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Shall be Prodnced and Shewne and am Resolved not to parte 

 with Staten Island without Perticuler Direcgons therein from his 

 Roy" Highnesse, It being soe Materially Necessary for this 

 Governm* and never in their Possession who I thinke Incroach 

 much on his Roy '11 High^ Kindnesse to Clayme the Same I 

 thought fifitt to Advise you there of that Suitable Orel® may be 

 Given accordingly and am 

 Hono^'« S^ 



Your Affectionate ffriend and humble Servant 



A. B. 



In the following year Acting-Governor Brockholst of New 

 York gave to Governor Carteret of New Jersey permission to cut 

 meadow hay on Staten Island until further notice.^ 



We now find the following letter from Sir John Werden to 

 Governor Dongan : 



1684, Nov. I. "... Staten Island w"^out doubt belongs to y^ 

 Duke for if Sir George Carterett had had right to it, that would 

 have beene long since determined, and those who broach such 

 fancyes as may disturbe the quiett of possessions in y* Island are 

 certainely very injurious to y® Duke, and we think have no colour 

 for such pretences. . . ." ^° 



Governor Dongan accordingly wrote to the Earl of Perth, 

 wdio had acquired an interest as one of the proprietors of East 

 Jersey a letter from which the following is an extract: 



1685, Feby 13. "... Your agents have dispersed printed 

 papers to y® disturbance of y^ inhabitants of Staten Island, It 

 hath been in poss^'ion of his R" High®^, above twenty years (except 

 y® little time y^ Dutch had it) purchased be Governor Lovlace 

 from y^ Indyans in y^ time of S'' George Carteret, without any 

 pr^ences 'till y"" agents made claime to it, it is peopled with above 

 two Hundred fifamilyes. . . ." ^^ 



^ 13 Col. Doc, 563. 

 "3 Col. Doc, 352. 

 " 3 Col. Doc, 354- 



