AGREEMENT WITH THE SENECAS. 1802.

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younger, I. Willink the younger (son of Jan) Jan Gabriel Van Sta-phorst, Roelof Van Staphorst the younger, Cornelis Vollenhoven, andHendrik Seye, by the said Joseph Ellieott, their agent and attorney,lawfully constituted and appointed for that purpose.

Now this Indenture w'itnesseth, That the said parties of the firstpart, for and in consideration of the lands hereinafter described, dohereby exchange, cede, and forever quit claim to the said parties of thesecond part, their heirs and assigns, all those lands situate, lying andbeing in the county of Ontario, and state of New-York, being part ofthe lands described and reserved by the said parties of the first part, ina treaty or convention held by the honorable Jeremiah Wadsworth ,esquire, under the authority of the United States on the Genesee riverthe 15th day of September, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-seven, in words following, viz.

“ Beginning at the mouth of the eighteen mile or Kogh-quaw-gucreek, thence a line or lines to be drawn parallel to lake Erie , at thedistance of one mile from the lake, to the mouth of Cataraugos creek,thence a line or lines extending twelve miles up the north side of saidcreek, at the distance of one mile therefrom, thence a direct line to thesaid creek, thence down the said creek to lake Erie , thence along thelake, to the first mentioned creek, and thence to the place of beginning.Also one other piece at Cataraugos, beginning at the shore of lake Erie ,on the south side of Cataraugos creek, at the distance of one mile fromthe mouth thereof, thence running one mile from the lake, thence on aline parallel thereto, to a point within one mile from the Con-non-dau-we-gea creek, thence up the said creek one mile on a line parallelthereto, thence on a direct line to the said creek, thence down the sameto lake Erie , thence along the lake to the place of beginning;” referencebeing thereunto had will fully appear. Together with all and singularthe rights, privileges, hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto be-longing, or in any wise appertaining. And all the estate, right, title,and interest whatsoever, of them, the said parties of the first part, andtheir nation, of, in and to the said tracts of land, above described, tohave and to hold all and singular the said granted premises, with theappurtenances, to the said parties of the second part, their heirs andassigns, to their only proper use, benefit and behoof forever.

And in consideration of the said lands described and ceded as afore-said, the said parties of the second part, by Joseph Ellieott, their agentand attorney as aforesaid, do hereby exchange, cede, release, and quitclaim to the said parties of the first part, and their nation (the said par-ties of the second part, reserving to themselves the right of pre-emp-tion) all that certain tract or parcel of land situate as aforesaid. Be-ginning at a post marked No. 0. standing on the bank of lake Erie , atthe mouth of Cataraugos creek, and on the north bank thereof; thencealong the shore of said lake N. 11° E. 21 chains; N. thirteen degreeseast 45 chains; N. 19° E. 14 chains 65 links to a post; thence east119 chains to a post; thence south 14 chains 27 links to a post; thenceeast 640 chains to a post standing in the meridian between the 8th and9th ranges; thence along said meridian south 617 chains 75 links, to apost standing on the south bank of Cataraugos creek; thence west 160chains to a post; thence north 290 chains 25 links to a post; thencewest 482 chains 31 links to a post; thence north 219 chains 50 linksto a post standing on the north bank of Cataraugos creek; thence downthe same and along the several meanders thereof, to the place of begin-ning. To hold to the said parties of the first part in the same mannerand by the same tenure as the lands reserved by the said parties of thefirst part in and by the said treaty or convention entered into on Geneseeriver, the 15th day of September, one thousand seven hundred andninety-seven, as aforesaid, were intended to be held.

Cession oflands.

Boundary de-scribed.

Consideration.