Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1841-01-22

ent cOuntles OF northampton, Monroe and Pike,
except the most worthless parts OF each These
scandalous proceedings laid the foundation Of
the Indian discontents which some wears after
wads, through the inirigues of the French and
the refusal OF the Whites 10 redress wrongs,
broke out into War. At least 10 years preyi-
ously several settlements had been made along
the river by the Dutch who by good will of the
Indian DrOprelors. occupied the fats situated
in Lower and Middle SmithfeId townships
among these, the most considerable, were the
Van Campens and Dupuis-whose descendants
still own 4 portion of their extensive posses
sions These settlements excited the dispicas-
ure of the Proprearies, as we learn by lei
ter OF Secretary Logan, addressed 10 Thomas
Watson, Surveyor of Bucks. dated Nov. 20ih
1927, In which he speaks Of the presumption
Of some intsropers from New Jersey and New
York, who had purchased the COED will of thr
natives on the west side Of the Delaware above
the Poequalin hills (Blue Mountains) and fur
ther proceeding 10 purchase old proprietary
rights, presume to lay them there. He warns
them of the ilegaliy and forwards proclama-
ton 10 the same effect. The Van Campon>
settled principally on the Jersey side Of the
river, while Nicholas Dupu was confirmed
in the possession of his Indian purchases III
Smithield, by deeds from William Allen, who
as we have related, had pocured the title TO the
tracts in question, from William Fem the
Younger Several other Dutch families came
on about this period, the Bush's, VanvIIeis, sc.
who were principally from Esopus on the North
River and for long period maintained direct
ard constant intercourse with that place, for
purposes Of trade--as TO road 10 Philadelphia
existed. In 1877 Daniel Brodhead who was
native of Yorkshire told England) also en-
igrated from the aeighbourhood of Esopus
and took up large tract Immediately adjoin-
ing the present village of Stroudsburg. though
as it appears, agains! the consent Of the mattress
the descendants Of this gentleman are yerE
numerous in the several counties Of Gid North
ampton," though the original tract las passed
out of their possession As soon dsaugi.r
of the land acqaired by means of the Walk
was made by Surveyor General Eas;burn Sur
veyors were sent for several years succe>siveiv
who laid out large tracts, in the Forks and Nir.-
isinks even among the Indian towns. These
were quickly taken up by settlers with must
wanton disregard of the rights of the rightlul
owners, who at length addressed the followed
letter to Jeremiah Langhorne the chief magis-
trate of the county (Bucks) It's dated Smith
field Nov 2lst l740 "To Mr.. Langhorne and
all magistrates of Pennsylvania. We pray
that YOU would take notice of the great wrong
we receive in our lands. Here are about 100
families settled on it, for what reason they can
not tel-they tell U.s. that Thomas Penn has
sold them the land, uhich re think must be rery
strange, that T. Penn should sell them that which
a1aS nerer his, for 'ce neUer sold him thls land
The case was this, that when we were with
Penn to treat as usual with his father-he beg
glng and plagulng us to give him some land,
and never gives us leave to treat upon any
lhing,,.tll he wearies us out of our liyes-but
what should we give Penn any land Tor? we
never had any thing from him bu; honest deal
ings and ciylity-if he let's us alone, we will
let him alone-the lands we do own to be ours,
begin at the mouth of Tohiccon running up
along the said branch to the head springs
thence up with straight line to Patqualing,
thence with a straight line to the Blue Noun
TO place called Mahoning, thence
along mountain called Neshamick, thence
along the Great Swamp, to branch of Della
ware rlver (Lackawaxen) so along Delaware
river to place where it first begun All this
IS our own land, except some tracts we have
disposed of. The tract of DCrham-the tract
Of Nicholas Dupui and that of old Weiser we
have sold, but for the rest we have never sold
it, and we desire Thomas Penn would take
hese people off in peace, that we may not be-
1t the trouble to drive them oif-for the land
we will hold fast with both our hands not in
private, but in open view Of all the country,
and all our friends and relations, that is the
Eastern Indians, and our Unces the Six Ma
ions, and the Mohicans and the Twightwees.
Shawnees and Tuscaroras and Taphes the last
these all shall be by, and hear Us speak ad
We shall stand at our Uncles breasts when ~
speak. Now Gentlemen and all others-N-
leslre some of your advice and assistance
his afiair-tor we have lived in bro,,r-
so we desire to continue the >au.r
SO be, we can be righled any manner Of ,,.y.
50 we remainyour friends"
Lln the margin of the letter, the Indians a.
thus to be done by their directions
From the above it is seen that the name O
,mithfield was at this early day, given TO H.