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and north east five hundred & Eighty one Rod to the Monument on the Stony Ridge aforesaid & from the last Mentioned Monument Runing nearly North twenty Four Degrees & thirty Minutes West to the Monument aforesaid at Six hundred & Twelve Rods distance from the Monument at the end of the twenty Mile line from Courtlandts point & from the said Monument at Six hundred & twelve rod Distance Runing north twelve degrees and thirty Minutes East to the Monument in the Massathusetts line in Tackanock Mountains as the said lines Run through the Severall Monuments above mentioned to have been Erected by the said Commissioners on the East side of the said Additional Lands, to be and Remain from henceforth the lines of Partition & Division between the Province of New York & the Colony of Connecticut for ever. Which lines together with those that were fixed and Established in the Year One thousand Seven hundred and Twenty Five, Doe every where Compleatly and Entirely Separate and Divide the said Province from the said Colony. from the Sound soe far as the line of the Massathusets Bay aforesaid, and that the Monuments Erected & Established by the Commissioners aforesaid may be the better perpetuated and had in remembrance they have made a Description in Writing of the Severall places where they have Erected the Monuments aforesaid bearing the same Date with these presents and Signed with the hands of the said Commissioners. In WITNESS whereof the partys to these presents have hereunto put their hands and Seals at Dover in Dutches County in the Province of New York the Day and Year First above written.

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A DESCRIPTION of the Places in Which the Monuments were fixed or set up by the subscribing Commissioners of the Province of New-York and Colony of Connecticutt as referrred to in a certain Indenture made between both partys bearing even Date with these presents, viz:

In the line runing North 24 deg. 30 min. west from the Monument erected in the year 1725, at ye End of the line runing East north East of thirteen miles and sixty four rodds in Length to the Monument Erected at the End of the twenty miles from Courtlandts point at the distance of two miles from the said first mentioned monument Raised a heap of stones for a Monument at the root of a Maple tree mark't with three Notches on the South east and North west sides standing on the South west side of a run of water in a Gully Called Beaver Pond Brook and marked some trees on each side of the said Monument in a North 24 deg. 30 min. west Course.

Then at the distance of four miles from the said first mentioned monument in the aforesd lines we put up a stake on the East side of a hill and heaped some stones round it for a monument, which we esteemed to be about sixty rodds distance northerly from the Cross pond and marked some trees on each side of the said Monument in a North 24 deg. 30 min. west Course.

At the distance of six miles from the sd first mentioned monument in the afores'd line we put up a stake and heaped some stones round it for a monument on the East side of a Large white oak tree standing in a valley and marked some trees on each side of said Monument in a North 24 deg. 30 min. west course.

And the monuments that were fixed or set up in the EASTERN line of the Additionall lands added out of the Colony of Connecticutt to the Province of New York running paralell to the afores'd North 24 deg. 30 min. West line and unto which Reference is made as afores'd, we did fix up corisponding to each of the afores'd Monuments fixed up in the western line as afors'd distant from the same in a North 65 deg. 30 min. East Course or at right angles

to the aforsd North 24 deg. 30 min. west line One mile three quarters and twenty rods and were fixed and set up in the places following, viz:

Corrisponding to the Monuments fixed up at two miles distance we heaped up some stones for a Monument on the West brow of a stony ridge of Land on the top of a Rock sticking out of the Ground and marked some trees on each side of said Monument in a North 24 deg. 30 min. west Course.

Corrisponding to the Monument fixed up at the distance of four miles as aforesaid we sett up a stake, heaped some stones round it for a monument being in a swamp and on the North West side of a brook, which runs into the pond of a saw mill and marked some trees on each side of said Monument in a North 24 deg. 30 min. West Course.

Corrisponding to the sixth mile in the Western line as aforsd we sett up a stake in the midle of a bogie meadow.

In the line runing nearly north 12 deg. 30 min. East from the aforsd Monument erected at the End of twenty miles from Courtlandts Point to the Monument erected at the end of 20 miles from Hudsons River in the Massathusetts line at the distance of two miles from the monument at the end of twenty miles from Courtlandts Point aforsd we sett up a stake and heaped some stones round it on the west side of a hill for a monument bearing from a Large pointed rock south 27 deg. east one chain and eighty links and marked some trees on each side of said Monument Nearly in a North 12 deg. 30 min. East Course.

