88 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 



Stephen Van Cortlandt's land, which is called by the Indians, Wenebees, 

 lying between two creeks, over against the Thunder hill, (Dunderburgh,) 

 on the east side of the river, &c. Signed Thomas Dongan." a 



The same year Thomas Dekay, Richard Abramsen, Jacob Abramsen, 

 Sybout Harche, Jacob Harche, and Samuel Dekay, purchased of the 

 Indians, Sirham, Sachem of Sachus, Pannskapham, Charrish, Askewaen, 

 Pewinenien and Sickham, eighteen hundred acres of land, "situate on 

 the highlands north of Stephanus Van Cortlandt's land, which is called 

 by the Indians Wenebees, &c." 



The above grantees on the 21st of April, 1685, made a second pur- 

 chase of land from the same native proprietors consisting of: 



INDIAN DEED OF SACHUS. 

 "All that tract or parcel of land situate, lying and being on Hudson's River 

 at a certain place called by the Indians Sachus, and stretching by the north 

 side of Mr. Stephanus Van Cortlandt's land to the said river to another creek, 

 and so runs up said creek in several courses to a certain tree marked with R, 

 and from the 3aid marked tree southerly by marked trees all along to a marsh 

 to another marked tree, marked R, west, up to the aforesaid creek which lies 

 by said Mr. Stephanus Van Cortlandt's land, &c, &c." 



Here followeth the schedule or particular of wampum and goods paid for the 

 said land. 

 100 fathoms of white wampum, 15 bottles, 



60 guilders of silver, 15 pair of stockings, 



8 fowling pieces, 12 coopers knives, 



8 blankets, 5 bullet moulds, 



10 match coats, 15 axes, 



8 brass kettles, 15 hoes, 



6 stroud water coats, 40 knives, 



50 yards of stroud water, 2 rolls of tobacco, 



15 shirts, 3 lead ladles, 



40 bars of lead, 100 Indian awls, & 



15 earthon jugs cont. 50 lbs powder, 20 tobacco boxes, 

 1000 fish hooks. 200 needles, 



3 pistols, 2 swords, 



100 tobacco pipes, 8 coats, 



1 anker of rum, 4 half vats of beer. 



Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of Brant Schuyler, Levinius V. 

 Schayck, George Brewerton. 



The mark of kj Weskhewen Sachem, 

 The mark of \A Tupaine, 

 The mark of N Amterone, 

 The mark of W Shaphame." 



a Co. Rec. Lib. A. fol. 189, date of license, 6th of March, 16S4. The principal part of the 

 above purchase is now covered by the farm of John McCoy. 

 b Used in purforating wampum. 

 c Book of Pat. Alb. vol. v. 87. 



