Disputed Claim of Proprietors of East Jersey 39 



bagon; but it seems Mr. Hopkins (whether in contempt or De- 

 rision) pr°mis'd to make an Essay, whither the Propriety be- 

 longed to his Royall Highness, or y« Lord Proprieto""^, & as my 

 Servant averrs, when that was y® Dispute, he was soe confident as 

 to decide it their's (for that was the Terme) And upon that 

 Conclusion perhaps us'd him more rigourously than some undecent 

 Reply of my Servant might meritt. S"" I hope there will not bee 

 an Occasion of a Controversy of the Title of that Place after 5 

 years possession, together with a lawful! Purchase of the Natives, 

 & not the least Contradiction from y® Lord Proprietors ; but if any 

 pragmatick Person, out of any Officiousness or sinister Ends of 

 his own shall intermeddle in that Afifayre. I shall assure him to 

 maintain my Royall Masters Literest to that place, to the utmost 

 of my Ability ; Mr. Jones brought another Letter, but finding the 

 Superscription to be Mr. Hopkins his Hand, with whom I never 

 had any Correspondence (neither desire I any) I refused the Ac- 

 ceptagon. I have noe more at present, but that I am 



Yo"" humble Servant 

 N. Y. 18 Sep: 1672 Fr. Lovelace"^ 



Sir John Werden, the secretary of the Duke of York, later 

 wrote as follows to Governor Andros : 



1675. Feby 13. "... P.S. I had allniost forgott to te'd you 

 y' we have as yet done nothing towards y® adjusting Sir George 

 Carteretts pretensions in New Jersey, where I presume you will 

 take care to keep all things in y^ same posture (as to y^ Dukes 

 prerogatives & proffitts) as they were in your predecessors time 

 untill you shall hear of some alteracons agreed to here.''^ 



Again Sir John Werden wrote to Governor Andros : 



1681, May 12. "... As for y^ Islands in Delaware river, it 

 is best to observe well the grants, as I take Mr. Pen's is bounded 

 by the shores of Delaware river, on y« East, by wliich Islands 



* 13 Col. Doc, 466. (Documents relating to the Colonial History of 

 the State of New York.) 

 "3 Col. Doc, 229. See 13 Col. Doc. 508. 



