A true copy From y' Originall by

Sam'. Purdy." ' Mr. Purdy accepted the appointment and acted. He divided the Patent into two parts which he called the " East " and " West " Ranges, containing thirteen " Lotts " each. The number of acres in each is not now known, but the value of each lot is shown by the original list and valuation by Purdy, in the writer's possession, which is as follows: --

An Estimate of the Lotts in Whitefield Pattent.

East Bange.

No. £

1 93 00

2 93 00

3 85 00

4 85 00

5 80 00

6 54 00

7 44 00

8 44 00

9 44 00

10 44 00

11 50 OU

12 62 00

13 72 00

Wefct Range.

Ko. £

1 73 00

2 78 00

3 85 00

4 95 00

5 95 00

6 92 00

7 77 00

8 77 00

9 84 00

10 88 00

11 95 00

12 100 00

13 100 00

£850 00

£1139 00

850 00

Totall £1989 00

Pr me

Sam" Purdy.

The names of the persons living on this Patent six years after Purdy's appointment above given were collected by Benjamin Fox of King Street and sent to Mr. Murray of New York, who was the lawyer and agent of some of the patentees. Under date of " King St. 8"' y' 7'", 1739," Fox writes Murray, "Inclosed have sent you the names of the People Possessed on the Whitefeild, or Middle Patent, which have Indevour* to colect a.s well as I could." The list which is on a separate paper, is as follows :