Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III
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.