THE TOWN OF NEW CASTLE. 57 1 



bounds aforesaid, all the lands within Richbeil's patent, according to the lines of 

 the said patent, now in the tenure and occupation of Col. Caleb Heathcote; 

 which first above named tract of land was purchased by Col. Caleb Heathcote, 

 and others, with whotn he has agreed, except James Mott, and Henry Disbrow, 

 whom he hath undertaken to satisfy ; within which bounds, there are by esti- 

 mation, about 5,000 acres of profitable land, besides wastes and wood lands. 

 And, whereas, we, the subscribers, in pursuance of a certain act of the iieuten- 

 ant-governor, the council, and general assembly of this colony, entitled, An Act 

 for the more effectual collecting of his majesty's quit-rents in the colony of New 

 York, and for partition of lands in order thereto, have lately made a survey of 

 all that part of the lands above mentioned, which have not been sold by the pro- 

 prietors and owners thereof. We do hereby give notice, that true maps and 

 field books of the survey of the said part thereof, and of the allotments made, 

 specifying the bounds of every lot ; on which maps the lots are laid down and 

 numbered, and the number of acres in every lot ; and the said maps and field 

 books signed by us, and by Nathaniel Merrit, our surveyor, are filed, one of the 

 said maps and field books in the office of the Clerk of the. County of Westchester, 

 and the other in the Secretary's office in the city of New York. And we do here- 

 by appoint Wednesday, the 6th of August next, at the City Hall of the city of 

 New York, to be the day and place for balloting for the said lots and allotments; 

 and do require all persons interested, then and there to attend, and to see the 

 several allotments balloted for. Given under our hands this 23d day of June, 

 1766. 

 [Pat. 7,223.] "CHAR. CLINTON, ) Surviving 



"JONATHAN BROWN, f Commissioners." 



We find the following indenture, on the 5th of April, 1774, between 

 Benjamin Smith, Caleb Fowler and Joseph Sutton, all of the West Patent 

 of the North Castle, &c, of the first part, and Caleb Sands of Bedford, 

 of the other part, witnesseth that his gracious majesty, King William the 

 Third, of glorious memory, by letters patent, under the great seal of 

 the province of New York, bearing date the fourteenth day of February, 

 in the fourteenth year of his reign, granted unto Robert Walters and 

 others a certain tract of land in the county of Westchester, bounded, 

 &c, &c, all of which tract of land is called the West Patent of North 

 Castle; and whereas the said Benjamin Smith, Caleb Fowler and Joseph 

 Sutton were deputed for to, and did, make a purchase of the greater part 

 of the above-said tract of land for themselves and their associates, a as 

 by a general map of the same may appear. Now this indenture witness- 

 eth, that for and in consideration of the sum of ^15 12s. of good cur- 

 rent and lawful money of the province of New York, well and truly paid 

 by the said Caleb Sands, one of the associates in making of the above 

 said purchase, we the said Benjamin Smith, Caleb Fowler and Joseph 

 Sutton doth acknowledge by these presents, and therefore have given, 

 granted, and released unto him, the said Caleb Sands, his heirs and 

 assigns, all that certain part of the above recited tract of land contain- 

 ing thirty-nine acres, bounded as follows : by a heap of stones at the 

 south-west corner of Bedford new purchase, so called, and running 



a The original document was in the possession of the late Mr. Caleb Sands, of North Castle. 



