This petition being read June y« 3^ 1685 200 Acres of y® said land was granted ; provided the said land be not disposed of to any others ; & that a survey of y« said land be made into y^ Secretaries office & the pui-chase be made before the Magistrates of Albany ; & the patent' taken out before y^ last day of September, or else this license to be void.

INDIAN DEED FOR TAGHKANICK.

Know all men by these Presents tliat wee underwritten Indian owners, and native Proprietors of y^ Land called Tachkanik;, viz* Tataemshatt, and michael his Brother, by ye Indians call'd Wagnassamo, Impoured by there Broy" Ihat is att Canida, call'd amesett; Item Tawihaes, Nighotowaw; minasces, nanamawe &

1 In another paper among the Records of the Secretary's office, a piece of land, described to the northward of Killian Van Reusselaer-s patent of Potkoke (South of Kinderhooke) and East of Maj. Abraham's patent of Claveracke, i« petitioned for by Van Schayck and others.

618 PAPERS RELATING TO THE

Takaemihatts Moy'" Tantapenowa a Squae netopoes wife, and mamattittawawpe, mohowacghqua, & guttatamo ; for and in consideracon of these following goods in ])and Paid in yo Presence, ot y« command^' & Magistrates of Albany, to witt Six hundred & thirty gild'^, black and white Strung wampum; Seven Blankets, & one little Blankett, eight faddom of Strouds, ten faddom off Dufifells, Seven gunns, Elevin kitles, five cask of Rom, four half fatts of Beer, five Baggs of Pouder, Sixty barrs of lead, fourteen Coats made of Strouds, & Dutfells, Tenn great Shirts & Twelfe litle ones, thirteen axes, tenn pare great Stockings fyve Pare of womes Stockings, & five Pare children dito, nine hoes, fifty knives, four Rolls of Tobacco, four yron Potts, Two hundred awles. Two Serge Coats, foui* hatts, four capps, five Pare of shoes.