By his Excellency the Governor in Council, &c. -- You are hereby required to survey and lay out for John Harrison, a certain tract of land in Westchester county which he hath purchased by virtu« of a license, bearing date the second day of August last past, bounded to the south by the trees of Mr. Budd's purchase, west by Mamaroneck river, eastwardly by Blind brook, and north by Ryepond, and this shall be to you a sufficient warrant.

Benjamin Fle-toter to Anthony Graham.

Surveyor General, by order of Council.

Upon the 25th of June, 1696, the Indian purchase was confirmed by royal letters patent under the great seal, to William Nicolls, John Harrison and others.

The patentees yielding and paying therefore the annual quit rent of twenty shillings, on the festival of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, commonly called Lady Day, after the following manner-

ROYAL PATENT FOR HARRISON'S PURCHASE.

William the third by the Grace of God King of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &c. To all to whom these Presents shall come sendeth grating, Whereasowr Loving Subjects William Nicolh, Esq., Captains Ebenezer Wilson, David Jamison, John Harrison and Samuel Height, have by their Petition Presented unto our Trusty and well beloved Benjamin Fletcher, our Captaiue Gencrall and Governor in Cheife of our Province of New Yorke and Territoryes Depending thereon in America, &c. Prayed our grant and Corifirmacon of a certaine Tract of Land in our County of Westchester beginning at a certaine White ash Tree marked with three notches standing in the East side of Mamerraneck Jtiver and thence by marked Trees it rmms South sixty-five Degrees and thirty minutes Easterly fifty-six chains to a black oake one of the marked Trees of Joseph Budd's Purchase standing neere Westchester Path marked