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Other camp sites in this vicinity as locat-
ed by the writer, since 1876, (then starting as a collector at the age of six years, ) may as well go on record. Starting at Fox Hill on the Sell farm a mile southeast of town, camp sites were almost continuous along Saucony Creek over the farms of Mrs. Ame- lia Strasser, the Hoch farm, now owned by
Chas. K. Deisher ; Dr. Edward Hottenstein, J. J. Hottenstein, Sarah L. Nicks Estate, William Bieber, Mrs. Treichler, Pleasant View Stock Farm, Jerome Christman and Dr. John DeTurk, west of town on the old Biehl farm now owned by Chas. Deisher ; Sam. H. Heffner, also the Peter Deisher and John, later William, Deisher farms ; the two latter now owned by Isaac Fegley and Mrs. Maria E. Bieber. These farms have many good springs of water around which the Indians had located.
Following the stream formed by these springs and passing through a gorge in the hills we come to the Daniel, Jacob and Henry Kohler farms on which camps have been located which must have been occu-
pied for a long time. These farms are now owned by John M. Kohler and Wm. P. Kutz.
On Whit-Monday 1847, our well known townsman, George O'Neill, deceased, Gust Flickinger, Joseph Wink, Peter Fritz, and William Becker, opened Indian graves in
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the woods on the Biehl farm, west of town. Glass beads and other objects were found, which were exhibited at the Heidenreich and Kutz (now Sharadin and Sharadin) store and at the printing office of "Geist Der Zeit." The following day an "army" as Mr. O'Neill termed it, went out to dig, but Mr. Biehl forbade it. What became of all the objects found is not known; how- ever, a few beads are in the possession of Eugene Sharadin and a brass kettle and gun lock are in the collection of the late Dr. Cyrus Wanner.
On May 23, 1901, after the place had
been under cultivation more than 50 years, the burial site was re-located by permission of my uncle, Charles Deisher, supervised by the writer and assisted by Frank Rahn, Chas. A. Mertz, Chas. K. Deisher, William Wessner, F. B. Druckenmiller, George P. Keehn, Charles A. Swoyer and John Stump, Jr.
Mr. O'Neill in describing the location had been misled by the change of a drive- way or woodland road from the west side of the log house to the. east side. But the writer's father, John D. Deisher, remem- bered that "in the fall of 1847 his father
THE DEISHER INDIAN POT
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DAHAPERY STORE
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KUTZTOWN, PA INDIAN PROVISION CACHES DISCOVERED 1999 BY HENRY K DEISHER
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had directed him to put a stick in the bung hole of a barrel and go to Jacob Biehl to make water cider." Coming up what was then an old woodland road, he noticed to the left where the five boys had dug the previous spring of the year. We dug for three hours and being about ready to aban- don the project, I concluded to make obser- vations, by circling the place, set my eyes on a spot, walking up to it and making a scratch, calling Frank Rahn to start a ditch. Several shovel fulls of earth removed, re- vealed that I had scratched on the exact spot of a grave. A necklace of white and blue beads, several long stemmed white clay pipes, and a small iron cup were found just under the cultivated soil. Four more graves were found, some of which had been open- ed 54 years before. A necklace composed of colored glass beads and brass thimbles
Harry Weylie, Frank Powley, Geo. Smith, Lewis DeTurk, and others. Having pur- chased part of this tract and rented another portion, orders were given to plow deep and mark variations in soil. These efforts were rewarded by the location of nine fire places where huts had existed. Later while grading a street across this camp, three "Cache" or storage pits were located, one of them a beautiful bowl shaped hole in the clay 30 inches deep and 28 inches in diameter. This street has been named Len- ni Street, in honor of the tribe. Later while digging a post hole directly inside the pave- ment on the corner of Normal Avenue and Lenni Street another storage pit was found by the writer and this yielded the priceless fragments of an Indian pot which has been restored at considerable labor and expense.
The pot is of the typical Delaware type
LOG HOUSE NEAR INDIAN BURIAL SITE-DEISHER AND HIS EXPLORERS
in pairs were threaded on buckskin thongs. The bones indicated that they were of full grown persons and the fact that the graves were only three feet long, eighteen inches wide by about thirty inches deep, indicates that these were what are termed "bundle burial," that is, these persons had been bur= ied on the top of the ground under cover until the bodies were decayed and later in- terred the bones, which was their custom in pre-historic times.
