That your Excellenceys petitioners have y^e favor of Liene or grant
to purchase to y^e quantity of 1200 acres of land in Elster County at
a certain place called by y^e indians Waghgagkemek, which your
Excell^ys pet^rs have discovered at their great charges and travaille,
That pursuant thereunto y^e pet^rs have made an agreement with y^e
native proprietors for y^e said land and have got y^e boundry laid
out by y^e indians by sundry mark'd trees and have paid some part of
y^e consideration; but have not obtained a deed from y^e indians who
have agreed to perform and execute the same.
That some months afterwards Jacob Rutsen and company did obtain your
excellencey's favor of a liene or grant for purchasing of . . . akers
of land at y^e Minissing distant from y^e petitioners land.
That the said Jacob Rutsen and company have surreptitiously . . .
persuaded them not to make the deed . . . your Excell^ys pet^rs
humbly pray your excellency will give some directions to Jacob Rutsen
and company not to place unlawful obstructions to the just
proceedings of your excell^ys petitioners, there being vacant land
enough to be purchased in y^e said county, if not at the place which
they did assigne in their petition to your excellency and for which
y^e have y^e grant.
And your Excellency's petitioners in duty bound shall ever pray &c.
J. Codebec.
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Another patent was granted May 26th, 1697, to Arent Schuyler for 1000
acres of land. This included the lands in and about Port Jervis and
extended up the Neversink Valley about half way to Huguenot.
Another patent (the Minisink Patent) was granted August 28th, 1704,
and included all the lands in this vicinity not included in the
preceding patents.