river S. E. by E. seventeen hundred paces of three feet each and in length from the head of the aforesaid kil N. E. by E. and S. W. by W. to the Red Hook; under the express condition, that if the savages shall voluntarily give up the maize land in the aforesaid piece, Fredric Lubbersen shall be allowed to enter upon it in the width and extent of it, without anybody preventing him ; on the express condition and stipulation etc etc. Done at Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland, the 27th of May A° 1640 stilo novo. By Order etc. WILLEM KIEFT. CORNELIS VAN TIENHOVEN, Sec. PATENT FOR LAND ON LONG ISLAND NEAR RINNEGACONK (BROOKLYN). We, Willem Kieft, Director General and Council etc., testify and declare herewith, that in the year 1638 we have granted to Abraham Ryken a certain piece of land situate upon the Long Island opposite Rinnegaconck, where Gysbert Ryken's is on one side and the highway running from the kil into the woods east north east and west south west and Hans Hansens on the same highway is on the other, containing along the kil in proper width five hundred paces, to which aforedescribed parcel of land is added a third part of the meadow lying close behind the land of George Rapaelje and Gysbert Ryken, under express condition and stipulations etc etc. Done in Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland, the 8th of August A° 1640. RESOLUTIONS TO SEND SOLDIERS TO BRING THE INDIANS ON L. I. TO TERMS. AUGUST 9th 1640. Whereas, sometime since, the Arms of the High and Mighty Lords States General were set up at Martin Gerritsen's bay on Long Island and the inhabitants of the aforesaid Bay removed said Arms and in place thereof set up a Fool's head, We have, therefore, resolved to send a sloop with soldiers thither to bring said Indians under our obedience and contribution. ORDER CONCERNING AN ALLEGED FUGITIVE SERVANT FROM MARYLAND. Whereas Peter Draper has come hither commissioned by Governor Leonard Calvert of Maryland to search for some run away servants, one of whom is Erard Griffins, who has appeared before us here, acknowledging that he did indeed run away from Maryland; saying, next, that he had no master in Maryland; that Captain Clar, his master, was in Virginia. This he also proves by Henry Pennington dwelling at Hoekemae, who hath taken his oath thereto, stating that said Griffins was no servant, but a prisoner in Maryland, without knowing whether he, Griffins, while a prisoner there, had voluntarily bound himself a servant to any person, but he, Henry Pennington, well knows that he was Captain Claver's servant in Virginia. * Wm. Claiborne. Therefore we have ordered that said Peter Draper shall agree with the abovenamed Griffins for his freedom, and said Draper shall be bound to give good security that said Griffins shall not be molested by Captain Claber, or anyother person, who may exhibit his articles of indenture, and shall remain undisturbed. Dated 27th August, in Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland. DEED FOR PART OF A PLANTATION NEAR DEUTEL (TURTLE) Bay. On the sixth of September anno 1640, before me, Cornelis van Tienhoven, secretary in New Netherland, in presence of the underwritten witnesses, appeared Thomas Ial who acknowledges to have sold to George Homs the half of the house and plantation situate by the Deutel bay, who also acknowledges to have bought the abovenamed plantation in manner and on the conditions underwritten. Thomas IIal sells to George IIoms the just half of the house, plantation and all the dependencies thereof, together with the furniture therein, except a boat, gun and dog which Thomas Ilal reserves and shall be at liberty to take away, but nothing else. Provided that Thomas Hal shall pay and defray half the expense of making the house tight and round as well as the roof of the house. For which aforesaid half of the plantation etc. aforesaid George Homs promises to pay to Thomas Hal, or his order, the sum of sixteen hundred pounds of tobacco payable from the crop which George shall make A° 1641, and the tobacco at present on the field remains to pay their joint debts. In like manner, Thomas shall be at liberty to eat, drink, sleep at, go and come to the house of said Пoms abovenamed, and that at the expense of the abovenamed Ioms, until George Homs shall have paid the sixteen hundred pounds of tobacco aforesaid, or give sufficient security for said payment. When George Ioms pays or gives security, Thomas Hal must depart and be no longer at the charge of the