Last but not least are the Indian camp sites within our Borough limits, on the Sarah L. Nicks Estate, known as the David Levan farm, extending across the William Bieber abandoned brick vard and along the creek as far as Main street. This short stretch has probably vielded 2000 specimens to the writer's collection, being my own ef- forts since 1878 and those of Lewis Bloch,
with pointed base and flaring rim, the sides being covered with cord marks formed by a paddle which had been wrapped with cord. It is decorated on the upper part with short horizontal lines formed by a roulette wheel ; this wheel was a simple circular piece of wood with notched edge which was attached to a handle and rocked back and forth to form the design. The lip-of the vessel and the inner part of the rim are decorated with similar lines.
The vessel having been broken in pre- historic times was mended by drilling holes in either side of the break. There are three series, of these holes, two of which contain three drillings and the other two. The ones having three drill-holes are at points where the break caused a right angle and the grouping of these holes forms a triangle.
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LOCATING THE INDIAN BURIAL SITE-1901
When drillings of this type were resort- ed to, the vessel was mended and strength- ened by thongs or cord which were passed through the holes and tied. It is possible that these breaks were then covered with gum or possibly clay. The height of the vessel is II inches and its greatest diameter 01/2 inches. A picture of this pot is shown herewith, also a number of typical speci- mens of stone.
Contributors to this collection from other parts of the county were Samuel S. Gruber, William H. Kraus, Albert Reimert, Samuel Arnoldt, Mathias Fritz, John Wyandt, Al- bert Kline, Daniel Kohler, Alvin Kohler, Adam Kohler and John L. D. Kohler, and
J. B. Faust. Dr. E. J. Sellers, the druggist, has many fine specimens from local camp- sites.
It may be noted here that an Indian, a descendant of the Lenni Lenape tribe, was a passenger on the first trolley car passing through Kutztown, as a guest of the writer.
"Where is my home-my forest home? The proud land of my sires ?
Where stands the wigwam of my pride? Where gleam the council fires? Where are my fathers' hallowed graves? My friends so light and gay?
Cone, gone-forever from my view ! Great Spirit ! Can it be ?
HENRY K. DEISHER
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THE SETTLEMENT OF MAXATAWNY
Maxatawny was settled early in the eigh- teenth century. The exact date of the en- trance of the first settlers, pioneers, who came from Philadelphia, directly or, most of them, indirectly by way of Falkner Swamp and Oley, cannot be determined. The land lying in this valley was purchased from the Indians September 7, 1732. The deed of sale was executed by "Sassoonan, alias Al- lummapis, sachem of the Schuylkill Indians, in the province of Pennsylvania, Elalapis, Ohopamen, Pesqueetomen, Mayeemoe, Part- ridge, and Tepakoaset, alias Joe, on behalf of themselves and all the other Indians of the said nation, unto John Penn, Thomas Penn, and Richard Penn. The territory in the grant is described as follows :
"All those tracts of land or lands lying on or near the river Schuylkill, in said prov- ince, or any of the branches, streams, foun- tains or springs thereof, eastward or west- ward and all lands lying in or near any swamps, marshes, fens or meadows, the wa- ters or streams of which flow into or toward the said river Schuylkill situate, lying and being between those hills called Lechay Hills and those called Keekachtanemin Hills, which cross the said river Schuylkill about thirty miles above the said Lechay hills, and all land whatsoever lying within the said bounds ; and between the branches of Delaware river, on the eastern side of the said land, and the branches or streams running into the river Susquehanna, on the western side of the said lands, together with all mines, minerals, quarries, waters, rivers, creeks, woods, timber, and trees, with all and every the appurtenances, etc."
The consideration mentioned in the deed consisted of the following articles :
"20 brass kettles, 100 stroudwater match- coats of two yards each, 100 duffels do., 100 blankets, 100 yards of half tick, 60 linen shirts, 20 hats, 6 made coats, 12 pairs of shoes and buckles, 30 pair of stockings, 300 lbs. of gunpowder, 600 lbs. of lead, 20 fine guns, 12 gun locks, 50 tomahawks or hatch- ets, 50 planting hoes, 120 knives, 60 pair of scissors, 100 tobacco tongs, 24 looking- glasses, 40 tobacco boxes, 1000 flints, 50 pounds of paint, 24 dozen of gartering. 6 dozen of ribbons, 12 dozen of rings, 200 awl blades, 100 pounds of tobacco, 400 to- bacco pipes, 20 gallons of rum and fifty pounds in money."
