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This indenture made this twenty forth Day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety three Between the Sachems Chiefs and warriors of the Oneida Nation on the one part and Ebenezer Caulking schoolmaster to the said Nation on the other part Witnesseth that the said Sachems Chief and warriors for and in consideration of his being appointed and serving as Schoolmaster to our Nation agreeably to the Regulations of the Secretary of war and Superintendent of Indian affairs approved by Congress and acceded to by the Indians in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety two (as by their records will more fully appear) have and each of them hath granted devised leased let and to form? let unto the said Ebenezer Caulking his executors administrations and assigns all those certain tracts or parcels of land situate lying and being in the Oneida Village beginning at a Hemlock tree on the bank a few rods North westerly of the ? - Mr. Kirklands Spring thence running more Westerly to a Small Pine near the North east? part of Josephs Clearing thence west to two Black Birch trees marked standing on the bank of a small brook thence Northerly down said Brook to a black cherry Bass? marked near a clearing thence Easterly about three rods to a stake thence North westerly to a foot path by the side of white Beansfield? thence in said path and by the field to a Butternut stake? and stones thence Northerly to the Old Cowaslowe? path and a Beech tree marked with a blaze and the letter EC thence Easterly by said path to a small Cherry near a corn field thence Southerly on the South side of said field to a walnut at Bash? marked thence Easterly to two small cherry trees thence Easterly to a stake and stones at the corner of a cornfield thence North easterly till it strikes the path at a stake a little South of the widow Davids old House thence Southerly by said path till it comes a few rod South of Josephs House to a small path thence Easterly by said path to the River near a quantity of flood? wood thence up said River round the aforesaid Mr. Kirkland's Meadow to where the South fence used to strike the River hence where the fence used to stand to the River Meadow bank near Jacob Reeds House thence straight to the first mentoined bounds -