purchaser. Done in Fort Amsterdam this 21st September A° 1640. THOMAS HALL. This is the mark of GEORGE HIOMS. mark of JEURIAEN HENDRICKSEN. Witness mey THO: WILLETT. To my knowledge CORNELIS VAN TIENHOVEN Secretary. George Homs has paid to Dr Kieft 1600 pounds of tobacco. RESOLUTION OF THE AMSTERDAM CHAMBER OF THE W. I. COMPANY, REFERRING TO THE COMMISSIONERS FOR NEW NETHERLAND, A PETITION OF WOUTER VAN TWILLER TO BE ALLOWED TO DISPOSE OF LANDS IN THAT COUNTRY, WHICH HE HAD PURCHASED FROM THE INDIANS AND HAD CAUSED TO BE IMPROVED, THE ALIENATION WHEREOF THE AUTHORITIES IN NEW NETHERLAND WERE ORDERED NOT TO PERMIT. Copy. Extract from the Register of the Resolutions of the Directors of the West India Company, Chamber of Amsterdam, Thursday the 11th April 1641. 5 I. VANDE VEN, notary. Wouter van Twiller having understood by a letter of Director Kieft, that the Company had ordered him, the Director, not to allow the property which the abovenamed van Twiller had left in New Netherland to be alienated without authority being granted to that effect by this Company,* requests that such authority be granted, so that he may dispose thereof åt his pleasure; also, approval of the purchased lands which he bought from the Indians with the knowledge and consent of the Council, for the maintenance of his cattle and the advancement of population, and has since his departure from New Netherland, caused houses to be erected thercon, after he had previously offered them to some free persons, as appears by the affidavit, who dare not venture their cattle on the premises, through fear that they might be killed by the Indians. Referred to the commissioners of New Netherland. (Signed) GYSBERT RUDOLPIIJ. PATENT FOR LAND ON LONG ISLAND NEXT TO RENNEGA CONCK (BROOKLYN). We, Willem Kieft, Director General and Council etc., herewith testify and declare, that to-day, date underwritten, we have granted to Jan Montfoort a certain parcel of land situate upon the Long Island next to Renegakone, bounded east and west by Peter Montfoort and reaching in width three hundred and fifty paces into the woods; with express condition and stipulation etc etc. Done this 29th of May A° 1641 at Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland. PATENT FOR LAND ON LONG ISLAND, ADJOINING THE FOREGOING We, Willem Kieft, Director General and Council etc., herewith testify and declare, that to-day date underwritten, we have granted to Peter Montfoort a certain piece of land situate upon the Long Island, reaching from Jan Montfoorts land to that of Peter,† the Italian, in width three hundred paces and thus right into the wood, under the express condition and stipulation etc etc. Done this 29th of May A° 1641 at Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland. RESOLUTION TO SEND SOLDIERS TO FORT HOPE AND CURB THE INSOLENCE OF THE ENGLISH THERE. On Thursday, being the 6th of June A° 1641. Whereas the English of the Fresh River** of New Netherland greatly trouble and harass our people there, not being satisfied with usurping and cultivating the lands which we purchased, paid for and took possession of, and, in addition, come in the night and sow grain in the land which * See p. 13. Alberto, a Venetian ancestor of the Alburtis and Burtis families.-B. F. **Connecticut River. our people plow, and haul off to their houses the grass our people mow, if our people plow, they come with cudgels and mattocks and barbarously treat them; our peas, though standing, they cut down and plant Indian corn in the stead; they take our horses, cows and hogs by force and allow some of them to die of hunger; they cut in pieces the ropes of our plow and throw the latter into the river, and block up our house with palisades so that it is with difficulty people can go out of it on the land side, All which being considered by us, and as it tends to the injury and disparagement of our Sovereign and the Honble West India Company, whose right and authority we are bound to maintain, therefore, we have resolved to send thither Doct' Johannes La Montagne, member of the Council of New Netherland, with 50 soldiers and some sloops, in order to fortify our House the Hope* there, and prevent the repetition of such hostility as the English have wickedly committed against our people, and maintain our right and territory. PATENT FOR LAND ON LONG ISLAND NEAR RINNEGACONCK KIL (BROOKLYN, SOUTH SIDE OF WILLIAMSBURGH LINE.) We, Willem Kieft, Director General and Council of New Netherland etc, declare herewith, that to-day, date