Thus done at Fort Nassau, on the South river of New Netherland, this 9 July, 1651. (Signed) Wilhelmus Grasmeer, clergyman, Cornells de Potter, Isaack Alderton, Bryan Neuton, George Baxter, A. Hudde, Alexander Boyer, as Interpreter, Rde Haes, the ^ mark of Jan Andriesen made .by himself. Lower stood. We the undersigned declare that in our presence the named witnesses have signed with their own hand and all are of competent age and credible witnesses. 'Signed Marten Cregier, Captain Lieutenant of New Amsterdam :

burghess company; Abraham Staats, Surgeon and elder of Renslaers Wyck.

Under was Upon collation by me, this is found to agree with the original, dated and signed as above ; and was signed -- CoRNELis VA\ RuYVEN, Secretary.

Appendix 6. Received 28 January, 1656. Secret

We Amattehooren, Peminackan, Ackehoorn and Sinquees, Sachems and right owners of the lands situate on the west shore of the South River of New Netherland, do hereby certify and declare, that we, for ourselves, our heirs and co-heirs of free will and weH advised inclination, fiave this 19 July, given and voluntarily presented to Peter Stuyvesant, Chief Sachem

of the Manhatans, a certain portion of land named Tamecongh, situate on the west shore of the aforesaid river, beginning at the west point of the Minquaas Kil, called in the Indian tongue Suppeckongh, unto the mouth of the bay or river called Boompjes hook, and in the Indian language Canaresse, and so far landward in as our right extends. To wit, to the bounds and limits of the Minquaes country ; which lands were never before sold or conveyed to any nation in the world. "» » We, the abovanamed Sachems and proprietors, Amattahoorn, Peminackan, Ackehoorn and Sinquees do, on the date underwitten, duly cede and convey the same, with all appendices and dependencies thereof, unto the Sachem of the Manhatans, named Peter Stuyvesant, Director of New Netherland for the General Incorporated West India Company, surrendering, therefore, in presence of the undernamed witnesses.