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" We are your very loving Friends & Brothers, " JOHN PENN, " THOMAS PENN."
Addressed thus :
" To our very good Friends & Brothers, " the Chiefs of the Six Nations."
After which the Board proceeded to consider of what might be proper to be given to these Messengers & those that had accompa- nied them hither. And it is Ordered that two Strowds, two Shirts, twelve pounds of powder & twenty-four pounds of Lead, be given to the two Messengers, two Strowds, two Blankets, Six pounds of pow- der & twelve pounds of Lead to Hetaquantagechty & Shekallamy. That thirty shillings be put into Conrad Weyser's hands to defray their Charges on their Return, and that the Expence of their Enter- tainment in town be likewise paid. All which is recommended to the Provincial Treasurer to discharge.
It was likewise ordered that forty shillings be given Conrad Wey- ser, for his Expence & Trouble in coming with them & serving as Interpreter.
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The Indians being called in, the foregoing Letter was Interpreted to them, with which they expressed their Satisfaction ; they were told what was agreed to be given them, for which they returned thanks ; & having been Entertained by the Honourable the Proprietaries, they took leave.
The Letters being prepared & the Present got ready, both were delivered in the afternoon to the Indians, who next Morning sett out on their Return. E.
September 20th.
The House of Representatives having mett on the 15th instant, pursuant to their Adjournment, notified the same to the Governor.
And having understood that the Honble John Penn, Esquire, was speedily to embarque for England, the whole House with their Speaker, waited on him with the following Address.
" To the Honourable John Penn, Esqr., one of the Proprietaries " of the Province of Pennsylvania.
" The Humble Address of the Representatives of the Freemen of " the said Province, in General Assembly met.
" May it please the Proprietor :
" That just Esteem and grateful Sense which the People of this " Province have always retained for the Memory of thy Honourable " Father, our late Proprietor and Governor, raised in them the " strongest Desires to see some of the Descendants of that great Man " among us.
" As his wise Example gave us just Reason to hope, so it was our " daily Wishes that his Virtues as well as his Estate might descend " to his Posterity. And it is with Pleasure we can now say, it was " not in vain we promised ourselves from Thee, that Affection and " Regard which is natural for a good Man to have for the People of " his Nativity.
" That Humility, Justice and Benevolence which has appeared in " thy Conduct since thy Arrival here, has very deservedly gained " Thee the Esteem and Affection of the People. And we do with "Truth say thy leaving us at this Time, gives an universal Concern " to the Inhabitants of this Province.
" May thy Voyage be prosperous, and thy Success equal to the " Justice of thy Cause, and may we soon have the Happiness of see- " ing Thee return a Blessing to thy native Country. And give us " leave to hope that thou wilt upon every Occasion joyn thy favour- " able Sentiments towards the People of this Place, with those of " thy Honourable Brother, who by his Stay here will have frequent " Opportunities of doing what will always endear your Honourable " Family to the Freemen of Pennsylvania.
" Signed by order of the House.
" A. HAMILTON, Speaker."
To which Mr. Penn returned the following Answer :
" Gentlemen :
"I am very sensible of the Concern you express for me, and am ' obliged to you for this kind Address. I am glad of this opportu-
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" tunity of seeing the Representatives of the Freemen of Pennsylva- " nia at my Departure, and you may be assured I shall make it my "particular Care to do every Thing in my Power that may advance " the Interest of this my native Country."
The same day the House sent up to the Governor an Order on the Trustees of the Loan office, for Four hundred Pounds, in full of the Support for the current year, & acquainted him that they intended to rise in the afternoon, if He had nothing to lay before them.
The Governor thanked the House, & answered he had not any thing of moment to lay before them.
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At a Council held at Philadia., September 27th, 1735. PRESENT :
The Honble PATRICK GORDON, Esqr , Lieut. Governor. James Logan, Ralph Assheton,
Samuel Preston,
Samuel Hasell,
Clement Plumsted, Thomas Griffits, Esquires. Thomas Laurence.
Charles Read.
