But now the hum of civilization is beginning to be heard on their borders. The irrepressible and irresistible New Englander, advancing with rapid strides, having in 1666 settled Rye as far as the Mamaroneck River, in 1683 purchased the better country lying between that river and the Bronx, and called by the natives, Quarroppas, -- by the settlers the White Plains, -- the deed of which to the people of Rye is as follows :

"To all Christian peopell to horn these presence shall coui greting ' ' Know jee that we Shapliam, Cockenseco, Orewapum, Kewetoahan, " Koawanoh I'aatck Shiphatlash, Korehevuvous, panawok, niemishott, " pesi'kanoh, oromahgah, patthunk, hohoreis, sotonge, wonawaking, " owhorawas noshand have for a valnabell sum of money to us in hanj " paid by the town of Kye that are iuhabitance bargained covinanted, " ailuated and souUd unto the Iuhabitance of the above said town of " Ry, A sartaiu tract of laud Lying within the towu bounds of Rye " Houndeil iis followeth on the north east with JIamarineik River, and " on the Southwest with a branch of the said River and marked trees " till it comes to bruuckes River and then to Runn by Rrunches River " till it Comes to the head of the whit plaines soe called, and by the "marked trees from theuce till it comes to the uppermost branch of ' ' marinneck River, which trackt of Land commonly called by the Kng- " lish the whit plaines and called by the Indians Quaroppas which said " tract of Land woe the above said shapham, Cockiucecko, orewapiini, " kewetoahan, koawanoh, luoahalice and the Rest of the above said " Indians have soulled as above said unto the Inhabitjince of the s,iid " town of Rye them theire heires execatai-s administrators or asignes for " ever and Doe hereby bind ourselves our heires Exectars .\dministratare " and assigns unto the Inhabitance of the above said town of Rye them " Iheire heires Execatars adniiuistratars or asignes that they may at " all times from and after the date hereof peasably and quieatly poses " occupy and enjoy the above said tract of land free from all former " liargaiiies salles morgages or other incombmnces vdiatso ever and " all soe to warrant and make good the above said salle against any par- " son or parsons whatso ever tliat shall or will make or lay any clainie or " i lainies theare unto and In teastimony theareof wee have caused " this bill 6f salle to be made and here unto haue sett our hands and " sealles this two and twentieth of November one thousand six hundred " Eighty three.