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Glen.

easterly, by the Mohawk river: and Southeasterly, by the bounds of the county.

7. The town of Glen shall contain all that part of said county, bounded Southerly, by a line beginning on the west bank of the Schoharie creek five chains southerly of the house now or late of Sylvanus Wilcox; and running thence westerly in a direct line to a point half a mile north of the northeast corner of lot number fifty-seven in Corry's patent, and the same continued to the east bounds of Root: Easterly, by the middle of Schoharie creek: Westerly, by Root: and Northerly, by the Mohawk river.

Johnstown. 8. The town of Johnstown shall contain all that part of said county, bounded Southerly, by the Mohawk river: Easterly, by Mayfield and Amsterdam: Northerly, by the north bounds of the county: and Westerly, by a line running from the hill called Anthony's nose, north to the bounds of the county.

Mayfield.

Minden.

Northampton.

Oppenheim.

See Laws of 1837, ch. 152.

9. The town of Mayfield shall contain all that part of said county, bounded Northerly, by the north bounds of the county: Easterly, by the west bounds of Broadalbin, and the same continued north to the north bounds of the county: Southerly, by Amsterdam: and Westerly, by a line continued north from the northwest corner of Amsterdam.

10. The town of Minden shall contain all that part of said county, bounded Northerly, by the Mohawk river: Easterly and Southeasterly, by a line beginning at the place where the Otsquago creek falls into the said river; and running thence up the middle of said creek to its junction with the Otsquene creek; then with a straight line to the south bounds of the county at the northeast corner of Springfield patent: and Westerly, by the bounds of the county.

See Laws of 1849, ch. 89.

11. The town of Northampton shall contain all that part of said county, bounded Northerly and Easterly, by the bounds of the county: Southerly, by a line beginning in the east bounds of the county at the place where the same are intersected by the southerly bounds of the farm now or late of Godfrey Shoe; and running thence west as the magnetic needle pointed in the year one thousand eight hundred and one, to the east bounds of Mayfield; and Westerly, by Mayfield.

12. The town of Oppenheim shall contain all that part of said county, beginning on the Mohawk river, on the division line of James Cochrane and Peter C. Fox, and running thence along the said line, and the same continued until it intersects the division line of Klock and Harrison's patents; then with a straight line to the southerly bounds of the town of Stratford at a certain point midway between the westerly bounds of Johnstown, and the west bounds of the county; then northwesterly along the southerly bounds of Stratford, to the west

bounds of the county; then southerly along the same to the Mohawk river; and then easterly along the said river, to the place of beginning.

See Laws of 1838, ch. 332.

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13. The town of Palatine shall contain all that part of said Palatine. county, bounded Southerly, by the Mohawk river: Westerly, by Oppenheim: Northerly, by the middle of the turnpike road leading from the house of John C. Nellis to Johnstown: and Easterly, by Johnstown.

14. The town of Root shall contain all that part of said Root. county, bounded Northerly, by the Mohawk river: Easterly, by a line beginning at the place where Printup's creek empties into said river, and running thence south two degrees and twenty minutes west, to the south bounds of the county: Southerly, by the south bounds of the county: and Westerly, by a line beginning in the south bounds of the county, where the same are intersected by the west line of lands now or late of David Gordon, and running thence westerly, to the southeast corner of the farm now or late in the occupation of Goshen Van Alstyne; and then in a straight course to the Mohawk river, at the northwest corner of the land now or late of Rynier R. Van Evera.

15. The town of Stratford shall contain all that part of said Stratford. county, bounded Westerly and Northerly, by the bounds of the county: Easterly, by Johnstown: and Southerly, by a line beginning at the East Canada creek, on the north line of the second tier of lots in Lott and Low's patent, and running thence southeasterly along the said line, and the same continued, to the west bounds of Johnstown.

See Laws of 1831, ch. 99; 1837, ch. 152; 1838, ch. 332; 1842, ch. 171;
1849, ch. 89.

By Session Laws of 1838, ch. 332, the county of Fulton was erected out
of the county of Montgomery.

