A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I — Passage 153
[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] 2 rolls of tobacco, 6 adz's 2 pistols. a-This Indian purchase was confirmed to his son Philip Philipse by royal patent, dated 12th January, 1686, under the hand and seal of his Excellency Thomas Dongan, Governor of the Pro-vince. " For all that land situate upon Hudson river to the north-ward of land purchased by Frederick Philipse, and reaches to Kitchawan creek, (Croton,) and is called by the Indians Sinck Sinckes, which is to run upon an east line to Bronx river, the northerly bounds thereof to be Kitchawan creek. And whereas the aforesaid Philip Philipse hath by virtue of the said license, and by my approbation, according to the law and practice of this government, for a valuable consideration purchased of the na-tives and Indian owners all their right, title and interest, claim and demand, of, in and to a certain tract or parcel of land, being a part of the land aforementioned within the aforesaid license, and situate and being by the northermost part of the land pur-chased by Mr. Frederick Philipse of the city of New York, mer-• Alb. Book of Pat. v. 90. COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER.