The aforesaid land I have purchased «f the Indians, as doth appear by deed under the Indians hands, I say I have sold with all privileges thereunto belonging, namely, trees, grass, rocks, minerals, and springs, with the fence or fencing which are or shall be belonging thereunto, and I do here bind myself, by promise, to make good the sale here- .of from me, my heirs, assignees, or administrators to the said Hachaliah Brown, him, his heirs, assignees or administrators, quietly and peaceably to as his own for ever, without any molestation either by or under me.

Col. Boundarie?, fol li. letter xxii.

COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 23

&c., &c. And I do acknowledge to have received full satisfaction of the abovesaid Hachaliah Brown for this aforesaid land, as witness my hand this day and date, Dec. 8, 1666. ^

John Coe. Witness,

Thomas Brown, George Lane.

May 11, 1671, the general court of Connecticut granted that the town of Rye bounds should extend up into ye country northward twelve miles.''

At first the pretences of Connecticut to the westward were unlimited, till the year 1683, and consequently so to the northward of Rye, hence the grant to extend twelve miles to the north, as being less exposed to be opposed by New York, leaving their bounds unlimited to the westward of Byram river, thus giving them an opportunity of extending their bounds twelve miles in that direction, so as to form a tract of twelve miles square; as they had already granted one of six miles square to Bedford. This grant, had it been allowed by New York, would have covered Harrison's purchase, the White Plains, Mamaroneck, the Mile Square, Tuckahoe, New Rochelle, and Eastchester, besides other places.