On the 8th of July, 1701, we find Catoonah, Indian Sagamore, confirming to the inhabitants of Stamford "all those lands which extend westward as far as the west bounds of Bedford purchase and marked trees, and by the east bounds of the same, bounded north by the south side of Bedford purchase, and by the stone hills upon a straight line eastward unto the itpper end of the Long Pond; and, further, on an east line, until it meets with a line drawn north from the upper end of Five Mile River, which is the east line of our several purchases."0

In the next place, we find this same Catoonah, who now styles himself Sachem of the Ramapoo Indians, conveying to John Belden. and others of the town of Norwalk a considerable tract of land called by them Cardatowa, High Land, embracing the present town of Ridgefield, Conn., and much of what was formerly known as the oblong portion of Salem. The latter included two tracts called by the Indians, Mamamesquag and Harahawmis.

To all people to whom these presents, &c, &c, know ye yt, I, Catoonah, Sachem of Ramapoo, Indians and Associates within Her Majestie's Province of New York in America, for, and in consideration of ye sum of .£100, &c, paid by John Belden, Saml. Keeler, Senr., Mathew Seamor, James Brown, Benj. Wilson, Jos. Burehard, John Witne, Senr., Matthias Saint John, Benjamin Hickock, John Becbe, Saml. Saint John, John Bouton, Joseph Keeler, Saml. Smith, Jr., Jonathan Stevens, Daniel Ohnstead. Richard Olmstcad, Henry Sturdevant, Samuel Keeler, Jr., Joseph Bouton, Jonathan Rockwell, Edward Warring, Joseph WMtne, Daniel Hait, Thos. Hyatt, James Benedict, Joseph Crompton, Ebenezer Sension, Matthew Saint John, all of ye town of Norwalk in ye County of Fairfield and Thomas Smith, Thomas Caufield, Samuel Smith of the town of Milford in ye County of New Haven.