Land: Indian Deed - Lands on Susquehannah 1736-37: PA Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Linnea Miller ltmiller@postoffice.ptd.net USGENWEB NOTICE: Printing this file by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. ____________________________________________________________ PA Archives, Series I Volume 1 Page 494-498. Indian Deed - Lands on Susquehannah. To all People to whom these presents may come. Kakiskerowane, Tagunhunty, Caxhaayn, Kuchdachary, Sawceyatecos, Sachems or Chiefs of the Nations of ye Onondagoes; Kanickhungo, Tagachskaholoo, Sagoyatondackquas, Ashcoalaax, Hetquantayechta, Sachems or Chiefs of the Senekaes; Sayuehsanyunt, Sunaratchy, Kanawatoe, Tecochtseegherochgoo, Sachems or Chiefs of the Cayoogoes; Saliscaquoh, Shecalamy, Tahashwangsroras, Sachems or Chiefs of the Oneydoes, and Sawantga & Tyeros, Sachems or Chiefs of the Tuskaroros, Send Greeting: Whereas the late Proprietary of the Province of Pennsylvania, Wm. Penn, Esqr., Soon after his ffirst arrival in his said Province, took measures to have the River Susquehannah, with all the lands lying on both sides of the same, purchased for him and his heirs of those Indians of the ffive Nations, Inhabiting in the Province of New York, who claimed the p'p'ty thereof, and accordingly did purchase them of Coll. Thomas Dongan formerly Govr of New York, & pay for the same, Norwithstanding which the Indians of the ffive Nations aforesaid, have continued to claim a Right in & to the said River and Lands; nor have those claims been hitherto adjusted; whereupon, the said Sachems or Chiefs having with all the others of the said Nations Met the last Summer at their great Council, held in ye Countrey of the said Onondagoes, did Resolve & Conclude that a final Period and Conclusion Should be put to all Disputes that might possibly arise on that Occasion; and having appointed the aforenamed Sachems or Chiefs as Plenepotentiaries of all those Nations, to repair to Philadelphia in ordr to Confirm the Several Treaties of Peace which have hitherto been concluded between them and the said Province; and also, to Settle and adjust all Demands & Claims that have been heretofore made, or hereafter may be made, touching or concerning the aforesaid River Sasquehannah, and the Lands lying on both sides thereof; and the said Sachems or Chiefs of ye 5 Nations aforesaid, having for themselves and on behalf of the said Nations, renewed & ratified the Treaties of Friendship and Peace subsisting between them and the said Province, Did afterwards proceed to treat and agree with the honble, the Proprietaries thereof, about the said River & Lands. Now know ye, that in consideration of, the sd premises afsd, and of the several Quantities of Goods herein mentioned, viz: 500 pounds of powder, 600 pounds of Lead, 45 Guns, 60 Strowd water match Coats, 100 Blankets, 100 duffle match coats, 200 yards of half-thick, 100 shirts, 40 hatts, 40 pair of Shoes & Buckles, 40 pair of Stockings, 100 hatchets, 500 Knives, 100 houghs, 60 Kettles, 100 Tobacco tongs, 100 Scissors, 500 awl blades, 120 Combs, 2000 needles, 1000 Flints, 24 Looking Glasses, 2 pounds of vermillion, and 100 Tin pots, besides 25 Gallons of Rum, 200 pounds of Tobacco, 1000 Pipes, and 24 dozen of Gartering, by the said Proprietaries, John Penn, Thomas Penn & Richd Penn, well & truly paid & delivered unto the said Kakiskerowane, Tayunhunty, Caxhaayn, Kuchdachary, Sawceyatecos, Sachems or Chiefs of the Nations of the Onondagoe; Kanickhungo, Tagachskaholoo, Sagoayatondackquas, Ashcoalaax, Hetquantayechta, Sachems or Chiefs of the Senekaes;Sayuehsanyunt, Sunaratchy, Kanawatoe, Techotseegherochgoo, Sachems or Chiefs of the Cayoogoes; Saliscaquoh, Shecalamy, Tahashwangaroras, Sachems or Chiefs of the Onoydoes, and Sawantga & Tyeros, Sachems or Chiefs of the Tuskaroros, before the sealing and delivery of these presents, the receipts whereof they, the said Sachems or Chiefs