[Edward Manning Ruttenber (1872)] Their territory extended from the vicinity of Hackinsack river to the Highlands.4 De Vries pur chased lands from them in 1640, which he describes as "a beautiful valley under the mountains, of about five hundred acres, within an hour's walk of Gamoenapa," the principal village of the Hackinsacks. On some of the early maps their village is located some miles back from the river, but in the attempt, on the part of the Dutch governor, to collect tribute from them, in 1640, it appears that access could be had to them by sending up a sloop, indicating that in the summer at least they had a representative position on the Hudson. In the treaty of 1745, Sessekemick represented them and appears to have acted under the counsel of Oritany. In the sale of Staten island, Taghkospemo appeared as their sachem, and there is 1 '* I, Oratum, am sagamore, and sole der Cappellen, 1659. proprietor of Hackingsack, lying and be-3 Deed to Hans Diderick and others, ing on the main land over against the March 25, 1676. Oritany, who was Isle of Manhattans." — Deed to Edward then living, had no part in this deed. Cove, Oct. 5, 1664. 4" Within the first reach, on the west-2 Staten island, by the Indians called ern bank of the river, where the land is Eghquaous, appears to have been owned low, there dwells a nation of savages, in partnership by the Raritans, the Hack-named Tappans." — De Laety Nc<w York insacks and the Tappans. — Deed to Van Hist. Soc. Co//., idseries,!, 298.