Cool old description
I’ve talked about this description several times over the years. It’s dated 1753. Was created in 1730
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What a great piece of history we get to see when looking through the old conveyances. Thanks for posting.
Oh geezus, what a nightmare to locate that one. ???? I’m guessing a whole lot of occupation went into determining that boundary…
That sounds like it is near the spot where George Washington threw a dollar across the Potomac River. Seems like a long way to throw a dollar but money went a lot farther back then.
@tom-bushelman I really hated to hit the like button, but it was such a cheesy joke I had to.
I’ve talked about this description several times over the years. It’s dated 1753. Was created in 1730
That floored me. ??200 shoots? How could you possibly define that on the ground?
Kinda sad the way Native Americans got screwed at every opportunity. ????
“Fishing, Sowling, Hawking, Hunting…”
What is Sowling? I looked it up and found a few definitions, all very old:
1. Food eaten with bread.
2. Dragging or pulling an animal by the ears.
3. A unit of land of 160 acres.
I’d bet that was transcribed from handwritten with fowling and the person reading it confused the f with the long script S that was common at the time.
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Excellent thinking, Bill.
“Got Screwed”? … still happening to this day, my friend. Ever visit a reservation?
It could have also been sowing … as in planting.
I have and they usually have a casino and many of them seem to be driving around brand new vehicles.
I think things aren’t quite the same as they used to be when it comes to reservations…
Any idea of the acreage for which Israel Friend was being taxed? Using an average distance for a long bow shot of 300 yards (200′-400′ based on Google), would make this deed approximately 371,900 acres.
@kevin-hines no idea of the acreage. I did like how they would defend, for two ears of Indian corn to some of them per year, if they demanded payment for the defense.
I guess it gets under my skin, a little when, people paint the picture of casinos on native lands …. with natives rolling in money. It may be the case for the majority of nations. However, when I go home, I mainly see poverty, crime, and vice. Who knows, maybe we could benefit from a casino or two?
Who knows, maybe we could benefit from a casino or two?
I don’t know, I assume casinos come with their own set of challenges. But at the end of the day it’s a business and to have a leadership group (apparently) not ever look into such a proven business model seems like a real disservice to their community to me…
@kevin-hines The Potomac area would have been woodland tribes and googling implies shorter bows, under 60″, with around 50 yard range.
I’m just one of those evil GIS people. Bwah-hah-hah! Seriously, I do coordinate systems and transformations at Esri.@kevin-hines 200′ to 400′ would be 67.xx to 133.xx yds and not 300.
@kevin-hines 200′ to 400′ would be 67.xx to 133.xx yds and not 300.
i mistakenly put the foot tick. the information I viewed was 200 – 400 yards so I used the mean distance of 300 yards. Long bows of the Native Americans in the 1700s would take all of the strength of a grown man just to pull the bow string back to shooting position. I can visualize a shot of 200 to 300 yards without questioning the capabilities of the bow or the shooter. Anything further, I begin to get skeptical.
Thanks for catching my mistake.
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