Harrison's petition to the Council represented that he had bought ' a tract of vacant and unappropriated, uncultivated land in ye County of Westchester, bounded on the north by Rye Pond, and on the east by Blind Brook, on the west by Mamaroneck River, and on the south by the land of Joseph Budd. At a Council held at his Majesty's fort in New York the 13th of February, 1695-96/ Harrison's petition was referred to the Attorney General, Major Austin Graham, Surveyor-General, Justice Theals, Joseph Purdy and Joseph Horton, or any three of

a Received for William Nicolls, Esq., and fith Book of Patent, (Albany,) No. vi, p. 36-3S. The Allan 11 necordx, say 5th of June, 1695. The orignal document Is in the possession of Andrew Carpenter, of Harrison's Purchase.

6 Hist, of Rye, 1600-1ST0, by Rev. Charles W. Baird.

THE TOWN OK HARRISON.

them, ' to inquire into the manner of circumstances of said land, and make report.' Their report, dated February 17th, states that 'Humphrey Underbill appeared in behalf of Joseph Budd, son and heir to John Budd deceased, and produced an Indian Grant dated December 8, 1 66 1, alleging that the same did contain the lands mentioned.' The committee found the deed to contain a description of ' a tract of land called Apawanis, bounded on the east by Mackquam River, on the south by the sea against Long Island, on the west by Pocecottsewack River, and on the north by marked trees near Westchester Path ; together with range for feeding and range for cattle, and to fell trees twenty miles north.'