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

O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1850. 258 words

As allso all that Certain Parcell of Pasture Land scituate lying and being to the South of the said City to the West of the Pasture last menconed near and about the Limitts of the said City on the mannor of Renselaarwyck Conteining in breadth along the waggon way six and Twenty Rodd in Length towards the woods Eight and Twenty Rodd & in Breadth towards y® woods 25 Rod. and allso a Certain garden Lot of ground Scituate lying and being in the great Pasture Conteining in breadth six rodd and five foot, in Length eight rodd and two foot and stretching backwards with another small lot of three rodd two foot in length and in breadth one Rodd and two flfootall Rynland measure-- 3 P* Ded^ 1700

New York 3^ day of August 1720.

PETITION OF THE REV^ M^ VAN MIESEN.

To his Excellency William Burnet Esq' Cap" Generall and Governor in Chief of the Provinces of New York and New ersey and the Territories thereon depending in America nd Vice Admirall of the same &c in Councill. ExcELLt Sm AND Gent"

The Petition!' Petrus van Driesen minister of the word of God at Albany with all Respect takes the Liberty to shew unto yo"- Excy and yo' Hono's the Councellors the station wherein Divine Providence had made use of him for upon entring into his ministry in his Congregacon since tl^.e year 1712 he has been desired by the Mohawks to continue in the same services tov/ards them As his Reverend Predecessors Godefridus Dellius and