Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III
Thomas Dongan Leiv* Governoui- and Vice Admirall of New Yorke and its Dependencyes under his Majesty James the Second by the Grace of God Ejng of England, Scotland, fifrance and Ireland Defender of tlie faith &c &upream Lord and Proprietor of the Colony and Province of New York and its Dependencyes in America To all whom these pi^sents shall come Sendeth Greeting Whereas Robert Livingston of tlie County of Albany Gentl Imtli by virtue of my Warrant or Lycence bearing Date the fifth Day of June one thousand six hundred eighty five and since by my Permission and approbacon for a Larger Tract for a Valuable Consideracon Purchased of the natives and Indian Owners their Right Title Intrest Clajme and Demand of in and to a Certaine Tract or Parcel! of Land called Tachkanick lyeing and being within the said Province begining behind Pattkook on a Certain Creek tliat ruims into the East side of Hudsons River, and there knmvne by the name of Roelofte Johnsons-kill begining vn tlie north we^t side of said Kill tliat runs along the fflatt or Plaiiie Land att a Place Called by the natives Minissichtanock where two Black Oake Trees are marked with L and from thence along a small hill to a Vally that Leads to a Small Cre^e called by tlie Imlians Quissic'nkook and over the said Creeke to a Higli Place to the westward of a High Mountains where two Black Oake Trees are marked L and is Called by the natives Kachkawayick from tlience Westward to a smaU Kill on the side of a Creeke Called skaan pook where two white oake Trees are marked L and soe runs along the East side of the said Creeke which a little lower is Galled l>y the name of Twastawekack and is the westerly Bounds, tliey transporting all their Right and Title to the Eastward of said Creeke called Twastawekak the Southerly Bounds Begining on the other side of the Creeke that runs along the flatt or Plaine over against Misnisschtanock where two Trees are marked and runs along the foot of the high mountains to the Path that Goes to Wawyachtanock to a hill Called by the Indians Mananosick where two tre^s are marked L on the South West side of the Path from thence Westwai-d to