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Show 't--'i boundaries of Pennsylvania In 1682 William Penn purchased j of the Delaware Indians a tract of land in the present counties of , h fiucks and Northampton, Pa. Penn Jtv and a party of Indians started on ' J a walk beginning at the mouth of Neshaming creek. After walking a and a half he concluded that il was as much land as he wanted i'';' ant a deed was given to the lands fit that point. In 1737, after Penn's death, the tract was increased by .-:;, a party of expert walkers to a point ; 10 miles in the interior. |