Sources say that Wm. Penn had honorable dealings with the Indians, but apparently his Sons John and Thomas resorted to dishonest manipulations in the Walking Purchase affair of 1737. The purchase by the Penn Family was based on an area of land based on an estimated walking distance of 40 miles. The Delaware Indian rep Chief Lappawinsoe believed that the runner doing the walking would rest along the way and perhaps kill some squirrels and smoke. Not so. The Penn Family hired the Colony's 3 fastest runners, one of which covered 70 miles. Then by manipulating the map, a land area equaling the Rhode Island was carved out and the Indians got ripped off. Bad karma indeed!
Walking Purchase - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walking_Purchase#/media/File:Lappanwinsoe.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walking_Purchase#/media/File:Lappanwinsoe.jpg Walking Purchase - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walking_Purchase#/media/File:Lappanwinsoe.jpg The Walking Purchase (or Walking Treaty) was a purported 1737 agreement between the Penn family, the proprietors of Pennsylvania, and the Lenape (also k... View on en.wikipedia.org https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walking_Purchase#/media/File:Lappanwinsoe.jpg Preview by Yahoo
