And your Excellency's petitioners in duty bound shall ever pray &c. J. Codebec. * * * * * Another patent was granted May 26th, 1697, to Arent Schuyler for 1000 acres of land. This included the lands in and about Port Jervis and extended up the Neversink Valley about half way to Huguenot. Another patent (the Minisink Patent) was granted August 28th, 1704, and included all the lands in this vicinity not included in the preceding patents. LAND PAPERS At Albany. Vol. 2. Page 275. Oct. 18th, 1699 Petition of Barnardus Swartwout on behalf of himself & others, the owners of sundry lands at Waghahkemek, near Menissincks complaining ill-treatment by indians who were instigated to the same by Jacob Rutsen & company and praying that they may be protected in the peaceable enjoyment of their possessions. To the Hon^ble John Nasan Esq Leu Govonor & commander in chief of provice of New York &c and the Hon^ble ^council of the land The humble petition of Barnardus Swartwout in behalf of himself and copartners in a new Settlement at Waghahkowock now the Minissinks. Showoth That on the 14th day of October 1695 the petitioners had lycense to purchase 1200 acres of vacant land at a place called Waghaghkamock, which being understood by Col& Rutsen and others who were desirous of the same lands which the petitioners had by (charge?) and pains discovered found a petition to the Governor and Council afterwards, to wit: The 9th of January 1695-6 for a lysence to purchase 400 acres at great little Minissinks Under color of which lysense being upwards of 20 in number, by large gifts to the Indians and other indirect (works?) (debauches?) them to (bad?) faith to the petitioners, to sell the same lands to them, of which complaint was made to the Governor & Council, & an order thereupon granted that (it approving the petitioners lysense) was prior to the date of that of Rutsen & Compa. and the name of the place certain, and (still) it is of ill consequence to have indirect dealings with the Indians.