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this village. The plank road from Ilion on the Mohawk to the Great Western turnpike, a short distance east of this place, has caused a very considerable portion of the trade and travel of the Unadilla country to center at and pass through the village northerly to the canal and Central rail road.

List of Towns in the county and the number of voters in each, and list of Villages and Population in each, in 1855:

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APPENDIX.

No. 1. Referred to at page 42.

[Council Minutes XIII, page 162.]

At a Council held in Albany, the 9th day of September, 1721. Present: His Excellency, William Burnet, Esq., &c.; Capt. Walter; Mr. Cadwallader Colden; Mr. James Alexander.

The petition of several Palatines, in behalf of themselves and others, at Skohere, praying his Excellency's leave to purchase a Tract of Land on the Mohacks River, for their use and settlement, which his Excellency communicated to this Board.

It is the opinion of the Council, that the Palatines have leave to purchase a certain Tract of Land, in the name of his Majesty, upon the Mohacks River, above the fall, about forty miles beyond Fort Hunter, and that the said purchase be made within a year after the date of the Lycense, to be in pursuance hereof, a Patent will be granted to them, their heirs and assigns, under the same Restrictions and Reservations as other vacant lands are granted to his Majesty's Subjects in this Governmt, they taking care the said Land be not granted, Purchased or Patented to any others from the Governmt heretofore.

INDIAN DEED.

To all christian people or Indians to whom these presents shall come at any time, Know ye that we being some of the principal sachems or chiefs of the five Nations of Indians, belonging to the crown of England, do for ourselves, to and with the consent of all other Indians belonging and proprietors of a certain tract, parcell or parcells of land lying and being on both sides of the Mohawks river, beginning at the first carrying place, being the eastermost bounds, called by the natives Astenrogen, running along on both sides of the said river westerly unto Garrendagaraew, or the upper end of it, it being about twenty-four English miles long on both sides of the said river, Together with all the woodland northerly and southerly of the said meadow land as far as the said Palantines or High Dutchmen please to take, containing about in acres we know not, do of our own free will, and for the respect we have for the Government of New York, and likewise we have taken into consider

ation of the number of Christians that came from England called Palantines or High Dutch men, which now want land to manure to maintain their familys; and we having land enough that cannot use, Do for ourselves, our heirs, executors and administrators, that is our children and children's children for ever, Do give, grant, sell, alien, enfeoffe and confirm, and by these presents Do give and grant, sell, alien, enfeoffe and confirm, all the aforementioned premises, unto John Conradt Wiser Jun., Jacob Kop, John Jose Petres, Conradt Rygerds, Nicholas Fuller, Henry Mayor, Ausorian Smith, Rutles Karring, Peter Spice, Peter Waggoner, Peter Connift Kerne, Jacob Warynoo, &c., with all other High Dutch men or Pallantines in this Government, for a settlement, and we have heard that it is his Excellency's desire, and do grant it for a small consideration of payment, the whole premises above mentioned unto the said Pallantines or High Dutch men now under the crown of England, and to their heirs, executors, administrators and assigns for ever, all and singular the above mentioned premises with the appurtenances thereunto belonging; To have and to hold all the aforesaid lands with the woods, underwoods, pasture ground, meadows, lowlands, uplands, rivers, rivuletts, islands, the grass, the timber, and timber woods and all the appurtenances and privileages in the said bounds belonging or in anywise appertaining unto the aforementioned High Dutch men or Pallantines of this Government under the crown of Great Britain, and to their heirs, executors, admts and assigns for ever, To their sole and only proper use and behoofe for ever. In witness whereof, we the native owners and proprietors of the aforementioned premises, Do set our marks and take of the seale, that our children's children may know from this day, being the ninth of July, annoq Domini 1722, and we do likewise impower and authorize to sign, seale and set the mark belonging to us the five nations, as they are our chief Sachems one, two or three of every nation. FRERYORIS, a Mohawk, his hand mark and seal [L. S.]. KAHYAWGAHROTUN, being the mark of the Undogos, and seal [L. S.] [L. S.]. KANECGARAH, the Senkes mark and seal [L. S.] ODOSSECTOн, the mark and seal of the Onido [L. S.] [L. S.]. The mark and seal of the Cawyogos [L. s.] [L. s.]. Signed and delivered in the presents of us, Interpreter Laurens Clasens, Leo Stevens [L. s.], her mark, Interpreter, Josa Sanderse Glen, Justice; Adam Vrooman, Justice; Jan Wemp, Justice.

[Council Minutes XIV, page 81.]

At a Council held at Fort George, in New York, January ys 17th, 1722-3. Present: His Excellency William Burnet, Esq., &ca. ; Collo. Beekman, Mr. Van Dam, Mr. Barberie, Mr. Harrison, Doctor Colden. Petition of John Jost Petrie and Conradt Rickert, in behalf of themselves and others, the Palatines, concerned in the Purchasing of Lands of the Indians, setting forth, That in pursuance of his Excellency's Lycence, the 9th of September, 1721, they had purchased of the Indians a tract of land lying above the fall of the Mohacks River, which is about forty miles to the

westward of Fort Hunter, and praying that the same may be surveyed according to the Indian purchase now produced to this Board, in order that they may obtain his Maties Letters Patent, was read.

Ordered, that the said petition, together with the Indian purchase, be referred to the Gent. of this Board, or any five of them.

