Thom: Dongan gov"" gen^ dated ye 5'h day of June 1685 to Purchase ye Same w^ Said Land is scituate lying and being, behinde Patkook, one a Certain kill or Creek yt runns into hudsons River, and there called Roeloff Johnsons kill beginning on y^ north west side of s<^ kill y* Runns along ye flatt or Plain land, att a Place called by y^ natives minnissichtanock where Two Black oak Trees are marked w^ L & from thence along a small hill, to a valley, y' Leads to a small Creek called by ye Indians Quisichkook, and over y® said creek to a high Place to ye westward of a high mountain, where Two blak oak Trees are marked w* L and is called by the natives kachkawyick, from thence westward, to a small hill, on ye Side of a creek called Skaankook, where two white oak trees are marked L and So Runns along ye east Side of ye S^ Creek which a litle lower is called by ye name of TawastaAvekak, and is ye westerly Bounds; they Transporting all there Right and Title to ye eastward of s^ Creek called Twastawekak, The Southerly bounds beginns on ye oy"^ side of y* Creek y* Runns along y«

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flatt or Plain over against Minnissichtanock, where two trees are marked and Runns along y^ foot of ye high mountains, to yo Path y' goes to wawyachtonock, to a hill called by y« Indians, mananosick, where Two Trees, are marked, on y^ Southwest Side of ye Path; from thence westward to a creek called by y^ natives nachawawachkano, where Two white oak Trees are marked L, which Creek comes into y^ oy^ creek called Twastaweekak w^ is y*^ west bounds, and So incloses all y^ Land, & low hills, yt y« Said Indians now doe transport, The place wliere 8"^ Two Creeks meets being called mawichnak, together w' aU our Right and Title and lutrest, in all y^ woods, Lands, Pastures, meadows, marshes, Creeks, kills, Rivelets, trees, timber, w* all oyi' Commoditees, Emuloments and Convenieucies thereunto appertaining, and Belonging, to have and to hold y« Said Tract & Parcell of Land and Premeses, to him y«S^ Robert Livingston his heires and assigns for ever; and in y quiet full and Peaceable Possession, of y^ Said Tract and Parcell of Land & Premises, him ye said Rob^ Livingston his heires and assigns to keep & mentain, wee binde oui- Sells our heires and assigns for ever firmly by these Presents; In wittnesse whereof we have hereunto Putt our hands & sealls in ye Presence of Major Gervis Baxter Command^ of Albany, and nr David Schuyler, m^ Johannes Wendel, m^ W^ Teller & m"" Ger' Banker magistrates of Albany, and Robert Sanders Interpreter in Albany this lO'ii day of August 1685.