THE TOWN OF EAST CHESTER. 203 



New Yorke, Lt. Coll. John Pell, Justice & Quorum, Joseph Theale, 

 Dan. Strange, Esq.'s, Justice's of the Peace. 



Whereas, the grand Inquest Represents to this Court that care may be taken 

 for the Destroying of wolves & the Court being Inipowered by Act of G-enerall 

 Assembly to see the same put in Execution. 



The Court orders that every Township & Constables jurisdiction — The Con- 

 stables in their respective place shall take care under the penalty of five pounds 

 for the neglect, that they cale together the Inhabitants & give notice that the 

 Court of Sessions ha^e ordered & it is hereby ordered for the prevention of 

 Damages done by wolves in this County, that the Inhabitants of e\ery respective 

 place shall make or cause to be made two wolfe pitts in such places where the 

 Inhabitants shall see most convenient : and that for every wolfe cateched kild or 

 destroyed by the said pitts, or otherwise the heads shall be brought to the Con- 

 stables who shall cutt of the eares of from the said wolofes head and naile it up 

 in some convenient Publick place : and that the said Constable shall pay or sat- 

 tisfle for every such wolofes head soe brought to him it being made appeare that 

 it was kild within his precints the sum of twelve shellings, and for the defraying 

 of the charge of makeing of the said wolofe Pitts & killing the said wolves a rate 

 shall be made upon the severall Inhabitants of the said Constableshipp for the 

 defraying the said charge, and for the incurragem' of the Indians they shall have 

 ten shillings a pice for every wolofe they kill within the severall Constableshipps, 

 they bringing the heads first to the said Constables, and that such pitts be made 

 between this and the twenty-fifth day of March next. And that annually a 

 a rate be made before the first of Jan., paid before March next. The Constable 

 having full power to see the same effected and done by virtue of this order, and 

 to distraine upon any that refuseth or neglecteth to pay his just proportion. «■ 



The remains of a large wolf-pit are still to be seen in the Winter Hill 

 burying-ground, situated upon the property of the late Mr. Robert Pur- 

 dy. Tradition asserts that over one hundred years ago, the original set- 

 tlers used to hunt bears and deer in the Long Reach patent, (situated on 

 the north-west side of this town,) and they were accustomed to provide 

 themselves with thirty days provision. 



The following grant under the hand and seal of Thomas Pell, occurs 

 in 1664, to James Euestis, Philip Pinckney and others. 



Know all men by these presents, that I, Thomas Pell, have granted to James 

 Euestis and Philip Finckney, for themselves and their associates, to the number 

 of ten families, to settle down at Ilutchmsons, that is where the house stood at 

 the meadows and uplands, to Hutchinson's River, they paying according to ye 

 proportion of the charges which was disburst for the purchase, and other ne- 

 cessary charges, only liberty to have the disposing of two lotts upon the same 

 terms with them, because that I might provide them some tradesmen for their 

 comfort, as a smith, or weaver, or what else with their approbation. Witness 

 my hand, this 24th of June, 1664. & Thomas Pell. 



a Rec. of the Court of Sessions for W. C. C. 

 b Alb. Eec. 



