they both say are very good: But I don't see what Evan's first purchase has to do with that line, for wherever it happens to touch any line of the first purchase I think it must stop: And what we have to do is to ascertain by proof an oath (which I hope you will take when Haywood brings the men to you) the partition line or places between the Claims of the Sopus and Minisinck Indians, which Haywood says is a West line; or more properly we are to ascertain the bounds of Evans's first tract (for I don't find that the Indians from whom the Minisinck pateentees purchased are called the Minisinck Indians as Haywood imagined and I have now read over those Indians Deeds) and in ascertaining those bounds I doubt you will meet wth Some difficulties. Evans's first tract runs from the Dance Chamber westward to pitkiskaker thence southerly along the stream to a pond including the lands at Chawangen [Shawangunk] poconisink [Peconasink] Gettalawagh [Gillatawagh] &c the difficulties that appear to me thereon are those first to fix what course that westward is from the Dance Chamber and then to ascertain the extent of those lands at poconisink [Peconasink] Gettalawagh [Gillatawagh] &c it appears very clear to me that wherever Minisink patent touches Evans's it must from thence run round his south and west bounds to go to the Hunting house where it begun which Haywood tells me lyes to the Westward of the hills called pitkiskaker: Haywood supposes that the Minisink patent touches Evans's at the Wall Kill where your N west line Crosses that Creek, and where it likewise cuts the west line from Murderers Kill, but then I think it must be proved that all the lands to the Northward of that West line and between the Wall Kill, poconisink [Peconasink] &c which are different names in different places for the same River, are comprehended in Evans's first Tract and that can be as I take it no otherwise than by proving that the Gen11 words comprehending all the Lands of poconisink [Peconasink] &c do include all to the Wall Kill for I suppose a line westward from the Dance Chamber will not go so farr southward as to touch ye N West line at or abt the Wall Kill I am sensible I write confusedly of this affair besides Haywood waits that I can't explain my meaning better; be so good as to excuse me who am Styr most ob* humble Serv I have the favour of yours by Coll Mathews, & wish I had any thing to entertain you with in Return: Every thing is very Quiet at present & 'tis so dead a time of year as you know, that Since political Disputes are Susided, your expectation of News cannot be very great: His Honor has had a Congratulatory address from the Officers Civil & millitary as in Queens County wherein they have had the Ingenuity to acknowledge that Some of them had unwarily been misled by some artfull & factious Spirits or to that purpose wch you will See in Bradford: I hope this pattern will be follow'd by other Countys. Zenger is perfectly Silent as to polliticks his Corresponds I believe heartily Crop Sick, and Old Morris retired to Hell Gate to eat his own Sapan & Milk, & says the Devil may take 'em all; But if his natural disposition will let him be at rest, I'm mistaken in the Man. Im very much Obliged by the Map & your Sons Observations upon the Survey 'tis not in my power to gratify him as to such Books as he seem'd to desire if it had I shod have chosen that Method rather than ready money woh is a rare Commodity at least with me: I shod be glad to Oblige him or any of yours in any thing in my power at any time. As to any thing you can Serve me in Abot Lands, I must rely entirely upon your friendship & Generosity, Sr/ From Frederick Morris. Decemb the 10th 1736. I now send by Mr Haywood four Certificates one for Mr Noxon one for Mr Sackett, one for y• Chief Justice & Comss & y' other for Mr Heath & one & two Warrants of Survey, One for Cap Cosby and Mr Clinton and y⚫ other for the Chief Justice, as to y⚫ Return for Mr Heath I wo'd now had time permitted have sent a Draught of a Deed of partition but Mr Clinton told me he believed when the patent was past wo'd Suite as well he intimated to me Something of a Declaration of Trust farther than what was allready done: that or anything else You Shall please to require shall be punctually done But as you have been pleased to tell me that the Letter Mr Heath and, I had the Honor of writing to ym was a Suffict Deed till the patent past I believed there wo'd be no Immediate Necessity of Sending y⚫ Draught now but shall send it by the Next opportunity Mr Sackett with whom M Clinton left our return pritty much Scrupled delivering it