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William Bull & Sarah Wells Stone House Association Inc

Goodwill Notes Collection 2

Goodwill Notes Collection 2

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Goodwill Notes

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002003

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William Bull and Sarah Wells Stone House Association

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A Few, Selected, Biographical Sketches Sheet No. 1 A Few, Selected, ~~Biographical~~ Sketches... Relative to William Bull, and Sarah Wells... Selected from the most Authentick Sources and Documents, Which can be found in the County of Orange and State of New York. They were, however, two Interprising Young People, Unknown to Each other, Who, Nevertheless, Sallied forth, into a Howling Wilderness of Aborigines — Wild Beasts and Rattle Snakes... into a Tract of Country, However, known by the Indian Name of Wawayanda & Scituate in the Old County of Orange. Bounded Easterly & Southeasterly By the High hills of the Highlands including Sugar Loaf; South Westerly, by the State of New Jersey — Westerly, it is alleged By the Shawangunk Mountains — Northerly and Northeasterly, by the Old County Line, Suposed to Divide the Counties of Ulster and Orange, And A Line known by the Name of the North West Line, running from the Hudson River through said County to the Mountains. A Tract of Country Now, Supposed to Comprise, Between One Hundred and fifty thousand, to two Hundred thousand Acres of Land — And formerly, as Well as Latterly, Known by the Indian name of Wawayanda... The Native Original Right The Native Original Right, of This tract of Country, ~~Called Wawayanda~~, it appears, Was Claimed by twelve Indian Chiefs, Whose Names Were as follows. That is — Ropingonick Wawassowaw Moghopuck Corneiawaw Nanawitts Arowinmack Rumbout Claus Chowekhass Chingopaw Oshasquemonus Quelapaw The Conveyance of 1703 These twelve Indian Chiefs, It Seems Conveyed this tract of Country Called Wawayanda, as above Described, to 12 Civilized Gentlemen at Haverstraw; John Bridges & Co. on the 5th of March 1703 — See Lib. B — in the Clerk office for the County of Orange. It Seems Also, that the Patent Was granted by the Then Government of New York, to the Company of Gentlemen John Bridges & Co. On the 29th of April 1703 Liber. B. page 1.