Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-02
wlrn1Anr PENN,s RAPACITY.
A Grant That Has Been Disputed for
Two Hundred Years.

From tif 1ec 0rE -riSsht'
TRENTON. y. j.. April 26.-The Della
49,. ,fe,e,v question is an example Of
Ia. $50, II, ,-,-a-
me cases "hicl I'D , e Il''17
Of prominence ia Ne" jersey an "I14 -"
rian. with all sorts Of curious facts al MS
fraars, ends. Ex-Attoruey General Rob-
-. r,i,al,-;s+ .e.,,,,,.-s,4 in the fishery case
80 e.,,-, .ss1o5ata1 with
IN 1919, and ne mas oeen 49, o-',,.
Cortlandt Parker Joan j. 2'le N''N'
Secretary Frelinchuvsen ami otleIs ~
its discussion and Secretary BaNar mas
ehampioued the claims ~ Delaware
Mr.. Gllchrist's connection VITA
the case has made MN cur
ouslv familiar with The times oI ChaIiea
IT. and With the pecui4riues 81 the lIuht
Of York and thar -aa.a p7llucian " III
liam Penn. Wlo seems o. nave fte il SUI
cessful in getting almost anything ne
wanted from the Duke. dnt.l tne lait-I ran
away from w lltehsll ana threw MS ., -Ieal
seal a. James III. into the River names.
One Of The strange phases oi tne Delaware
claim U the exclusive privileges on Tue
River Delaware and Delaware 'at
is that ITS people. or some ol mem.
fought the claim lV9 years a-U
and up 70 near the tLl,lA'i-
OF the present century TePuulat-u -u1
guileiul Quaker's claims p u: ! sHA u
a grantee under tue Duke ol J otA as
Jerseyman. and claimant RON lle s3 1rll-
source IN Delaware ana feiis1 ai ~ ~
Jersey grant, in lto-,- o. rene" "a ail'i ~.
Dutch defeat, IN 1915: was "haJe ~ ! FL"
amodg others, ana the cia,in 4'I 80
ware was suhsequeut 70 ana moons sen,
with this. Ne" Jersey utits ~ az"
were confirmed lh ] az anu ny -Ae 4'1
ton.
DelaWare's claim 70 the A7nIH2 Pll'l-
leges and 10 the rlsul 20 Keep 'eI ses l.'' ~
from the waters u the river uale u'Dn 20
1852. NJ lillian fenh naa og'alNJn w
grant Of fenns5 wanna .~t VIZ -, Ig a.
rived ne Iound zen 9"e"gs ~ n 20 - -
occupying me ialr water 'front.' ~ nN,i
lusttui eyes upon tbe &c anu a. 80 ~
got grant from tht DdhS o. t"lh ~
the town OF Ne"cd7lIe anu On lIa' ny NJ
within t"elF7-l4i ne 'll cIe 1neI ~. ~
Duke, unloFs uha.eig loi Vhh' h~u nv
right 70 MAKE tDal grant, nls y. o - y,
hing Charles' haNiu never EIsen ~ ~
MIN. Penn etldehUy uhueI s1oOu VIZ
denciencF IN lhe grant loI "nen
the Duhe became hlhe He
ms dtea IeH.a" h' ana Pl99 'l
through lne preliminary Stages anu nee".
Ell onl4 me hLn4 great 5eSI vusL at
TINS Juncture hing James {IDuz ny LIN on
d1n was settihs zoo not IoI MN anu j. az
away lt - Iecoided " an any . loiIl-
Gle mat "Gurng an unguar1pu moment
That a'.e polltc an' fehr' CO. less u 10 W, ne
B6aTu Oh lr",'e mat nad Nm, M, J'' ll37 r.
NAMED TWO uaNs longer al w ultenaI' ne
would nave obtained grant un'ieT the
great seal lot tne tnree Gouhues Oh DglS-
ware ~ i'o9 the delaware ASSEMBLY
knew tn3t rem nad clalIi on lne ,ou lul
TICS, 0ut dealed Us leEIti a.!, u -
tore thaJ ING nm ~ anu CoDhe" -.au
repAdlaled IT, Anere was wa"
over tne possession III 10. DeiNttn I.o.u
Baiumort.s men ana 10 en- Lsu-
ahls' am aeain tile oo NJ ,, ulc"l.u va" i
the nroN ihce DeiohAen 10 lue CT" ~ nuu
IN l'34 the people Oh DeId"ar' 'ue il7ti Ees
Iormaus' a. popular eipctIoh, uecIleu
that tne crown had posseseeu IAe 9t3' {
untI us claih h1a oeeh IahsteIIeu oy
the Revolution. 1T mas seemed strange
therefore, that lne rem grant shoulg De
made the nasls lot a CAIN IN the river,
which had been, I'D TACT always possessed
ny ths crown, or general RnVernlneht-a
fAreAnH violence