The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I — Passage 31 (part 2)
[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] After I had ob-tained this release of the Ranslaers I passed the patent for Albany wherein was included the afore mentioned pasture, to which the people apprehended they had so good a right that they expressed themselves discontented at my reserving a small spot of it for a garden for the use of the Garrison That the people of Albany has given me.£700. is untrue I am but promised £300, which is not near my Prquisits, viz, ten shillings for every house @ the like for every hundred acres patented by me, established by a committee appointed by the Assembly for the establishing of all fees, where Cap4 Santen may remember himself was chairman, Alsoe what they have given to those other Gen-tlemen I know nothing of it @ upon my word in Gen1 1 have not got the fourth part of my Pquisits, chusing rather to want them than take from the poor people that cannot spare it