Lingahonoa, one of the Schuylkill In-
dians, executed the deed on the 12th of July, 1742, upon receiving his full share and pro- portion of the several goods mentioned, he "happening not to be present when his brethren signed and executed the same." His execution was attested by Benjamin Franklin, William Peters, Conrad Weiser and Lynford Lardner.
In his "Historical sketch of Kutztown and Maxatawny" (published in 1876) Pro- fessor John S. Ermentrout savs: "This township was settled very soon after the year 1732." The accuracy of this state- ment is rendered somewhat doubtful by a previous delivery on the same page (p. 5), where we read:
"Prior to 1734, in Maxatawny, lived the following persons who owned land and paid quit-rents :-
Jacob Hottenstein Bastian Terr."1
Peter Andreas Nicholas Kutz
Jacob Levan Abraham Zimmerman
Jacob Kemp Jost. Hen. Sassaman
Wilhelm Gross
Andreas Fischer
Casper Wink Heinrich Hartman
Christian Mahnenschmidt Michael Mueller
Jacob Hill Hans Kleimer
Isaac Leonard
Heinrich Schade
Peter Trealer
Hans Hage
Jeremiah Trealer Bastian Terr."*
Montgomery adds: "The township was settled immediately after the land was re- leased by the Indians."
This statement, like that of Ermentrout is. on the face of it improbable, and for these considerations :
I. The sale was made by the Indians in September 1732. From that date to "prior to 1734" would be only a little over one year, quite too brief a period for the territory to acquire so many taxables (22) as are given in the list.
2. It is of record that on November 18, 1729, Nicholas Kutz, named in the fore- going list of taxables, bought from Casper Wistar, "brass button manufacturer," of Philadelphia, for the sum of 52 pounds, 10 shillings, one hundred and fifty acres of land in Maxatawny, Philadelphia County. This tract was located near Eagle Point and is now in possession of Israel Kutz.
1This name is spelled Ferr in Ermentrout's pamphlet and is so reprinted in Montgomery's "History of Berks County" (1866), p. 1041. "Ferr" is asserted to be a misprint for "Terr," an carly form of the family name now written Derr.
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3. It is also of record that on the preced- ing day, November 17, 1729, Jacob Hotten- stein, bought from Casper Wistar, one hundred and sixteen acres of land in Maxa- tawny.
RELEASE AND DEED
This Indenture made the Eighteenth Day of November In the Year of our Lord One thou- sand seven hundred & twenty nine Between Casper Wistar of the City of Philadelphia Brass- button maker and Catharine his Wife Of the One Part and Jacob Huddlestone of Maxhe- tawny in the County of Philadelphia Of the other part Witnesseth That the said Caspar Wistar and Catharine his Wife For the Con- sideration of Forty Pounds twelve Shilling law- ful money of Pennsylvania to them paid by the said Jacob Huddlestone have granted bargained sold released and confirmed And by these Pres- ents for them and their Heirs do grant bargain sell release and confirm Unto the said Jacob Huddlestone ( In his actual Seizin now being by Virtue of a Bargain and Sale unto him made by the said Caspar Wistar & Catharine his Wife For the Term of one Year by Indenture bearing Date the Day next before the Day of the Date hereof made between the same Parties as these Presents and to his Heirs and Assigns) A Cer- tain Piece or Tract of Land situate in Maxhe- tawny aforesaid Beginning at a Post at a Corner of Caspar Wistar's other Land Thence extending by that and vacant Land South ten Degrees East Two hundred Perches to a black Oak Sapling Thence by vacant Land South eighty Degrees West ninety three Perches to a Post Thence by Land of Peter Andrews North ten Degrees West Two Hundred Perches to a Post Thence by Lands of Nicholas Couts North eighty Degrees East ninety-three Perches to the Place of Be- ginning Containing One hundred and Sixteen Acres (It being Part of the fourth described of several Tracts, which by Patent of the first Day of September last past Under the Hands of the Proprietary Commissioners and Great Seal of the said Province were granted unto the said Caspar WVistar In Fee Entered of Record at Philadel- phia Book A Vol. 6 Page 106) Together also with all and singular the Ways Woods