on Broadway, and extended on Duane street to the east line of the King's Farm.

This line varied, as the upland varied, which it pursued.

Again, the north-western lot is marked, on the map of 1689, as belonging to Thomas Lewis.

On the seventh day of October, 1669, Petrus Stuyvesant makes a transport to Thomas Lewis, in which is recited the ground brief of Kieft to J. J. Damen, of 15th March, 1646, a transport by Damen's heirs and executors to Augustine Herman, 17th October, 1661, and of Herman to Stuyvesant. Stuyvesant then conveys one quarter of the land called the Kolk Hook to Thomas Lewis. (Lib. A, N. York, p. 102.)

The North-east parcel.

Deed 29th September, 1760 (Lib. 35, p. 382), recites a division of three quarters of the parcel of ground called the Calck Hook, near the Fresh Water and land of Henry Rutgers, deceased, between the children and devisees of the late Jacobus Van Cortlandt. That on such partition lot No. 2 fell to the share of Frederick Van Cortlandt, containing three acres and forty-five perches; lot No. 3, to John Chambers, and lot No. 4, to Peter Jay and Mary, his wife.

Frederick Van Cortlandt devised his lot No. 2 to his two sons, Frederick and Augustus.

Deed from Augustus and Frederick Van Cort

landt to the Corporation, dated in 1774, for an acre of land on Great George street.

Partition deed in 1810 between Peter Jay Monroe and Peter Jay (deed of cessions, p. 160), showing a line on Broadway, beginning 72 feet from White street. Its length on the south side exted to Collect, now Centre street.

NOTE 57.

Mem. on Diagram No. 10.

A.

1697. Governor Fletcher to nine persons.

1774. Partition recited in a deed of this date.

A parcel vested in G. Shaw. See Loss' Map of 1800. (Lib. 101, p. 29.)

B.

1653, Oct. 16. Governor Stuyvesant to Paulus Schrick, a tract of land near Fresh Water, 2 morgen and a half.

1656, June 20. Governor Stuyvesant to William Beekman, tract of land adjoining the above.

1661, April 15. William Beekman to Dominie Megapolensis, for the land granted to him.

1662, September 28. Paulus Schrick to Dominie Megapo