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seal of our Province of New York the first of which tracts begins in the western 

 bounds of the said Equivalent Lands at the south-west corner of a tract of land 

 in the land granted to Thomas Hawley and others known by the name of Lot 

 No. 9 and runs thence along the lines of the said Lot and of a tract of land 

 granted to John Ayscough to the eastern bounds of the said Equivalent lands 

 then along the said eastern bounds one mile southerly to Lot No. 8 of the said 

 lands granted to Thomas Hawley and others, then along the north bounds of 

 said Lot No. 8 and of Lot No. 7 to the western bounds of the said Equivalent 

 Lands and then along the said western bounds to the place where this first Tract 

 began, containing one thousand and one hundred acres of land and the usual 

 allowance for Highways the second of which tracts begins at the northwest cor- 

 ner of the lands granted to John Ayscough, being two White Oak trees growing 

 out of one Root, the one marked C. G. the other W. S. being likewise the North- 

 east corner of Lot No. 12 of the said lands granted to Thomas Hawley and others 

 and the South-east corner of Lott No. 13 of the same Lands, and runs thence, 

 along the bounds of the said lands granted to Thomas Hawley and others, being 

 the Line of the said Lott No. 13 to Lot No. 16, then along the bounds of the said 

 Lot No. 16 to Lot No. 18, then along the line of the said Lot No. 18 to the Eastern 

 Bounds of the said Equivalent Lands, then along the said eastern boundry two 

 hundred and seventeen Chains and two Rod to the said Lands granted to John 

 Ayscough, and then along his Line to the place where this Second Tract began, 

 containing one thousand acres of Land and the usual allowance for Highways ; the 

 third of which tracts begins at the twenty-eighth Mile Monument in the Western 

 bounds of the said Equivalent Lands, and runs thence, South, Eighty-three de- 

 grees, east, Sixty-seven Chains, then North, twelve degrees and thirty minutes, 

 East, twenty Chains, then South seventy-seven degrees and thirty minutes, East, 

 forty chains, then south, twelve degrees and thirty minutes, West, one hundred 

 and three Chains to lot No. 44 of the said Lands granted to Thomas Hawley and 

 others, and then along the lines of the said Lott and of Lott No. 43 to the Western 

 bounds of the said Equivalent Lands, and then along the said Bounds to the place 

 where this third Tract began, containing eight hundred and ninety acres of Land, 

 and the usual allowance for Highways, and the fourth of which Tracts begins at 

 a Rock with a heap of stones upon it, which is at forty-two Chains distance, 

 measures on a Line running North eighty degrees, east from the thirtieth Mile 

 Monument in the Western Bounds of the said Equivalent Lands, and runs from 

 said Rock South, twelve degrees, and thirty minutes, West, eighty Chains, then 

 South seventy-seven degrees and thirty minutes, East fifty-four Chains, then North 

 ninety Chains, then East fifteen Chains, then North fifty-five Chains, then North 

 seventy-eight degrees thirty minutes, West, thirty-seven Chains, then South 

 twelve degrees and thirty minutes, West sixty -two chains to the place where this 

 fourth Tract began, Containing six hundred Acres of Land and the usual allow- 

 ance for Highways ; the said four Tracts Containing together three thousand five 

 hundred and ninety acres of Land and the usual allowance for Highways ; and in 

 setting out thereof, the said Commissioners have had regard to the profit- 

 able and unprofitable Acres and have taken care that the Length of said 

 Tracts on either of them do not extend along the Banks of any River other- 

 wise than is Conformable to our Royal Instructions for that purpose, as by a 

 certificate thereof under their hands bearing date the thirtieth day of July 



