New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-13

and under the east peak Of the part built later
is a small stone. oval at the top and Slightly
sunken. whose painted white front bears De
tween two deeply cut fern leaves the inscrip-
ton 'E. r. ID. 1888"
To this spot, about the year ITO, NlchOlas lie
Put Cor Nicklas Depuice. as an old legal lnstru-
ment proclaims) came to settle, gaining his
first title TO the lands from the Leni Lenapes.
His friendly intercourse with the Indians was
contemporaneous with his long and useful HE
But the Pennsylvania Proprietaries would have
none Of Indian titles, and Mr.. DE Put was COM
PEELED to regain his rights from them by the
payment of several hundred pounds of good
English money. And from Nicholas De Put
(1hose brother Abraham. who located about the
same time at Belvidere. ". J., was the paternaI
ancestor Of the late Chief Justice Depue, OF
New-Jersey). through a long line Of successors
as ancient deeds and other and later writings
in the library of Manawalamink relate, the title
descended to MI Worthington.
The interior of the house is rich with deco
rative and useful appointments. on the walls OF
the library the parlor. the billiard room and In
the hall hang oil portraits, water cOlors, steel
engravngs and some old prints OF sporting and
other scenes. In the library. neatly framed. are
three ancient deeds to the lands. the earliest of
which was written in 1893, and in the hall hangs
a surveyors sketch beneath which. in beauti
fully clear and distinct chirography. is written;
The draueht of an Island situate in Della
ware River near the Minissink in the County Of
Bucks containing one hundred and twenty-five
acres surveyed to William Allen OF Philadelphia
Esquire by virtue of a warrant from the Pro-
prietary Trustees bearing date the 10th day of
November ammo 1927 for surveying to William
Penn the Proprietary's grandson ten thousand
acres Of land in this province. the right whereof
is now vested in the said William Allen. Sur
veyd by Jacob Taylor"
1t is from this precious bit Of parchment this
draught made by Jacob Taylor. the surveyor
that is learned the fact that the "PrOprietaries
refused to recognize the title which the Leni
Lenapes gave in good faith to Nicholas De
Pui. and set up their own title. through Will
lam Penn to william Allen, better one, al
though the Indians, the lifelong friends Of Mich
olas De Put when Jacob Taylor came to run a
line to complete title. told him TO put UP his
iron string and go home" Ii is related, i'm
mediately in this connection, not as tradition,
but as a fact that William Allen became n
wealthy landed proprietor. but it is nowhere re-
corded that the Indians shared his success or
prosperity The times in this respect and in the
matter Of responsibility have not greatly
changed in more than a hundred years. although
The scene Of operations has been far removed.
One Of the prints in the library at Manawala-
mink rich in bright cOlors and made exciting by
the attitudes of the men engaged. Is Colonel
Mordaunt's Cock Match" 1t bears the date of
1856 and for the purpose Of correct identitica-
ton beneath IL runs this line: AT Lucknow
in Province Of Sude at which were several High
and Distinguished Personages-" Two compan-
ion prints called a Bachelors Hunt" impress
siyely colored in red and white and shaded with
many tones. to enliven the effect Of the brighter
colors- show the whipping in and fun cry Of
the hounds with horsemen dashing after In
even fuller cry. Still others. OF the same char
acter, are four small prints Of a cockffsht be-
meath each OF which. In neat italic capitals. IS
printed Set too, Fight" Throat" and
Death There are other prints and plates and