Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1841-01-22
Historical Notes.
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In consequence of this. several tracts wer.
laid out in the Forks of Delaware, and divided
into lots; and tho the lottery did not readily fill
and consequently was not drawn, yet so many
OF the tickets as were sold became rights TO The
land, by virtue of which the tracts laid out. il
the Forks were quickly taken up and settled
all these proceedings let it be recolected, took
| place, before any purchase was made of the
! Delawares, who resided on the lands in question
The Proprietary himself as we before stated
did not seem TO think, that lie had right TO
them, without release which is in these words
August 25, l737.-"We Tishekunk. alias
Teshakomen, and Nnotams, alias Nutimus
two of the sachems Of the Delaware Indians.
having almost three years ago, at Durham, be-
gun treaty with our honorable brethren, John
and Thomas Penn, and from thence another
meeting was appointed, to be at Pennsbury, the
next spring following, TO which we repaired
with Lappawinzoe, and several others of the
Delawares, at which treaty several deeds were
produced and Showed to Us bv our said brethren.
concerning several tracts of land, which our
iorefathers had more than fifty years ago, bar
gained and sold unto our good friend William
Penn, the father of the said John and Thomas
Penn, and in particular, one deed from Nav
keerikkisho, Sayhoppy and Taughhaughsey,
the chiefs ofthe northern Indians on Delaware,
who did grant all those lands lying in the pro-
vince of Pennsylvania, beginning upon line
formerly laid out from corner spruce tree by
the river Delaware (Makerrikkittai,) and from
thence running along the ledge or foot of the
mountains, West North West TO a corner white
oak. harked with the letter P. standing by the
Indian path that leadeth TO an Indian town
called Playwckev, and from thence extending
westward TO Neshamony creek, from which said
line, the said tract or tracts thereby granted,
doth extend itself back into the woods, as far
as man can go in one day and half, and
bounded on the westerly side with the creek
called Neshamony, or the most westerly branch
thereof, and from thence by line
10 the utmost extent of the sad one day and an
hail's Journey and from thence to the
aforesaid river Delaware, and from thence down
the several courses of the said river 10 the first
mentioned spruce tree, &c. But some of our
old men being absent, we requested more time
to consult with our people, which request being
granted, we have after more than two wears,
from the treaty at Pennsbury, come to Phiadel-
phia, together with our chief sachem, Monocky-
kckan, and several of our old men"-they then
acknowledge that they were satisfied that the
above described tract of land was granted in
1856 by the persons above mentioned, and agree
to release to the Proprieiaries all right to that
tract, and desire it may be walked, travelled, or
gone over by persons appointed for that purpose
{Signed) Monockyklckan, Lappawinzoe,
Teshakomen, Nootamis, and Witnessed by ID
other Indians, in token of fall and free consent
besides other Witnesses These Delaware
Chiefs for the most part lived on the Susque-
hanna and not on the lands which were released
by this instrument, and consequently were not
the real owners. 1t will no doubt appear
strange, that no notice was taken og the deed Of
l7lS, and that Sassoonan and other chiefs, with
whom former treaties were held although still
alive, were not present at any Of these meetings.
The reasons are plain enough. The deed of
l7l6, fixed the northern boundaries so distinct
Iy on the I1ehlgh hills, that no advantage could
be taken Of ii. They would also have insisted
on the deed of 1856 being produced, and regu-
larly proved, which could not it is probable be
easily done--it was certainly never recorded
in the public Office, as the others are 1t was
''i~A~iO'" 'SNSo9ai III OiuCl iidt ItiC HICdSuiCS
of the Proprietaries might be carried on quietly,
that the treaty of l7l8 Should be passed over
in silence, and that Sassoonan should not be
present nor any of those who signed it, We
shall easily see by an account Of tbe Great
Walk and of The advantage taken Of De blanks
in the Release, what would be gained by get
ting the deed of 1856 confirmed We have no
precise account of the rewards offered TO the
persons employed in walking, nor any authentic
particulars on record except those furnished by
the afidayits of eyewinesses taken during the |
Indian war 90 years afterwards, when the sub |
ect Of the wrongs of the Minisinks, was fully
discussed at the Easton treaties record first |
At length. 1.-The relation which Thomas Fur |
Mss, gives concerning the day and half's walk |
made between the Propretors Of Pennsylyania