THE TOWN OF BEDFORD. 



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Indians, chief proprietors of the lands about Bedford, made a convey- 

 ance confirming to the inhabitants of Bedford a purchase made twenty 

 years before, supposing that they had received their pay to their full sat- 

 isfaction for ye lands and all the timber and feed on said lands " within 

 ye bounds, as follows, namely : to begin where Beaver Dam River and 

 Cross River meets and so to run on ye nor-west side of a brook called 

 miry brook, and then to run cross the hills west on ye west side of Cis- 

 qua meadow until it meets the river called Cisqua River and a great 

 swamp, and so to run up the brook and by marked trees to the North 

 Birum pond, and so to ye south end Cohansey, and then to a great red 

 ash tree formerly marked by ye Indians for Bedford's southermost bounds, 

 which stands on the west side of the west turn of Meanous River." 

 Signed, sealed & delivered') 

 in the presence of us : j 



ZACHARIAH ROBERTS, His 



JOHN HOLMES, KOTO X NAH. 



Mark 

 His His 



CACA X RACO. WACK > EMANE. 



Mark. Mark. 



His 

 MANGA ,0 KORN. 

 Mark. 

 His 

 ARAN TORN 

 Mark. 



His 



SIri MON. 

 Mark.* 



On the 10th day of October, 1700, the General Court of Connecticut 

 released Bedford from all allegiance. 



October, 17 13, Connecticut appointed certain Commissioners to meet 

 those of New York in fixing the line. A final agreement and conclusion 

 took place between the Commissioners at Dover, in Dutchess Co., May 

 the 14th, 1 73 1, by which Bedford and Rye were forever hereafter included 

 in ye province of New York. 



The following grant and confirmation, under the hand of Catonah, 

 occurs on the 24th of July, 1700: 



Katonah, Sagamore and chief proprietor of ye land about Bedford, have 

 formerly sold unto the inhabitants of the town of Bedford a certain tract of 

 meadow land and upland northard from ye town and joining to their first pur- 



*Bedlord Rec, vol. i., p. 160. 



