[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] said tract of 23,000 acres called ye town of Bedford, &c. Witness our right trusty and right well beloved cousin, Edward Vicount Cornbury, Captain Gene-ral and Governor in chief of our province of New York and New Jersey, and ye territories and tracts of land depending on them in America, Admiral of the same, &c., in council at Fort Anne, New York, the 8th day of April, in the third year of our reign A. D. 1704.^ In the sprit]g of 1714 a rate was levied on ye proprietors of ye township of Bedford, in proportion to their several properties therein, for ye raising ye sum of £50 for ye discharging of her majesties dues of quit rent for ten years. The proportion of Col. Jacobus Yan Cortland for 2565 acres in ye north west corner of ye patent lands was £6 08 06 For his vineyard purchase, 607 acres... 1 10 05 For his right in Dibble's purchase, 762 acres. 1 18 00 For his right in ye new purchase.... 2 13 04 The following document is extracted from a manuscript vol-ume entitled " the receipt book of the quit rents of Bedford, paid from 1714 to 1767." " Received of Mr. Jonathan Miller and Joseph Seely the sum of fifty pounds, proclamation money, being in full for ten years quit rent for the town of Bed-a Albany Book of Pat. No. vii. 271. 15 HISTORY OF THE ford, to the Hoih of March last, witness my hand this 1st day of May, A. D. 1714.''* jCoO procl. money. T. Bverly, Coll.