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Pnim the Survick town Records. WiirnKAS Owancko, the Indian Sachem hnd Soane of Ttncas, h;1th desired of the town of Norwich a yerll of lande lyinge near Showtucket rivere, the to\vu hatli ap- pointed and ordered Thomas Tracy, TlKjnias Ledingu'ell and .Tohn Post to layout three hundred acres of land, and they have accordinglv attended their order, one end (d'the land ahiiiiiiig westerly upon the land of James f-'filch, and the otherend easterly abnits upon the commun.',, and the one side soiulierly abutts on Uiii;enebaug Rivere, and the other side iioitherlv on the commons, the said men have meastued and mark- ed out the said land, and the towne dotli give unto Owancko this lami on condition.s as followeth ;— first, the lowne doth freely give unto Owancko and to his h(Mrea but so as y't Owancko nor any of his heires, have power or any liberty to sell it, or by any other mean,s to allienaie to any others, onely if OU'aneko ha(h no naiuial heire to suc- ceed him, and tli(! Indians wiio were his or her heires .subjects shall desire to ahidcf and inhabite npon the land, ihey shall then have sucli a Sachinn placed and set over (hem as the towne of Norwich and the Showtuck Indians shall agree, and if these par- t Manuscript of Mr. Hide. 83 298 NORWICH. ties cannot a^ree, the court of Connecticut shall determine whoshall be their Sachem, the townc orNorwich, and the said Indians bein^j bound commit it to the—. ... Its further ingaged said court by Owaneko that the lands which the Indians sliall . . . by piantin" of corn or otherwise they must secure themselves by fencing and that if any daina-e be done by the English of the town of Norwich, the- English are not bound to make" atisfaction for the said damages. lis further ingaged by Owaneko, that he nor his Indians have any liberty to keep hogs but what they do keep in their own lands, but no liberty to go upon the lands common to the English. Its further ingaged by Owaneko that if any of his subjects, his Indians, do any wrong to the town ot Norwich, or -inv of the inhabitants of the said town, by killing their cattle or trespassing upon Ihem'in any such way, or acting as in accordance to the laws of the English judged to be a trespass or wrong, the said Owaneko doth ingage to make legall satisfaction il there be Ic^all proofeof Ihesaid wrong: and that if upon suflicient experience its man- ifest that the said Owaneko will not be responsible according to wholesome order, but he or his men doe become refractory, and will not reform such notorious disorderly practices specified, nor make salislaction for the said damages and wiongs, this— Owaneko shall then forfait the said lands into the hands of the towne ol Norwich:— Its further en'^adged by Owaneko that whereas as he hath received these lands by gilt from the town oTNorridg, the towne does order y't he shall forbeare on the Sabbath day from workino', hunting, fishing or any servile labour, and if any ofhissubjeck be lound guil- ty of this violation, they shall be lyable to be punished, and to these said and above- specified particulars the said Owaneko doth bind and ingagde hiinsell, his heirs, and lawful successours, this two and twentieth of March, Annd IGO'J. OWA NKKO, Witnesses— il/r. James Ffitch, Mr. John Mason, Junior. his mark. The above is a fac simile of the signatures or marks of Uncas, great sachem of ihc Moheagaus, and of his son Owaneko. They are copied from the ancient Records ol the town of Norwich. No. 1, is that of Uncas. No. 2, is thai ol Owaneko. Extracts from the Records of Acts and Grants, he. of the Town of Norwich. Vuled, At a Towne Meeting, July 1st, IGSO. Granted to Cnptnin Fitch twohundrcd acres of Land for his liu-our.i-cmeiit to set iin a Saw mill, and to have the benelit ol the .sireame and timber ai the place, and no others to set up a Saw mill upon the same streanieto his Damage. An Inferioe Court held at Norwich ye I9th of Sept. 17-20. Present R. Bushnell, Justice ofyc peace, Saml. ffox.jur. pi pr complaint, Letles Minor and Hannah Minor Pis. for Illegally or feloniously, about yc 6th of September, inst. take about oO wa ei milions which is contrary to Law, and is to his damage, as he sailh y^^ sum ot ^Us. and prays for Justice. This court having examined the case, consul, r ye evulence dont find matter of fact proved. Do therefore acquit the Dis. and consider ye PI. pay the charge of presentar. I^- ^•> ^''''""• July 2Gt/i,ll-20.-Samue\ Sabin appeareth before R. P.u.shnell Justice, and com- plain/ih agiinst him.self that the last Sabbnih day at night, on the ^77. ^^^^f"^,/^?''' Olmbis went on to Wawewas hill to visit their relations, and were late home, did no harm, and he fears may be a transgiession of ye Law, and if it be he is very sorry lor it and dont allow himself in unreasonable night walking. ' H. B., Justice flj [icacc. At Justices Court held at Norwich, ye 27th of May, 1721, present R. Ba.hnell Jus- tice of y^ peace. Henry Holland of Plainfield, being presented by the Constable ot Plainfield lor breach of Law, title Peace breaking, by saying on '/-^ 1-5. day "f this instant May, in a tumultuous, violenl, threatening uuuiner yi he ^'•^ '^ '^^ - " ofJonait. Tracy oti- his shoulders. . i . . wai brought belore this cuuil to be dealt NORWICH. 