Beekman. ilr. Coldcn.

Sir. Van Dam. Mr. Lewis Jlorris, Jr.

"The Committee proceeded upon the Surveyor General's return of the claims of Joseph Budd & al. in the "White Plains Purchase, Referred to them.

■'The Committee unanimously chose Francis Harrison, Esq., their chairman.

" Resolved that all parties concerned be called in. Then all parties attending were heard as to their several claims. The parties withdrawing, the several papere relating to the affair were read."

The proceedings at this meeting related solely to the claims of Hunt and Brundage. The committee met again on Februaiy 2(3th,' when the Hunt and Brundage claims were passed upon and confirmed, as shown on the map. The following resolution was then adopted :

" K'snh td, yt ye Remaining part of ye White Plains after the lands of Hunt and Brundage be laid out according to ye former Resolution, be granted to Joseph Budd, John Hoit, Caleb Hyat, Huniplirey l iiderhill, Joseph Purdy, George Lane, Daniel Laue, Muses Knapp. John Horton, David Horton, Jonathan Lynch, Peter Hatfield, James Travis, Isaac Covert, Benjamin Brown, John Turuer, Dfviil Ogden aud William Yeonians, saving to all persons any Right wci" they may have within the

Tract of ye White Plains, founded ujion ye title set forth in ye Petition of the alwve-named Persons Praying for a Patent of ye land now intendeil to be granted.

" Ilesolc'd, that the t^uit Rent be conformable to his ilaties Royal Instructions."

On the same day (February 2(3, 1722), the chairman, Francis Harrison, reported that the committee had considered the claims of all the parties concerned in the White Plains, and after setting forth the rights of