Cool old description

What a great piece of history we get to see when looking through the old conveyances.?ÿ Thanks for posting.

Oh geezus, what a nightmare to locate that one.?ÿ ?????ÿ 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.?ÿ 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.

Posted by: @john-giles

I've talked about this description several times over the years. It's dated 1753. Was created in 1730

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That floored me. ƒ??200 shootsƒ? How could you possibly define that on the ground?

Kinda sad the way Native Americans got screwed at every opportunity. ?????ÿ

"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.?ÿ

@rod?ÿ

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.

@bill93?ÿ

Excellent thinking, Bill.

@flga-2-2?ÿ

"Got Screwed"??ÿ ?ÿ... still happening to this day, my friend.?ÿ ?ÿEver visit a reservation??ÿ

@rod?ÿ

It could have also been sowing ... as in planting.

@firestix

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...

@john-giles

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.?ÿ

@bstrand?ÿ

I guess it gets under my skin, a little when, people paint the picture of casinos on native lands .... with natives rolling in money.?ÿ It may be the case for the majority of nations.?ÿ However, when I go home, I mainly see poverty, crime, and vice.?ÿ Who knows, maybe we could benefit from a casino or two??ÿ?ÿ