ing the Superscription to bee Mr Hopkins his Hand, with whom I never had any Correspondence (neither desire I any) I refus'd the Acceptaõon. I have noe more at present, but that I am Yo' humble Servant FR: LOVELACE. -[N. Y. Gen. Entries, in office of N. Y. Sec'y of State, iv, 207. Warrant to prepare a Patent for Sir George Carteret for East Jersey. July 23, 1674. WHEREAS the King my Soveraigne Lord and Brother hath beene pleased by his letters Patents under the Great Seal of England to give and graunt to me and my heires All that part of the main land of New England in America now called by the name of New York together with Long Island and severall lands and territories in the said Lrês Patents more at large expressed: And Whereas I have thought fit to give and conferr upon Sir George Carteret Vice-Chamberlaine of His Ma" Household and his heires, All that tract of land adjac' to New England and lyeing and being to ye Westwards of Long Island and Manhatans Island, and bounded on the East part by the maine Sea, and part by Hudson's River, and extends Southwards as farr as a certaine Creeke called Barnegat, being about y° middle betweene Sandy Poynt and Cape May, and bounded on the West in a streight lyne from the said Creeke called Barnegat to a certaine Creeke in Delaware River next adjoyning to and below a certaine creeke in Delaware River called Rankokus Kill, and from thence up the said Delaware River to y° Northermost branch thereof which is in 41 Degrees and 40 minutes of Lat. and on the North crosseth over thence in a streight lyne to Hudson's River in 41 Degrees of Latitude: These are to will and require you forthwith to prepare a bill to passe my signature conteyning a graunt of y' aforesaid lands to the said Sir George Carteret and his heires, reserving the annuall rent of Twenty Nobles to me and my heires; and you are to insert such apt clauses as may make my said graunt effectuall in law to the said Sir George Carteret and his heires. Provided that this Warr be first entered with my Audit and for so doing this shalbe your Warr* Given und my hand at Wydnsor this 23th of July 1674. To St Francis Wynnington Knt: my Attorney Gen" or Sir John Churchill my Soll' Generall. -[N. Y. Col. Doc., iii, 223. JAMES. [For a copy of the aforesaid Patent, see vol. i of this Report on Boundaries, p. 23.] Governor Dongan to Sir John Werden. New York. Feb. 18th 1684. Billop's Plantation is opposite to Amboy and, if vessells bee permit-. ted to come there, and not enter at New York, it will bee impossible to hinder yR putting goods ashore on Staten Island. There was a report that hee intended to sell it to one of East Jersey, I think it would doe well if you please to look into the last patent of East Jersey to see whether shipping bee obliged if they come into Sandy-Hook to make entry at New York, the Quakers making continual pretences to Staten Island disturbs the people, more than 200 familyes are setled on it. And in case His Royal Highness cannot retreive East Jersey, it will doe well to secure Hudson's River and take away all claim to Staten Island. There is noe way to prevent [y trade] y° Indians had with East Jersey, but by running the line from Hudson's River to Delaware and then take some course with the Indians not to goe into the bounds of East Jersey, the bounds being already setled on Hudson's River. I beleive wee shall have a dispute with Boston about the lands betweene Conecticut and Hudson's River, they pretending all along to the south sea as Conecticut did. If any Colony in these Parts will flourish this will soe: and I beleeve it better to make an end of all disputes than to delay them. -[N. Y. Col. Doc., iii, 355, 356. Serv THO: DONGAN. [IN N. Y. COUNCIL.] April 9th 1684, Post Meridiem. The Indians of Minisink being present The Governor said that they haveing been allways friends to this Goverm* he wondred they had not been to see him, that the Mohawks & others had done it, that haveing sent for them about a little businesse he would give them 50 tokens & gave them four Duffle Coates etc, that the Duke haveing given some land to them of East Jersey to settle on & to be purchased wth the consent of the Indians he had sent for them to go along wth some of this place to run the line where that land is to be divided, & that they go up straight to Delaware River, that he would take no land but what he buys from the Indians & that they of East Jersey are not to buy any on o' side of the line of partition. That he expected some from East Jersey & then would have them to goe straight from Hudsons' River to Delaware River & that one Sackem of each nation should go & 6 others, that he would have them stay untill they of East Jersey came & should have provisions untill then. They answered, they would do so, but desired that they might go on the other side to Bergen and stay there untill they were sent for. -[N. Y. Council Minutes (MS.), v, 65. Garven Laure Esq Dep. Governor of East New Jersey & John Skene Esq Dep. Govern' of West New Jersey (with severall Gentlemen of both Goverm" in their company) acquainted the hono'abl. Coll. Tho. Dongan bis Mats L' & Governo' of New York & its dependences, wh their Intntions to run the lines of