$21. The county of Hamilton shall be divided into the Hamilton. towns of Hope, Lake-Pleasant, and Wells, the extent and limits of which said several towns shall be as follows:

1. The town of Hope shall contain all that part of said Hope. county, bounded as follows: beginning in the east bounds of the county, east from the northeast corner of patent number six in Bergen's purchase, and running thence west eleven miles; then south to the bounds of the county; and then along the same east and north to the place of beginning.

See Laws of 1847, ch. 248.

Pleasant.

2. The town of Lake-Pleasant shall contain all that part of Lake said county, bounded Northerly, Westerly and Southerly, by the bounds of the county: and Easterly, by Hope and Wells. 3. The town of Wells shall contain all that part of said Welle. county, bounded Northerly and Easterly, by the bounds of the county: Southerly, by Hope: and Westerly, by a line run north from the northwest corner of Mayfield, in the county

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Washing

ton.

Argyle.

Cambridge.

Dresden.

Easton.

Fort-Ann.

Fort-
Edward.

of Montgomery, to the north bounds of the said county of Hamilton.

See Laws of 1835, ch. 85; 1836, ch. 354; 1837, ch. 318; 1839, ch. 213; 1859, ch. 515; 1860, ch. 200; 1862, ch. 491.

S22. The county of Washington shall be divided into the towns of Argyle, Cambridge, Dresden, Easton, Fort-Ann, Fort-Edward, Granville, Greenwich, Hampton, Hartford, Hebron, Jackson, Kingsbury, Putnam, Salem, Whitecreek, and Whitehall, the extent and limits of which said several towns shall be as follows:

1. The town of Argyle shall contain all that part of said county, bounded Southerly, by Greenwich: Westerly, by Fort-Edward: Northerly, by Kingsbury and Hartford: and Easterly, by the east bounds of a tract of land, called the township of Argyle.

2. The town of Cambridge shall contain all that part of said county, bounded Easterly, by the town of Whitecreek: Westerly, by Easton: Southerly, by the bounds of the county: and Northerly, by Jackson.

3. The town of Dresden shall contain all that part of said county, bounded Northerly, by a line beginning at a point on the west margin of Lake Champlain, near Pulpit-Point, and running from thence east to the east bounds of the county, and from said place of beginning westerly, along the south line of a range of lots, on a part of which Levi Belding and Josiah Clark heretofore resided, or now reside, to the west bounds of the county: Southerly, by Fort-Ann and Whitehall: and Westerly and Easterly, by the bounds of the county. 4. The town of Easton shall contain all that part of said county, bounded Southerly and Westerly, by the bounds of the county: Easterly, by the east bounds of Saratoga patent: and Northerly, by the Battenkill.

5. The town of Fort-Ann shall contain all that part of said county, bounded Southerly, by Kingsbury and the Provincial patent: Easterly, by Granville and Whitehall: Northerly, by a line to be drawn from the head of South bay, on Lake Champlain, to a place called Shelving-Rock, on Lake George: and Westerly, by a line beginning at the northwest corner of the town of Kingsbury, and running thence in direction of Kingsbury west bounds, till it strikes the waters of Lake George; then along the waters of said lake to the said place called Shelving-Rock.

6. The town of Fort-Edward shall contain all that part of said county, bounded Northerly, by Kingsbury: Easterly, by a line beginning in the south bounds of Kingsbury, between lots number one hundred and twenty-seven and one hundred and twenty-eight, and running thence south one degree and thirty minutes east, to the southwest corner of lot number one hundred and twenty-six; then east to the east bounds of Schuyler's patent; then southerly along the east bounds of

said patent, to the north bounds of Greenwich: Southerly, by Greenwich: and Westerly, by the bounds of the county.

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7. The town of Granville shall contain all that part of said Granville. county, bounded Easterly, by the east bounds of the county: Southerly, by Hebron: Westerly, by the tract called the Provincial patent, and a tract called the Artillery patent: and Northerly, by a tract heretofore called Skeensborough, and a line running east from the southeast corner thereof to the east bounds of the county.

