[J. Thomas Scharf (1886)] "Whereat, the General Assembly of this Colony, Holden at Hartford, May 13th, 17118, I'pon the petition of Sundry of the Inhabitants of the town of Norwalk, praying for liberty to purchase of the Indians a cer-tain tract of Land, lying within this Colony, Bounded Northerly and Northeasterly w ith the Tow n of Danbury, Southerly w ith the S1 Town of Norwalk, and West or Westerly w ith y line or Boundary between this Colony A y province of New York, to the end they might make a Plantation there and settle upon the same — Did (J rant to the said peti-tioners a liberty to purchase the same Tract of Land. " And pursuant thereto y SJ Petitioners did buy and purchase of Ca-toonah, a Sachem, and other Indians, the aforesaid tract of I^ind as by their Deed of Conveyance thereof, under their hands and Seals bearing Date September 30th, 17o8, now laid before this Assembly, had been made appear, "And irherenr, the General Assembly of this Colony Holden at Hart-ford, May y 12tb, 1709, Did desire and Empower Major Peter Bun, Mr. John Copp, and Mr. Josiah Starr to make a survey of the SJ tract of Land and to lay out a Town Piatt there, and to Make Return ol their doings thereinto this Assembly at this time, and the S'1 Peler Burr and John Copp, in pursuance thereof having taken a view of the said Tract of Laud a having thereupon made a Return or Kc]<ort thereof to thle Assembly, which hath !>een read and considered.