo, and your humble Petitioner being Informed that the owners are willing to dispose of the same w'h the ruun of Water or Creeke. Your Excelly: humble Petitioner's requests your Excellencyes Graunt to piu'chase the same of the said proprietors who shall Sattisfy them to theire Content and produce A Returne thereof from the Court of Albany, hopeing that your Excellencye will then be pleased to Graunt him a Patent Accordingly.

And he shall Ever be bound to Pray &c Granted to be Piu'chased according to Law And upon A Siurvey thereof Duly returned a Pattent to be graunted him for a Bowery or farme there as desired. New Yorke the 1^^^ of Novemb^ 1680.

E. Andross.

1 RoELCF Jansen, was overseer of the Orphan Chamber under the Dutch government an office similar to that of Surrogate. His widow, Annetje Jans, married in IGiiS, the Revd Everardus Bogardus, the first clergyman who came from HoUand to this Country. Ed.

612 PAPERS RELATING TO THE

INDIAN DEEDS FOR THE LAND ON ROELOF JANSEN'S KILL.

[Deed Book in Alby Co. Clerks off.]

Appeared before Us M"^ Johannes Provoost and M^ Jan Janse Bleker Commissaries of Albanie, Colonie Renselaerswyck and Skinnechtady these following Mohegan Indians Owners of the Land on Roelof Johnsons Kill being East of Hudson's River a little below Catskill, to wit, OttoDowaw a Cripple Indian ; Tataemsheet, Oothoot, Maneetpoo, and two Indian Women named Tamaranachquae k Wawanitsawaw ; Item, Auxhys, Newameen, Maquoame representing Mamaranechtak who is at present in the Esopus, & Takanitto Tamaranochquae's son Item, Attoquassowaa her Brother for Kachkanawaw and Sausquas, who declare in presence of divers Indians of tlieir Tribe to have sold to Robert Livingston all their Land situate on Roelo£f Jansen's Kill, he having authority from the late Governor General S' Edm^ Andross dated 12'^ Nov: 1680, to buy the same ; Which Land is situate on both sides of said KiU called Sankheimk and consist of 3 Flatts with some small Flatts, together with the Woodland, Kills, Creeks and all their Right extending along the bank of the River Northwards from Roeloff Janse KiU to a small sti-eam opposite Cattskill, named Wachanekassik, and Southwards down the River opposite the Sagerties Kill to a place called by the Indians Saaskahampka, and further Eastward in towards the Woods keeping the same breadth as on the River bank, to a Cripple Bush by tlie Indians called Mahaskakook for whicli the Purchaser promises to pay to the said Owners these following Goods in the time of five days to Wit three hundred guilders in Zewant, Eight Blankets and two Childs Blankets, five and twenty eUs of Duffels and four garments of Strouds, ten large shirts and ten small ditto, Ten pairs of large stockings and ten pairs of Small ; Six Guns, fifty pounds of Powder, Fifty staves of LeM, four caps, Ten Kettles, Ten Axes, ten adzes.