Petition of Jacob Codeber Thomas Swart & others praying a patent for a tract of land in Ulster County being a part of a tract called Waghaghkemeck. To Coll Benjamin Fletcher, General & Governor of New York &c. Thomas Gumbl Jacob Coddeber, Thomas, Anthony & Barnardus Swartwout, James Tys David Jamisson Showoth That there is a . . . land called Waghaghkomock in Elster . . . the sixth first petitioners had a lyine on . . . hundred acres for the improvement but . . . uttssen & Company who has a poss . . . the Minissink fort so it is that . . . Waghkomeck is purchased of the indians . . . the first grant Therefore . . . have a patent for the same to . . .ever as to oath (other?) un equal favor . . . so 1200 acres in the . . . most . . . under a mo . . . Ecell . . . and . . . pray . . . thony Swartwout . . . Paire Gumare . . . out . . . David Jamisson . . . eck . . . Thomas Swartwout. (The ". . ." indicate that it is impossible to read the lines or make out the words on the original paper owing to its extreme age.) LAND PAPERS In Office of Secretary of State at Albany. Vol. 2. Page 235. May 14th, 1697: Petition of Thomas Swartod & others to have Jacob Rutson & Company restrained from unlawfully obstructing them in perfecting their title to 1200 acros of land, lying at a certain place called by the indian Waghgaghemek. Col. Benjamin Fletcher Captain in Chieffe of y^e Province of New York and Provinces depending thereon Vice Admiral of y^e same May 14th 1697 The humble petition of Thomas Swartwod Peter Gumard Anthony Swartod Bernard Swartod Eliashia &c James Codebecke I humbly sheweth That your Excellenceys petitioners have y^e favor of Liene or grant to purchase to y^e quantity of 1200 acres of land in Elster County at a certain place called by y^e indians Waghgagkemek, which your Excell^ys pet^rs have discovered at their great charges and travaille, That pursuant thereunto y^e pet^rs have made an agreement with y^e native proprietors for y^e said land and have got y^e boundry laid out by y^e indians by sundry mark'd trees and have paid some part of y^e consideration; but have not obtained a deed from y^e indians who have agreed to perform and execute the same. That some months afterwards Jacob Rutsen and company did obtain your excellencey's favor of a liene or grant for purchasing of . . . akers of land at y^e Minissing distant from y^e petitioners land. That the said Jacob Rutsen and company have surreptitiously . . . persuaded them not to make the deed . . . your Excell^ys pet^rs humbly pray your excellency will give some directions to Jacob Rutsen and company not to place unlawful obstructions to the just proceedings of your excell^ys petitioners, there being vacant land enough to be purchased in y^e said county, if not at the place which they did assigne in their petition to your excellency and for which y^e have y^e grant.