Wallers, Leigh Atwood, Cornelius Depeyster, Caleb Heathcote, Matthew Clarkson, John Chohvell, Richard Slater, Lancaster Simes, Robert Lurtingi and Barne Cosens ; 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 V»*hite Fields and Byram river ; southerly by the land of John Harrison, Rye 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 bounds aforesaid, all the lands within Richbell's patent, according 10 the lines of the said patent, now in the tenure and occupation of Col. Caleb Heathcote ; which first above named tract of land was purchased by- Col, Caleb Heathcote, and others, with whom he has agreed, except James Mott, and Henry Disbrovv, whom he hath undertaken to satisfy ; within which bounds, there are by estimation, about 5000 acres of profitable land, besides wastes and wood lands. And whereas we the subscribers, in pursuance cf a certain act of the lieutenant governor, the council, and general assembly of this colony, entitled, An Act for the more effectual collecting of his majesty's quitrents 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 field 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 and 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- And we do hereby appoint Wednesday, the 6th of August next, at the city hall of the city of New York, to be the day and place for balloting for the said lots and allotments ; and do require all persons interested, then and there to attend, and to see the several allotments balloted for.