do hereby acknowledge themselves to be fully satisfied contented & paid, and therefore do acquit & forever discharge the said proprietaries, their heirs, successors & assigns by these presents. They, the said Kakiskerowane, Tayunhunty, Caxhaayn, Kuchdachary, Sawceyatecos, Sachems or Chiefs of the Nations of the Onondagoe; Kanickhungo, Tagachskaholoo, Sagoayatondackquas, Ashcoalaax, Hetquantayechta, Sachems or Chiefs of the Senekaes;Sayuehsanyunt, Sunaratchy, Kanawatoe, Techotseegherochgoo, Sachems or Chiefs of the Cayoogoes; Saliscaquoh, Shecalamy, Tahashwangaroras, Sachems or Chiefs of the Onoydoes, and Sawantga & Tyeros, Sachems or Chiefs of the Tuskaroros, for themselves and on behalf of all the ffive nations aforesaid, and every of them, have given, granted, bargained sold Released and Confirmed, and by these presents Do, and every of them doth give, grant, Bargain, sell, release and Confirm unto said proprietaries, John Penn, Thomas Penn and Richard Penn, their Heirs, Successors and Assigns, all the said River Susquehannah, with the Lands lying on both sides thereof, to Extend Eastward as far as the heads of the Branches or Springs which run into the said Susquehannah, And all the lands lying on the West side of the said River to the setting of the Sun, and to extend from the mouth of the said River Northward, up the same to the Hills or mountains called in the language of the said Nations, the Tyannuntasacta, or Endless hills, and by the Delaware Indians, the Kekkachtananin Hills, together, also, with all the Islands in the said River, Ways, Waters, Watercourses, Woods, Underwoods, Timber and Trees, Mountains, Hills, Mines, Valleys, Minerals, Quarries, Rights, Liberties, Privileges, Advantages, Hereditaments and Appurtenances thereunto belonging, or in any wise appertaining, And all the Right, Title, Interest property claim, and demand whatsoever, of the said Kakiskerowane, Tayunhunty, Caxhaayn, Kuchdachary, Sawceyatecos, Sachems or Chiefs of the Nations of the Onondagoe; Kanickhungo, Tagachskaholoo, Sagoayatondackquas, Ashcoalaax, Hetquantayechta, Sachems or Chiefs of the Senekaes;Sayuehsanyunt, Sunaratchy, Kanawatoe, Techotseegherochgoo, Sachems or Chiefs of the Cayoogoes; Saliscaquoh, Shecalamy, Tahashwangaroras, Sachems or Chiefs of the Onoydoes, and Sawantga & Tyeros, Sachems or Chiefs of the Tuskaroros, or any of them, or any person or persons of, or belonging to the ffive nations of Indians aforesaid, TO HAVE & TO HOLD the said River Sasquehannah, and the Lands lying on both sides thereof, and the Islands therein contained, hereditaments and premises hereby granted and Released or mentioned, or intended to be hereby granted and Released, and every part and parcel thereof, with their & every of their Appurtenances unto the said Proprietaries, John Penn, Thomas Penn & Richard Penn, their Heirs, Successors and Assigns forever, so that neither the said Kakiskerowane, Tayunhunty, Caxhaayn, Kuchdachary, Sawceyatecos, Sachems or Chiefs of the Nations of the Onondagoe; Kanickhungo, Tagachskaholoo, Sagoayatondackquas, Ashcoalaax, Hetquantayechta, Sachems or Chiefs of the Senekaes;Sayuehsanyunt, Sunaratchy, Kanawatoe, Techotseegherochgoo, Sachems or Chiefs of the Cayoogoes; Saliscaquoh, Shecalamy, Tahashwangaroras, Sachems or Chiefs of the Onoydoes, and Sawantga & Tyeros, Sachems or Chiefs of the Tuskaroros, nor any others of the said ffive Nations of Indians, nor their or any of their heirs, successors or assigns, shall, or may at any time or times hereafter, have claim, challenge, or demand any right Title, Interest or property, of, in, or to the said River Sasquehannah, lands on both sides of the same, Islands contained therein, hereditaments and premises hereby granted and Released, or mentioned or intended to be hereby granted & Released, nor any part or parcel thereof, But of and from the same shall be Barred, and forever Excluded by these presents; and that the