Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III

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.

I liave not time to make a return in form to the order of the Council & I am not sufficiently inform'd to do it, but as I think it a liardship to make the people travil so far without doing any thing I choose to write my opinion to your Excellency in this manner If your Excellency shall like this method of Granting the Grant may be made in Council as soon