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JosEpH Lorp. To his Excellency William Tryon Esq?

Governour New York. (Endorsed) 1772 Feby: 28. Read in Council.

NEW HAMPSHIRE GRANTS 767

ORDER OF THE GOV8S OF THE N. Y. COLLEGE FOR THE SETTLEMENT OF THEIR 'TOWNSHIP OF KINGSLAND.

At a meeting of the Governors of Kings College m the City of New York on Monday the 17 Day of February 1772 at the House of Richard Hull.

PRESENT. Mr Attorney Genera] M* Lispenard Mr? Mayor Mr? Duane - The Sen Mins: of the Dutch Church Lord Stirling M° Henry Cruger Mr Jones Coll? Philipse Coll? Morris Mr' Livingston Mr Banyar M' Clarkson M' William Walton

The Min: of the Lutheran Church Mr Inglis

Whereas it has been represented to this Board that the former Encouragement given by this Corporation for the settlement of the Township of Kingsland has proved insufficient to answer the purpose thereby Entended, and the same being now duly weighed and Considered This Board do therefore unanimously Resolve--First that an actual survey be made of the whole Tract, and one thousand acres thereof be laid out into square Lotts of Ten acres each for a Town Spott, the Center Lott of which shall forever remain an open square or green. Secondly, That the said Lotts be divided by streets of one chain wide except the two main Streets to be run in right angles through the middle of the said Town and Center Lott which are to be laid out one Chain and an half wide and to extend in direct courses through the whole Town plot dividing equally those Lotts through which they pass. Thirdly. That the Remainder of the Tract be also divided into Lotts of one thousand acres each, the courses of which to be well ascertained and described in such manner that each Lott may be thereby subdivided into Lotts of one hundred acres as occasion may require and a full and perfect description be given of the Quality of each Lott and the Streams and places fit for Water works be also laid down and fully described.