the bounds of Middletown to the northerly bounds of Colchester, thence northwesterly along the line above mentioned and described as forming part of the northeasterly bounds of Colchester to the place of beginning, shall be and continue a town by the name of Delhi.

And that all that part of the said county of Delaware Meredith. contained within the following bounds, to wit: Beginning. at a stake and stones near the dwelling house now or late of Andrew Dibble standing in the line between the patents of Franklin and Goldsborough as also in the division line between the towns of Delhi and Franklin near Elk-creek, so called, thence south fifty-eight degrees and fifteen minutes west seven miles and three rods to a stake and stones standing in the middle subdivision line of the patent of Whitesborough, thence along said middle line across the division line between the towns of Delhi and Franklin north thirty-one degrees and forty-five minutes west five miles and fifty-one rods and ten links to a small beach tree near the dwelling house now or late belonging to Joseph Brimhall, thence in the line between lots number fourteen, fifteen, four and five of the said patent of Whitesborough north fifty degrees and fifteen minutes east two miles one quarter and eight rods to a stake and stones, thence continuing the same course seven miles and three rods to a certain point bearing north thirty-one degrees and forty-five minutes west and distant fifty-one rods and ten links from a stake and stones near a maple tree blazed and marked IBDZH, and from thence in a line of marked trees south thirty-one degrees and forty-five minutes east five miles fifty-one rods and sixteen links, and from thence south fifty-eight degrees and fifteen minutes west two miles one quarter and eight rods to the place of beginning, shall be and continue a town by the name of Meredith.

And that all that part of the said county of Delaware Kortrights. bounded northwesterly by the bounds of the county, northeasterly by Harpersfield, southeasterly by the Delawareriver and the town of Meredith, and southwesterly by the towns of Delhi and Meredith and the northeast line of the tract of land formerly granted to Henry White and others, shall be and continue a town by the name of Kortright.

And that all that part of the said county of Delaware Franklin. bounded northwesterly by the bounds of the county, southeasterly by a line/continued from a beach tree marked F W being five miles distant from the Delaware-river on the northeast line of a tract of land formerly granted to Henry White and others south sixty degrees west to the west corner of Delhi, thence south eighty-eight degrees west until it intersects the state road, thence south sixtytwo degrees west to the line of property, westerly by a

Mexico.

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OTSEGO County into fourteen towns, viz. Springfield.

belonging to Lemuel Storrs and others at a maple tree standing upon the bank of the said Black-river, thence running south thirty-seven degrees and thirty minutes west along the northwesterly line of said tract to the northerly line of Scriba's patent, thence westerly along the southerly line of the said Constable's tract till the same is intersected by the division line between the said township number twelve and township number thirteen in the same tract, thence northerly in the said division line and the division line between townships number seven and eight, two and three to the northerly extremity thereof, thence easterly along the northerly lines of townships number three, four and five to the said Black-river, thence southeasterly up the waters thereof to the place of beginning, shall be and continue a town by the name of Turin.

And that all that part of the said county of Oneida bounded easterly by Camden, Redfield, Turin and Lowville, northerly by Watertown, Champion, and a line drawn west from the mouth of Black-river, westerly by the bounds of the county, and southerly by the bounds of the county, shall be and continue a town by the name of Mexico.

And that all that part of the said county of Oneida bounded westerly by the west bounds of the county, southerly by the town of Augusta, northerly by Rome and Camden, and easterly by a line beginning at the southeasterly corner of a tract of land granted to Abraham Wemple, and running thence at right angles with the old line of property southwesterly to Augusta, and northeasterly until it meets the Oriskany-creek, thence down the said creek to the south bounds of the Oriskany patent, thence northwesterly parallel with the old line of property to Rome, shall be and continue a town by the name of Westmoreland.

And that all that part of the said county of Oneida bounded westerly and southerly by the county of Chenango, easterly by Paris and Westmoreland, and northerly by the southernmost great Genesee road, shall be and continue a town by the name of Augusta.

And that all that part of the county of Otsego beginning on the east bank of Lake-Otsego at the southwest corner of a patent granted to John Groesbeck and others, and running easterly and northerly along the bounds of the said patent to the northeast corner thereof, then westerly along the north bounds thereof and the same line continued to the county of Herkimer, then southerly along the east bounds of the said county and the east bounds of the town of Otsego to Lake-Otsego, then easterly and southerly along the waters thereof to the place of beginning, shall be and continue a town by the name of Springfield.

And that all that part of the said county of Otsego be Middlefield. ginning at the mouth of Cherry-Valley-creek and running due east to the east bounds of a patent granted to Volkert Othoudt and others, then northerly along the bounds thereof to the south bounds of great lot number four in the said patent, then westerly along the bounds thereof to the west bounds of the said patent, then northerly along the bounds of the said patent to the northwest corner thereof, then by a line to the southwest corner of a patent known by the name of Beaverdam, then northerly along the west bounds thereof to a patent granted to John Lindsey, then westerly and northerly along the bounds thereof to the town of Springfield, then westerly along the bounds thereof to Lake-Otsego, then northerly and westerly along the town of Springfield to the town of Otsego, then southerly along the town of Otsego and the town of Milford to the place of beginning, shall be and continue a town by the name of Middlefield.

And that all that part of the said county of Otsego be Worceker, ginning at the mouth of the Adequatangie or Charlottecreek, and running along the northerly bounds of the county of Delaware to the county of Schoharie, then northerly along the bounds thereof to the second allotment of the tract of land called the Belvidere patent, then west along the south bounds of the said allotment to a patent granted to Alexander McGee and others, then northerly along the east bounds thereof to the northeast corner of lot number two in the said patent, then westerly along the north bounds thereof and the same line continued to the town of Middlefield, then southerly and westerly along the east and southerly bounds thereof to the town of Milford, then southerly along the same to the place of beginning, shall be and continue a town by the name of Worcester.

