Corchaug Indians

Letter of John Tabor Kempe, Attorney General, to David Colden, Esq. giving his opinion on the case of the Corchaug Indians' rights to the land they formerly occupied at Indian Neck.

Report of John Tabor Kempe, Attorney General, to Cadwallader Colden, Esq., Lieutenant Governor, regarding his limited preparations to file suit to return possession to the Corchaug Indians of the land they formerly occupied at Indian Neck, his low opinion of the merits of the case, and his reluctance to pursue it.

Copy of an order of the Council of the Province of New York, Cadwallader Colden, Esq., Lieutenant Governor, presiding, and including Daniel Horsmanden, Oliver De Lancey, William Smith, John Watts, and Joseph Reade; the order directs the Attorney General to file suit to return possession to the Corchaug Indians of the land they formerly occupied at Indian Neck unless the current landowners can come to an agreement with the Indians within the next few weeks; copied and signed by Goldsbrow Banyar, deputy secretary; leaves separated.

Brief of the landowners at Indian Neck, Southold, to Cadwallader Colden, Esq., Lieutenant Governor of the Province of New York, setting forth their reasons for refusing to restore possession of Indian Neck to the Corchaug Indians; signed by Samuel Landon for himself and 6 others; leaves separated.

Letter of Robert Hempsted, town clerk of Southold, to Cadwallader Colden, Esq., Lieutenant Governor of the Province of New York, forwarding records related to the claim of the Corchaug Indians for land granted to them in 1685 by the Town of Southold to be examined by the Council to make a determination.

Deposition of William Horton regarding the land occupied by the Corchaug Indians at Indian Neck; sworn before Parker Wickham, justice.

Deposition of John Vail regarding the land occupied by the Corchaug Indians at Indian Neck; sworn before Robert Hempsted, justice.

Deposition of Robert Hempsted regarding the land occupied by the Corchaug Indians at Indian Neck and its later division; sworn before Parker Wickham, justice.