Joseph Budd.Ensign John Horton, j\Ir John Hoyt, Samuel Purdy, Caleb Hiat and George Lane Junior, " are chosen to rectify all mistakes that has been formerly made by the former layers out of the White Plaines purchase and also has po-^er to add or diminish the just and true proportion of all the lotments of lands which is in dispute to be above or under the true proportion and to lay out proportionable all the remaining part of the aforesaid purchase and when so done to make return to the said proprietors." ^

The next notice of this town occurs on the 9th of February, 1720:

"At a meeting held by the proprietors it is agreed that "Capt. Joseph Budd, John Hoyt, Sen , John Horton, Caleb Hiatt, Sanuicl Purdy, and George Lane, Jr., layers out of the said purchase choi-en by the said proprietors for lanng out all the above said lands, as may appear by record bearing date February 11, 17 14-15. That the said iayers out shall have for their trouble and industry for laying out the whole purcha.se and returning the bounds at or between the thirteenth day of April, which will be m the year one thousand seven hundred and twenty,

a BairU's History of Uve, p. 1 jG. . 6 Rye Rec. Lib. .S.. e IbiJ.

d Tu-.va Meeting Books, C and C. c Uecoi-LU of ToH-u .Mooting, p. 9, anJ BairU's HUtory of Rye, p. 156.

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HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER.