Heathcott Desired said Henery Fowler, this Deponent, to show him said Coll. Heathcott the bounds of the Indian purchase, that the said Henery ffowler this Deponent had purchased of the Indians Ann Hook, Woupatopas, &c. for himself and others his neighbours • this Deponent further saith that Coll. Heathcott further said to him, I have purchased a tract of Land of the Heathen Joyning to your bounds ; this Deponent further saith that he went along with Coll. Heathcott and showed him his bounds of the land he had purchased of the Heathens for himself and neighbours, which was from the Head of Hutchinsons River a straight course to Brunksis River to a marked tree, which Coll. Heathcott acknowledged to be his Bounds of his Indian Purchase, and this Deponent further Saith that he hath no claim to any parts of the lands in y" Indian purchase or lands therein contained which the said Henery ffowler purchased for himself and neighbours adjoining to Coll. Heathcotts; and that he Doth not now Declare this truth either in hopes of loss or gain, or through any fear, or in hopes of gaining any favour or affection of any person whatsoever, and further this Deponent saith not.

Henery ftbwler.

This Deponent being about Seventy four years of age was sworn before me ye date aforesaid. Sworn before me one of his Majesties Justices of the peace for Westchester County.

John Ward, Justice.* In 1G96, the year before Colonel Heathcote purchased from her the Mamaroneck lands, he obtained from Mrs. Richbell her written consent to his getting the usual deeds of Confirmation* from the then Indians of the neighborhood for the lands formerly bought from Wappaquewam and other Indians by her husband John Richbell. The above deeds seem also to have been obtained to remove any |)ossible claim to the Fox meadows from any jjartics whatever whether Indians or whites.