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Map of that Part of Bucks County released by the Indians to the Proprietaries of Pensilvania [sic] on September 1737
Known as the "Walking Purchase," this deed was one of the most flagrant examples of Europeans taking advantage of Native illiteracy and then holding the Indians to the terms of the resulting written agreement. In negotiations with Pennsylvania officials, the Lenni Lenape (Delaware) chiefs...
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| Collection: | Logan family papers (#0379) |
| Date: | 1737 |
| Dimensions: | 35.5 x 45.25 cm |
| Call Number: | 0379 |
| Box Number: | Box 50 (oversized) |
| Format: | Electronic |
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| Copyright: | Public Domain |
| Online Access: | https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/650 |
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Known as the "Walking Purchase," this deed was one of the most flagrant examples of Europeans taking advantage of Native illiteracy and then holding the Indians to the terms of the resulting written agreement. In negotiations with Pennsylvania officials, the Lenni Lenape (Delaware) chiefs described the length of the tract of land they were prepared to cede as a day-and-a-half's walk. Subsequently, the young men hired by Pennsylvania to measure the tract "walked" no fewer that sixty-four miles in a day-and-a-half's time. |
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