The New York Packet

Extract from the journals of the Senate and Assembly of the State of New-York.

IN ASSEMBLY, April 19, 1787

The petition of David M'Master and others, presented to this House on the 10th ult. was again read, setting forth, that Oliver Delancey, James Jauncey, Goldsborough Banyar, and Peter Remsen, in the year 1770, executed conveyances for sundry lots of land in an undivided tract of two thousand acres, lying on the south side of the Mohawk River, granted to Henry Cosby ; that several of the conveyances so executed, have never been in the possession of the grantees, who have, nevertheless, sold the lands they possessed; and that the present possessors have paid into the treasury of this State, the proportions of the consideration money which remained due and had become forfeited; that other parts of the said tract of land is possessed by persons who have not purchased, but are solicitous to purchase the title of the people of this State to the same, and praying the interposition of the Legislature in the premises.

Mr. Batcheller, from the Committee to whom the said petition was referred, brought in the report of the said Committee, which was read and concurred in : Thereupon,

Resolved, (if the Honorable Senate concur herein) That Goldsborough Banyar, or the legal representatives of the said Peter Remsen, or the present possessors of the said lots, or any of them, have leave to bring in a bill at the next session of the Legislature, for vesting the title to the said lots herein before mentioned, in the present possessors thereof, upon paying one half of the purchase money of the said lots and parts of lots respectively, into the Treasury of this State, and satisfying the said Goldsborough Banyar and the representatives of the said Peter Remsen, for their interest and claim therein, and indemnifying them against the said several persons herein before named, their heirs and assigns; and also for conveying to the present possessors of any other lots or parts of lots in the said tract of land, wherein the people of this State have become interested, by the attainder of the said James Jauncey and Oliver Delancey, such lots and parts of lots upon the like terms.

Provided that a copy of this resolution be printed within six weeks from the passing thereof, in two of the news-papers printed within this State, one in the city of Albany, and the other in the city of New-York, for the space of three months.

Ordered, That Mr. Batcheller deliver a copy of the preceding resolution to the Honorable the Senate.

FRIDAY MORNING, April 20, 1787.

The Senate met pursuant to adjournment.

Resolved, That the Senate do concur with the Honorable the Assembly in their said resolution.

Ordered, That Mr. Williams deliver a copy of the said preceding concurrent resolution to the House of Assembly.