Episode 3 of 3
Settlement of Pennsylvania Land Claims and the New Purchase
- When
- November 5, 1768
- Where
- Pennsylvania lands acquired in the New Purchase
- Part of
- Treaty of Fort Stanwix
The treaty settled land claims between the Six Nations and the Penn family, with acquired Pennsylvania lands known as the New Purchase.
The treaty settled land claims between the Six Nations and the Penn family, the proprietors of Pennsylvania. The lands acquired by American colonists in Pennsylvania through the 1768 agreement were referred to as the New Purchase. Native American nations present received gifts and cash totaling £10,460 7s. 3d. sterling, described as the highest payment ever made from the British Crown to Native Americans.
Sources
- Treaty of Fort Stanwix (1768) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-22
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