year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety-six, by and between Alexander Harron of the River Sinclair, Esquire, of the one part, and James Cartwright, of the same place Yoeman of the other part. WIT

THAT the said Alexander Harrons for and in consideration of the sum of two hundred pounds, New York Currency, to him in hand paid by the said James Cartwright at and before the sealing and delivery of these presents, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, HATH granted bargained and sold, and by these presents, DотH grant, bargain, and sell unto the said James Cartwright, his heirs and assigns, ALL that messuage and Tenement, situate, lying, and being on the West side of the River Sinclair aforesaid, containing six acres, or thereabouts, in front, by forty acres, in depth, bounded in front by the said River, and in the rear by the lands of the said Alexander Harrone, on the North side by the farm at present occupied by James O'Brien, and on the South by Toussaint Chauvin, together with all buildings and fence, thereon erected or to the same in anywise appertaining. AND the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders, rents, issues, and profits of all and singular the said premises and every part thereof.AND all the estate, right, title, claim, interest and demand whatsoever, of him the said Alexander Harrone of, in, to, or out of the said premises, or any part thereof.-TO HAVE and TO HOLD the said hereby bargained Messuage and premises unto the said James Cartwright, his heirs and assigns forever, without the let, suit trouble, molestation or interruption of him the said Alexander Harrone, his heir or assign, or of any other person or persons lawfully claiming or to claim, by, from or under him, them, or any of them—IN TESTIMONY whereof, the said parties, have to these presents set their hands and affixed their seals, at Detroit aforesaid, the day, month, and year first above written.

SIGNED, sealed and delivered in the

presence of

John Laughton, Jr.

W. Roe.

-day of

ALEX. HARRONE.

JAMES CARTWRIGHT.

MEMOM. On the-in the year of our Lord, one thousand, seven hundred and ninety-six, full, quiet and peaceable possession and seisin was made of the herein before bargained premises, by the said Alexander Harrone, delivering to the said James Cartwright, a piece of the soil on the said premises in the name of the whole thereof, in the presence of

TESTE:

Recorded in the Land Office at Detroit in Liber D., folio 21.

Go. HOFFMAN, R.

FORMATION AND BOUNDARIES OF WAYNE COUNTY.

The Seal of the Territory

of the U. S.

[L. S.]

Northwest

of the River Ohio.

Proclamation by Winthrop Sargent, acting as Governour of the Territory of the United States Northwest of the River Ohio.

To all persons to whom these presents shall come-Greeting.

WHEREAS, By an ordinance of Congress of the thirteenth of July, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-seven, for the settlement of the territory of the United States northwest of the River Ohio, it is directed that for the due execution of process, civil and criminal, the Governours shall make proper divisions of the said territory and proceed from time to time as circumstances may require, to lay out the same into counties and townshipsand whereas it appearing to me expedient that a new county should immediately be erected to include the settlement of Detroit, &c., I do hereby ordain and order that all and singular the lands lying and being within the following boundaries, viz.: beginning

At the mouth of the Cayahoga River upon Lake Erie, and with the said river to the portage between it and the Tuscarawa branch of the Muskingum -thence down the said branch to the forks at the carrying place above Fort Lawrance thence by a West line to the Eastern boundary of Hamilton county (which is a due North line from the lower Shawonese Town upon the Sciota River) thence by a line West-northerly to the southern part of the portage between the Miamis of the Ohio and the St. Mary's River-thence by a line also west-northerly to the south western part of the portage between the Wabash and the Miamis of Lake Erie, where Fort Wayne now stands thence by a line west-northerly to the most southern part of Lake Michigan-thence along the western shores of the same to the northwest part thereof (including the lands upon the streams emptying into the said. Lake) thence by a due north line to the territorial boundary in Lake Superior, and with the said boundery through lakes Huron, St. Clair, and Erie, to the mouth of the Cayahoga River, the place of beginning-Shall be a county, named and henceforth to be styled the County of Wayne-which said County shall have and enjoy all and singular the jurisdiction, rights, liberties, privileges, and immunities whatsoever to a county appertaining and which any other county that now is or hereafter may be erected and laid out shall or ought to enjoy conformable to the ordinance of Congress before mentioned.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the territory this fifteenth day of August, in the twenty-first year of the

Independence of the United States, A. D. one thousand seven hundred and ninety-six. WINTHROP SARGENT.

GENERAL MILITIA ORDER FOR WAYNE COUNTY.

DETROIT, SEPT. 26, 1796.

The following appointments and promotions are to take place in the county of Wayne, viz.:

Anthony Beaubien Capt. vice Charles Morand, declined. James Compau a Lieutenant vice Baptiste Compau do. Joseph Campau Ensign vice Nicholas Gouin do. Francis Marsacre Capt. vice Baptiste Campau do. Jean Baptiste Beaugrand Lieut. vice Baptist Delille do. Peter Rivard Lieut. vice Francis Marsacre promoted to a captaincy. James Navarre ensign vice Francis Gobbey declined. Joseph Jaubin a Captain. Roman La Chambre Lieut. Hyacinthe Lajoye ensign. John Dodomead Lieut. & Adjutant, and they are to be respected and obeyed accordingly.

WINTHROP SARGENT.

