Daily Republican., 1879-10-24
lrRoh rEsrERDAY's LATE k,pIor
HISTORICAL.
aho One Hundred ana Nine,y-A.,
ensh Anniversary OF the Gran, n,
nN1au mra VI


a"o one Hundred and Nine,y-A.,
enih Anniversary Of the Gran, y,
Delaware. VI
City Treasurer Francis Vincent so.,.
us the following in regard to ,bs NUS ~,
poriaut event in the history of Dats
ware OF which TO day ia the anniversot"
This day (tbe 23d Of October n3,
hundred and ninety. seven wears ."a W."
William Penn landed at New Casto' o'
with letter Of attorney to Epbrsir'
Herman and John Moll, from JamaD
Duke of York, afterwards the K;nn ..
England,) to grant to him by liverS y,
seisin-that is by giving him pos,a,
sion-of the State of Delaware. n.
had already received the grant Of /, in
two deeds, but the old English law
required formal possession to be given
Of real estate by the delivery Of a twig
or a clod Of earth, or some other fvno
Dol, which was called "livery of seisir
The first deed was dated August 9o
1862. 1t stated that out of special ~
gard to the memory and many faitLfnl
and eminent services heretofore nor,
formed by Sir William Penn, father a,
Wm. Penn, to his Majesty Cnesnirg
King Charles the II, and his RoyaI
Highness (meaning Jamas, Duke Of
York, brother of the King) for the sum
Of ten shillipgs, he granted to William
Penn the town ofNew Castle, otherwise
called Delaware and al that tract of
land lying within the compass or circle
of twelve miles about the same, sj,usta
lying and being upon the River Della.
ware In America, and all islands in said
Delaware River.
For this land he agreed also to paya
yearly rent of five shllings. This land
was conveyed to VIM. Penn by Ephrsm
Herman and John Moll. And it /,
this deed that gives the State of Della
ware jurisdiction over the river Dpls.
ware for twelve miles above and below
New Castle and that makes the North
ern boundry of our State a circle.
also give the right to the Pea PatA
Island, upon which Fort Delaware &
built, in relation to which we formerly
had dispute with New Jersey.
Penn also brought with him second
deed, in which on the Oath of August
four days later the Duke of York grant
ed to him for the sum of ten shillngs
the land beginning II miles South Q. !
New Castle, extending south to tie
Whorekills otherwise called Cape Hen
lopen. For this land he was to pay
"One rose" at the feast of St. Michael
the Archangel, yearly. lie was also to =
pay to the Duke of York at the same
time, (the feast of St. Michaell) one hall |
the rents and profits derived from the
land.
The land given by these two deeds
is now this State Of Delaware. They
prescribed our boundaries. Penn wa.
now the sole owner Of the whole State
The State was then in three countie,
as now, only named New Castle, St.
Jones and Deal. Penn changed the
names of St. Jones TO Kent, and Deal to
Sussex.
Holding his title to the State Of Del
ware by different grant from that d
Pennsylvania; Delaware being granted
by the Duke of York, and Pennsylvani
by King Charles the II.) afterwa!
caused separation of the two, Dell
ware being called the Territory aA
Pennsylvania the Province. but ur
til the Revolution they had but Ou
Governor and Council, although diff
ent legislatures. After the revolution
they became two separate States.