His Excellency withdrawing, the Gent. of this Board Resolved into a Committee.

His Excellency returning to the Council Chamber, took his place at the Board.

Then the Gentlemen of the Committee, to whom was referred the petition of John Jost Petri and Conradt Rickert, Palatines, in behalf of themselves and others, reported that they had considered of the same, and were of opinion that his Excellency may grant to the Petitioner and such other Persons as are now desirous to settle the Limits of the Tract Petitioned for so much of said Land as they shall be willing to take up in the following manner vizt. That every person, Man, Woman and Child be entitled to one hundred acres each, and that before the survey be made, the number and names of all the Persons to be concerned be certified to the Surveyor General or his Deputy before the Survey be made, which Report was approved of by the Board, and this Board does advise and consent that his Excellency may Grant the said Land under such quit rent, Reservations and Restrictions as is and are directed in his Excellency's Instructions from his Majesty.

It is the opinion of this Board, that, considering the number of People for whom this Tract is Petitioned; it will not be contrary to the meaning and design of the said Instructions if the whole Tract should extend in its greatest length upon the Mohacks River, since the Tract to be allotted to any particular Person or Family is not to do so.

Ordered, that this Opinion of the Board be exprest in the Warrant to the Surveyor General.

No. 2. Referred to at page 200.

LIST OF PATENTS OR TRACTS OF LAND

In the County of Herkimer, with the date of the Patent, number of acres therein, and name of Patentee.

Adgate's Patent.-Date, 1798; 43,907 acres; Matthew Adgate, patentee. Bayard's Patent.-Date, 1771; 50,000 acres; Wm. Bayard, Robert Bayard, Joshua Mulloch, Thomas Shipboy, Peter Sylvester, Henry Van Schaack, Robert Adams, Richard Cartwright, James Phyn, Wm. Kane, Allen McDougall, George Lindesay, Jacob Brower, John Van Dalsem, Rudolph Sickles, William Benson, James A. Stewart, Alexander Stewart, Jun., Robert Henry, Robert McLallan, John Vernor, William Proctor, Adrian Renaudet, Carden Proctor, Richard Nassau Stevens, Thomas Edwards, John

Constable, Alexander Ellis, John Duncan, Dunlap Adams, Wm. Adams, James Adams, David Edgar, Wm. Edgar, James Rankin, Jane Lyle, John Van Alen, Barent Van Alen, Abm. Schenck, Henry Remsen, Henry Remsen, Jun., John Taylor, Joseph Griswold, Robert Harding, John M. Brelun, Wm. Butler, Frederick W. Hecht, George Ball, John Gregg, Wm. Jones, Thomas Pettit, Robert Ross, Richard Hazard, William Dudley and Thomas Griswold, patentees.

Brown John's Tract.-Date, 1792. This tract is part of the 1,920,000 acres of land granted to Alexander Macomb, by letters patent dated January 10, 1792.

Burnet's Field Patent.-Date, 1725; 9400 acres; John Jost Petri and others (see the names chap. iii, p. 44).

Colden Cadwallader's Patent.-Date, 1738; 3,000 acres; Cadwallader Colden the younger, and Coenradt Ryghtmeyer, patentees.

Cosby's Manor.-Date, 1734; 22,000 acres; Joseph Worrell, William Cosby, John Lyne, Thomas Freeman, Paul Richards, John Felton, Charles Williams, Richard Shuckburgh, Timothy Bagley, James Lyne and Frederick Morris, patentees.

Colden Alexander's Patent.-Date, 1761; 4,000 acres; Alexander Colden, William Willett, Stephen DeLancey and Christopher Blundell, patentees. Frank Coenradt's Patent (commonly called Staley's 3d Tract).-Date, 1765, 5,000 acres; Coenradt Frank, Frederick Frank, George Herchkeimer, Michael Stigh and Peter Piper, patentees.

Fall Hill Patent.-Date, 1752; 2324 acres; Johan Joost Herkimer and Hendrick Herkimer, patentees.

Freemason's (see Bayard's) Patent.

Glen's Purchase.-Date, 1739; 1660 acres; Jacob Glen. (It appears that the

tract of land called Glen's Purchase, in the county of Herkimer, was laid out into thirty-nine lots, and granted to different persons, as follows): Patrick McClaughry and Andw. McDowell, 1738; 3710 acres; lots 10, 16, 17, 26, 37.

J. De Lancey, J. Lindsay and Abm. Glen, 1738; 5426 acres; lots 3, 5, 7, 11, 19, 20, 29, 34.

Lendert Helmer, 1739; 1970 acres ; lots 13, 21, 38.

Jacob Glen, 1739; 1660 acres ; lots 15, 25.

Archibald Kennedy, 1739; 1950 acres ; lots 12, 22, 30.
John Schuyler, Jr., 1739; 1990 acres ; lots 14, 24, 35.

Arent Bradt, 1739; 1907 acres; lots 6, 23, 27.

Philip Schuyler, 1739; 1863 acres; lots 9, 18, 36.

Samuel Auchmuty, 1761; 1090 acres; lots 31, 32, 33.

William Mitchell, 1761; 1910 acres; lots 2, 8, 28.

William Ogilvie, 1761; 2000 acres ; lots 1, 4, 39.

Wm. Alexander and Henry Frey, two of the executors of John Porteus, deceased, to Alexander Ellice. Deed dated March 19, 1801, conveying, among others, the following lots of land, viz:

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