without an order in writing from you M Clinton thought at First that he had lost it tho upon finding it he was pleased to leave it with Mr Sackett Nothing would be more gratfull to me if I may have the liberty of So Saying, than the pleasure of bearing your service or Commands Being with the highest respect Sr Y most obed humble FRED. MORRIS, Sir From George Clarke. I have the favour of your letter of the 29th of Nov by Mr Haywood, who seems to be pretty well acquainted with the places that he thinks will ascertain the bounds of Evans's grant and to Incourage him to go on wth his In quiry and discovery I have promised him the Reward you mention with which he seemed well pleased: Blagg came with him who was about to make some overtures as I apprehended on the facts of Haywoods discoveries, but I stopt him by telling him that you having wrote to me about those Lands, I could say nothing to him: Before Haywood came to me Noxon was with me telling me that there was a friend of his in Town who had made some discoveries wherein the North west line might wth certainty be finished and proposed a Grant for himself his friend and me I excused myself from being concerned wth him and told him who ever expected a Grant must be at the Charge of finishing that line, this he said he and his friends would do, whom I then and not before understood to be this Haywood, who he told me had a letter from you to me. What use he will make of that discourse I can't tell its probable he may think it a promise, and if he and some others will be at the charge of ascertaining Evans's bounds it may not be amiss to let them have a reasonable Tract, but of this I shall have an oppertunity of speaking with you or of hearing from you before anything be done; If there be no need of running that N West line further he can have no Colour to ask for a Grant from what I have said to him: Had Haywood been wth me first I could have stopt his mouth as I did Blaggs, but it maybe Noxon concerted with Haywood who is the bearer of this and of the Lycense to purchase wherein I wish you Success: Two Germans who lived on your Lot at Caters Kill are in Town, to petition for a Tract near it. James Stringham has brought me your letter, and petition of the people for Manuells[?] Grant, Stringham has promised to find Mr Nicolls a Tract of more value I promised to Grant it to him and hope when I see him to make the thing easy that Manuells[?] grant may pass without difficulty and I choose as farr as I can to give every one Satisfaction. Stringham has brought Haywood to me offering to bear part of the charge of finishing the Northwest line if he might have a Grant of part of those lands which Sir From George Clarke. N YORK Dec 24th 1736. I have the favour of y" of the 15th instant by Coll Mathews who Need not have taken this journey upon Dunnings accot to whom I should have given that cannon an I or Coll Mathews's letter when the time I gave Coll Herring expired as it now is, I make no doubt of his behaving in his office as he ought and shall be pleased to find every officer of my appointment do the like. I Readily aggree to what those two Germans propose for their grant, and shall be willing enough to lump it wth others of small tracts when they propose it I have had no council since they left the town Mr Kennedy and Mr Van Horn having been out of Town: You may be sure Mr Ellison and every one of y recommendations will find incouragement when they apply to me. I am obliged to you Sir for your information of the Tracts at Susquehanna Burdet[?] was going for Bristoll the day after I reced it, and by him I have wrote about it what will be thought of it I can't tell but you may be sure that I have and shall always have an eye to your interest whatever be done in it I for my part have a very good opinion of it nor do I think it should be slighted by us if Gentlemen of fortune at home should, for if the Germans or others take a run there they will make it worth our while to secure a part for ourselves, I hope to hear in the Spring what those to whom I have wrote will do, and then I will let you know, its possible you may this winter get some more particular information for the Tract being so large and so remote they will not be afraid of telling what they have discovered I presume it lyes to the westward of Hardinberghs Grant and to the northward of pensilvania, clear of all presumptions and as Such I have represented it I must doubt whether they have found a practicable place for a Road over the mountains to Esopus but if my notion of that part of the country be right, a road may be found by or through our |