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pounds of gunpowder, 400 of bar lead, 1000 gun flints, 20 pounds of 

 brass kettle, 2 pounds of thread, 500 needles, 4 dozen jews-harps, 4 

 dozen tobacco tongs, 50 pounds of tobacco : (irant, bargain and sell 

 unto the said George Croghan, in fee, one other tract or parcel of 

 land, situate, lying and being, and BEGINNING on the east side of 

 the river Ohio, to the northward of an old Indian village, called 

 Shanopinstown, at the mouth of a run called the two mile run ; then 

 up the said two mile run where it interlocks with the heads of the two 

 mile spring, which empties into the river IVIonongahela ; then down 

 the said two mile spring to the several courses thereof unto the sd. 

 Monongehela ; then up the said river Monongehela to where Turtle 

 Creek empties itself into the same river ; then up the said Turtle 

 creek to the first forks thereof ; then up the north or northerly branch 

 of the said creek to the head of the same ; thence a north or northerly 

 course until it strikes Plum creek ; then down said Plum creek until 

 it empties itself into the river Ohio, and then down the said river 

 Ohio to the place of beginning, where, as aforesaid, the two mile run 

 discharges itself into the said river Ohio ; CONTAINING by estima- 

 tion 40,000 acres, be the same more or less, 



Which said several grants, bargains and sales, [were] duly made 

 and executed, by the last mentioned chiefs or sachems, in pursuance 

 of certain powers and authorities delegated to and vested in them for 

 the purpose aforesaid by the chiefs or sachems of the Onondaga Coun- 

 cil, in full council assembled ; 



AND, WHEREAS, the said first-mentioned chiefs or sachems of 

 the Six United Nations, parties to these presents, are not only truly 

 and sensible and convinced that the said (ieorge Croghan hath faith- 

 fully and justly paid and delivered unto lohonerissa, Scaroyadia and 

 Cossvventanica, chiefs or sachems as aforesaid, all and several the 

 goods and merchandize herein particularly recited and mentioned, but 

 of the great justice and integrity of the said George Croghan, used 

 and reserved by him towards the said Six Nations and their allies in 

 all his public and private conduct and transactions, wherein they have 

 been concerned : 



NOW, KNOW YE THEREFORE, that we, the said chiefs or 

 sachems of the Six United Nations, in full council assembled at Fort 

 Stanwix, for and in consideration of the sum of five shillings to them 

 in hand paid by the said George Croghan, the receipt whereof they 

 do hereby acknowledge, and for and in consideration of the aforesaid 



