Having failed to recover the lands appropriated by Harrison, the people of Rye probably had little hope of resisting these claims. Col. Heathcote, however, seems to have been disposed to treat them with great fairness. In the Charter which he obtained for his lands exception was made of "ye land called White Plains which is in dispute between ye said Caleb Heathcote and some of ye inhabitance of ye town of Rye,' to that land the patent gives him no further title than he already possesses. The follovang action of the inhabitants refers to this matter : --

"At a meeting held by the Properities of the White Plains purchase, Fcbeweary the 2t, 1701-2, Hacaliah Browne and Deliverance Browne and liuniphery Underliill, Thomas Meritseucr, Isaac Deham, John Stokam, and Benjamia Horton, are chosen a committee in the behalf of the above said Proprietors to agree witli Coll. Hathcoote consarning tlie running of a line between said Coll. Hethcote's patent and said White Plains purchase as They shall see good ; and what line shall be mutually agreed upon betweene the said commity and Coll. Hethcote the said properities do ingage for Themselves and Their heirs and successors to stand and abide forever: and what else the said couuiiitie mutually agrees upon shall be held good by them and their associates for ever.'' "

The controversy was still pending in 1702, when the Rev. Mr. Chris- (topher Bridge, Mr. Hacaliah Browne, Ensign John Horton, Capt. Joseph Bade, and Mr. John Hoytt " are chosen to treat with the Honorable Conl. Caleb Hathcut, about the White Plains purchase and to make returne to the Proprietors of their treat upon what termcs the Hon. Coll. Hathcut will agree with them to acquit all his claime to the above said White Plains purchase." ^