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11, Richard's survey, Essex county, N. Y., lot 215, 160 acres; lot 234, 

 excepting the southeast quarter, eighty acres; lot 275, 160 acres; 

 total, 3,015 acres. 



Your petitioner would represent that the land he herewith offers to 

 exchange with the State are verdant forest lands, and mainly 

 surrounded by State landsi that the lands belonging to the State of 

 New York are mainly detached portions of lands in adjacent to lands 

 of the State of New York. If this proposition is favorably accepted, 

 I will furnish proof of title and deed for same, or any other informa- 

 tion that the State might require appertaining to said lands. An 

 early consideration of the above proposition is most respectfully 

 solicited. 



Respectfully yours, etc. 



P. J. MARSH. 



Dated, Albany, N. Y, November 18, 1890. 



No. 55, M. H. 



To the Forest Commission of the State of New York : 



I, the undersigned, hereby make application to your honorable 

 board for the exchange of the following lands, situate, lying and 

 being in Franklin county, N.,Y., inMcComb's purchase, Great Tract 1, 

 township 18, now owned jointly by the State of New York and 

 myself, each owning an undivided half thereof. 



Said lands are described as follows, viz.: Lots 46, 47, 49, 50, 37, 38 

 and 39, and one-fourth of lot 48, in said purchase, tract and township, 

 owned by me, and the remaining three-fourths of said lot 48, owned 

 by the State. 



I hereby offer and agree to deed to the State of New York all of 

 my right, title and interest in and to the above described lands, on 

 condition that the State of New York, through its proper officers, deed 

 to me all the spruce, hemlock, pine and cedar on the following named 

 lands or lots belonging to and owned by the State of New York, viz.: 

 All of lot 6, undivided three-fourths of lot 7, three-fourths of lot 8, 

 one-half of lot 9, one undivided half of lots 17, 18, 19 to 28 and 29, 

 in McComb's purchase, Great Tract 1, township 18, Franklin county, 

 N. Y, with the right and privilege of entering upon said lots and 

 cutting and removing the same therefrom. 



BENTON TURNER. 



Pittsburgh, N. Y, December 14, 1887. 

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