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said George Corghan in Fee a Certain Tract or Parcel of Land 

 Situate lying and being on the South side the Monongahela 

 River Beginning at the Mouth of a Run nearly Opposite to 

 Turtle Creek and then down the said Monongahela River to 

 its Junction with the River Ohio Computed to be ten Miles, 

 then Running down the Eastern bank or side of the said River 

 Ohio to where Racoon Creek empties itself into the said River. 

 Thence up the said Creek ten miles, and from thence on a 

 direct line to the place of beginning; Containing by Estima- 

 tion One hundred thousand Acres be the same more or less as 

 by the said Deed may more fully appear; And Whereas cer- 

 tain chiefs or Sachems fully representing the Six united Nations 

 atoresaid in full Council at Fort Stanwix Assembled did by 

 their deed duly executed bearing date the fourth day of No- 

 vember One thousand seven hundred and sixty eight for the 

 Consideration therein mentioned grant ratify and confirm unto 

 his most Sacred Majesty George the third by the Grace of 

 God Ring of Great liritain france and Ireland &c his heirs 

 and successors for the Use benefit and behoof of the said George 

 Croghan all the above bounded and described tract or parcel 

 of Land and premises as by the said Deed Poll Recorded in 

 the Office for recording of Deeds in the City and County of 

 Philadelphia in Book J ^'olume the fifth Page the two hun- 

 dred and thirty ninth i\;c may more fully and at large appear 

 Now this Indenture Witnesseth that the said George Croghan 

 for and in Consideration of the sum of Six hundred pounds 

 lawful money of Great Britain to him the aforesaid George 

 Croghan by Him the aforesaid Bernard Gratz in hand paid the 

 (2) receipt whereof the said George Croghan doth hereby ac- 

 knowledge And by these Presents doth freely and absolutely 

 grant bargain and sell alien release and confirm unto the said 

 Bernard Gratz (in his actual possession now being by virtue of 

 a Bargain and Sale thereof to him made for one whole year by 

 Indenture bearing date the day next before the day of the date 

 of these presents and by force of the Statute for transferring 

 of Lses into possession) and to his heirs and Assigns for ever 

 A Certain tract or parcell of Land being part of the aforesaid 

 tract of Land situate lying and being on the West branch of 

 Racoon Creek, Beginning at a White Oak tree marked on two 



