Wallkill.

Montgomery.

Van Dam andthers, and northerly by a line ginning on the west side Hudson's river at the northest corner of a tract of land granted to Francis Harrison and company, called the five thousand acré tract, and running from thence east to the middle of Hudson's river, and westerly along the north bounds of the said tract and the north bounds of another tract granted to the said Francis Harrison to the tract of land commonly called Wallace's tract, then along the lines of the same northerly and westerly to the northeasterly bounds of a tract of and granted to Jacobus Kip, John' Cruger and others, commonly called Kip and Cruger's tract, then westerly along the northeasterly and northerly bounds thereof to the northwest corner thereof, and then westerly to the northeast corner of the said tract of three thousand five hundred acres of land granted to Rip Van Dam and others shall be and continue a town by the name of Newburgh

And that all that part of the said county of Orange bounded easterly by New-Windsor, southerly by a west line from the mouth of Murderer's creek, westerly by Shawangunk-kill, and northerly by thee commonly called the old northwest line, shall be and continue a town by the name of Wallki

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And that all that part of the said coty of Orange bounded easterly by New-Windsor and Nwburgh, southerly by the town of Wallkill, westerly by and northerly by a line beginning at the of a tract of three thousand acres of land Wileman, and runnning thence along thereof to the Paltz-river, commonly cased the Wallkill, and then southerly up the same river the southwest corner of a tract of four thousand acres of land granted to Gerardus Beekman and others, and then westerly and northerly along the southerly and westerly bounds thereof to the northwest corner thereof, and then northwesterly along the north bounds of the lands granted to Jeremiah Schuyler and company to the Shawangunk-kill aforesaid, shall be and continue a town by the name of Montgomery. And that all that part of the said county of Orange beginning on the Shawangunk-kill at the southwest corner of the town of Wallkill, and running thence along the said kill, being the boundary line of the said town of Wallkill, to the north part of the farm now or lately occupied by Joseph Wood junior, thence west to the river Mongaap, thence along the said river Mongaap as it runs to the Delaware-river, then along the said river to the town of Minisink, and thence along the northern boundary of the said town of Minisink to the place of beginning, shall be and continue a town by the name of Deerpark. And that all that part of the county of Ulster bounded 12 towns, viz. easterly by the middle of Hudson's riyer, southerly by

Deerpark.

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Orange punty, westerly by a line beging on the line Marlborough. of the said county of Orange two chairs and seventy-five links east of the north corner of a tracy of land called the Five-Patentees, from thence on a straight line northward to the most easterly bounds of Robert Tift's land where it joins the town of New-Paltz, and northerly by a tract of land granted to Lewis Dubois and partners, called the New-Paltz patent, shall be and continue a town by the name of Mariborough.

And that all that part of the said county of Ulster Platte-Kill. bounded easterly by Marlborough, southerly by Orange county, westerly by the east bounds of two thousand acres of land granted to Peter Barberie, and the east bounds of two thousand acres of land granted to William Huddleston, and the east bounds of two thousand acres of land granted to Thomas Garland, and northerly by a tract of land granted to Lewis Dubois and partners, called the New-Paltz patent, and a tract of land granted to Noah Elting and Nathaniel La Fever, and a tract of land granted to Anna Mullender, commonly called Mullender's tract, and a tract of land granted to Hugh Freer, and the southerly line thereof continued to the east bounds of the said two thousandres of land granted to the said Thomas Garland, shale and continue a town by the name of Platte-Kill.

And that al hat part of the said county of Ulster Shawangunk. bounded easte by Orange county and the town of Platte-Kill, sourly by Orange county, westerly by the Platte-Kill-river and the east foot of the Shawangunk mountains, and orther by a line beginning at the northeast corner of a tract of two thousand acres of land granted to William Huddleston, and running from thence along the north bounds thereof and the north bounds of two thousand acres of land granted to Peter Matthews and others to the month of Shawangunk-kill, and then westerly along the north side of the same kill as it runs to the southwest corner of the land granted to colonel Jacob Rutsen, and the long the westerly bounds thereof to the northwest corner thereof, and then along the southerly bounds of a tract of land granted to Stephen Dubois to the southwest corner thereof, and then northwest to Shawangunk mountains aforesaid, shall be and continue a town by the name of Shawangunk.

And that all that part of the said county of Ulster Kingston. called the township of Kingston and manor of Fox-Hall, and extending northward to the line of the county of Greene, and sout ward to the north bounds of a tract of land granted to Lewis Dubois and partners, called the New-Paitz patent and east to the middle of Hudson's river, shall be and continue a town by the name of Kingston.

Hurleye

Marbletown.

New Paltz.

Woodstock.

Mamakating.

Lumberland.

Rochefter.

And that all that part of the said county of Ulster called the township of Hurley, including all that certain tract of land formerly comprehended within the bounds of the great or Hardenbergh's patent, and released by Margaret Livingston lately deceased to the inhabitants of Hurley, and also all that tract of land beginning in the northwest corner of the New-Paltz patent and running thence south fifty degrees east one hundred and eighteen chains to the east bank of the Wallkill, thence north seventy-one degrees and twenty minutes east one hundred and fifty four chains to where the east bounds of the said township of Hurley intersects the north bounds of NewPaltz, and thence northwesterly along the bounds of the New-Paltz patent to the place of beginning, shall be and continue a town by the name of Hurley.

And that all that part of the said county of Ulster called Marbletown, shall be and continue a town by the name of Marbletown.

And that all that part of the said county of Ulster bounded northerly by Kingston and Hurley, easterly by the middle of Hudson's river, southerly by Marlborough, Platte-Kill and Shawangunk, and westerly by the west bounds of the New-Paltz patent continued southerly to the northwest corner of Shawangunk, shall be and continue a town by the name of New-Paltz.

