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in the Eleventh Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George of Great Britain, France and Ireland King defender of the Faith &c and in the Year of our Lord One Thousand seven Hundred and Twenty five, Between Francis Harrison, Cadwallader Colden Surveyor tieneral of the Province of New York and Isaac Hicks Esq' Authorized and appointed by his Majestys Commission under the great Seal of said Province and dated at Fort George in New York the third Day of this Instant Month in the Year above written, To Run, mark out distinguish and ascertain the Lines of Partition and Division between said Province and the Colony of Connecticut on the one side, And Jonathan Law Samuel Eels Roger Wolcott Esq", and John Copp and Edmund Lewis Surveyors, Commissioners appointed and Authorized by the Colony of Connecticut to meet with the Commissioners from New York to treat with, settle, agree, Run, ascertain, and fix the Partition Lines between the Province of New York and Colony of Connecticut on the other side.

Imprimis it is hereby stipulated, covenanted, and firmly agreed to, by and between us the Commissioners of the Province of New York aforesaid, and the Commissioners and Surveyors of the Colony of Connecticat aforesaid respectively appointed for running, settling and ascertaining the Lines of Partition and Division between the said Province and the said Colony, That we the said Commissioners and Surveyors shall begin at Lyons Point, and from thence run by the Compass a Line North half a point Easterly, One Mile and an half and Twenty Rods, and from the end of the said Line we shall run a straight Line to the Rock at the Road or wading place, and observe the distance from the said Rock and the end of the said Line, Then we shall run from the said Rock North Nor West six Miles and an half, and if we shall not find the Trees marked at the end thereof which are supposed to be the same marked by the Surveyors in the Year One Thousand Six Hundred Eighty four, We shall Run a Straight Line from the end of the said North Nor West Line, to the said supposed Trees, And if then we shall find that the distance between the end of the said North Nor West Line, and the s supposed Trees is not greater than the distance between the Line from Lyons Point North half a point Easterly, and the aforesaid Rock in proportion as one Mile and a half and Twenty Rods is to six Miles and an half, There we do Agree that the said supposed Trees are verily the Trees that were marked by the Commissioners and Surveyors in the Year One Thousand six hundred Eighty four, But if we shall find that the distance between the end of the said North Nor West Line and the supposed Trees is greater in proportion to the distance between the end

of the Line from Lyons Point and the Rock than six Miles and an half is. to the Distance of one Mile and an half and Twenty Rods, Then we shall Erect a Monument at the end of the North Nor West Line as the end of the said Division Line between Province of New York and the Colony of Connecticut Provided that nevertheless that if either the Commissioners and Surveyors of the Province of New York, or the Commissioners and Surveyors of the Colony of Connecticut, shall declare and insist that the Lines run before mentioned have not to their Satisfaction determined the true place of the end of the said North Nor West Line, That then we will run West and by North to Hudsons River and then if the distance of seven Miles and one hundred and Twenty Rods, agree with the end of the said North Nor West Line or with the supposed Trees marked in One Thousand six Hundred Eighty Four, We will Establish either the said Trees, or the End of the said North Nor West Line Whichsoever of them shall nearest agree with the same distance of seven Miles and one hundred and Twenty Rods, that is to say if the Trees be nearer to the distance of seven Miles and one hundred and twenty Rods over or under, than the End of the said North Nor West Line then we will establish the said Trees as the Boundary and Limit between the Province of New York and Colony of Connecticut, and a straight Line between the said Trees when so confirmed and the great Rock at the wading place shall be so far the Line of Partition between the province of New York and the Colony of Connecticut, But if the End of the North Nor West Line to be run as aforesaid shall be nearer to the distance of seven Miles and one hundred and Twenty Rods from Hudsons River over or under than the said Trees, Then we do agree to establish the said North Nor West Line as the Line of Partition and division so far between the Province of New York and the Colony of Connecticut, and will Erect a Monument at the place so agreed to, and after we shall have established either the said Trees, or the said North Nor West Line then a Line parallel to the Sound run from said Trees or from the Northermost end of the said North Nor West Line, that is to say from which so ever of them shall be Established as the Limit, and Boundary as aforesaid, and runing East North East thirteen Miles and Sixty four Rods, shall be so far the Line of Partition and Division between the said Province of New York and the Colony of Connecticut and We will Erect a Monument at the End of the said East North East Line which Monument shall be deemed and Esteemed to be Twenty Miles from Hudsons River.

In the next place after we shall have established the End of the said East North East Line as Twenty Miles from Hudsons

River, We shall go to a point of Land on the East side Hudsons River commonly known by the Name of Cortlands Point Which is nearly opposite to Stoney Point, or to the beginning of the Highlands, and from the most Westerly part of the said Cortlands Point, We shall Run an East Line according to the Compass Twenty Miles, at the end of which Twenty Miles we shall erect a Monument and then we shall run a straight Line from the Monument at the end of the aforesaid East North East Line to the Monument at the End of the East Line from Cortlands Point, which Line shall be deemed and esteemed so far a parallell Line to Hudsons River, and every where Twenty Miles from it; Then from the Monument at the End of the East Line from Cortlands Point we shall run a Random Line to the Line of the Massachusetts Bay now established between the Colonies of Connecticut and the Massachusetts Bay, which Line shall be run by one Course Except only where it shall meet with large Ponds or large Swamps and precipices, and Rocks which shall be very difficult to pass over, in which places it shall be allowable to go aside from the sa Course in Order to avoid the said Difficulties; provided that as soon as the said difficulties shall be avoided the Surveyors who shall run the said Line do Return to their first Course, and run the said Line nearly according to the Rules of Art as if they had continued in One Line, and as they should have done if no such Difficulty had interupted them in their Course; Then we shall continue the Line of the Massachusetts Bay to Hudsons River, and when this shall be done we will compute at what place a Line running East and by South according to the Compass from Hudsons River and Twenty Miles in length shall terminate in the aforesaid Line of the Massachusetts Bay, and at that place we shall Erect a Monument which shall be deemed and Esteemed to be Twenty Miles from Hudsons River, Then we shall run a straight Line from the Monument at the end of the East Line from Cortlands Point to the aforesaid Monument on the Line of the - Massachusetts Bay which straight Line between the two last mentioned Monuments, shall be deemed and esteemed a Line Parallel to Hudsons River and every where Twenty Miles from it, Then we Covenant and mutually Agree that Sixty one Thousand four Hundred and forty Acres of Land shall be added to the Province of New York out of the Bounds of the Colony of Connecticut, which addition shall be made along the aforesaid Lines parallel to Hudsons River, that is to say along the Line runing from the Monument at the end of the aforesaid East North East Line to the Monument at the End of the East Line from Cortlands Point and along the Line runing from the said last mentioned Monument to the Monument in

