The settlements are greatly increased since that time more than in fifty years before it so that I make no doubt they will produce six thousand pounds a year, taking in a reasonable Quitrent for the house lots in the Cities of New-York and Albany. I forgot to mention that it appears from the Records that numbers of house lots were granted under the yearly Quitrents of one shilling two shillings &c or some such small rent which I believe is now (1

never paid.

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P A P E E S

RELATING TO

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From the Dutch Records entitled " Proceedings of the Justices of the Peace from 1680 to 1685," in the County Clerk's Office,

Albany. ]

Extraordinary Meeting holden in Albany on the 7 Septemb r 1683.

Present

--Marte Gerritse, Cornelis Van Dyck, Dirck Wessels, Joh: Provoost,

J.

Janse Bleker.

Two Cayugas, Aekontjaeken and Kakejaegoeke by name, and a Susquehanne being questioned in the Court house relative to the situation of the Susquehanne River which

James Graham, Gov:

M W m Haig and M r

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m Penn's Agents, propose to purchase, Report as follows:

That it is one day's journey from the Mohawk Castles to the Lake whence the Susquehanne River rises, and

then 10 day's journey from the River to the Susquehanne Castles

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in all 11 days:

One day and a half's journey by land from Oneida to the kill which falls into the Susquehanne River, and one day from the kill unto the Susquehanne River, and then 7 days unto the Susquehanne Castle