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

of state at Albany, in vol. viii. of Land Papers, p. 124, and entitled ' ' Return of a survey of the White Plains, Feb. 24, 1721-2. .\lso, survey for Hunt and Brundige and dated JIarch foil. Read and referred to ye Gentl. of ye Council or any five of them."

The return, accompanying the map states that, " Pursuant to a warrant dated January lltli, 1721, endorsed to William Forster, Deputy Surveyor, he surveyed the Bounds of ye White Plains as they were shown to him by Joseph Budd, John Hoit, Vniphrey Underbill, George Lane, Jloses Knap ami Caleb Hyatt, and they were as follows :

" Beginning at a large white oak tree marked with several letters, where t wo bi^ooks falls into ye west branch of Moniaroncck River ; thence by marked trees to Brunxes river near tu where a small bnxik falls into said river, by a bush of .\lders, some of which are marked ; thence up Brunxes river to an Ash tree about 17 chains above Anthony Miller's Fulling Mill, and thence by marked trees to a white oak near Long Meadiiw Brook ; then down said Brook to where it falls into Momaroneck River, and then down said River to the place where ye west Branch falls into the river, and then up the said Branch to ye white oak where we began -- Containing 5225 acres, after 5 per cent, deducted for Roads."