5°4 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF \YESTCHESTER. 



to be mowed all. As witnesse my hand this first of March, 1G6G. As witnesse, 

 if there should lye any more land, that is to say, between thirty and forty acres, 

 it is all in common, and I am to give the said Archer a firme bill of sale under 

 my hand and seal." ELIAS D0UGHTY . 



"I Elias Doughty, do own to have received full satisfaction of the said 

 Archir for the said lands and meadow ; the house is yet to be : and he the said 

 Archer, is to have his within the above said tract of land. September the 18th 

 1667. 



" It is to be understood that Mr. John Archer is to have the freshest meadow 

 (boggy) that lyeth to the north side of Westchester path, between the Patent of 

 Mr. O'Nealc, within his second purchase, upon consideration that the said 

 John Archer shall pay to the said Doughty, &c, &c.; as witness my baud" 



ELIAS DOUGHTY. 

 Examined by John West. 



Upon the 4th of March, 1669, appears the following Indian confirma- 

 tion to John Archer : — 



INDIAN DEED OF FORDHAM. 



" Be it known unto all men by these p'sents that upon ye 2Sth day of Sept. in 

 the 21st j*ear of ye Reigne of our Sovereigne Lord Charles the Second by ye 

 Grace of God of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, King, Defend r of the 

 faith, &c, Annoc Domini 1669, we Tacharetht, Mometaihatim Wackha, Piine- 

 kekeh, for and on ye behalfe of Ahwaroch, Achipor Miniquaes, Sachemacke, for 

 & in ye behalfe of Annetic Pownocke, for & on ye behalfe of Lyssie, & we on 

 3'e behalfe of j-erest of ye owners, for the consideration hereafter expressed have 

 graunted, bargained & sould, & by these p'sents due hereby grant, bargaine and 

 sell unto John Archer of Fordham, his heirs and assignss, a certaine Tract of up- 

 land and meadow ground upon ye maine, beginning Westward from a certaine 

 place by ye Indians comonly called Muscota, so it goes to another place called by 

 them Gowahasuasmg & from thence round about ye kill called Papiriniman & so 

 to rune into Harlem Ryver at ye Hook called Saperewack, from thence it reacheth 

 South East to ye place called Achqueehgenom, and from thence it reacheth 

 alongst Broncks Ryver to Cowangough, so on Sachkerah and so to the first place 

 Muscota, so that from Muscota to Sackerath it runs upon a straight east lyne to 

 Broncks Ryver & from Saperewack to Acqueehgenom, South East by ye said 

 ryver all w ch tract of land, as it is before described here, the aforesaid Indians on 

 the behalfe of ourselves, those that have instrusted us and our associates have 

 sould unto ye said John Archer, his heirs & assignes for & in consid. of 13 coats 

 of Duffells, one halfe anchor of Rume, 2 cans of Brandy, wine w th several other 

 small matters to ye value of 60 guilders wampum. All which we acknowledge 

 to have received of him the said John Archer before the ensealing & delivery of 

 these pr'sents in full satisfaction for ye land afore men. Coined the w ch we doe 

 hereby resigne & make over unto ye s d John Archer, his heirs & assignes w ,h all 

 our right, title, and interest thereunto, as also those that have entrusted any of 

 us o' r & associates to uave & to hould the s' 1 tract of land & premises unto ye 



