Thomas Dongan Lieutenant and Governour and Vice Admirall under His Royall Highnesse James Duke of Yorke and of New Yorke and its Dependencyes in America To all to whom these p'sents shall come Greeting Whereas Ottonoway Tattaemschatt Othoott Manetepo and two Indian Squawes named Wawamttsawaw and Thamarancqua Lawfull Owners and Proprietors of the Land herein menconed in the behalfe of themselves and their Relacons have by their Certaine writeing or Transport dated the the Eighteenth day of July 1683 Given and Granted unto Robert Livingston a Certaine Tract or Parcell of Laud lyeing and being on a Creek on the East side of Hudsons River commonly called or knowne by the name of Roeloflfe Johnsons Kill it being in thi-ee Plains called Nickan Hooke Kichpa Wichquaskaha and

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two or three other small fflatts or Plaines Containing in all about one hundred Morgen or two hundred Acres together with Eighteen hundred Acres of woodland lyeing and being between a small Creeke or Kill lyeing o^er Against Katskill called Wachanekasseck and a place by the Indians Called Suaskahampka to the South of Roelofife Johnsons Kill that is to say two hundred Acres alongst the Rivers side and the rest adjoyning to the said two hundred Acres and soe Running back into the woods Now Know Yee that by Virtue of the Comicon and Authority unto me Given under his Royall Highnesse James Duke of Yorke and Albany &c Lord Proprietor of this Province in Consideracon of the pi'misses and the Quitt Rents hereinafter Reserved I have Given Granted Ratified and Confirmed and by these p^sents doe hereby Give Grant Ratifye and Conflrme unto the said Rober Livingston his Heirs and Assigns forever all the before recited Tract or ParceU of Land together with all and Singular woods underwoods Waters Runnes Streames Ponds Creeks Meadow Marshes Fishing Haw^kiug Hunting and Fowling and all other Libertyes Priviledgos Hereditameiits and Appurtts to the said Tract or ParoeU of Land and Premisses belonging or in any wise Appertaining To have and to hold the said Tract or ParceU of Land and Premisses with all and singular the Appm-tenances before menconed and intended to be Granted Ratified and Confirmed unto the said Robert Livingston his Heires and Assignes unto the propper use and behoofe of the said Robert Livingston his Heires and Assignes forever To be holden of his said Royall Highnesse his Heires and Assignes in flree and Comon Soccage according to the tenui-e of East Greenwich in the County of Kent in his Maties Kingdome of England Yielding and Paying therefore Yearly and every Yeare on or before the five and twentieth day of Marcli as a Quitt Rent for his Royall Higlmesse use twenty ShiUings Currant Money of New- Yorke at Albany unto such Officer or Officers as from time to time shall be Appointed to Receive the same Given under my hand and Sealed with the Scale of the Province at flfort James in New Yorke the fourth day of Novembr in the thirty sixth Yeare of his Maties Ralgne Annoq Dm 16&4.