. A history of Pennsylvania. Connecticut Claims Sea, or Pacific Ocean, was often made the western boundaryof a grant of territory.^ This was the case in the charter ofConnecticut. By reason of this provision she claimed that theterritory granted her in 1662 extended from the New YorkHne to the Pacific.^ In accordance with these claims a com-pany was formed which proceeded to treat with the Indians forthe sale of lands in the northern part of Pennsylvania. A pur-chase was made in 1754, but as the lands had already been soldseveral times to the Penns the title was not worth much evenas Indian ti
. A history of Pennsylvania. Connecticut Claims Sea, or Pacific Ocean, was often made the western boundaryof a grant of territory.^ This was the case in the charter ofConnecticut. By reason of this provision she claimed that theterritory granted her in 1662 extended from the New YorkHne to the Pacific.^ In accordance with these claims a com-pany was formed which proceeded to treat with the Indians forthe sale of lands in the northern part of Pennsylvania. A pur-chase was made in 1754, but as the lands had already been soldseveral times to the Penns the title was not worth much evenas Indian titles went. Many settlers came from Connecticut ^ This was so in the charters of Massachusetts, Virginia, the Carolinas,and Georgia. 2 By the treaty of 1763 the Mississippi River was made the western boundaryof the British possessions. BOUNDARY DISPUTES 121. ^^^^ :^^^^?r^ —J a^ XQt^ ^<^ JU^ -^ ^^ c^^
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