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A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I — Passage 22 (part 2)

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[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] 40 HISTORY OF THE Abramsen, Sybout Harche, Jacob Harche, and Samuel Dekay, purchased of the Indians, Sirham, sachem of Sachus, Pannskap-ham, Charrish, Askewaen, Pewinenien, and Sickham, eighteen hundred acres of land "situate on the highlands north of Stepha-nus Van Cortlandi's land, which is called by the Indians Wene-bees, i5cc." The above grantees on the 21st of April, 1685, made a second purchase of land from the same native proprietors consisting of : " All that tract or parcel of land situate lying and being on Hudson's River at a certain place called by the Indians Sachus, and stretching by the north side of Mr Stephanas Van Cortlandt's land to the said river to another creek, and so runs up said creek in several courses to a certain tree marked with R, and from the said marked tree southerly by marked trees all along to a marsh to another marked tree, marked R, west up to the aforesaid creek which lies by said Mr. Stephanus Van Cortlandt's land, &c., &c." Here followeth the schedule or particular of wampum and goods paid for the said land. 100 fathoms of white wampum, 60 guilders of silver, 8 fowling pieces, 8 blankets, 10 match coats, 8 brass kettles, 6 Stroud water coats,