Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II

Setting forth that the Memorialists and others presented a " Petition to your Majesty in Council praying a Grant of Lands " in America (parcel of the Lands purchased by the Government " of the Indians) in Consideration of a price to be paid in purchase " of the same ; that the said Petition was referred by Order of " Council to the Lords Commissioners for Trade and Plantations ; " that the memorialists in pursuance of a Suggestion, which arose " upon Consideration of the said Petition at that Board, of making " a Purchase of a larger Tract of Land sufficient for a Separate ^'- Government were directed to apply to the Lords Commissioners " of the Treasury in respect to the Price to be paid for the purchase " of such Tract and the Quit Rent to be reserved thereon ; that " the Memorialists in Consequence thereof did on the 4th day of " January last present to the said Lords Commissioners of the " Treasury a memorial and Paper containing a description of the " Lands they were desirous of Purchasing as follows, Viz* u a u Beginning on the South side of the River Ohio opposite to " " the mouth of Sioto, thence Southerly through the pass in " " the Ouasioto Mountains, to the South side of the said Moun " " tains, thence along the side of the said Mountains North '• " Easterly to the Fork of the Great Kenhawa, made by the ^ " junction of Green Briar and new River, thence along the said Green Briar River, on the Easterly side of the same unto the '-' Head or termination of the North Easterly branch thereof, ^' thence Easterly to the Allegheny mountains, thence along the