Every of which sides is Six Miles in Length to witt. from the East side Westerly and from the South Side Northerly and is a Townshipp of six miles Square or Six miles on Every Side, which sJ Lands have been by purchass or Otherwise, Lawfully Obtayncd of the Indian Native proprieters and whereas the afoars'1 Proprietors Inhabitants of the Towne of Bedford have Humbly desired of the GovI,r and Company assembled in Court May 13, 1697, as afoars1 that they may have a Pattent for the Confeirmatiou of the afoars1 Lands so purchased and Granted to them and which they have stood Seized and Quietly Possessed of for many years Last past without interruption.

Now for a more full Confeirmatiou of the afoars 1 Track of Land as it is butted

a Kindly famished by Charles J. Hadley, Esq., Conn. State library, Hartford. Presented by Hou. liobu C. \\ iuthrop.

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and bownded afoaresaid unto the present proprietors of the said Township of Bedford in their possession and Injoyment of the premises Know Yee that the said Governour and Company Assembled in Gen1 Court according to the Commission Grauutcd them by his Maj's,y Charter. Have Given Granted & do by these presents Give Grant Rattifie and Coufcirme unto Jno. Miller Senr Danie Simkins Zachariah Robbert, Cornelius Seely Jeremiah Andrews Jno. Westcoate Jno. Miller Junr Jno. Holmes Jun' and the rest of the present proprietors of the Township of Bedford, their Heires and Successors Associates Assigns for Ever the afoares1 Parcell or tract of Land of Six miles Square Containing aboute Twenty and three Thousand acres within the boundaries above mentioned together with all the Woods Meadows Pastures Ponds Waters Rivers Planes Fishings Huntings fowlings Mines Mineralls Quarries and precious stones upon or within the said Graunt of lands and all other Proffltts and Comodities thereunto belonging or in any ways Appurteineing and doe also graunt unto the aforesJ Jno, Miller Dan 'Simkins Zach.