8. The town of Greenwich shall contain all that part of said Greenwich. county, bounded Southerly, by Easton and Jackson: Westerly, by the bounds of the county: and Northerly and Easterly, by a line beginning in the west bounds of the county, at a point due west from the northwest corner of a farm heretofore or lately occupied by Solomon Smith; then running east to the said corner, and on the north line of said farm, to the west line of the township of Argyle; then southerly on the said west line to the north line of a patent granted to Donald Campbell and others; then easterly on the north line of said Campbell's patent, to the northeast corner thereof; then on a direct line to the northwest corner of lot number twenty-nine, in the town of Argyle; then due east to the east side of Long lake; then northerly along the east side of said lake, to a western continuation of the north bounds of lot number seventy-one; then easterly along said continuation and said north bounds, to the east bounds of the township of Argyle; then southerly along the same to the northeast corner of lot number sixty-eight; then along the north bounds thereof, and the north bounds of lot number sixty-seven, west, to the northwest corner of said lot number sixty-seven; then along the west bounds thereof, to the middle of the Battenkill.

9. The town of Hampton shall contain all that part of said Hampton. county, bounded Easterly, by the east bounds of the county; Southerly, by Granville: Westerly, by the tract heretofore called Skeensborough, and a line running from the northeast corner thereof north to the north bounds of the county.

10. The town of Hartford shall contain all that part of said Hartford. county, commonly called and known by the name of the Provincial patent.

11. The town of Hebron shall contain all that part of said Hebron. county, bounded Easterly, by the east bounds of the county: Southerly, by Salem: Westerly, by Argyle and the tract called the Provincial patent: and Northerly, by an east and west line run from the southeast corner of a tract formerly granted to Lieutenant Byrn.

12. The town of Jackson shall contain all that part of said Jackson. county, beginning at the turnpike bridge crossing Battenkill, and running thence down said kill to the west bounds of Easton; then southerly along said west bounds to the highway near the dwelling-house now or late of William Cole;

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Kingsbury.

then easterly on said road near to and passing the dwellinghouse now or late of Jonathan Pallman; then easterly on said road to the store now or late of William Stevenson; then east between the dwelling-house and store of the said William Stevenson, to the road leading through the farm now or late of Solomon Dean; then easterly to the southeast corner of the farm now or late of Lemuel Bower; then easterly to the northwest corner of the farm now or late of Edward Dillan; then easterly to the bounds of the county west of the dwelling-house now or late of William Worden in the state of Vermont; then northerly along the bounds of the county to Battenkill; and then down said kill to the place of beginning.

13. The town of Kingsbury shall contain all that tract of land, commonly called and known by the name of Kingsbury, with its west bounds extended south, and its south bounds extended west to the bounds of the county. Putnam. 14. The town of Putnam shall contain all that part of said county, bounded Southerly, by Dresden: and Northerly, Easterly and Westerly, by the bounds of the county.

Salem.

Whitecreek.

Whitehall.

Warren.

Athol.

Bolton.

15. The town of Salem shall contain all that part of said county, bounded Easterly, by the east bounds of the county: Southerly, by Jackson: Westerly, by Argyle and Greenwich: and Northerly, by the north bounds of a tract called Turner's patent, and a line running from the northeast corner thereof east to the east bounds of the county.

16. The town of Whitecreek shall contain all that part of said county, bounded Northerly, by Jackson: Easterly and Southerly, by the bounds of the county: and Westerly, by a line beginning at the turnpike bridge crossing Hosick river, and running thence northerly on the turnpike road to the south bounds of Jackson.

17. The town of Whitehall shall contain all that part of said county, bounded Easterly, by Hampton: Southerly, by the south bounds of the tract heretofore called Skeensborough: Westerly, by the west bounds of the said tract and the waters of South bay and Northerly, by the north bounds of the county.

S23. The county of Warren shall be divided into the towns of Athol, Bolton, Caldwell, Chester, Hague, Johnsburgh, Luzerne, Queensbury and Warrensburgh, the extent and limits of which said several towns shall be as follows:

1. The town of Athol shall contain all that part of said county, bounded Northerly, by Johnsburgh: Easterly, by the east bank of the north branch of Hudson's river: and Southerly and Westerly, by the bounds of the county.

2. The town of Bolton shall contain all that part of said county, beginning at the northeast corner of Caldwell, and running thence westerly along the north bounds of Caldwell to Schroon river; then northerly on the east bank of Schroon river and lake to the south bounds of Hague; then easterly

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