Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-07-12
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 1856.
CaRVER'S CLAIM.

month. Il Quit Claim Deed, setting forth that for
the sum of Two Hundred Dollars paid by John
7. Coates, that Joseph c. Worthn,ton and wife,
of the city of Cincinnati. Ohio, have granted,
larsaincd and sold to the said Coates the follow
Ing described property
'.Witnesseth. That, Whereas. Ilawnopawjatn
and OtohtongoomliSher, Chiefs of the Naudo-
wissie Indians. did hy their certain deed under
their respective seals, give, grant, and convey to
certain Jonathan Carver, in the words Follow
ing, to wit: To Jonathan Carver, Chief of the
most mighty and potent George the Third. King
of the English and other Nations, the fame of
whose courageous warriors has reached our ears
and has been more fully told us by our good
brother Jonathan aforesaid, whom we rejoice To
SEA among and brings good news from his
country. We, Chiefs of the NaudowiSsicS, who
have hcrcunto set our hands and seals, do by
thes. presents for ourselves and heirs forever, in
return for the many presents, and good services
done BY the said jonathan to ourselves and allies
give grant and convey to him. the said Jonathan
and his heirs, and ASST ns forever, the whole of
Il certain tract or territory of Land, bounded as
follows, to wit: From the Falls of St. -intho
ny, running on the east bank of the Mississippi.
nearly South east, as far us the south end Of
Lake pcpin, where the Chippewa River joins the
Mississippi; and from thence Eastward five days
travel, accounting twenty English miles per day :
and thence North six days travel, at % English
miles per day: and from thence to the Fails Of
st. Anthony in straight line We do for our
Selves our heirs and assigns forever give unto
the Said Jonathan, his heirs and assigns forever.
all the said lands, with all the trees, rocks and
rivers therein, rcserving to ourselves, and heirs,
the sole liberty of hunting and fishing on the
lands not planted o. improved 10y the said Jona-
than, his heirs assigns. to which we have af
fixed our respective seals, mt the Great Cave.
May LIST, one thousand seven hundred and sixty
seven. IiAwSorAwJArIN, Turtle, his =; mark,
Observation-Disclosures, Snake, s. s.
Which said Deed is in the Records of the
Plantation Office, White Hall, London.
And, Whereas, The aforesaid Jonathan Car
yer died on or before the 30th dly of January,
A. ID. 1850, ut the City Of LONDON, in the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Eagand, leaving
two sons anl five daughters, joint heirs and sole
inhcrtors of the aforesaid tract territory, viz:
Rufus, Jonathan, Mary, Abigail, Olive, Sarah,
and Mindwell. And, Whereas, The aforesaid
Mary Carver, one of the heirs of the aforesaid
Jonathan deceased, and afterwards wife of Sim
con KIM, departed on or about the 10Th day of
March \. ID. 1926, at the town of Springwat Y,
\. Y, leaving three sons AMI five dau rhters Joint
heirs and sole inher:tors of one seventh part of
aforesaid tract or territory, viz Simeon Jr.. Seth,
Jonathan p, Lucy, Polly. Hc,sey, Abigail, and
Eun;cc. And, Whereas, The aforesaid Simeon
King, Jr., died at Munroe, Ohio, on or about tn,
10th October, \. ID. 1852, leaving three sons and
five daughters, joint heirs Of the aforesaid Simeon
King, Jr., viz Ruth, Miniwcll, Minerva, Mason,
Martin, Sidney, Olive, ana Eliza; and, whereas,
Martin King, Aforesaid, conveyed by Deed at the
town of Lima, Livingston Co., y. y, on the 9TH
day of May. y. ID. 1881, one thousand acres Of
aforesaid Tract to JAS. Ministers, and said JAS.
McAlastcrs assigned the same to NJ. q. Comtncy
and +. Kennedy, ut bethany, Gcncsec Co., n. Y,
May 18th, 1888, and NJ. G. Comtney and l..
Kennedy ASSIGNED to Joseph a. Keeling, at Cairo,
March 9th, ISL, and the said Joseph \. Keeling
assigned to Jas. NJ. Smiley, Cincinnati, Ohio,
Oct 18th, 1912, aud SAID j. NJ. Smiley assigned
to Jos. {. Worthington, 2lst March, \. ID. IS55,
ut Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio.
And all that Estate, Title, and Interest of the
saidJoscph &. Worthinston and wife, either in Law
or in Equity, of, in, and to the premises; togetl-
or with all the privileges and appurtcnances to
the same belonging; to have and to hold the same
to the only proper use of the said John +. Coates,
his heirs an assigns forever. And tic said
:,rantors do hereby covenant with the said grantee
his heirs and assigns, that The title SO conveyed,
is clear, free, and unncumbcrcd by any act Of
the grantors hcrcin.''
We think it is only necessary for us to remark,
that this Carver claim is all II humbug, and for
the hundrcths time we caution parties from hav-
ing anything to do with it. All such Deeds are
worth only just so much blank paper, and those
who dahblc in the matter will most surely get
their fingers burnt. Once more, gentlemen, have
nothing to do with the Carver claim.