Te Kopu, etc., Block (Webster and Abercrombie), Thames
District.
Know All Men by these presents, That we whose names and seals
are hereunto 1839. 9 December.
Thames District.subscribed and set, Native Chiefs of New Zealand, for and in consideration
of the several Te Kopu, Etc. articles mentioned or endorsed on the back hereof being of the value of
Sixty-seven J. H. Webster. pounds Sterling to us paid by John Hearne Webster now residing at
Coromandel Harbour on the coast of New Zealand aforesaid at or before the sealing
and delivery of these presents the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged Have and
each and every of Receipt. us hath Granted, Bargained, sold, assigned, released, and conveyed, and by
these presents do and each and every of us doth according to our respective shares
and proportions grant bargain, sell, assign, release, and convey unto the said
John Hearne Webster his heirs, executors, and assigns, All that piece or portion
of land called Kopu, Puarau, and Huimanuka, bounded on the North by a creek called
Taritari, on the West by the River Boundaries. [150 acres.] Waihow, and on the South and East by the Kopu Creek extending to the
aforesaid creek called Taritari, Together with all ways, waters, watercourses,
hedges, ditches, trees and appurtenances whatsoever to the same belonging or in
any wise appertaining, and all the estate, right, title, and interest of us and
each and every of us, of, in, and to, the same, To Have and to Hold the said piece
or parcel of land with the appurtenances unto the said John Hearne Webster and his
heirs, To the use of the said John Hearne Webster his heirs and assigns for ever.
And we do hereby for ourselves and our heirs declare that we have not at any time
heretofore sold or disposed of the said land or any part thereof to any person or
persons whatsoever. And we do hereby covenant and declare that we have according
to our respective shares and proportions good and lawful right to release and
convey the same to the said John Hearne Webster and his heirs, and that it shall
be lawful for the said John Hearne Webster and his heirs and all persons claiming
under him to hold and enjoy the same without any molestation or disturbance from
henceforth and for ever. In Witness whereof we have hereunto subscribed our names
and affixed our seals this Ninth day of December in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and thirty-nine.
Signed. Te Horeta x his mark.
Po Kaia.
Pua Kanga x.
te
Hone Waka x.
Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of The tenor of the above
having been faithfully and clearly explained. Witnessd.—
Lachlan Allan
MacCaskill.
Henry Downing.
List of Articles paid for the land called Kopu, Puarau and Huimanuka:—Endorsement.
14 |
Blankets. |
12 |
Spades. |
6 |
Iron Pots. |
6 |
Casks Powder. |
10 |
Gown Pieces. |
50 |
lbs. Tobacco. |
10 |
Calico do. |
8 |
Axes. |
60 |
Pipes. |
24 |
Shir[gap — reason: illegible]. |
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Thread. |
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A true Copy.
Henry Clarke, Intr.
Delivered into Court this 29th day of June, 1843.
M. Richmond.