The Arbitrators chosen were "Samuel Wyllys of Jericho Long Island, Gentleman, A'braham Clark of Elizabethtown New Jersey, Stephen Crane of the same place, Gentlemen, William NicoU J'', of Islip, in Suffolk County Esq." These Parties gave bonds in £5000 each to abide by the. award, and it was agreed that each side should bear its own expenses, except as to those for the services of the arbitrators and the running of the line in accordance with the award, of which each side was to pay one half. The point to be decided as stated in the articles of agreement was to fix the true point near and below Westchester Path from which the dividing line was to be run in a North Northwesterly direction.

The hearings were long and much evidence locally interesting was brought forward. The Counsel were, for Anne de Lancey and Lewis .Tohnston, Thomas Jones, for the other jiarties, Whitehead Hicks, John Morin Scott, and William Smith Jun^ all but Scott

1 From tbu urigiual iustrunieut iu tlie writer*!} puHbesaiuu.

subsequently Judges of the Supreme Court of the

Province, two, Smith .Tun"^, and Jones, were the two historians of the Province. Hicks was also Mayor of New York, and John Morin Scott was one of the Generals on the Whig side in the Revolution, and a lawyer of eminence. The award was unanimous and the operative part is in these few words, " we do award, order judge, and determine, that the place where the straight line of partition that is to run between the said two Necks or Tracts of Land shall begin in the middle of the creek or run of water leading from Dirty Swamp where the said Creek or Run of Water crosses Westchester old Path." All the original papers in this transaction bearing the autographs of all the distinguished men and other parties mentioned above are in the writer's possession in perfect preservation and from them this sketch has been drawn u]).