And that all that part of the said county of Otsego, Cherry-Valbounded easterly by the bounds of the county, southerly ley. by Worcester, westerly by Middlefield and Springfield, and northerly by the bounds of the county, shall be and continue a town by the name of Cherry-Valley.

And that all that part of the said county of Otsego con- Otfego. tained within the following bounds, to wit: Beginning at the southeast corner of John Christopher Hartwick's patent, thence along the south and west bounds thereof to the northwest corner of the same, and from thence north along the east line of Smith's tract to a beach tree marked I. R. B. No. 47, thence east along an old line of marked trees thirty-three chains to a beach tree marked I. R. B. No. 47. 1772, W. C. 1791, thence north seven degrees east along the west line of a tract of land called the twelve thousand acre tract to the south line of Colden's patent, thence east to the southeast corner thereof, thence north

Clermont,

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Schodack.

southerly by the manor of Livingston, and the north line thereof continued to the east bounds of this state, shall be and continue a town by the name of Hillsdale.

And that all that part of the said county of Columbia beginning on the south side of the mouth of a certain river commonly called Roeloff Jansen's kill, and running thence along the south side of the said river easterly until it strikes the farm now or late in the occupation of Marcus Platner and Jacob Hermance, and then along the westerly, northerly and easterly part of the same farm to the south side of the said creek or river, and then along the southerly side thereof to the south bend thereof where it meets with the north line of the county of Dutchess, and thence westerly along the line of the county of Dutchess to the middle of Hudson's river, and then northerly up along the middle of Hudson's river to a point opposite to the place of beginning, and then east to the place of beginning, shall be and continue a town by the name of Clermont, excepting thereout the tract of country called the German or East-Camp.

And that all that part of the said county of Columbia commonly called and known by the name of the German or East-Camp shall be and continue a town by the name of Germantown.

And that all the remaining part of the said county of Columbia shall be and continue a town by the name of Livingston.

And that all that part of the county of Rensselaer boundLAER county ed southerly by the county of Columbia, westerly by the county of Albany, including such of the islands in Hudson's river as are nearest the east side thereof, northerly by Greenbush, and easterly by a line continued from the north bounds of the manor of Rensselaerwyck at a place nine miles distant from Hudson's river, southerly to a place in the north line of the county of Columbia ten miles distant from Hudson's river, shall be and continue a town by the name of Schodack.

And that all that part of the said county of Rensselaer bounded easterly by the east bounds of this state, southerly by the county of Columbia, westerly by Schodack and by the line aforesaid forming the east bounds of the said town of Schodack, and northerly by a line drawn east and west from the south bounds of the farm now or late of Peter Seaman to the east line of Abel Lewis's farm, and extending thence along the summit of a certain mountain in the north part of Stephentown and the range of that summit continued easterly to the east boundary of this state, shall be and continue a town by the name of Stephentown.

And that all that part of the said county of Rensselaer bounded southerly by Stephentown, easterly by the east

And that all that part of the said county of Otsego Milford. bounded westerly by pts number seventy, forty-one, fortytwo, forty-three, forty-four, forty-five,/forty-six and fortyseven in a tract of land granted to Charles Read, Thomas Wharton and others, commonly called the Otego patent and the eastern boundary line of the said lots continued southerly to the Susquehannah-river, southerly and easterly by the Susqueha mah-river, and northerly by the town of Otsego, shall be and continue a town by the name of Milford.

And that all that part of the said county of Otsego Otego, bounded northerly by the towns of Otsego and Pittsfield, westerly by the east bounds of lots number one, two, three, four, five, six, seven and eight in the Otego patent to the southeast corner of the last mentioned lot, thence along the northerly bounds of lots number eighteen and twenty-one in the Otego patent to the west branch of the Otsdawaw-creek, thence down the same as it runs to the Susquehannah-river and Milford, shall be and continue a town by the name of Otego,

And that all that part of the said county of Otsego Butternuts. bounded easterly by Otego, northerly by a line continued from the south bounds of a tract of land granted to George Croghan in the direction thereof to the Unadillariver, westerly by the west bounds of the county, and southerly by a line beginning at the southwest corner of the town of Otego, and running thence west along the south bounds of lot number eight in the Otego patent to the east bounds of a tract granted to Lewis and Richard Morris, commonly called Morris's patent, thence northerly to the northeast corner of lot number seventy in the patent last mentioned, thence westerly along the south bounds of lots number sixty-three, sixty-two, sixty-one, sixty, fifty-nine and fifty-eight in Morris's patent to a tract of land granted to Clotworthy Upton commonly called Upton's patent and the same line continued westerly to the Butternut-creek, and thence down the same to the Unadilla-river, shall be and continue a town by the name. of Butternuts.

And that all that part of the said county of Otsego Unadilla bounded northerly by the towns of Butternuts and Otego, east by Otego and the river Susquehannah, southerly by the same, and westerly by the Unadilla-river, shall be and continue a town by the name of Unadilla.

ten towns,

And that all that part of the county of Chenango CHENANGO bounded easterly and northerly by the bounds of the county into county, westerly by the west bounds of township number viz. twenty being one of the twenty townships as surveyed Sangerfield. and laid out by the surveyor-general of this state, and southerly by the south bounds of the said township number twenty, shall be and continue a town by the name of Sangerfield.