And that all that part of the said county of Ulster bounded southerly by the towns of Nevisink, Rochester, Marbletown and Hurley, easterly by Marbletown, Hurley and Kingston, northerly by the bounds of the county, and westerly by the bounds of the county, shall be and continue a town by the name of Woodstock.

And that all that part of the said county of Ulster bounded westerly by Mongaap-river, northeasterly by the towns of Nevisink and Rochester, easterly by the town of Shawangunk and the county of Orange, and southerly by the county of Orange, shall be and continue a town by the name of Mamakating.

And that all that part of the said county of Ulster bounded southwesterly and northwesterly by the bounds of the county, northeasterly by the town of Nevisink, and easterly by the town of Mamakating, shall be and continue a town by the name of Lumberland.

And that all that part of the said county of Ulster bounded southeasterly by the towns of Shawangunk and New-Paltz, southwesterly by a line running from the southerly corner of the patent of Rochester where it meets with the northwesterly bounds of the town of Shawangunk at the Shawangunk mountains north forty-nine degrees and thirty minutes west a distance of twelve miles and an half, northwesterly by a line running from thence north forty degrees east till it intersects a line continued north

westerly from the southwesterly bounds of Marbletown, and northeasterly by Woodstock and Marbletown, shall be and continue a town by the name of Rochester.

And that all that part of the said county of Ulster con- Nevefink. tained within the following bounds, to wit: Beginning at the most westerly corner of the town of Rochester and running thence along the northwesterly bounds of said town to the most northerly corner thereof, thence northwesterly along a line which is a continuation of the southwesterly bounds of the town of Marbletown, to a line which is a southwesterly continuation of the west bounds of a lot in great lot number eight in the Hardenbergh patent, now or late belonging to Johannah Livingston, then along the last mentioned continuation line south thirty degrees west six miles to the division line of great lots number five and six in said Hardenbergh patent, then along the said division line to the division line between the counties of Ulster and Delaware, thence along the said line south sixty-two degrees west twelve miles and ten chains, and thence south forty-nine degrees and thirty minutes east to the place of beginning, shall be and continue a town by the name of Nevesink.

eleven towns,

And that all that part of the county of Delaware bound- DELAWARE ed southwesterly and southeasterly by the bounds of the county into county, northwesterly by a line beginning on the Cook- viz. quago branch of the Delaware-river at the most southerly Colchefter. corner of lot number eight in the subdivision of great lot number thirty-five in the Hardenbergh patent, and running thence northeasterly along the line dividing the southeasterly from the northwesterly lots in the subdivision of the said lot number thirty-five, thence continuing the same course till it intersects a line running as follows, viz. From the Delaware-river on the division line between the great lots number thirty-seven and number thirtyeight in the said Hardenbergh patent southeasterly to the northwest corner of a tract of land now or late belonging to Jacob Tremper then along his bounds southerly to Paghkataghkan-kill, thence the same course continued to the division line between the great lots number five and number six in the said Hardenbergh patent, then southeasterly along the last mentioned line to the east bounds of the county, and northeasterly by the line so intersected as aforesaid and running from Delaware-river to the east bounds of the county, shall be and continue a town by the name of Colchester.

And that all that part of the said county of Delaware Middletown. bounded southwesterly by Colchester, southeasterly by the bounds of the county, northeasterly by a line continued southeasterly from the Delaware-river between the lots number forty and number forty-one of the original division of the great Hardenbergh patent to the Papachton

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Roxbury.

Stamford.

Harpersfield.

Delhi.

river, thence across the said river to the east bounds of the county, and northwesterly by a line running from a moné ument in the southerly line of the town of Stamford at the distance of six miles from Delaware-river, southerly on a direct line across the highlands to a monument plac ed on the northerly bounds of the town of Colchester six miles from Delaware-river, shall be and continue a town by the name of Middletown.

And that all that part of the said county of Delaware beginning at the most easterly corner of the town of Delhi and running thence easterly to the highest peak of the high mountain where the head of Rose's brook rises, thence following the ridge or chain of mountains northerly from peak to peak to the highway or road on the top of the mountain that leads from the town plot, so called, to the dwelling house now or late of John Moore, esquire, thence due north to the northeasterly bounds of the said county of Delaware, thence southeasterly along the same to the town of Windham, thence along the same southwesterly to the town of Middletown, and thence along the same northwesterly to the place of beginning, shall be and continue a town by the name of Roxbury.

And that all that part of the said county of Delaware bounded westerly by the Delaware-river, northerly by the same and the north bounds of the county, easterly by Roxbury and southerly by the northeasterly line of the town of Delhi, being a continuation of the line above mentioned and described as forming part of the northeasterly bounds of Middletown, shall be and continue a town by

the name of Stamford.

And that all that part of the said county of Delaware, bounded northeasterly and northwesterly by the bounds of the county, southeasterly by Stamford, and southwesterly by the division line between the patents of Kortright and Harpersfield, shall be and continue a town by the name of Harpersfield.

And that all that part of the said county of Delaware, beginning át a monument on the Cookquago branch of the Delaware-river in the northeasterly line of the town of Walton on the south side of Leake's patent, thence westerly in the line of said patent until it intersects the division line between the towns of Walton and Franklin, thence northerly on said division line continued to the bounds of the town of Meredith, thence southeasterly and northeasterly along the lines of said town to the southerly bounds of a tract of land granted to Goldsbrow Banyar, being the south bounds of the town of Kortright, then along the same to Delaware-river, thence up the same to the southerly bounds of the town of Stamford, thence easterly on said southerly line six miles to the northwest corner of the town of Middletown, thence southwesterly along