Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III
Beginning at the southwest corner of a tract commonly called the Road township, tlience running southerly along the township of Fabius, Solon and Cincinnatus, appropriated for the use of the troops of this State, until the said course strikes tlie northwest corner of the land lately sold to John W. Watkins & Augustus Sackett, thence easterly along their line until it strikes the northwest corner of a line of division of the townships numbers twelve and thirteen, in the twenty townships, thence northerly along the western bounds of the townships No. twelve, seven and six, in the said twenty townships to the southeast corner of tlie said Road township, thence westerly along the said Road township to the
1080 PRICES OF LANDS
place of beginning, at the rate of three shillings and eight pence per acre; one sixth part of the purcliase money to be paid in six montlis, with interest, and tlie other in two equal instalments, tlie one in nine months and tlie other in eighteen months, being duly considered; (Accepted) Acres 41,000 £7,518 0 0
The application of Mathias B. Miller, in behalf of Philip Smith, for the pm-chase of the following tract of land, containing about five hundred and ninety acres, situate in the County of Washington, and bounded as follows, to wit. Beginning at the W'Cst bounds of the artillery patent at the northeast corner of a tract of one thousand acres of land, granted to Moses Harris junr. and running thence along the north bounds thereof , to the soutlieast corner of two hundred acres of land, granted to the said Moses Harris junr. thence along the east bounds of the said two liundred acres, and along the east bounds of other two hundred acres granted to the said Moses Harris, junr. to the northeast corner of the last mentioned two hundred acres, then along the north bounds thereof, to the southeast corner of seven hundred and fifty acres granted to the said Moses Harris, junr. thence along the east bounds thereof, to a tract of two hundred acres granted to Piatt Smith or Joshua Harris, then along the south bounds tliereof to tlie west bounds of tlie artillery patent and thence southerly along the said west bounds to the place of beginning, at the rate of one shilling and six pence per acre, but no particular terms of payment mentioned; being duly read and considered, (Accepted) Acres 590 £44 5 0