THE TOWN OF WEST FARMS. 



467 



It is probable that Penn eventually received Yaff, and that it is he of 

 whom Penn says, (hi his letter to Logan from London, April 1st, 1703,) 

 " I have resolved after four years faithful service lie shall be free.." Al- 

 though Janney, in his excellent life of Penn, says there is evidence that 

 Yaff was an African, he (Janney) being unaware of the preceding facts. 



By the Comuaxdee-ix-Ciiief. 



Whereas, Lewis Morris, gent., administrator of the goods, rights and 

 credits of Lewis Morris, deceased, is obliged to make and exhibite a 

 true and perfect inventor}- of all and singular the goods, rights and credits 

 of the said dece'sd, into the Surveyor's office of this province. These 

 are to authorize and impower you, Stephanus V. Cortlandt, Nicholas 

 Bayard, John Pell and William Richardson, to make a true and faithful 

 appraisement of the goods, rights and credits aforesaid, according to the 

 best of your knowledge and discretion ; and for so doing, this shall be to 

 you a sufficient warrant. Dated at Fort William Henry, the 23rd of 

 October, 1691. 



Richard Ingoldsby to Stephanus Van Cortlandt, Nich Bayard, John Pell and 

 William Richardson, Lewis Morris, inventory. A true inventory of all and 

 singular the goods, chattels and credits of Coll. Lewis Morris, deceased, appraised 

 at the plantation, the day of 1691, by Coll. Stephanus Van Cort- 



landt. Coll. Nicholas Bayard, John Pell and William Richardson, Esq., by virtue 

 of a warrant to them directed, under the hand of the Commander-in-Chief and 

 seal of the prerogative office, bearing date the day of October, Anno 1691, 



and exhibited in the surveyor's office, being the prerogative registry of this pro- 

 vince by Lewis Morris, administrator of all the goods, chattels and credits of the 

 said Coll. Lewis Morris, deceased : 



Imprimus. 164. 

 Shop Goods. 



36 Armes v. Airy, (vitriol) at 2s Gd, 



8 pieces and h strouds, 



3 tnnn of iron at 141b. p. timn, 

 cO yds. and : } of black silk prunella, 

 39 yds. lutestring, . 



3 pieces of 10 yds. bagg, Holland, 33 yds 



7 pieces white calicoes, at 20*. 

 COO'ib. white sugar. 

 16 pr. of women's worsted hose, at, 

 16 pd. yarne, 



1 case black lief ted knives, 

 lO'.b ginger, . . 



in each piece 



at 3d. 



£ s. d 



10 14 00 



44 00 00 



43 00 00 



10 15 00 



12 00 00 



4:: 12 00 



7 00 00 



7 10 00 



2 8 00 



16 00 



6 00 



2 00 



a Arms, (nams) an old Dutch measure. 



