By his Excellency the Governor in Council, i^'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 virtue of a license, b^arius: date the second day of August last past, bounded to the south by the trees of Mr. Budd's purchase, west by Mamaroneck river, easlwardly by Blind brook, and north by Kyepond, and this shall be to you a sufficient warrant.

' Benjamin Fletclier to Anthony Graham, Surveyor General, by order of Council.

Upon the 2.5lh of June, 1696, the Indian purchase was confirmed by letters patent under the great seal, to William Nicolls, John Harrison and others in the following manner. . ■ . •-..

William the Third, by the grace of God, King of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, to all to whom these presents shall come, sendeih greeting : Whereas our loving su!)jects William Nicolls, Esq., Captain Ebenezer Williams, David Jameson, John Harrison, and Samuel Haight have by their petition, presented to our trusty and well beloved Benjamin Fletcher, our Captain General and Governor-in-ohief of our province of New York and territories depending thereon in America, and prayed our grant and confirmation of a certain tract of land in our county of Westchester, beginning at a certain white oak tree marked with three notches, standing at the east side of Mamaroneck river, and thence by marked trees, as it runs south sixiy-five degrees and thirty minutes, eastwardly fifty-six chains to a black oak tree and the marked trees of Joseph Budd's pnrchase.