Herman Betzer Hanna Man Sallbach Peter Lamp Man Jacob Berjer Peter Hagendorn Christ dictrig Pfilibs finikel Nicklas Hes Johannes hoe mier

Johanes Leuck Bastian Lesche Henrig Winder Johannes dat Samel Kun Heni-ig Stals Wittib Jones Schenckels Johanes Henrig Conrad Joery Muhler

Christian Muhlers Wittib Adam Hoflf

Pfilibs SchefiFer Andres domes Christian Dethrig Olrig Jacobi Samuel Muckler Henrig Bardel Henrig Haeudorn Bernent Zicberls friedrig Rang WiUm Hanbuch

Davit Schantzen Wittib Joreg Muchler Anna Cathri ockelbe Joery Schoertz Johannes SchoflFer Olrig Bernat Andries Bartel Johanes Klein Hans peter Philip Johaimes heener

These are not willing to contimce.

AdolffDirk Jacob Zerbin Nicklass Schmidt

Conrad Wist bans Wernershoffer Henrig Schneider

Michel Brack Nicklass Minsel Peter heusser

Johannes Schneiders Wittib

MANOR OF LIVINGSTON. 726

REPORT m FAYOR OF ISSUING LETTERS PATENT TO THE PALATINES OF GERMANTOWN.

At a Committee of the Council held at ffort George in New York the tweiity Seventh day of August 1724.

Present

Robert Walter John Barberie

Rip Van Dam James Alexander

Abraham Vauhorn Esq'^s

May it please Your Excellency

We the Committee to which was referred the petition of Jacob Sharp Christophel Hagatorn & Jacob Shumacker in behalf of themselves & others palatines inhabitants of that part of the mannor of Livingston formerly granted by Robert Livingston* to

* Biographical Sketch of Robert Livingston. Robert Livingston was born at Ancram in Scotland on the 13th Deer 1654.* His father the Rev. Dr. L. dying in 1672, Robert immigrated to America in 1674, and settled in Albany where we find him acting as Town Clerk and Secretary for Indian affairs in 1675. It was whilst holding this important office, the duties of whicJi he performed for nearly fifty years, that he acquired the large tracts of land now known as the JManor of Livingston. He marrisd in 1683 Alida Schuyler, widow of the Rev.