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away their maize into holes, they began again to murder our people in 

 various directions. They rove in parties continually around day and 

 night, on the Island of Manhattans, slaying our folks, not a thousand 

 paces from the forts; and 'tis now arrived at such a pass, that no one 

 dare move a foot to fetch a stick of fire-wood, without a strong escort." 



"The Spring of 1645 brought with it, as usual, another desire for 

 peace, on the part of the River Indians. This was brought about by 

 Kieft and his counsellor, La Montagne. To make suitable presents 

 to the Mohegans or Mahicanders in token of the ratification of this 

 peace, Kieft was obliged however to borrow money from Adriaen 

 vander Donck, Sheriff of Rensselaerswyck, afterwards Patroon of Colen- 

 donck, (Yonkers,) and others. 6 



On the occasion of this treaty, which took place 30th August, 1645, 

 "Aepjen, chief of the Mohegans, spoke for the Wappinecks, the Wech- 

 quaesqueecks, the Sintsings, and the Kitchtawancks. These, with others, 

 seated themselves, silent and grave, in front of Fort Amsterdam, before 

 the Director General and his council, and the whole commonalty; and 

 there, having religiously smoked the great calumet, concluded in ' the 

 presence of the sun and ocean,' a solemn and durable peace with the 

 Dutch, which both the contracting parties reciprocally bound themselves 

 honorably and firmly to maintain and observe." 



The ratification of this important treaty terminated, and a re-establish- 

 ment of good understanding with the natives commenced; for, on the 

 14th of July, 1649, we find the Director General, Petrus Stuyvesant, 

 purchasing lands in this town, in behalf of the Dutch West India Com- 

 pany. 



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"On this day, the date underwritten, appeared before the noble Lords, the 

 Director General, and the council, Megtegichkama, Oteyochgue, and Wegtakock- 

 ken; the right owners of the lands lying on the North River of New Nether- 

 land, on the east shore, called Wixquaeskeek, in the breadth through the woods, 

 till a certain kil called Sewegruc, diverging at the East River, from thence north- 

 ward and southward to a certain kil called RecJiawes, the same land lying be- 

 twixt two kils, one-half woods, and betwixt the North and East Rivers ; so that 

 the western half to the aforesaid is still remaining ; and the other easterly half, 

 with a south and north direction, middle through the woods, the aforesaid 

 owners acknowledged ; that with the consent of the chief Sachem, they have 

 sold the parcel of land, and all their oystering, fishing, &c, unto the noble Lord 

 Petrus Stuyvesant, Director General of New Netherland, for, and in considera- 

 tion of certain parcels of merchandize, which they acknowledge to their satis- 



a Hoi. Doc. Ill, 206, 222. 



b Vanderdodck's New Neth. N. Y. Hist. Soc. trans. (2 ser) 1st, 27 Vol. 



c O'Callaghan's Hist, of N. N., Vol. I, p. 356. 



