[J. Thomas Scharf (1886)] > There Ib renvoi! to believe Unit other* liesidc Simkins bought small trai ts from tun Indians mid nettled on them, but there are no deeds of tli.it kind on rwunl except bin.-Deed Recorded Bedford Hook, No. 1, p. 152. ford," for "eight pounds, four pounds in money and four pounds in goods at money prices." Tomson did not become a purchaser, however, and in February, 1701, the town-meeting voted to sell it to John Dibell " for eighteen pounds, three pounds in money, and fifteen pounds in indian truck equifelent to money in case that the town hath the indian purchase west-ward of the town which they formerly bargained for." In November, 1 (Jf !», the town received as a resident Mr. John Copp, of Norwalk, a surveyor and a man of more than usual attainments. He was at once wel-comed with great cordiality, and given a "home loot, twenty acres of out land, sixteen of plow land and four acres of medow land. He was also to have " the use ot ye toune loot and ye toune land and niedow in ye feild this next yeare, without they want of it for a minister." The next month " the town by a maigor