202 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 



the Indians up to a late period of colonial history. The aboriginal 

 names of Coranases and Conoval, frequently occur in the early deeds of 

 this town. 



A castle of the Sinamon Indians formerly stood on the hill in the 

 rear of Dr. Philemon Fowler's residence, in the village of East Chester. 



Indian wigwams formerly occupied the site of Daniel Morgan's resi- 

 dence, bordering the Aqueauouncke (Hutchinson's) river, and the mill 

 of Stephen Anderson, upon the same stream. 



Vast quantities of arrow and spear heads are found in every portion 

 of this district, showing that it was once a great hunting country. The 

 Indians were extravagantly fond of the chase, "their first hunting season 

 always commencing as soon as the wild herbage began to grow up in 

 the woods. " a 



Deer must have been incredibly numerous in the ancient forests of 

 East Chester, as we invariably find the wolf infesting the same section of 

 country. 



Upon the ioth day of February, 1672, in was agreed (by the inhabit- 

 ants of East Chester,) "that the town wolf-pits which Mr. Pinckini and 

 John Hoyt hath made, shall be, and is also illegal in the glan (glen,) where 

 they are situated, and that the inhabitants do see to fill them up." 

 Seven years later it was decided by vote, that the inhabitants pay ten 

 shillings for every wolf that is killed within the limits of East Chester, 

 for the year ensuing. These orders show conclusively that this ferocious 

 animal Avas then very troublesome. 



So common and mischievous were wolves, (at this early period,) 

 throughout the country, that we find the provincial assembly compelled 

 to issue the following order for their distruction, entitled an act for de- 

 stroying wolves within the colony, — 



" Forasmuch as divers inhabitants of this colony have suffered many 

 grievous losses in their stocks, both of sheep and neat cattle, for the pre- 

 vention of which, and encouragement of those who shall destroy wolves 

 in the said colony, and that the breed of wolves within the colony may 

 be wholly rooted out and extinguished, be it enacted, &c, that in the 

 County of West Chester, twenty shillings for a grown wolf killed by 

 a Christian, and ten shillings for such a wolf killed by an Indian, and 

 half that sum respectively for a whelp." b 



Att a Court of Sessions held at West Chester, for the County of West 

 Chester, Sept. 7, 1692, by their Majestie's authority, present the Hon. 

 Caleb Heatcott, one of their Majestie's Councell for the Province of 



a Vanderdoncks N. N., N. Y. Hist. Soc. 207. 

 b Acts of Col. Assembly, N. Y., p. 47. 



