3S HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 



lieving it to have been placed there by the direct interposition of their 

 guardian Manito, for their especial benefit or favor. These 

 I stones he called Shingaba-wossins — or in general phrase Muz-in- 

 in-a-wun, or in 



Fin ns of Indian hatchets, and javelins of chart, quartz and 



horn stone, are constantly found in the neighborhood of these shores. 



I pon the 6th day of October, 1666, a large proportion of the Indian 

 grant of 1654, was confirmed to Thomas Pell, Esq., by his excellency, 

 Richard X knolls, governor of New York, and erected into a township 

 and manor ; the proprietor rendering and paying in fealty therefor 

 . unto his royal highness, James, 1 )uke of York, or to such governor 

 as should from time to time, be by him appointed, as an acknowledg- 

 ment, one lamb upon the first day of May, (the feast of S. S. Philip 

 and James} if the same should be demanded. 



THE ROYAL PATENT OF PELIIAM MANOR. 



Richnrd Nicholls, Esq., governor under his royal highness, the Duke of York, 



of all his territories in America. To all whom these presents shall come, send- 



eth greeting. Whereas: there is a certain tract of land within this government 



upon the main, situate, lying and being to the Eastward of Westchest< r bounds, 



bounded to the Westward with the river called by the Indians, Aqueouncke, 



only known by the English, hy the name of Hutchinson's river, which 



th into the Bay lying between Throckmorton's neck and Ann Hooks neck, 



iODly called Hutchinson's Bay, bounded on the East, by a brook called 



Tree Brook or Gravelly brook, on the South by the sound which lyeth 



a Long Island ami the main land, with all the islands in the Sound, not 



already granted or otherwise disposed of, lying before that tract of land so 



bounded as is before expressed, ami northwards, to run into the woods about 



eight English miles in breadth as the bounds to the Sound, which said tract of 



land hath heretofore been purchased of the Indian proprietors, and due satisfac- 



iven for the same. Now know ye, that by virtue of the commission and 



authority unto me given, by his Royal Highness, James] Duke of York, &c, 



whom by lawful grant and patient from his majesty, the proprietory and 



. tent 01 that part of the main land as well as of Long Island, as all the 



■cent, among other thi ttled, I have thought proper to give, 



confirm and ratify unto* Thomas Pell of Oackway, alias Fairfield, his 



of Connecticut, gentleman, his heirs and assigns, all the said 



:' iand bounded as aforesaid, together with all the lands, islands, scu-bays, 



woods, meadows, pastures, marshes, lakes, waters, creeks, fishing, hawking, hunt- 



: 1 fowling, and all other p c mmodities, emoluments and hcrcdita- 



. to the said tract of land and islands belonging, with their appurtenances, and 



y pari and parcel thereof : and that the said tract of laud and premises, 



shall be forever hereafter held, deemed, reputed, taken and lie an enfranchised 



township, manor and place itself, and shall always from time to time, and all 



times hereafter, have, hold and enjoy, like and equal privileges aud immunities, 



