138 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 



should begin at Byram River at a point called Lyon's Point, where that 

 river falls into the Sound, and run northerly at not less than twenty miles 

 distance from the Hudson to the south line of Massachusetts.* 



Upon the occasion of this change in 1683, we find the following letter 

 addressed to Lieutenant Horton and selectmen of the town of Rye. 



Fairfield, Deo. 3, 1683. 



Loving Friends : — We had purposed in our passage toYorkto have called upon 

 you, but the badness of the weather and taking our passage by water we missed 

 the opportunity of seeing you in our going thither, and in our return. And 

 therefore we take this rirst opportunity to acquaint you that though we were 

 loath to have parted with you, and would have been glad to have continued you 

 in this government, yet the providence of God hath so disposed that by our 

 ment with Governor Dongan, we are forced to part with you, and could not 

 help it, and the Governor promised us that he would not by this change alter any 

 man's property or propriety ; and therefore we thought it necessary to acquaint 

 E this change, and also to advise you speedily to apply him to grant j T ou 

 confirmation of your hounds and proprieties, which we doubt not but he will do 

 also. We must acquaint you that you must by our agreement, pay to this colony 

 this year's rates, which the treasurer will appoint you, to whom you shall pay it 

 speedily it is one penny half penny upon the pound, according to the list pre- 

 sented to the general court, in October last, by the agreement with the Governor 

 Dongan. The west b< unds of our colon}' is now by Byram River, and it runs 

 as the river till it comes to the road, and from thence it runs north, north-west, 

 till it hath run eight miles from the east point of said Byram River. 



Gentlemen, we do request you to be satisfied and content with this change, and 

 to carry it suitably to the government under which you are now seated, and 

 apply yourselves to the Honorable Govornor, who is a noble gentleman and will 

 do what you shall desire in a regular maimer to promote your welfare, which with 

 best respects is all the needful from your assured friends. 



ROBERT T-;EAT, Governor, 

 XathanGocld,) AssistanU _ 

 John Allen, J 



Endorsed. These for Lieut. Joseph Horton, 

 the selectmen of the town of Rye. These in Rye. 



Notwithstanding this agreement, the towns of Rye and Bedford were 

 again received into the colony of Connecticut, June 21, 1696-7/ 



Governor Fletcher of New York justly complained of this treatment, 

 and issued his proclamation, requiring Rye and Bedford to return to 

 their allegiance, April 15, i6o7. c 



The whole matter was now referred to the king, who in council, 

 March 28th, 1700, confirmed the former agreement made 16S3, and 



a Webster'B Letters, p. 20". 



b Col Bound. Hart. Kec. vol. ii. letter 138. 



c Col. Bound. Hart. Rec vol. ii. letters 140, 141. 



