In 1676, a series of meetings were held between representatives of the West Jersey Proprietors and Chiefs of the Lenape Nation. The English wished to purchase the land along the Delaware River below the falls at Trenton. The Lenape agreed to sell the land where Burlington is now located, and roughly fifteen miles of land along the river in each direction, in exchange for the following goods:
- 150 pounds of gunpowder
- 144 pipes
- 100 fish hooks
- 92 yards of duffleds cloth
- 60 kettles (30 kettles, plus 30 more in lieu of wampum)
- 36 rings
- 30 blankets
- 30 pairs of scissors
- 30 guns
- 30 axes
- 30 awls
- 30 knives
- 30 needles
- 30 mirrors
- 30 pairs of stockings
- 30 barrels of lead
- 30 jews harps
- 30 combs
- 30 shirts
- 30 bracelets
- 30 bells
- 30 flints
- 30 steels
- 12 tobacco boxes
- 10 spoons of red paint
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