underwritten, we have granted to Lambert Huybertsen Mol a certain parcel of land, situate upon the Long Island on the East River of New Netherland near the kil of Rinnegaconck, formerly occupied by Cornelis Jacobsen Stillen, containing five and twenty morgens, bounded on the north by Ilans Hansen's, the line between the two parcels in the whole width being marked by the mark of the W. I. Company on a tree; on the north it reaches to the East river; with the express condition and stipulation etc etc. Done the 7th of September A° 1641 at Fort Amsterdam. Signed: ble Below stood: By order of the IIone Director and Council. W. KIEFT. CORNELIS VAN TIENHOVEN, Sec. Agrees with the original, to which was attached a seal in red wax. CORNELIS VAN TIENHOVEN, Sec. LEASE OF WOUTER VAN TWILLER'S PLANTATION AT SAPONICKAN. This day, date underwritten, before me, Cornelis van Tienhoven, appointed Secretary in New Netherland for the General Incorporated West India Company, appeared the Honble William Kieft, Director General, of the one part, and Thomas Hall of the other part, who acknowledged to have agreed and contracted about the hire of the plantation occupied to date by said Hall situate about Sapokanikan on the Island of Manhattan belonging to the late Director Wouter van Twiller on the conditions and terms underwritten to wit: The Hone Director Kieft aforesaid leases in the name and on the part of Mr. Twiller the said plantation to said Thomas Hall, who acknowledges to have hired the same with two Negroes for five consecutive years, on condition that he, the Lessee, shall cause to be built on the said plantation at his own expense a barn fifty feet long, and as good as the Domine's, which barn shall * Hartford, Conn. belong at the end of the five years to the abovenamed Twiller or him who may obtain his right, on condition that one hundred guilders and the nails necessary for the barn shall be given to him towards the construction, the lease commencing on the first of January, A° 1642, and ending the first of January A° 1647, for which he, Thomas Hall shall pay annually as rent of the aforesaid plantation and Negroes, seven hundred and fifty pounds of well inspected Tobacco; but in case one or both the Negroes should happen to die during the lease the Lessee shall receive a deduction for them according to arbitration. In testimony and token of the truth, this is signed by the respective parties this 30 November A° 1641, in Fort Amsterdam, New Netherland. And said Lessee promises to clear in the aforesaid five years on said plantation as much land as possible. WILLIAM KIEFT. To my knowledge. THOMAS HALL. CORNELIS VAN TIENHOVEN, Secretary. LEASE OF A PLANTATION ON LONG ISLAND. Before me Cornelis van Tienhoven resident secretary in Neu Netherland for the General Incorporated West India Company, appeared Mr. John Underhill who acknowledged in presence of the underwritten witnesses, to have leased from Mr. Andries Hudde his present house and plantation situate on the Flatland near Keskaechqueren on the condition and terms underwritten, to wit: Mr. John Onderhil shall have the use of the house and tobacco house and may cultivate the land which is fenced and unfenced for two consecutive years, beginning the first of May A° 1642 and ending the first of May 1644, or if it suit said Onderhil to take possession before the first of May next the term of the lease shall commence whenever he shall take possession and terminate precisely two years afterwards. For all which the abovenamed Mr. John Onderhil shall pay as rent yearly to the abovenamed Mr. Hudde, or his agent, two hundred lbs. of well cured tobacco. For all which he, the lessee, pledges his person and property, movable and immovable, present and future under submission to the court of Holland and Westfriesland and all other courts and judges, all without fraud. The Lessor further promises to leave to the Lessee, during the lease, the full possession and use of his house and tobacco house and of the land belonging to him, without in anywise obstructing him, unless he be necessitated to build elsewhere another house, that is to say, outside of the present fenced land. Done the 16th of Jan' 1642 in Fort Amsterdam, New Netherland. JOHN VNDERhill. A. HUDDE. To my knowledge. ADRIAN VAN TIENHOVEN, witness. COR. V. TIENHOVEN, Secretary. BILL OF SALE AND CONVEYANCE OF A HOUSE AND LAND AT THE MOUTH OF THE FRESH WATER KIL (NEW YORK, FOURTH WARD). We, Willem Kieft, Director General and Council etc., declare herewith, that we have sold |