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among other things one undivided tenth part and all other Part, Purpart and 

 Share, Part, Purparts and Shares of him the said Cornelius De Peyster of all that 

 the said Tract of land above mentioned with the appurtenances unto the said 

 Abraham De Peyster, Philip Van Cortlandt since deceased by the name of Philip 

 Courtland, of the city of New York, merchant, John Hamilton since deceased 

 and the said Elizabeth, then his wife, and the said Isaac De Peyster and Ann, 

 his wife, and Peter De Peyster, their heirs and assigns for ever To have and to 

 hold one fifth part thereof to the said Abraham De Peyster, his heirs and assigns 

 for ever, one other fifth part thereof to the said Philip Van Cortland, his heirs 

 and assigns for ever, one other fifth part thereof to the said John Hamilton and 

 Elizabeth, his wife, their heirs and assigns for ever, one other fifth part thereof 

 to the said Isaac De Peyster and Ann, his wife, their heirs and assigns for ever, 

 and the other fifth part thereof to the said Peter De Peyster, his heirs and assigns 

 for ever ; and whereas the said John Hamilton is since deceased, and the said 

 Elizabeth, his wife, party to these presents both survived him. Now, therefore, 

 this indenture witnesseth that for and in consideration of the sum of eight hun- 

 dred and twenty pounds lawful money of New York to the said parties of the 

 first part in hand paid at or before the ensealing and delivery of these presents 

 by the said parties of the second part, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, 

 and the said parties of the second part their Heirs, Executors, Administrators and 

 Assigns thereof and therefrom and of and from every part and parcel thereof ac- 

 quitted, released and for ever discharged by these presents, they the said Abra- 

 ham De Peyster, Elizabeth Hamilton, Isaac De Peyster and Ann, his wife, and 

 Peter De Peyster have and each of them lotts granted, bargained, sold, aliened, 

 released and confirmed and by these Presents do and each of them doth grant 

 and bargain, sell, alien, release and confirm unto the said Benjamin Smith, Caleb 

 Fowler, and Joseph Sutton and their associates in their actual Possession now 

 being ; and to their heirs and assigns forever all the Estate, Right, Title, Interest, 

 Trusts, Parts, Shares, Proportions, Claim and Demand whatsoever both in Law 

 and Equity of them the said Abraham De Peyster, Elizabeth Hamilton, Isaac De 

 Peyster and Ann, his wife, and Peter De Peyster and of each and every of them 

 of in and to all and singular the said tract of Land and Premises in and by the 

 said Letters Patent above in Part recited, granted or intended to be thereby granted, 

 and every Part and Parcel thereof with the appurtenances and all Messuages, 

 Houses, Gardens, Orchards, Land, Meadows, Commons, Pastures, Eeedings, 

 Woods, Ways, Waters, Water Courses, Easements, Profits, Commodities, Advant- 

 ages, Emoluments, and Hereditaments, whatsoever to the same Tracts of land be- 

 longing or in any wise appertaining or which now are or formerly have been accept- 

 ed, reputed, taken, known, used, occupied or enjoyed to or with the same or as 

 Part, Parcel or Member thereof, or of any Part thereof and the Reversion and Re- 

 versions Remainder and Remainders, Rents and Services of all and singular the 

 said Premises above mentioned and of every part and Parcel thereof with the ap- 

 purtenances : To have and to hold all and singular the said Premises herein before 

 granted and released, or meant, mentioned or intended to be hereby granted and re- 

 leased, and every part and parcel thereof, with the appurtenances, unto the said 

 Benjamin Smith, Caleb Fowler, and Joseph Sutton and their associates, their Heirs 

 and Assigns, to the only proper use and behoof of the said Benjamin Smith, Caleb 

 Fowler and Joseph Sutton and their associates, their respective Heirs and Assigns 





