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ing and clearing your ground save all your principal timber for pipe stands and 

 clap board and knee timber, &c., and with the rest endeavor to make Pott ash, 

 which will sufficiently recompense the charge of falling the ground. But still 

 mindfull not to put so many hands about the matter of present profitt that you 

 do in the meane tyr.ie neglect planting or sewing the grounds that are fitt for 

 provisions, our further advice is that as you increase in pasture fitt for cattle and 

 sheep you faj'le not to stocke them well, but be sure never to over-stock them by 

 taking more than you can well keep, for an hungry cowe will never turne to ac- 

 count. Lastly we desire you to advise us or either of us how affairs stand with 

 you, what your wants are and how they may be most advantageously employed 

 by us: for the life of our business will consist in the nimble, quiet and full corres- 

 pondence with us ; and although in these instructions we have given you clearly 

 indicates, yet we are not satisfied that you must needs bring in the place so many 

 difficultyes and also observe many inconveniences, which we at this distance can- 

 not possibly imagine and therefore we refer ail wholly to your discretion, not 

 doubting but that you will doe all things to the best advantage of our designe 

 thereby obliedging, your faithful friends and servants, Thos. Modiford, 

 Barbadoes, Sept. 18, 1657.« Will Sharps, 



Upon the 8th of June, 1661, John Richbell obtained the following 

 conveyance from the Indian sachem Wompoqueum. 



INDIAN DEED TO JOHN RICHBELL. 

 "Recorded for Mr. John Richbell, the 6th day of June, 1666. This Indyan 

 Deed. I Wompoqueum, together with my brother Mahatahan, being the right 

 owners of three necks of land lying and being bounded on ye east side with 

 Mamaronock river, and on ye west side with the Stony River, which parts 

 the said lands, and Mr. Pell's Purchase ; now these are to certify to all and 

 every one whom it may concerne, that I, Wompoquenm, did for myselfe, and 

 in behalf of my aforesaid brother Mahatahan, firmly bargaine and sell to Mr. 

 John Richbell, of Oyster Bay, to him and his heires forever, the above men- 

 tioned three necks of land, together with all other priviledges thereunto be- 

 longing, six weeks before I sold it to Mr. Revell, and did marke out the bonds 

 and gave Mr. Richbell possession of the said land and did receive part of my 

 pay there in hand, as witness my hand, 



Witnesse The marke O of Wompoqueum. 



Jacob Yongh, Catharin Yongh. & 



The following document occurs in the Albany Records, but without 

 any date attached : — ■ 



"On account of what part and was acknowledged before ye governor concern- 

 ing ye Purchase at Mamoronock, by Mr. Richbell, and Mr. Revell, and Jans. 

 Rockett, Wappaqueem, and many other Indians. 



Present. 



Wappaqueem saith that Mr. Richbell was ye first that spake to him about ye 

 purchase of ye said lands. 



Jans. Rockett acknowledges ye like. 



a Albany Deed hook, vol. Iii. 126 7 



b Albany Kec. Deed Book, Vol. iii, p. 128. 