September the 28th George Cotterell Esq., to be a captain Jean Marie Beaubien a Lieut. and Anthony Mijny an ensign they will receive their commissions from the Lieut. Col commandant.

W. SARGENT.

LETTER FROM THE Q. M. GENERAL.

PITTSBURGH, 5 Dec., 1796.

SIR, The Secretary of War has directed me to raise an amount against the contractor for all the transports of provisions done by the public for him. As a great deal of his business has been from your post I wish you would state as particularly as possible all the transport that has been done by the publick for the contractor, being as particular as possible as to the quantity transported, the distance, and the teams and horses employed in doing it one copy of which you will send to Mr. Haragan, and another you will transmit to me at this place.

I am, sir, your humble servant.

Capt. Sam Honley, A. Q. Mast., Greenville.

JOHN WILKINS,

Enclosed to be forwarded without delay by Mr. Haragan.

Q. Mast. Gen.

RELEASE-CHIPPEWA CHIEFS TO JAMES MAY AND OTHERS.

THIS INDENTURE made at River St. Clair, this th day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety-seven, by and between us the chiefs and principal leaders of the Chippewa Nations of indians, of the one part and James May, Patrick McNiff, and Jacob Harson, of or near Detroit, of the other part, WITNESSETH, that we the said chiefs and principal leaders of said Nations, for and in consideration of the sum of six thousand dollars or bucks to us, the said chiefs and principal leaders of said Nation, by the said James May, Patrick McNiff, and Jacob Harson, in hand paid at and before the sealing and delivery of these presents, the receipt whereof we the said chiefs do hereby acknowledge and thereof and of every part and parcel thereof, do hereby requit, exonerate and discharge them, the said James May, Patrick McNiff, and Jacob Harson, and each of them, their and each of their heirs and assigns forever, HAVE granted, bargained, sold, released, and confirmed, and by these presents DO grant, bargain, sell, release, and. confirm unto the said James May, Patrick McNiff, and Jacob Harson, their and each of their heirs and assigns forever, ALL that certain tract or parcel of land situate, lying, and being on the Northwest side of Lake St. Clair, in the county of Wayne, butted and bounded as follows, to-wit: commencing at a stake and stones on the bank of the Lake 70 gunters chains easterly from the enterance of Swan Creek or River, and running thence a Northwest course by a line of marked trees the distance of twenty-five miles; thence West by a line of marked trees until six miles West of all the forks of the North branch of the River Huron that empties itself into Lake St. Clair; thence Southeasterly by a line of marked trees keeping in all places the distance of six miles from said North branch of said River Huron until it intersects a line run due West from said North branch, which line is the Northerly boundry of a tract of land granted to John Askin and others; thence East on said line to the North branch of said River Huron, thence Easterly by line of marked trees, to the Southwest corner of a tract of land granted to J. Porlier Benack, thence Northeasterly by a line of marked [trees] in the rear of said tract and in the rear of a small tract granted to Henry Tucker, thence easterly to Lake St. Clair; thence North and Easterly along the edge of the Lake to place of commencement, be the distance, number of miles, or quantity of acres it may contain more or less, and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders (yearly and other rents and profits thereof, and of every part and parcel thereof). And all others, the appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any ways apper

taining or with the same used, enjoyed, accepted, reputed, taken, or known as part, parcel, or member thereof, ALL which said premises are now in the actual possession of them, the said James May, Patrick McNiff, and Jacob Harson, by virtue of a bargain and sale to them thereof made for the term of nine hundred and ninety years, by us the said chiefs and principal leaders of said Nations, in consideration of the sum of fifty dollars and other valuble things and clothing to us paid by them the said James May, Patrick McNiff, and Jacob Harson, in and by one indenture bearing date the day next before the day of the date hereof: And the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders, yearly and other rents, issues and profits thereof, and every part and parcel thereof; and all the estate, right, title, interest, property. claim and demand whatsover both at law and equity of us the said chiefs or of any of our whole Nation, of, in, and to the same, or any part thereof, TO HAVE and TO HOLD; the said certain tract or parcel of land and all other the premises herein before mentioned to be hereby granted and released with their and every of their appurtenances unto the said James May, Patrick McNiff, and Jacob Harson, their and each of their heirs and assigns forever; AND WE the said chiefs Do hereby for ourselves, our heirs, and the whole of our said nation, covenant and promise, grant, and agree to and with the said James May, Patrick McNiff, and Jacob Harson, their heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, in manner and form following, that is to say that it shall and may be lawful to and for the said James May, Patrick McNiff, and Jacob Harson, their and each of their heirs and assigns, at all time and times forever hereafter, peaceably and quietly to have, hold, and enjoy, the herein before mentioned premises and every part thereof, without the let suit, trouble, molestation, or interruption of us the said chiefs, or any of us or our heirs or of any of our said Nation or of any other person or persons whatsover; IN WITNESS whereof, WE, the said Chiefs, to these presents have set our hands and seals and made our respective marks the day and year first above written.

NONGUE, Totem.

KEASK, Totem.

PECHEEKEE, Totem.

WETANEY, Totem.

MESSKIASS, Totem.

CHACHAWEN EPISH, Totem.

Signed sealed and delivered, the same being first read & fully explained to the chiefs, who were perfectly sober, in the presence of

JOSEPH MAY.

JACOB BOGART.

BERNARBUS HARSON.