said Proprietaries, John P., Thomas P., and Richd P., their Heirs, Successors and Assigns, shall, and Rightfully may, from time to time, and at all times and seasons, forever hereafter, quietly and peaceably, have, hold, occupy, possess and Enjoy, all and singular, the Said River Sasquehannah, and the Lands lying on both sides of the same, and all the Islands therein, with the hereditaments and premises hereby granted and Released, with their and every of their Appurtenances, without the Let, Trouble, Hindrance or Molestation of the said Kakiskerowane, Tayunhunty, Caxhaayn, Kuchdachary, Sawceyatecos, Sachems or Chiefs of the Nations of the Onondagoe; Kanickhungo, Tagachskaholoo, Sagoayatondackquas, Ashcoalaax, Hetquantayechta, Sachems or Chiefs of the Senekaes;Sayuehsanyunt, Sunaratchy, Kanawatoe, Techotseegherochgoo, Sachems or Chiefs of the Cayoogoes; Saliscaquoh, Shecalamy, Tahashwangaroras, Sachems or Chiefs of the Onoydoes, and Sawantga & Tyeros, Sachems or Chiefs of the Tuskaroros, or any of them, or any others of the Indians of the ffive Nations aforesaid, or any other person or persons claiming or to claim the same, or any part thereof, by, from or under them, or any of them, according to the true intent & meaning of these Presents. In Witness whereof the before names Sachems or Chiefs, for themselves and on Behalf of all the People of the ffive Nations aforesaid, have hereunto set their Hands and Seals, the Eleventh Day of October, in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Thirty Six, and in the Tenth Year of the Reign of King George the Second, over Great Britain, &c. Signed Sealed and Delivered Onondagoes. In the Presence of Kakiskerowana, his X mark, James Steel, Tagunhunty, his X mark, James Logan, Caxhaayn, his X mark, Clem. Plumsted, Kuchdachary, his X mark, A. Hamilton, Sawegatekoe, his X mark, Thomas Freame, Jun., by his frd Taygunhunty Wm. Plumsted, Saneyuskoe, his X mark, Chas. E. Willing, Canaungoe, his X mark, Edwd. Shippen, Cahooyeeoh, his X mark, Joseph Shippen, Senekaes. Wm. Logan, Kanickhungo, his X mark, James Steel, Jun., Ayacksagee, his X mark, James Read, alias Tagachskaholoo, Rd. Assheton, Hannyharungguas, his X mark, John Georges, Sagayatondacuas, his X mark, Thos. Freame, by his frd Kaneckhungo, Conrad Weiser, Ashcoalax, his X mark, Interpreter, Hetquantagechta, his X mark, Tobias Shewell, Oneydas. Tecochtseegherochgoo,his X mark, Saliskaguoh, his X mark, Shekalamy, his X mark, Tahashwangaroras, his X mark, Tuskaroras. Sawuntga, his X mark, Tyeros, his X mark, Cayoogoes. Saguchsanyunt, his X mark, Suneretchy, his X mark, Kanawatoe, his X mark. City of Philadelphia, ss: BE IT REMEMBERED, that on the twenty Seventh Day of June, in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and thiry seven, Before me, Clement Plumsted, Esqr., Mayor of the City of Philadelphia, personally appeared James Steel and William Plumsted, two of the Witnesses to the within written Deed, who on their several Affirmations did Solemnly declare and say, That they were present and saw all the Indians within named Sign, Seal, and as their voluntary Act, deliver the within written Deed, for the Uses, Intents and Purposes therein contained, And also that the several other Persons whose Names are within written as Witnesses to the said Deed, did likewise in the Presence of these Affirmants Sign the same. Witness my Hand & Seal of the sd City, Day and Year above sd. James Steel, Willm. Plumsted. [L.S.] Clem. Plumsted, Mayor. Entered in the Office for recording of Deeds, for ye City & County of Philada, in Book G Vol. 5 pa 277, &c., The Seventh Day of May, Ao Di, 1741. Witness my Hand & Seal of my Office aforesaid. [L.S.] C. Brocksen, Recdr. Indorsed. Pre-emption deed or contract of October 11th, A.D. 1736. Do of (Ratification) 1754. Recorded Page 74, &c. N.B. Boileau. Secy. ------------------------------------ Page 498-499. RELEASE FROM THE SIX NATIONS FOR