Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1860-09-26
THE WESTERN RESERVE.

These are household words with rs all
yet many persons have rather confu>c(
idea of their meaning and how they can't
into use. Those persons and all new citi
zens will Doubt IS thank Us for making the
following extract from the admirable al
dress Of Gen. l.. Y. Bierce Of Akron. de.
livere to the pioneers of Lorain county on
the 4th of July last:
The territory now embraced in the State
of Connecticut. was orr FINALLY granted t
( two companies, Connecticut and New lla-
ven. The old patent of Connecticut Was
granted March 10. 1851, by the Earl Of
Warwick, to Lord Say and Seal The
New Haven company Was compnsc' of
Lord Brook. and others. AMI frok the union
of the names of one of each company Say
and Brook. was formed the ma of Say
/ Brook. one of the first towns settled by
these companies. The New Haven compa-
ny arriv d in Boston in gEly. 1857. and
in the following April removed to New
Haven. In 1862 Charles the second. Of
England granted charter for the Union
of two colonies. and defined their bounda-
Ties as follows:
From the south line of Massachusetts,
ca the aorth to LoHg leland Sound. on the
south. and from the Narragansett River on
the east, to the Pacific on the west"
] 1t viii be seen by reference to map
that these boundaries would enclose not
only what is now the State of Connecticut
but portions of the State of New York. and
New Jersey, nearly one half of Pennsylva-
3iS all of the northern portions of Ohio
and 1ndiana. Snd PORTIONS of Illinois. Iowa,
Kansas. Missouri. California aud Oregon.
There was a elagse in the charter. however.
which exeepts from the grant such portions
as we're theh oeeupied by prior settlers.
The Duke Of York procured patent for
what is now New York conflicting with
tins patent to the Come, ticut COMPANY
Pennsylvania and Virginia. also had their
paper titles to PORTIONS of this sane teygi-
tory.
A dispute soon arose between New York
and Connecticut. as to their boundaries and
jurisdiction. which, in 1864 Was referred
to commission appointed by the King.
who decided that the Western boundary of
Connecticut should be line beginning on
the east side Of Mamaranock river. (now
called Mil river.l at place where the salt
water meets the fresh at high water. aud
thence north, northwest to the linc of Mas
sachusettR by this decision Cenhecticrt
lost all OF the territory claimed by her
within the limits of the patent of the Duke
of Ksra. A charter was granted to VIII
liam Penn in l6j embracing all that part
of the territory west of New York. which
lies within the present limits of PennSylva-
MIA. A dispute then arose between these
colonies as to boundaries and jurisdiction.
Both colonies sold the same land. and each
guaranteed TO the purchasers undisturb-
ed possession. This excited bitter quar-
rels among the settlers. and resort was Of
ten had to force, to expel those in posses
sion.
In l7jS,a company was formed in Con-
nocticut to plant a colony on what they
claimed as INCLUDED in her charter, on the
Susquehanna river. A purchase was made
of the sachems of the Iraqu1is, or six IA
tons. by this company. in l114, at Wyom-
ing. now called WiIksbarre,, and in IVA.
a township was organized there called
Westmoreland. which sent representative
to the legislature Of Connecticut