Waters Water Courses Rights Liberties Privileges Im- provements Hereditaments and Appurtenances whatsoever unto the hereby granted Premises be- longing And the Reversions and remainders there- by To have & to hold the said One Hundred and 16 Acres of Land Hereditaments and Premises hereby granted or mentioned to be granted with the Appurtenances Unto the said Jacob Huddle- stone and his Heirs To the Use and Behoof of him the said Jacob Huddlestone his Heirs and Assigns forever Under the proportionable part of the Proprietary Quit rent in the said recited Pat- ent mentioned as hereafter yearly accruing And the said Caspar Wistar doth Covenant for him and his Heirs the said Land and Premises hereby granted with the Appurtenances Unto the said Jacob Huddlestone his Heirs & Assigns against him the said Caspar Wistar and his Heirs and all Persons claiming under him or them shall and will Warrant and forever defend by these Presents And the said Caspar Wistar for himself his Heirs Executors and Administrators doth Covenant promise and grant to and with the said Jacob Huddlestone his Heirs & Assigns by these Pres -- ents That the said Caspar Wistar and his Heirs and all and every other Person or Persons
lawfully claiming or to claim any Estate Right Title or interest of in or to the Premises or any Part or Parcel thereof by from or under him or them or any of them shall & will, at any Time within the Space of Fourteen Years next en- suing the Date hereof, at the reasonable Request and Charges in Law of the said Jacob Huddle- stone his Heirs or Assigns make execute and acknowledge or cause so to be all and every such further or other Act and Acts Deed or Decds Device or Devices in law for the further and better Assurance and Confirmation of the ore hundred and sixteen Acres of Land Heredi- taments and Premises hereby granted or men- tioned to be granted with the Appurtenances un- to the said Jacob Huddlestone his Heirs and Assigns as by him or them Or by his or their Councel learned in the Law shall be reasonably devised advised or required So as such Assur- ance contain no further or other Warrant or Covenant than these Presents. In Witness where- of the said Parties to these Presents have inter- changeably set their Hands and Seals hereunto Dated the Day & Year first above written.
CASPAR WISTAR, [L. s.] CATHARINE WISTAR [L. S.] Sealed and Delivered In the Presence of us
CONRAT REIF, WILLIAM PARSONS.
Entered in the Office for Recording of Deeds for the City and County of Philadelphia, in Book F Vol. 6 Page 335 &c. The fourteenth Day of August. Ao. Di. One thousand seven hundred and thirty four Witness my Hand and Seal to my Office aforesaid.
C. BROCKDEN, Recorder.
4. Most conclusive of all is the fact that on December 1, 1724, one Peter Wentz, patented one thousand acres of land; the price paid was one hundred and sixty pounds. The patent, which was recorded December 5, 1728, was issued by "Richard Hill, Isaac Norris, James Logan and Thom- as Griffits, commissioners," acting for the authorities of the Province. In this patent the land is described as situate on the Sau- cony in "the Province of Pennsylvania and County of Newcastle-Sussex on the Dela- ware." This is especially interesting as showing that at that early date this section was supposed to be in Newcastle county, one of the lower counties of the Province, into the "wilderness," a short time after- wards separated from Pennsylvania, but then extending indefinitely into the "wild- erness" in a north-westernly direction with limits exceedingly vague in all directions except in their southern portion. Soon af- ter this date, however, patents and deeds locate this section in Philadelphia county, showing that this uncertainty of location had disappeared.
PATENT
Richard Hill, Isaac Norris, James Logan and Thomas Griffitts, Commissioners, to Peter Wents. Province of Pennsylvania and County of New-
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castle, Sussex on the Delaware. Attorneys of Joshua, Sec. of city of London, Silkman, Thomas Oad, of the city of Bristol, England, and John Woods, of London, Merchant, surviving mort- gagees and trustees of said province and county. To all unto whom these presents shall come.
