That line these Commissioners thus officially describe in their formal treaty between the two Colonies ; -- " We order and declare thai the creeke or river called Mamoroneck which is reputed to be about thirteen miles to the east of Westchester, and a line drawn from the east point or side where the fresh water falls into the Salt at Highwater-Mark North Northwest to the line of the Massachusetts to be the western bounds of the said Colony of Connecticut." This line remained unchanged till 1683, nineteen years later, when the boundary was fixed at the mouth of Byram River as its starting point. Consequently the direction of the lines of Richbell's Patent being the same as that of the Colony line of 166-lr,they could not be legally set aside or successfully disputed in a Court of law. But certain " Ryemen " being of Connecticut origin did make a claim to Richbell's lands in the Whiteplains,as belonging to them by virtue of a deed from an Indian named Shapham, and several other Indians to " the Town of Rye " dated 22d Novemb. 1683 -- twenty-two years after Richbell's purchase of the lands in September 161)1. But this deed was not obtained, nor the claim under it made by the "Ryemen," until Richbell was about to dispose of his lands in Whiteplains. What a perfect " Yankee trick " this claim was is shown by the fact that it describes the Whiteplains as being "within the town bounds of Rye," when six days after its date the then pending public negotiations fixed the boundary line at Byram River, and Rye ceased to be a part of Connecticut, as she claimed to be and from which she got her " town bounds." It was obtained in a hurry so as to base on it a claim for the land as a part of Connecticut.