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The Commissioners Report was proved in 1785, and is recorded in the Proprietors book D, of Miscellaneous Records, p. 63 -- The Surveyors Certificate was not found on the Proprietors Records but it is on file with the Commissioners Report in the office of the New York Secretary of State at Albany. -- And they are as follows:
COMMISSIONERS REPORT.
In pursuance of' an Act of Assembly of the Colony of New York entitled an Act for establishing the Boundary or Partition line between the Colonies of New York and Nova Caesarea or New Jersey, and for confirming Titles and Possessions, And of one other Act of Assembly of the Colony of New Jersey entitled An Act for establishing the Boundary or Partition line between the said Colonies of New York and Nova Causarea or New Jersey, and for confirming the Titles and Possessions. We William Wickham and Samuel Gale, two of the Commissioners in the first of the said Acts mentioned, and John Stevens and Walter Rutherfurd two of the Commissioners in the other of the said Acts mentioned, Do hereby certify that wve have ascertained and marked the Partition line in the said Acts mentioned so that it may be sufficiently known and distinguished. In doing this business we have been greatly assisted by James Clinton and Anthony Dennis, Surveyors, by us appointed for that purpose, as will more particularly appear by their certificate hereunto annexed.

"That the rock on the west side of Hudson's River marked by the surveyors in the said Acts mentioned, in the latitude of 41 degrees, we have marked with a straight line through its surface passing through the place marked by the said surveyors and with the following words and figures to wit: Latitude 41 deg. North, and on the South side thereof the words New Jersey, and on the North side thereof the words New York. That we have marked trees, agreeable to the said Acts, standing in the said line, with a blaze and five notches under the same. And that we have erected stone monuments at one mile distance fron each other along the said line, except the monument number twenty-six which by reason of the Long Pond we were obliged to place one chain further from the Station on Hudson's River. And we have numbered the said monuments from the West side of Hudson's River, beginning with Number One, and ending with Number Forty-eight, and have marked the words New York, on the North side of each of said monuments, and the words New Jersey on the South side of each of the said monuments.

"In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals, the thirtieth day of November, one thousand seven hundred and seventy-four.

"Sealed and signed in presence of Robert Hall, Charles Wickham Crooke, John Stevens, Jr., Wm. S. Livingston.

(Signed) W. Wickham, Samuel Gale, John Stevens, Walter Rutherfurd.

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