299 with according to Law, the prisoner pleads not guilty to ye fact — tlic ninltur fact being suliicienlly prov'd ngainst the said Henry Hollanii according to ye preseniineni— iln.s court do tlierelbre consider yt llie said Henry Holland shall provide sullicient surety lor liis peaceable and good behaving until ye next County Court in New London, or it' he refuse or committed to the County Goal, there to remain until he be delivered ac- cording to cover of law, and to pay the charge of his prosecution. Cost allowed is iu money. R. B., Justice of the peace. Henry Holland of Plainfield, being presented by ye constable of Plainfield for pro- fane swearing, was brought before this court, pleads not guilty of yo fact, the fact being sutiiciently proved against him, this court consider that the said Henry Holland ]>ay a line for his transgression of ye huv to y^ county treasurer of this county, the sum of ten shillings, or to sit in y Stocks two hours, and pay ye charge of prosecution. Cost alhjwed 'Js. and Ud. jinjiiey. " R. B., Justice of Peace. ytinric/t yc 7/A doij of fcli. 17'22-3. — Apenanncsuck being drunk was by y^' Constn- ble brought before me R. Bushnell^ Justice of ye peace to be dealt with so as the law di- rects.— I do sentence y>^ sJ Apenuchsuck for his transgression of ye Law, to pay a line of ten shillings, or to be whipi ten Lashes on ye naked body, and to pay the cost (d" his prosecution, and to continue in ye constable's custody till this sentence be |ier- formed. Cost allowed is Gs. :ind 6d. R. Bushnell, Justice of ye Peace. John Waterman promises to pay lis. 'Id. Apeanuchsuch having accused Samuel Bliss for selling ye sd Indian 2 pots of cider this afternoon. Mr. Samuel Bliss appeared before me ye subscriber, and acknowl- edged he let sJ Indian have some cider, and do therefore sentence yo said Samuel Bliss to pay a hne ul' twenty shillings lor the transgression of ye l,aw to be disposed of as V Law ilirects. 'R. Bushnell Justice. Jfebe. yo 7th day, IT22~2. June lilt, Ifid'J.— Ci-dered by the Town that if any Indian shall be found drunk in lliis Towne he shall li(> forihwiih appreheiulcil by him or them that so finds him, and he shall either pav t(Mi shillings or be uhipt, the one half of the fine is for those that find him drunk and the other half lor the 'f'owiie.— Voted. Nurwich, ye -3ii clay of March, 172"J-;!. — At a Justices Court, Present R. Bushnell, ■Justice of the Peace, upon the complaint of Pattria Tayller of New London, Servt. to Tliomas Willey, of sj N. London, being freed from her master's cruelty, being veiy much pinched fur. want of food and alsofor want of clothing, both linen and woolens, MO shoes and stoelciiigs, &c., sJ Thomas Willey was summoned to appear before me, Richard Bushnell Justice of the Peace, for examination concerning ye pienu>es, and to be dealt with as the Luwiliiecls. The com[>laiiu\nt np|)eared belore this court; having he.ird and considered the case, and finding the complainant inn miseiuble condition, all yt clothes she had on excepting a Riding hood and a pair of shoes and stockings she had borrowed, all the rest of her cloathiug was scarce worth a shilling; they woud not cover her nakedness. This Court do therefore consider the complain- ant shall become bound in 10s. Cd. to recognize, with a suHicient security to prosecute lier complaint at ye county court to be holdeii at New London yc first Tuesday in June next, and to be under ye care of her uncle, Saml. Fox, yo Ta'xe to pay ye cost. Cost allowed is 19s. Cd. Ricimud Blsiini:!,!,, Justice of yt peace. We, the Subscribers, being appointed by yc Towne, to searcli for the ToWne Amies and with their Magazines of A monition and other accolremenis of war Injoyned by Law, accordingly went upon that servis, March ve lUst, 17'20, and found as followeth ; to Monday night, and two pair Snow shoes, at Lieut. Tracy's two Guns, at Samuel Fales' one Gun, and at Lieut. Bushnell's one Gun, and 77 pounds of Led at Lieut. Bachus's, 344 pounds of Bullets at Ens. Le/hngwell's, one barrel of powder at Deacon Simon Huntington's, one barrel of powder and 31 pounds of bullets, and 400 flints at Simon Tracy's, one pair of Snoe shoes anil 4 pair inaugossins. We were al.-.o inform- ed yi was formerly lent to Mr. John Leffingwell and Lieut. Bushnell 71 pound of Led, vhicli said Leflingwell was obliged to pay iu bullets ye same quantity ; all the Led and bullets 5123 pound. ' John Tiucy. Simon Tuacy. Know all men by these presents that wee the Inhabitants of the Town of Norwich, having made choice of Hugh Calkins, Ensign Thomas Tracy, Ensign Thomds Lef- fingwell, Simon Huntington and William Bachus, as a committee, investing them 300 N 0 ]! \v I c II .