3'J That the said Dutch Governour Stuyvesant did in the year 1664, surrender all the Country which the Dutch did then possess, to King Charles the Second ; and that the States General made a Cession thereof by the Treaty of Breda in the year 1667. That the Dutch reconquered part of this Province in 1673 j and surrendered and absolutely yielded it to King Charles the second in 167314, by the Treaty of London; and that in the year. 1674 King Charles granted to the Duke of York, all the Land between Connecticut River and Delaware Bay, the whole of those Lands being part of their former Colony of New Netherland.

4'h That the Duke of York in his several Commissions to Major Edraond Andros on the l^tof July 1674, and to Governour Dongan on the 30**^ September 1682 among other Descriptions of the Boundaries of this Province mentions. All the Land from the West side of Connecticut River to the East side of Deleware Bay. That their Majestys King William and Queen Mary, by their Commission bearing date the fourth day of January in the first year of tlieir Majesty's Reign, appointed Henry Sloughter to be Governour of the province of New York and Territories depending thereon ; the Boundaries whereof to Connecticut River on the East, were notorious by the Grant and other Commissions aforesaid, and many other Grants and Commissions relating to the same.

5^'^ That the Committee apprehend, Connecticut River continued the East Bounds of this Province until the 28 ^^ of March 1700, When by King William's Confirmation of an Agreement between this Province and Connecticut, the Western Bounds ol that Colony were setled at twenty miles from Hudson's River : And they cannot find any other Alteration in the Eastern Bounds of this Province, and have no Reason to believe any other was made before or since that time.