Quote#Homeland
Ourselves, our heirs and successors, give, grant, enfeoff and confirm…
Quote byJohn Batman · 1801–1839
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Treaty with the Aborigines, 6 June 1835 (MS. in Melbourne Public Library).
English (original)
ourselves, our heirs and successors, give, grant, enfeoff and confirm unto the said John Batman, his heirs and assigns, all that tract of country situate and being in the bay of Port Philip, known by the name of Indented Head, but called by us Geelong, extending across from Geelong harbour, about due south, for 10 miles, more or less, to the head of Port Philip
— John Batman
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