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William Bull and Sarah Wells Stone House AssociationScope and Content
To form the Political, Civil & Speculative History of Wawayanda, in Old Orange County—
Went brought to a stand as it were in the spring of the year 1712 by what we have selected from the Records, in the County Clerk Office, together with Vouchers obtained from the Secretary of States Office...
Which are still open, for the inspection of the Learned and curious...
A few Remarks On the Deplorable State of these Our Wawayanda Patentee Company and Associates Hovering Round the Counsel Board of the Secretary of States Office, in New York— And whose the fuss, Buying & Selling of, undivided Rights and parts of Rights took place until after the Village of Goshen was protracted and Laid out by actual measurement, together with The Commutation of Quitrents... And all so happily adjusted, By the Company Council and Doctor of Laws. To smooth the way, and as it were, to allure and entice (we wish we could say not insidiously) some of the illiterate Rusticks, of the Clownish and Swineish Multitude; And who turn up the Soil, for a subsistence, and who might, have no other concern, than merely to go to work, and fill up some of the blanks, of the Village of Goshen, with a Name; aided with a suitable number of Mechanicks, to compleat the order of Agricultural Husbandry—
No doubt these men were among the Splended and Silver Dreams of Patentee Company Council and Associates around the Counsel Board of the Secretary of States Office, and to what purpose? This Patentee Company and many of their Associates, no doubt, were Bred in what is called speculative High Life, The glossary of which they still retained.
—feet apart, with crotches, cut and set in the Holes for Posts, about six, or seven feet high, All leaning inward, with Poles, around in the crotches and pinned together at each corner with wooden pins; and a Gutter Dug, round, corresponding with the posts, serving to keep out the wet, and to set the lower end of slabs, or Palasadoes in... and had begun to set some up, Jointing them as close as possible with the axe, and two crotches outside of all, Rising still Higher, to Hold a Ridge-pole for the roof...... Having thus, taken a glance at the Business of the Day; Returned again to Log, where the Men were about finishing Breakfast, late in the morning; And as they had much to accomplish, in Order to get, all their provisions, Household goods, and Kitchen furniture, under cover by Night, they would leave Her, to pack all up, as she thought proper with the Assistance of the Old Indian man, And they acted accordingly... While she was assorting things on the Log, the Old man, with his Hatchet cut crotches, drove them in the ground, laid a Pole across on them, over the fire, placed on the small chain hook trammels, Hung on the Pot & Kettle, filled them with water, kindled up the fire, and then went to work with the men; when she took the wooden Bowls and trenchers, as the water boiled in the kettle & scalded them up, and cleansed them for use, and set them on the Log to Dry; then taking Her Lonely Seat, on the Log as Before... The first Glance & Mental View... was seemly, that all was increasing for the Better... until the thought of Her Lonely and Deplorable Fate.
How Long she sat... she knew not... When the Old Man came and told her, the workmen might wish to have something to Eat, before Night; & he would assist her in preparing it; observed, further, that they had bread yet, & good Bacon, if she was willing they would get a piece and prepare it for boiling... and also, there was a plant near the spring & grew in abundance along the otter creek, which cooked with salt meat was excellent food. while sarah, was fixing the bacon and got it in the Pot a boiling...
— A Boiling, the Old Man had gathered near two pails full of the plant, Dipped water on them with a Bowl, to Wash and cleanse them for Cooking, then got a small Potato, for every one in Company, scraped them for Boiling with the Herbs, as soon [as] the meat was Done; and all was compleated, by pressing the Bottom of a Bowl on the top of the Pot, as the Liquor was Poured off — then Dashing the Green & Potato’s at once into the Bowl, and set on the Log, by the meat, as the trenchers, the Knives & Forks [were] placed on the Log, with Bread Cut & in another Bowl.
The Old man called to the Workmen, to come, to Dinner, though something Late And as they came on, and Left their work — she walked off as Before, But to Her Astonishment... The Hut, appeared to be finished, Except along the Ridge, as the Bark was too short, from the timber that was split as all the timber seem to peel, and Laid by, for Use as they Cut it. — She had the same, or similar, thought to Ruminate over again; and said to Herself, what a hole it was, to Huddle in, and in the Night, or in Bad weather... It was all Omnious Against her.
She turned from the Door with Disgust... But soon met the Old man, with a fire-brand, nay, Every Indian was Bringing fire, as if they were going to burn up the Hut. — But, was merely, to Build a Large fire, in the middle thereof, to warm & Dry, the green timber of which it was made and while this was Doing, the indians were Peeling more Bark, & after the fire abated soon finished the Roof, with a Hole in the Centre, to Let out the Smoke, and which also served, as a Sky light window... In the Meanwhile the Carpenters were gougeing and Boreing holes with a five Quarter Auger, through the Palisado's, in Every corner of the Wigwam... for the purpose of, first, to Lay two slabs, of about 12 or 15 inches Broad & five feet Long and Jack-planed off smooth on one side, with the Ends sawed square, to be placed at the Remotest End of the Hut and on sticks, Crowded into those holes, on the inside of the Hut, and Resting upon Studed Crotches Drive in the ground, on which these slabs was to be Laid for a Kitchen Table.
