Document: Petition of Robert Jackson, Daniel Denton and eleven others of Heemstead for a grant of a certain tract of land

To the Right Worshipfull Peter Steevesant Esquire Govemour Generall of the N. Netherlands with the councell of state there Established.

The humble petition of us subscribed sheweth that where as wee have twice already petitioned soe are bold once again to petition unto your worship & honourable councell for a place to improve our labours upon; for some us are destitute of either habitation or possesion others though inhabited yet finde that in the place where they are they can not comfortably subsist by their labours & indeavours. By which meanes they are necessitated to looke out for a place where they may hope with gods Blessing upon their labours more comfortably to subsist. They [ sic ] place they desire & have alreadie petioned for is called Conorasset[1] and lies from a River which dividet it from Conarie See[2] to the Bounds of Heemstead and may Containe about twentie families this place upon incouragement from your worship by our Messenger that presented our petition sent the second tyme wee have purchased from the Indians and are not willing to Remove out of the jurisdiction iff wee may bee tollerated to possesse our purchase and whereas wee are desirous to settle ourselves this spring wee humbly crave that this place may bee Confirmed unto us with as much expedition as may be soe with Apprecation of all happinesse to your worship and honoured Councell wee humbly take our leave who are,

[ Heemstea ]d the 10th of March 1656.

Your humble petitioners,

Robert JacksonNicholas TannerNathaniel DentonRitchar EderitRoger LinasDaniell DentonJohn EazarAbraham SmithThomas IcolandThomas CarleEdward SprugJohn RogesAndrew MessengerSamuell Matheuse

These in the Behalfe of the Rest.

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