At the distance of four miles in the said line as aforsd we set up a stake on the south west side of a boggy meadow near the edge of s boggy meadow and heaped some stones round it for a monument.

At the distance of six miles as aforsd we set up a stake and heaped some stones round it on the top of a Ridge for a Monument which we Esteemed to be about thirty rods East of a seeder swamp and marked some trees on each side of said monument in a Nearly North 12 deg. 30 min. East Course.

At the distance of eight miles as afors we sett up a stake and heaped up some stones round it for a monument being between two rocky hills about four rods from the eastermost of them and mark some trees on each side of said monument in a nearly northerly 12 deg. 30 min. East Course.

At the distance of Ten miles we sett up a stake & heaped up some stones about it for a monument being on the west side of a Ridge of Land and 66 chains on the perpendicular west from Coroton River & marked some trees on each side of said monument in a Nearly North 12 deg. 30 min. East Course.

At the Distance of twelve miles as afors we sett up a stake & heaped up some stones round it for a monument being at the east side of a hill near to a point of rocks & to the West of a Great Swamp & boggy meadow in sd swamp in Crooton river.

At the distance of fourteen miles as afors we sett up a stake & heaped up some stones round it for a Monument Near on the top of a Mountain being on the East side of the afors Great Swamp & near the south west End of the sd Mountain:

At the distance of sixteen miles as aforesaid we sett up a stake & heaped up some stones round it for a monument being on the north west side of a brushy hill & marked some trees on each side of said monument on a nearly north 12 deg. 30 min. East course.

At the distance of Eighteen miles in said line as afors we set up a stake & heaped up some stones round it for a Monument being on the north side of a small run of water & in a low piece of Land and Mark't some trees on each side of said monument in a Nearly North 12 deg. 30 min. East Course.

At the Distance of twenty miles as afors in said line we heaped up some stones for a Monument on the East side of a hill at the bottom of a large Rock.

At the Distance of twenty-two miles as afors in så line we sett up a stake and heaped up some stones round it for a Monument on the west side of a hill near to a run of water on the West side of the said hill about 56 rods East 12 South from the East side of a Larg pond & mark't some trees on Each side of sd Monument on a nearly north 12 deg. 30 min. East Course.

At the Distance of 24 miles as afors in sd line we set up a stake & heaped up some stones round it being on a rock on the West side of a hill & on the East side of a Gully & a run of Water running Westerly into the Great Swamp about 5 rods from sd run in which run are some spruce trees standing and we marked some trees on each side of said monument and in a Nearly North 12 deg. 30 min. East Course.

At the Distance of 26 miles as aforesaid in said line we sett up a stake & heaped some stones round it for a Monument being in a swampy piece of Ground on the North side of a small run of water & near to a clift of Rocks being to the East of sa Monument & is on the East side of the ten mile river about half a mile Northerly from the turn of said River.

At the Distance of 28 miles as afosd in sd line we set up a stake & heaped up some stones round it for a monument being on the East side of a Rocky hill in a valley between the Mountains and we mark'd some trees on Each side of sd Monument. in a nearly north 12 deg. 30 min. East Course.

At the distance of thirty miles as afors in sa line we sett up a stake and heaped up some stones round it for a monut' on the west side of a mountain near ye top of said mountain being about south East from the House of Yacob Von Campons and Derrick Ductheers and mark.t some small saplings on each side of said monument in a nearly north 12 deg. 30 min. E. Course.

At the Distance of thirty-three miles as aforesaid in s line we sett up a stake and heaped up some stones round it for a monument on a plain piece of Land being Distant in a south 77 deg. 30 min. East course from a pond of water in the said plain about 66 rods, and about the same Distance from the foot of the Mountain which is to the Eastward of it.

At the Distance of thirty-five miles we set up a stake and heaped up some stones round it for a Monument on said line being on the North End of a Ridge of Land near a Gully on a small piece of boggy meadow being Easterly from Sacketts house and marked two white oak trees the one on an East 8 deg. south Course Distant 3 rods and the other on a South Course Distant five rods from the said Monument.

At the Distance of thirty-seven miles we sett up a stake and heaped up some stones round it for a Monument in the said line being on the west side of a Gully in the hills and Mark.d some trees on each side of said Monument in a Nearly North 12 deg. 30 min. E. Course.

At the Distance of Fourty Miles we marked a white oak sapling & heaped up some stones round it for a Monument standing on a high ridge of land being 48 rods Easterly from a small boggy meadow.

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