the Line of the Massachusetts Bay, and shall be bounded to the Eastward and divided by the Colony of Connecticut by two Lines parallel to the said two Lines, along which the said addition is made and at such Breadth as that sixty One Thousand four Hundred and forty Acres of Land may be contained between the said Parallel Line on the sides of the said addition and between the Line of the Massachusetts Bay, and the aforesaid East North East Line continued so far to the Eastward as the Breadth of the said addition shall extend on the End of the said addition, And Whereas several Poor English Families have laid out their whole substance and spent their youth in Clearing, Tilling and improving with great Hazard and hard Labour, Lands which it is supposed may Lye near the Parrallel Lines at Twenty Miles distant from Hudsons River, and Whereas if the improved Lands of the said Poor People should fall within the equivalent of sixty one Thousand four Hundred and Forty Acres to be added out of the Bounds of Connecticut the said Poor Families may Hope for his Majestys favour in granting to them the said improved Lands in such manner as Lands are usually granted within the Province of New York.

It is further agreed that in measuring the Line runing East North East Thirteen Miles and Sixty four Rods from the End of the North Nor West Line of Six Miles and a half, and in measuring the East Line of Twenty Miles from Cortlands Point, We shall only allow of strict Measure in the best manner the same can be actually performed upon the Surface of the Lands but that in all other Lines to be measured or to be computed we shall allow at the rate of Twelve Rods to be added to every Mile, and that One Mile and twelve Rods of actual measure shall be esteemed and computed in all other places as one Mile of true Measure, and so proportionably for a greater or less length taking the Rough and smooth Land together into the Computation, as we shall meet with them. It is Provided never the less that in measuring the Breadth of the said Additional Land the allowance shall not be made at the Rate of Twelve Rods to a Mile, but that whatever allowance shall be made in measuring the Lines runing from Lyons Point to the Rock at the wading place, and from the said Rock to the three Trees at the End of the North Nor West Line the same Allowance shall be added to the Breadth of the additional Land joined to the Lines parrallel to Hudsons River, that is to say after the Trees or the End of the North Nor West Line shall be Established by the Rules already agreed to, it shall be computed how far the said Trees, or the End of the North Nor West Line shall be distant from Lyons Point on a streight Line without any Allowance in Measure and if the said distance shall be

found greater than Eight Miles whatever Measure shall be found to be over the sa Eight Miles the said overpluss measure shall be accounted an Allowance to be added to the Breadth of the additional Lands containing Sixty One Thousand four hundred and forty Acres in such proportion as eight Miles shall be to the Breadth of the said additional Land, and when the Breadth of the said Lands to be added out of Connecticut shall be established as above directed We shall affix and Ascertain the Bounds of the same by continuing on the South end of the said Lands of the East North East Line, and Erect a Monument on the End thereof when continued the full Breadth of the said additional Lands and from the said Monument Run two Lines parallel to the two Lines which are parrallel to Hudsons River, and thereby fix and ascertain the Lines of Partition and Division between the Province of New York and the Colony of Connecticut from the last mentioned Monument to the Line of the Massachusetts Bay, and Erect Monuments in the said Lines, at all Places which may be thought necessary. It is agreed by and between the Commissioners and Surveyors afores that to avoid Confusion and disputes from the using of several differing Instruments We shall agree on one Compass to be used on the work at this Time, which Compass shall appear to have either no Errors or the fewest of any, and that we shall have no regard to the Variation of the said Compass from the true Meridian in runing the Lines above discribed, but that they shall be run by the said Compass without any allowance for the said Variation, And it is further agreed that if at this our Present meeting we shall not be able to go through the whole work according to the above Stipulations that we will at any Time hereafter meet and proceed thereon at such Time as shall be agreed upon By his Excellency the Governor of New York or Commander in chief for the Time being and his Honor the Governor of Connecticut for the Time being. And in Testimony That we whose Names are underwritten Do mutually and interchangably, firmly agree and consent to all the above Articles, and every Clause matter and thing therein contained, We have hereunto set our Hands and Seals at Greenwich in the Colony of Connecticut the Day and Year above written. JONATHAN LAW [Seal]

JOHN COPP [Seal]

CADWALLADER COLDEN [Seal]

ROGER WOLCOTT [Seal]

FRANCIS HARRISON [Seal]
SAMUEL EELLS [Seal]
EDWARD LEWIS [Seal]
ISAAC HICKS [Seal]

A true Copy of an Original on file in the Secretary's Office of the State of Connecticut.

Examing.

By GEORGE WYLLYS, Secretary.

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