Birdsell, on the first part and James Brown and others of the second part, for forty two thousand acres of the said surrendered lands. (See map from book 17, p. 457.) Albany deed book 17, from 1765 to 1768, p. 457. "B" A third Indenture 22d of June, 1731, between Wm. Smith of the first part and George Clarke, Esq., of the second part, which recites that whereas by his Majesty'sletter Patent bearing date the 8th day of this inst. June, granted unto Adam Ireland, Jno. Thomas and Benj. Birdsell, and others, fifty thousand acres of land, part of the lands called the " Equivalent or Additional Lands," lately surrendered by the colony of Connecticut to the province of New York, as by said letters Patent entered on record in the secretary's office of New York, Lib. 2d, Yol I, etc., at large may appear, and whereas, by release bearing date the 15th day of this inst. June, forty thousand two hundred and fifty acres of the aforesaid, fifty thousand, of which the hereby granted lands is a part, were released to the said Adam Ireland, Jno. Thomas and Benj. Birdsell, by the other Patentees in the said Patent, etc., and whereas the said Adam Ireland, etc., by release, and release bearing date the loth and 16th days of the this inst. June, did convey to the said Wm. Smith twenty-one thousand one hundred and eleven acres, part of the

a It seems that soon after the East Patent was granted In 1731,the Patentees, when thev divided and wanted certain lands they quit-claimed to each other-- consequently we find several Leases and He-leases passing between the Proprietors. For Instance, on the 15th of June, li31, occurs an indenture between Thomas Hawlev, Nathan Sr. John. Samuel Smith, Benj. Benedict, Kichard Olmstead, Thomas Smith, Kliriiezer Smith, Daniel Sherwood, Hen].