Hon. William Penn, Esq., Proprietary author- izes the Surveyor General on the Ist day of De- cember, 1724, to grant unto the said Peter Wents a patent of 1000 acres situated on the Saucony, a branch of the Schuylkill river,-the same de- scribed and bounded as follows :- Beginning at a post for a corner, thence N. 20 deg. W., along a line of well-marked trees, a distance of 362 perches to a post; thence N. 70 deg. E., along a line of well-marked trees, a distance of 375 perches to a post : thence S. 20 deg. E., along a line of well-marked trees, a distance of 150 perches to a post : thence N. 70 deg. E., along a line of well-marked trees, a distance of 160 perches to a post ; thence S. 20 deg. E., along a line of well-marked trees, a distance of 212 perches to a post : thence S. 70 deg. W., along a line of well-marked trees, a distance of 536 perches to the place of beginning; containing 1000 acres, and an allowance of 6 acres on every 100 for roads and highways. Granted for the consideration of 160 pounds, and recorded De- cember 5th, 1728.
In the recorded copy of the patent, to be seen at Harrisburg, the metes and bounds are stated elaborately but the exact loca- tion of the tract is a matter of some doubt as the location of the starting point is not fixed by any now recognized landmark. That it included the site of the present bor- ough of Kutztown, at least in part, may be inferred from the wording of a deed in possession of Mr. Wilson B. Kutz, liv- ing representative of a long line of succes- sive owners of a portion of the tract. From this deed it is learned that 514 acres of this tract in Maxatawny was purchased from Peter Wentz by James (alias) Jacobus De- laplank, a resident of Oley township, who, in his will, "bearing date the 20th of May Anno Domini 1758," devised the same to his son, Frederick Delaplank. The same was sold at sheriff's sale, May 1Ith, 1767, "by Jasper Scull, Esquire, High Sheriff" of Berks County, to Peter Rothermel. On December 19, 1772, the new owners ( Pcter Rothermel and Sybilla, his wife) trans- ferred 120 acres of this tract to Jacob Sweyer. From this last about 90 acres passed June 17, 1789, into possession of Leonard Rishel, who, on July 29, 1820, sold from it a piece of 34 acres and 17 perches to Philip Myer, which in coursc of time came into the possession of the late William S. Kutz, resident at the west- ern end of town, beyond the borough limits.
The following papers are reproduced in this connection as possibly helpful to better understanding of the somewhat complicated question of original ownership of the site of Kutztown :
EXEMPLIFICATIONS OF PROCEEDINGS REAL ESTATE OF JACOB KUTZ, DEC'D
Berks County, ss :
GEORGE, the THIRD by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, France and Ireland, King, De- fender of the Faith, &c. To all to whom these presents shall come Greeting. Know Ye that among the Records and proceedings of the Or. phans' Court of the County of Berks aforesaid, At an Orphans' Court held at Reading in and for the said County of Berks the tenth Day of August in the ninth Year of Our Reign and in the Year of Our Lord one thousand seven hun- dred and sixty nine Before Jonas Seely Esquire and his Associates, Justices of the said Court, &c., and at divers other Days and Times there- after
It is thus contained
Upon the Petition of Jacob Kutz, Eldest Son and Heir at Law of Jacob Kutz late of the Town- ship of Maxatawny in Berks County Yeoman deceased, setting forth :-
"That the petitioner's said Father died Intes- tate about eighteen Months since, leaving a Widow, to wit, Elisabeth, and issue Eight Chil- dren, to wit, the petitioner, John Adam, Peter, Elisabeth the Wife of Jacob Schweyer, Catha- rina the wife of George Ott, Susanna and Bar- bara, and that the said Intestate, at the Time of his Death was seised in his Demesne as of Fee of and in a certain Messuage or Tenement Plantation and Tract of Land situate in the said Township of Maxatawny, bounded by Lands of Jacob Teyscher, Michael Henninger, George Kutz and Peter Rothermel, Containing by Esti- mation One hundred and ninety Acres, be the same more or less, with the Appurtenances. And therefore praying the Court to award and Inquest to make partition of the Premises to and among the parties aforesaid if the same could be done without Prejudice to or spoiling the Whole thereof : But if such partition could not be made without prejudice to or spoiling the Whole of the Real Estate aforesaid-then pray- ing the Court to order that the Inquest to be awarded should value and appraise the said Mes- suage or Tenement Plantation and Tract of One hundred and ninety Acres of Land, be the same more or less, with the Appurtenances in