Original Deed Of Allegheny City

At a meeting of palefaces and red men at Fort Pitt, February 19, 1770, the following original deed was passed:

Know all men, by these present that Whereas a certain Garret Pendergrass Senior of Bedford Settlement in the province of Pennsylvania and county of Cumberland was settled some number of years past by leave of the chiefs or deputy’s of the Six Nations of Indians on a Tract of Land where Bedford is now situated.

The said land was yet the property of us and our said chiefs and deputy’s said Pendergrass being disposssed of said land in time of war between the French and English and before said Pendergrass could safely return to live on said land it was entered upon by people who have from time to time and yet continues to keep said Pendergrass from the enjoyment of said tract of land said Pendergrass. At the last Treaty held at Fort Pitt with the Representatives of the said Six nations informed our said Chiefs or their Representatives or deputys that he was deprived of the above tract of land as above mentioned.

Whereupon us and our said deputy’s did then at the Said Treaty give him the said Pendergrass our leave in writing under our hands to settle on a Tract of land called the Long Reach near the mouth of Yaughyagain, but the said last mentioned Tract being at the time of the said Treaty or before it was improved by some other person or persons contrary to our expectation for which reason he the said Pendergrass has not obtained possession of the latter mentioned Tract, and can not Quiatly enjoy nither of the two above mentioned Tracts.

Now therefore that we the under or within bound subscribers who have here unto caused our names to be set and have put our marks the first of us assigning being one of the Chiefs and the other two deputys off the Said Six Nations do give and grant to the said Garret Pendergrass his heirs and trustees forever our full leave and liberty of us and for in behalf of the said Six Nations to settle on a Tract of land on the North Side of the Aligania River oposate to Fort Pitt to joyn the Said river on the one side and to extend one mile and a half from the landing on the North Side of the Said Aligania River opposite to Fort Pitt in form of a Cemi Circle from Said landing hereby granting to him and his heirs Trustees and assigns full liberty to build houses make improvements and Cultivate the said Tract of Land or any part thereof and that the said Tract of Land or any part thereof and that the said Pendergrass may the more quiatly enjoy the said Land and any benefit that him his heirs or assigns shall make or can make thereby we do for ourselves and in behalf of the said six nations discharge all people whatsoever from molesting or disturbing him the said Pendergrass his heirs Trustees or assigns in the possession or quiat Enjoyment of the said land or any part there of and we do by these presents firmly engage and promise to answer all objections that any Indian Tribe or Tribes may have to the making of the above settlement.

In witness whereof we have caused our names here unto to be subscribed and have hereunto set our marks in the Month of February in the year of our Lord God. One thousand Seven hundred and Seventy.
Signed, Anouguit a turtle
Enishshera or Captain Henry Mountare H M
Coumehraca hecat or the White Mingo.
Signed and agreed to before James Elliot Bedford SS.
Came before me the subscriber one of his Majestics Justices of the Peace for said County the within named Indians viz: Anoughuit, Enishera or Capt Henry Mintore, Connehraca hecat or th White Mingo, and acknowledged the within Instrument or writing or bill of sale to be their Act & Deed & desired that the same might be Recorded as such Given under my hand and seal in the Month of February in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy.
Recorded 19th September 1772
A. St. Clair, Recorder Source: