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as payment for the Land and
also agreed to give them a tribute
or Rent Yearly, the Parchment
the Eight Chiefs signed this
afternoon, delivering to me some
of the soil Each of them, as
giving me full possession of the
tracks of Land, this took place
along side of a beautifull stream
of water, and from whence my
Land commences - and when a
tree is marked 4 way’s to
know the corner Boundry - the
Country about here exceeds any
thing I ever saw both for Grass
and richness of Soil - The timber
light and consist of She Oak and
small Gum, with a few - Wattle
My Natives gave the Chiefs and
there Tribe a Grand Croberrow
to Night. they seemed quite
delighted with it - Each of the
Principal chiefs has two Wives
and several children each