We Willem Keeft Director
General and the Councilors of
New Netherland by these presents
do publish and declare that on
this day the date underwritten
before us in their proper
persons appeared and presented
themselves Ley Ley Chief Sipente
Ponitaran nack hyne Chiefs and
owners of the lands lying
between the synew Island to
gouwanes along the north river
and from Conynen Island along
the seacoast to Weywit Sprittner
and from thence North by West
and north northwest to Gouwanes
aforesaid who declared that with
the acquiescence and consent of
the other Indians for and in
consideration of certain parcels
of goods which they acknowledge
before the passing of these
presents to have received to
their full and gratifying
satisfaction.
In their true
free and rightful ownership they
have transported ceded given
over and conveyed to and for the
behoof of the Noble Lords the
Managers of the Incorporated
West India Company at their
Chambers at Amsterdam the parcel
of land aforesaid lying on long
Island and that with all the
action right and privileges to
them in their said quality
appertaining Constituting over
the same the said managers in
their stead in the real and
actual possession of the
aforesaid land and by these
presents giving them full and
irrevocable might authority and
special permission the aforesaid
land and the dependencies
thereof to enter cultivate
inhabit and use in like manner
as he has the right to do with
other his patrimonial lands and
effects without our the granters
there to any longer having
reserving or saving any part
action or control whatever
whether of Authority or
Jurisdiction but to the behoof
of the most Noble Lords the
managers from all desisting
abstaining and renouncing all
claims of ownership by these
presents. Promising moreover not
only this their transport firmly
inviolably and irrevocably to
fulfill and execute but the same
parcel of land to defend free
from all demands and
encumbrances that there may be
instituted all in good faith
without deceit these presents
are undersigned by the grantors
in the presence of Witnesses
this 10th Day of Sept 1645 in
the Fort Amsterdam New
Netherland.
We the Director and Council of
New Netherland residing on the
Island of Manhatas under the
Jurisdiction of their High
Mightnesses the Lords States
General of the United
Netherlands and the General
Incorporated West India Company
at their Chambers at Amsterdam
Witness and declare by these
presents that on this day the
date underwritten came and
appeared before us in their own
proper persons 'Krahorat' 'Tamckass'
'Tolemakur-mama' 'Wieromies' 'Lierarewach'
'Lackweuoen' 'Wissepoack' 'Laheinsios'
(a boy).
Inhabitants owners
and heirs of the land by us
called the Staten Island on the
west shore of Hamels Hooftden
(hills) and declared that for
and in consideration of certain
parcels of goods which
respectively before the passing
of these presents acknowledge to
have received into their hands
and power according to articles
of sale they transpoorted ceded
delivered and granted and by
virtue of the right of selling
and conveying do by these
presents transport cede deliver
and convey to and for the behoof
of Mr. Michiel Pauw (absent) and
for whom we ex officio accept
the same with suitable
stipulations.
The aforesaid land with the
trees appurtenances and
dependincies thereof and all the
right title and interest thereto
belonging or which they may be
entitled by succession or
Inheritance Constituting and
substituting the said Mr. Pauw
in their stead and place putting
him in real and actual
possession thereof and also
giving full and irrevocable
authority and special license to
said Mr. Pauw or those who may
hereafter obtain his action the
said land with the dependencies
of the same to enter upon and
possess in peace to inhabit to
farm to hold to use and to do
therewith as an attorney in his
own cause to trade and dispose
thereof as he may do with others
his own lands and domains
without their the grantors
having or claiming any part
right estate or title there to
in the least either as to
property authority or
Jurisdiction but the same to the
behoof aforesaid from henceforth
forever wholly quitclaiming
surrendering and renouncing
promising moreover not only to
maintain and keep the same lands
against all persons free from
all claim action pretence
challenge or incumbrance as well
against the aforesaid Wissipock
before mentioned when arrived to
years of manhood others claiming
the same as in equity they are
bound to do, bonafide without
fraud or deceit these presents
are confirmed with our signature
and with our seal thereto afixed.
Done at Fort Amsterdam aforesaid
in the Island of Manhatas on
this 10th day of August, 1630.