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part Whereas lohonorissa Scarayadia iV Coswantinicea Chiefs 

 or Sachems of the Six United Nations of Indians did by their 

 Deed duly executed bearing date the Second day of August in 

 the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and forty 

 nine for the Consideration therein specified grant bargain and 

 sell unto the said Ceorge Croghan in fee a certain tract or 

 parcel of Land situate lying and being on the South side of 

 the Monongahela River beginning at the mouth of a Run 

 nearly opposite the mouth of Turtle Creek and then down the 

 said Monongahela River to its Junction with the River Ohio 

 (39) computed to be ten miles, then running down the Eastern 

 Bank and sides of and unto the said River Ohio to where 

 Racoon Creek empties itself into the said River Ohio thence 

 up the said Creek ten Miles and from thence on a direct line 

 to the place of beginning containing by Estimation one 

 hundred thousand Acres be the same more or less as by the 

 said deed may more fully appear And Whereas certain Chiefs 

 or Sachems fully representing the Six United Nations aforesaid 

 in full Council Assembled at Eort Stanwix did by their Deed 

 poll duly executed bearing date the fourth day of November 

 one thousand seven hundred and Sixty eight for the Considera- 

 tion therein mentioned Grant bargain ratify and confirm unto 

 his most sacred Majesty George the third by the Grace of God 

 King of Great Britain France and Ireland (.\:c his heirs and 

 Successors for the Use benefit and behoof of the said George 

 Croghan his heirs and assigns for ever all the above bounded 

 and described tract or parcel of Land and premises as by the 

 said Deed Recorded in the Office for Recording of Deeds in 

 the City and County of Philadelphia in Book J Volume the 

 Fifth Page the two hundred and thirty ninth ivc may more 

 fully and at large appear Now this Indenture witnesseth 

 that the said George Croghan for and in Consideration of 

 the sum of thirty pound sixteen Shillings lawful money 

 of Great Britain to him the said George Croghan by him the 

 said Jacob Bousman in hand paid the receipt whereof he the 

 said George Croghan doth hereby acknowledge hath granted 

 bargained sold aliened released and confirmed and by these 

 presents doth fully freely and absolutely grant bargain sell alien 

 release and confirm unto the said Jacob Bousman (in his actual 



