[69] Colonial History of New York, vol. xiv. Index, under Tackapousha. [70] _Ibid._, p. 627. [71] East Hampton Records, vol. ii. p. 33. [72] The date of this gift to Gardiner and James was November 13, 1658. See East Hampton Records, vol. i. p. 150. [73] From the original deed in possession of Frank Sherman Benson, Esq. There is an imperfect copy in Ranger's Deeds of Montauk, 1851. [74] These boundaries are as follows: "bounded by us, the aforesaid parties [_i. e._, the Indians] _Wuchebehsuck_, a place by the Fort pond, being a valley southward from the fort hills pond, _Shahchippitchuge_ being on the north side, the said land, midway between the great pond and fort, so on a straight line to _Chabiakinnauhsuk_ from thence to a swamp where the haystacks stood called _Mahchongitchuge_, and so through the swampe to the great pond, then straight from the haystacks to the great pond, so along by the said pond to a place called _Manunkquiaug_, on furthest side the woods, growing on the end of the great pond eastward, and so along to the sea side southward, to a place called _Coppauhshapaugausuk_, so straight from thence to the south sea," etc. See Indian Names in the Town of East Hampton, Tooker, East Hampton Records, vol. iv. p. i-x. [75] East Hampton Records, vol. i. p. 379. [76] Colonial History of New York, vol. xiv. pp. 699, 700. [77] James wrote: "The lines upon the other side I wrote upon the desire of the Sachem & his men, they were their owne words & the substance thereof they also had expressed before Mr Backer, but since my writeing of them wch was almost a week since, I perceive that delivering up the armes to the Indians doth not relish well with the English, especially since of late we heard of the great slaughter, they haue made upon the English in other parts of the country; I perceive att Southampton ye English are much troubled ye Indians haue their armes & I thinke it doth much disturbe ye spirits of these haue them not; as for these Indians for my owne part I doe thinke they are as Cordiale freinds to the English as any in ye Country & what is written by ym is knowne to many to be ye truth, though God knows their hearts," etc. [78] Colonial History of New York, vol. xiv. p. 728. [79] East Hampton Records, vol. ii. p. 109. [80] _Ibid._, p. 111. [81] The originals of the Montauk Indian deeds are in the possession of Frank Sherman Benson of Brooklyn. [82] As his name does not appear among the grantors on the confirmation deed for Montauk, dated March 3, 1702-03, we must accept it as sufficient evidence that he had passed away before that date; although his associate and companion _Sasachatoko_ was still living, an aged man. Rev. Thomas James died June 16, 1696, after a ministry of about forty-five years.