Show audelia autographs by courtesy of sir Fels felshaw baw U S coll Illie lioner in this city w we D have been permitted to inspect it couple of venerable documents from fro olden times fiill ti Ill the ilie larger of the two relics relies a land deed decd dated dates from old colonial times before kill king accor georges cs war when the war of abe po yi it as dosola desolating ting fair fields in europe when sir it clobert obert wal will ole was steering t the le hellit of the british state of ship under george I when louis XV was disgracing and impoverishing france with all the c lascivious eMin inacy of his courts and ind courtesans courte sans when the rule of alie spanish bourbons was established in ill IL italy ily when charles VI tile last of the tile male nale line of the tile ruled the holy Rol koman liall empire ii ilir when F frederick reder ek william L I of prussia was still abusing his paternal sway over ills his crown prince prince frederick afterwards the great the deed iced is still in good oyd condition considering ha lis hoary age pai per and ink being I well preserved bior or the sake of t the ibe curiosity we ve publish the tile document below verbatim taj b et literatim litera tim know all men by these presents that I isaac knapp of yc ye town of greenwich ili in yc ye cou county ity of fairfield f el d and colency of co connecticut I do for and ip yo colv ide ration of yc ye sum of ninety five pounds money coloney do domo ine in ha fiand nd lh id n before ore yc ye cn en and find delivery hereof by justus tta bush greenwich ye yc receipt whereof f I do hereby acknowledge and myself to bo be therewith fully satisfied cd contented and paid and oft fr ever every part and parcel thereof do exonerate acquico and yc ye justus bush his heirs expand cac and adm forever by these presents have given granted d bargained sold aliened conveyed and ind confirmed from me lilt and mine unto linto yc e sd justus bush his heirs ex aim adm and aa assign igia forever a it certain tai n piece or parcel of lands in ye ba bounds ands of yc ye ad sd greenwich at ft a too called butted and bounded hounded as fallows easterly by yc 10 highway southerly by ye land yit brathall lian wood and partly by ye land of samuel brown and camon land northerly by p ye lane of yc ye I land d of 11 bencze r knapp and yo ye land of E benczer which I sold to yc ye s sd and so o easterly E ast by yc ye rear reir of sd land by este sixteen acres till and wie half tc regulation gu lation to have lave and to told all ye above pre premises mimes wit liall ye yb land ledges and to ye land belonging or anywise appertaining to him ye sd sol juais bush aligns forever to liis his and their only pro proult t bene benefict fitt and forever to ro have told use occupy enjoy and possess freely and avd clearly acquine cd t I all former grants bargains sales locsos mortgages or till any lite ing brances whatsoever and I ye sd A isaac knap knapp do by these presents bind hind and oblige myself my heirs exe and adm adin and ever every of them to warrant and defend all yo ye above granted and dc tie missed pre preil misses lisses will all alayo ye previl edes and nd appert ices to yc ye land b belonging loii lag 11 unto nto nm in yo e soli sd justus ustus bush bajil his ais heirs and assigns against any ally lawful claims or demand of any person or persons whatsoever in ili witness whereof I have hereunto sctt sett my hand and ind seal this thirteenth day lay of february anno jom doin 1734 signed sealed scaled and delivered in in yo ye presence of daniel smith caleb knap isaac knap greenwich feber wery ye day lay 1734 when par appeared before me lite the at hority subscribing isaac knap mial A it acknowledged the above written deed iced of sea seal to be liis his free voluntary volen tary not deed before me lite thos fitch assist good old isaac knapp must by this time have been taking a long rc stand liis his body be decayed e under the green sward of conn connecticut J justus ustus bush who to judge from tile other manuscript a bill byi bya boston firm fur for enjoyed the illustrious il distinction of a captain will hardly arise from his rc ret sting to put ili in liis his cla claims illis on the tile sixteen and one half acres at roundhill butted and bounded and I id disturb the present occupants A century and a half have bave settled that matter and a also to canceled ress rs edin A jas quincye Qu ii incys claim for |