King William the Third, by letters patent under the great seal of the colony of New York, bearing date the 14th day of February, 1701-2, and of the 13th year of his reign j did grant and confirm unto Robert Walters, Leigh Atwood, Cornelius Depeyster, Caleb Reathcote, Matthew Clarkson, John Cholwell, Richard Slater, Lancaster Simes, Robert Lurting. and Barne Cosens j a certain tract of land in the County of Westchester, bounded northerly by the manor of Cortlandt, easterly with Bedford line of three miles square, the White Fields and Byram river ; southerly by the land of John Harrison, Bye line stretching to Byram river aforesaid, and the "White Plains: and westerly by Bronck's river, and the manor of Philipsburgh, excepting out of the a Field Book, Sec, of State's office.

THE TOWN OF NEW CASTLE.

bounds aforesaid, all the lauds within Richbell's patent, according to the lines of the said patent, now in the teuurc and occupation of Col. Caleb Heathcote; which first above named tract of land was purchased by Col. Caleb Hcathcote, aud others, with whom lie has agreed, except James Mott, and Henry Disbrow, whom he hath undertaken to satisfy; within which bounds, there are by estimation, about 5,000 acres of profitable land, besides wastes and wood lands. And, whereas, we, the subscribers, in pursuance of a certain act of the lieutenaut-governor, the council, and general assembly of this colony, entitled, An Act for the more effectual collecting of his majesty's quit-rents in the colony of New York, and for partition of lands in order thereto, have lately made a survey of all that part of the lands above mentioned, which have not been sold by the proprietors and owners thereof. We do hereby give notice, that true maps and Meld books of the survey of the said part thereof, and of the allotments made, specifying the bounds of every lot ; on which maps the lots are laid down and numbered, and the number of acres in every lot ; and the said maps aud field books signed by us, and by Nathaniel Merrit, our surveyor, are filed, one of the said maps and field books in the office of the Clerk of the County of Westchester, and the other in the Secretary's office in the city of New York.