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History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River — Passage 49 (part 6)

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[Edward Manning Ruttenber (1872)] Were not De Laet's location sufficiently clear, there are other reasons for assuming that the " Murderer's 1 " This reach (the Fisher's) extends and the subsequent signatures classed as to another narrow pass, where, on the " inferior owners." Thus in the Haver-west side of the river, there is a point of straw purchase, Sa'ckagkemeck appears land that juts out covered with sand, as sachem or principal, and Werepekes opposite a bend in the river, on which as an " inferior owner." In the Dongan another nation of savages, the Waorantch, purchase, Werepekes signed as sachem, have their abode." — DeLaet. and Sackagkemeck as an inferior. In 3 At Fisher's hook are Packany, Ware-the Cheesecock and Ashhurst deeds nockcr, Warraiuannankonckx. — Documen-Moringamaghan, or Moringamack, is tary History, in, 28. the principal, while in the Dongan deed 3 The duplication of signatures indi-he appears in a subordinate position, cates what may be called overlapping These overlapping boundaries entered very boundaries. The grantors, who were largely into consideration in fixing the principal owners, are generally so stated, limits of the Dongan purchase. 94 THE INDIAN TRIBES kill Indians" of 1685, were the Waoranecks of 1625.