The Report of the Gentlemen of the Committee to whom was referred the Petition of Jacob Sharp, Christopher Hagatorn and Jacob Shoemaker in behalf of [themselves and] others Palatines inhabitants of that part of the Mannor of Livingston formerly granted by Robert Livingston to Brigade Hunter to the use of her late Majesty her hiers and successors Was Read and approved of by this Board. Ordered that the Surveyor General or his Deputy do jnquire

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of the Number of Familys and Persons that are settled upon the said Land, and that are wilMng to take his Majesty's Grant, and what quantity may be proper to grant to each of them. -- By order of his Excellency In Council

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THE SURVEYOR GENERAL TO GOV. BURNETT

May it please your Excellency

M^' Kennedy when he went up last to M^" Livingston's carried a Copy of the order of Council relateing to the Land to be granted to the Palatines liveing near M*" Livingston's & left it there Jacob Sharp has pursuant to that order brought me a list of all the heads of Families that are wilhng to continue upon that land being 63 in number but he says they have not all a like quantity in possession some haveing been more diligent then others in emproveing & some of them but lately set up for themselves being young men He thinks likewise that they cannot be at the charge of haveing every ones share ascertain'd by a Survey but are desirous to have the whole surveyed in order to have the bounds of the whole Tract well ascertained & to be assured that they have their full quantity convey'd by M"^ Livingston I am therefore of Opinion that it will be best to grant the 6000 acres to Jacob Scherb Johannes Heiner Johannes Kolman & Chris toflfel Hagendern in trust for themselves & the other Palatine Families inhabiting the said 6000 Acres each of them to liold so much of the said land as they now have in their Possession & wliat is not in the actual possession of any person to be in common equall among the said FamiUes who are inhabiting there.