order that the petitioner might be enabled to hold and enjoy the same upon his paying or securing to be paid to the other Children and Representatives of the said Intestate their Several and respec- itve Shares and Dividends of and in such Valua- tion according to the Laws of this Province of Pennsylvania in such Case made and provided." The Court did award an Inquest to make rar- tition of the Real Estate in the said petition specified, late of the said Intestate to and among his Children and Representatives the aforesaid in such Manner and in such proportions as by the Laws of this province is directed and ap- pointed if such partition could be made without prejudice to or spoiling the Whole thereof ; But if such partition could not be made without prejudice to or spoiling the Whole, then to value and appraise the said Real Estate with the Ap- purtenances and make Report of their Doings therein to the Court agreeable to the Acts of the General Assembly of this Province of Penn- sylvania in such Case made and provided. And a Writ for the purposes aforesaid issued to Our Sheriff of the county of Berks afsd. directed,
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bearing Teste the same Tenth Day of August in the Ninth Year of Our Reign and returnable the Fourth Day of September then next ensuing, at which Fourth Day of September in the Year aforesaid Before the Justices of the Orphans Court then held at Reading in and for the County of Berks Our Sheriff of the said County, to wit, Jacob Shoemaker, Esq., made Return of the said Writ in the Following Words (thereon indorsed ) to wit: 'To the justices aforenamed I do hereby Certify that by Virtue of the afore- written Writ to me directed I have taken with me twelve honest and lawful Men of my Baili- wick and gone to the Messuage or Tenement and Tract of Land in the said Writ mentioned, Containing One hundred and thirty Acres, or thereabouts, and all and singular premises where- of Jacob Kutz the Intestate in the said Writ named dyed seised in Maxatawny Township, and on the Oath and Affirmation of the Inquest afsd. respectively finding the same could not be part- ed and divided to and among the parties in the said Writ named without Prejudice to or spoil- ing the Whole thereof, have valued and appraised the same as by the said Writ I am commanded, as appears by the Schedule hereunto annexed, So answers Jacob Shoemaker, Sheriff Schedule an- nexed). Inquisition indented, made and taken at the Township of Maxatawny in the County of Berks, the second Day of September in the Year of Our Lord one thousand seven hundred and sixty nine Before Jacob Shoemaker, Esq., High Sheriff of the County aforesaid by Virtue of His Majesty's Writ to him directed and to this Inquisition annexed, by the Oath of George Kelchner and Peter Scherer and the Solemn Af- firmation of George Merckle, Daniel Levan, Frederick Hill, Jacob Teuscher, Friedrick Haus- man, Joseph Siegfrid, John Bast, Jacob Levan, Michael Heninger and Attorney Fischer, twelve free, honest and lawful Men, of the said County, Who upon their Oath and Affirmation aforesaid respectively do say that they went to the Mes- suage or Tenement Plantation and Tract of Land in the said Writ mentioned, Containing One hun- dred and thirty Acres or thereabouts, be the same more or less, whereof Jacob Kutz the Intestate in the said Writ named dyed seised, and then and there found the same could not be parted and divided to and among the parties in the said Writ named without prejudice to or spoiling the Whole thereof, and therefore on their Oath and Affirmation aforesaid they the said Inquest have valued and appraised the said Messuage Tenement Plantation or Tract of Land with the Appuitenances of the Sum of twelve Hundred and Fifty Pounds lawful money of Pennsylvania Subject to all Moneys and Quitrents now due and hereafter to become due and payable for the same to the Chief Lord or Lords for the Fee thereof. In testimony thereof as well the said Sheriff as the Inquest aforesaid have here- unto interchangeably set their Hands and Seals the Day and Year above said. Jacob Shoemaker, Sheriff (Seal) Frederick Hauzman (Seal) Jo- seph Sigfridt (Seal) John Bast (Seal) Jacob Levan (Seal) Michel Henninger (Seal) Anton Fischer (Seal) Georg Kolchner (Seal) Peter Storer (Seal) Georg Morckel (Seal) Daniel Le- van ( Seal) Frederick Hill (Seal) Jacob Drescher (Seal)." And the said Return and Inquisition being read were confirmed And thereupon it was considered and adjudged by the Court that the said Jacob Kutz Eldest Son and Heir at Law of the said Jacob Kutz deceased should hold and enjoy the Message or Tenement Plantation
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