And we further offer that the Premium given by an Act made in the 3^' and 4^h year of Your Majestys Reign to encourage tlie Importation of Naval stores from your Majesty's Plantations in America, be paid to such factor or Agent to and for the sole Benefit of such Palatines, who were the Manufacturers of such Stores, in like manner as Premiums are allowed to other Importers of Naval Stores from those Parts.

Lastly, we humbly offer that the said Palatines upon their arrival tliere be Naturalized without fee or Reward, that they may enjoy all such privileges and advantages as are Enjoyed by the present Inhabitants of that Province.

All wiiich is most humbly submitted

Stamford Dartmouth Ph. Meadows Whitehall DeC" 5. 1709 Jo Pult.ney

R. Monckton

Approved, January 7. 1710. Cua. Tcrner.

644 PAPERS RELATING TO THE

DEED OF THE LAND NOW CONSTITUTING THE TOWN OP GEMANTOWN, COLUMBIA COUNTY, N. Y.

[ Deed Book XII. ]

This Indenture made the twenty ninth day of September in the ninth year of the reign of our Soveraign Lady Anne by the grace of God of Great Britain ffrance and Ireland Queen Defender of the ffaith &.c^ and in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven hundred and Ten Between Robert Livingston of the Manor of Livingston in the Colony of New York in America Esq^ and Alida his wife of the one Part and his Excellency Eobert Hunter Esq"" Captain General and Governour in Chief in and over the Provinces of New York New Jersey and Territories Depending thereon In America and Vice Admiral of the same &ca of the other Part Witnesseth that the said Robert Livingston AUida his wife for and in consideration of the sum of ffour hundred Pounds of money now Current in the said Colony of New York to him the said Robert Livingston in hand at or before the Sealing and Delivery of these Presents by the said Robert Hunter well and truly paid the Receipt whereof the said Robert Livingston doth hereby acknowledge and thereof and of every part thereof doth acquitt Exonorate and discharge the said Robert Hunter his heirs Executors and administrators by these presents have given granted Alienated Bargained Sold Enfeoffed released and Confirmed and by these Presents do give grant aliene Bargain Sell Eufeoif release and Confirm unto the said Robert Hunter his heirs and assigns all that certain Tract of Land Scituate Lying and being in the Manner or reputed mannor Livingston in Dutcliess County in the said Colony of New York on the South side of the River called Roelolfe Jansens kill and on the East side of Hudsons River beginning at a Landing Place called Point Robert which is about Two English miles to the Southward of the said Robert Livingston's mannor house and runs South Sixty seven Degrees Thirty mhiutes East One hundred and fifty and two Chains till it comes to a Piece of Land called the Pott and from thence Soutli Eleven Degrees Westerly one himdred fforty and ffive Chains and Six Tenths of a