The Lenni Lenape, or Delaware IndiansWalker, Edwin Robert
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The Lenni Lenape, or Delaware Indians
Walker, Edwin Robert
Delaware Indians
Rariatn River called Caponanlong and so up the said brooke by the
bounds of aquatoons land untill it devides it selfe into two branches
and soe from the said forks by a line of marked trees south west and
west south west by the land of Chekanshakaman untill it meet with a
brooke called the upper Neshasakowerk and soe downe the same to the
mouth thereof emptieing it selfe into Dellawar river and so downe
the said River to the mouth of Loakolong being the place of first
beginning togeather with all and Singular the Mines Minerals Woods
Waters Fowleings Fishings Huntings and all other Royalties franchises
powers profitts Commodities Hereditaments and appurtenances whatsoever
to the said tract of land belonging or in any wise appertaining and
all estate Right title interest use possession propertie Claime and
demand whatsoever of us the said Indian sachamas of in and to the said
granted land and premisses and every part thereof with apurtenances
full and free liberty at all times hereafter soe the above said Indian
Sacchamas our heires successors and Subjects to hunt fish and fowle
uppon the unimproved land within the above described tract of land
Alwayes excepted Reserved and foreprised To have and to hold the above
described tract of land and granted premisses and every part thereof
with the appurtenances unto the said Mahlon Stacy Samuell Jennings
Thomas Gardiner George Deacon Christopher Whetherell John Wills John
Hugg Isaac Sharpe and John Reading there heires and assignes forever
to the onely proper use and behoofe of themselves and the rest of the
english proprietors within the said westerne division of the Province
aforesaid who have subscribed and are concerned in and shall contribute
their respective proportions towards this present purchasers to their
severall and respective heires and assignes forever more And We the
said Indian Sachemas for ourselves our heires and successors severally
and respectively doe covenant promise and grant with the said English
proprietors above mentioned and their heires and assignes severally
and respectively by these presents that we are the onely true sole and
proper owners of the abovesaid tract of land and granted premisses and
now have good right full power lawfull and absolute authority to grant
bargains and sell the same in manner abovesaid and also that the same
premisses is and are free & cleare of and from all and all other former
Gifts Grants Bargaine Sales and all other incumbrances whatsoever made
done or at any time preceeding this date committed or suffered by us
the above Indian Sachemas or by any others whatsoever with or by our
Consent knowledge or procurement and we the said Indian Sachemas for
ourselves our heirs and successors severally and respectively all
the above described tract of land and granted premisses with every
part thereof with the appurtenances unto the said english Proprietors
and their heires and assignes severally and respecitvely against us
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