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an attachment was levied (Nov. 12, 1674) “upon the Houses 
and Plantacén upon Staten Island lately belonging to Colonell 
Francis Lovelace as also upon the water mill sett up by him.” ® 
On June 3, 1676, Palmer was granted 80 acres from Clove 
Brook to a line running close to the present Richmond Street and 
Van Street as follows: ; 
A confirmation Granted unto Mr. John Palmer for the mill and 
some Land adjacent upon Staten Island. 
Whereas the Estate of Col. Francis Lovelace (late Governor 
here) hath been legally Attached and Apprized for Debt to his 
Royall Highnesse amongst which Materiall Stones and Appurte- 
nances for a Mill in part built and about Eighty Acres of Land 
adjoining lying on the North side of Staten Island and being with- 
in Constables Hooke was Apprized at ffoure Thousand Guilders 
Sewant as by the said Apprisement doth and may appear the 
said Materiall and Mill not yet finished, spoiling and going to 
decay. And there being none on the said Island, which is very 
much wanted, therefore on application of Mr. John Palmer for 
the Generall good of the Inhabitants, the said John Palmer offer- 
ing to pay according to the Apprizement By vertue of the Author- 
ity derived unto me from his Royall Highnesse I have given and 
Graunted. And by these presents.do Give and Graunt unto the 
said Mr. John Palmer, his Heirs and Assignes the aforesaid Mill 
and‘Appurtenances and Land adjacent containing the quantity of 
about Eighty acres as aforesaid, with Meadow Ground Proporcon- 
able hee finishing building up the said Mill making up the Dam 
and keeping the same in due repaire for the Publicke use as other 
mills are or ought to bee ... the 3d day of June in the 28th 
year of his Ma" Reigne Annog Domini 1676. : 
E ANprRos 7° 
On the same date Palmer was also granted land “ lying between 
the two runs at the Mill Creeke beginning with a narrow Point 
and running up wider into the Island” containing 342 acres.1? 
This is the land between Clove Brook and Palmers Run. | 
9Delavan. Col. Francis Lovelace and his Plantation on Staten Island, 
by Edward C. Delavan, Jr. Proc. Nat. Sci. Assoc. STATEN Is. 1902, p. 62. 
COl, IDee, 132 Asi 
10 Patents. Record of Patents in the Office of the Secretary of State, 
/Nipenayy, IN, Yo 218 ni@, Delevan jo, 2, 
11 Patents 4: 113. Delavan p. 63. 