the three Governm"; to which he offered & proposed to them; that the most Northerly branch of Delaware River, according to the patent, should first be agreed upon & fixed — that, the first day of September next after the date hereof be the day appointed for the Surveyors to meet at the falls of Delaware River, & that which is the most northerly branch of Delaware River, if any controversie arise about it, be determined by the vote of two of these three Surveyors; George Keith, Andrew Robinson, & phillip Wells; & that what is concluded by two of the said Surveyors to be the limitts & bounds of the 3 Goverm" be so deemed & reputed, & the Surveyors to give in their reports under their hands all which was agreed upon & concluded -[N. Y. Council Minutes (MS.), v, 159. September 1, 1686. * The following instructions were given to Phillip Wells Esquire Surveyor of his Maties province of New York you are carfully & with exactness to run the line between this province & that of East Jersey; begining in the latitude of 41 d. & forty m. upon Delaware River. that being don you are to make the best mark you are able where the bounds of the Govern! fall & to give a parcheall report thereof; under the hands of your selfe & the other Surveyors Concerned with as much speed as conveniently may be into the Secretaries office And because it is very requisite to know the nature of the sayle you are allso to take notice of, & observe the nature of the Country & to give me a descrip tion of it. Given under my hand at ffort James in New York this 1 day of September 1686 To phillip Wells Esquire * -[N. Y. Council Minutes (MS.), v, 170. Position of the Forty-first Degree of North Latitude on Hudson's River. Recorded the 11th of Novemb' 1686. By two Sundry observations of the Sunns Meridionall Altitude made the eighth and twenty-ninth days of September One thousand six hundred eighty Six it appeared and was manifest to Phillip Wells George Keeth and myselfe observers that the fourtieth and one degree of Northern latitude upon Hudsons River is one minute and twenty five Seconds to the Northwards of Younckers Milne and so falls upon the high Clifts of the point of Tapaan on the West side of said River. WITNESSE Our hands hereunto putt ANDREW ROBESON -[Deeds (in office of N. Y. Sec'y of State) viii, 49; General Entries, 1686, p. 49; N. J. Archives, i, 520. [Gov. HAMILTON TO GOV. FLETCHER.] February 13th 1692. To His Excellency Benjamin Fletcher and the Honourable their Majesties Council of the Province of New York. WHEREAS in the Time of Col. Dungan, the Surveyors of New York and the Jersies, did by a Consent of the respective Governors, meet to ascertain the Stationary Points, from whence the Division Line between New York and the Jersies, was to be drawn, conform to the Deeds granted by the then Duke of York to the Proprietors of the Jersies, that the Boundaries of each Province might be better known. And whereas, in Pursuance of the said Order, the respective Surveyors went out, and affixed a Station on Delaware River, in 41 and 40 Latitude, and another on Hudson's River in 41°, which is (conform to a Map made by the Surveyors) due West from Frederick Philipse's Lower Mills; but tho' the Stations were fixed, yet the Lines were not drawn. May it please your Excellency, That whereas, I am now making a Detachment of our Men for the Frontiers, out of the respective Counties, and that there are several Plantations near the Line of Partition, which pretend Exemption from any Detachment as being in another Government, and perhaps use the same Shifts to York Government. Your Excellency, to clear this Point, would please give Order to the Surveyor, to join with our Surveyor, at a certain Day, to mark out the Line from the said Station on Hudson's River, as far as there are any Plantations. Your Excellency's most obedient Servant -N. Y. Col. MSS., lxxxi, 120, No. 27; N. J. Archives, ii, 105. Coll. Andrew Hamilton Governor of the Jerseys having desired that the line of partition between the Province of East Jersey & this Province from the Stations formerly agreed unto by the surveyors of both Governments may be runn & marked to ascertaine the right of some Plantacons and settlements neere the line, who at present avoid the paying of taxes or duty to either Goverment, 1 Ordered Coll. Stephen Cortlandt Coll. Nicholas Bayard William Nicoll Esq and William Pinhorne Esq" be a Committe of this Beard to consider of an answer thereunto against thursday next. -[N. Y. Council Minutes, vii, 55; N. J. Archives, ii, 106. Lords of Trade to the Earl of Bellomont. * April 29, 1701. * The settling of the Boundaries between New York and the Jerseys is a matter which your Lordship must necessarily first inquire into and give us an account of the pretensions on both sides; and what you conceive to be the state of the case, before we can lay it before the King. desire you therefore to do so; and we shall afterwards represent We what may be necessary. * The sending over a skilfull Surveyor as your Lordship desires, to draw correct maps would undoubtedly be of good use, but it would be 'At a subsequent meeting (March 9), Messrs. Cortlandt, Bayard and Nicoll were made such committee. — [P. |