SUSQUEHANNAH, 1736. WE, THE CHIEFS, of the Six Nations of Indians, the Onandagoes, Isanundowans, or Sinnekas, Cayoogoes, Oneydas, Tuscaroras, (in behalf also of ye Canyingoes or Mohacks,) who have lately at Philadelphia, by our Deed in writing dated the eleventh Day of this instant, October, released to John Penn, Thomas Penn, & Richard Penn, Proprietors of Pennsylvania, & to their Heirs & successors, ALL our Right, Claim & Pretentions whatsoever, to all & every the Lands on both sides of the River Sasquehannah, from ye mouth thereof as far Northward or up the said River as yt Ridge of Hills called the Tyoninhackta or Endless Mountains, Westward to the Setting of the Sun, & Eastward to the furthest springs of the Waters running into the said River, Do hereby further declare, That our true intent & meaning by the said writing was & is to Release and we do hereby more Expressly Release, to the said Proprietaries, their Heirs and Successors forever, All our Right, Claim, and Pretensions whatsoever, to all and every the Lands lying within the Bounds & Limits of the Government of Pennsylvania, Beginning Eastward on the River Delaware, as far Northward as the sd Ridge or Chain of Endless Mountains as they cross ye Country of Pennsilvania, from Eastward and to the West. And further, as we have made the firmest League of Friendship with our Brethren of Pennsilvania & are become as one people with them, We do hereby promise & Engage for ourselves and for our Children & their Children, That neither We nor they nor any in Authority in our Nations, will at any time bargain, sell, grant, or by any means make over, to any person or persons whatsoever, whether White men or Indians, other than to the said Proprietors, the Children of William Penn, or to persons by them Authorised and Appointed to agree for and Receive the same, any Lands within the Limits of the Governmt of Pennsylvnnia, as 'tis bounded Northward with the Governmt of New York and Albany, But when we are willing to dispose of any Further Rights to Land within the sd limits of Pensilvania, We will dispose of them to the said Wm Penn's Children, and to no other persons whatsoever. In Witness whereof we have in Behalf of all our Nation, signed this further writing, being distinctly Read and Interpreted to us by our Friend Conrad Wyser, the Twenty fifth Day of October, 1736. Witness (an interlineation of seventeen words being first made between the 8th and 9th lines.) Anynssquasuh, his X mark, Tacannunty, Anyharungquas, Caxhaayn, Candach, Tocanorungo, Hawyienta, Oscotax, Josunsudan, Sawuntga, Josunlansenet, Canawato, Hanukhungo, Sagusksonyunt, Hatquantaguhty, Tyiichrygerechgo, Gehiskerowano, Saristorquoh, Gechtackhery, Shykelimy. Tahashwangai, Conrad Weiser, Interpreter. City of Phila. Be it Remembered, That on the Nineteenth day of November, in the Year of our Lord, 1736, Personally appeared before me Clement Plumsted, Esqr., Mayor of the City of Philadelphia, and one of the Justices of the Peace of the County of Philadelphia, Conrad Weiser, who, on his solemn affirmation, did declare that he saw the several Indians within named, sign, seal, and as their voluntary act, deliver the within written Deed, for the use and purpose therein mentioned; and that he saw John Peter Feck and Leonard Feck sign their names as Witnesses thereunto. And this Affirmant further saith, that being appointed Interpreter by & between the Government of Pennsilvania and the Indians of the Six Nations, He faithfully and distinctly Interpreted & Explained to the Indians who signed & sealed the same, all the several parts of the said within written Deed, to their full satisfaction & contentment; and that upon the delivery of the said Deed, the same Indians presented a Belt of Wampum in Confirmation thereof. Conrad Weiser. Affirmed before me. Witness my Hand & seal of the City. Clem. Plumsted, Mayor. Recorded ye 22 May, 1741. -----------------------------------