The Governor acquainted the Board that he had called them to- gether to lay before them an Account he had yesterday received, of a most outrageous Riot committed by sundry People living on the west side of Sasquehannah River, who had sett upon Robert Bu- chanan, Esquire, the High Sherif of Lancaster County & his As- sistants, who had gone over that River to execute His Majesty's Writts on some Debtors living there, & far within the unquestionable Boundaries of this Province, which being at more large sett forth in a Deposition of John Powell, undersherif of the said County, made before the Justices of the Supreme Court of this Province in open Court, where Daniel Dulany, Esqr., Attorney General of Mary- land was present, the said Deposition was read & is in these words :
"JOHN POWELL, Undersherif of the County of Lancaster, in " the Province of Pennsylvania, being solemnly Sworn on the Holy "Evangelists maketh oath, that on Tuesday morning, the twenty " third of this Instant, September, he accompanied Robert Buchanan, " Esqr., High Sherif of the said County, and four others, to witt : " Arthur Buchanan, Matthew George, John Mitchel, and Alexander " Mitchel, who the Day before went over Sasquehannah River, in a " peaceable manner, & without any Arms whatsoever, to execute His " Majesty's Writts on some Debtors living on the West side of that " River, Inhabitants of the said County ; that the said Sherif having " served a Writt on one Andrew M'Gill, who not being able to give " Bail to the Action, was sent under Custody of the two Mitchels to "Lancaster Goal, he, the said Sherif, with the others, went the day " following to serve another Writt at the Suit of William Branson, " of the City of Philadelphia, Merchant, on one Jacob Lochman, " Blacksmith, living about seven Miles westerly from the house of " John Hendricks, & about twenty three Miles to the Northward of " the Octararoe Line, which this Deponent is informed was run by " the Grandfather of the present Lord Baltimore, as the Northern " Boundary of Maryland. That having served the said Writt on
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" Lochman, who being likewise unable to give Bail to the Action, " they were bringing him to Lancaster Goal, when within about two " or three Miles West of John Hendrick's house, one Mark Evans, " planter, met them and asked the Sherif where he was carrying " Lochman ; the Sherif said he was carrying him to Goal unless he " would give Bail; to this Evans replied that he believed Bail could " be found, which he had no sooner said, than about twenty or thirty " Men on Horseback, armed with Cutlasses & Clubs, appeared at a " little distance advancing towards them, & coming up fell upon the " Sherif & his Assistants, in a most furious & violent manner, & " having beat & grievously wounded them, & rescued Lochman, the " said Sherif and his Company, were forced to betake themselves to " Flight ; but the Sherif's Horse failing him he fell again into " their hands; upon which he, this Depont., with Arthur Buchanan " & Matthew George, stopped at some small Distance, & saw four " Men at once beating the said Sherif with heavy Clubs, who with " his hands lifted up was endeavouring to save his head ; that being " overpowered by Numbers & violently pulled off his Horse, he was " so cruelly used that Arthur Buchanan with this Deponent, were " resolved to go back & suffer with him; but as they drew near the " Sherif called out to his Brother, the said Arthur, not to hazard " more Lives, his own he hoped would be sufficient for them. And " that hereupon some of those Rioters pursued him, this Deponent, " & with a very heavy Cudgell struck him so severe a Blow across " his Back, that he has ever since been under very great pain. And " that the said Arthur Buchanan & Matthew George were so ex- " treamly beat & bruised likewise, that it was not without the utmost " Difficulty that they were able to escape. And this Deponent fur- " ther says, that when he left Sasquehanah there were no accounts " of the High Sherif, nor was it known whether he was dead or " alive, but this Deponent verily believes the said Sherif is mortally "wounded, or at least that he must be in a very languishing Condi- " tion, having received many Wounds & Blows. That most of the " Persons who thus attacked the said Sherif & his Assistants are un- " known to the Deponent, except these seven following, to witt : " Mark Evans, above named, Michael Rysner, Francis Clapsaddle, " Christian Croll, Bernard Weyman, Nicholas Kens & Martin Schutz, "who all live on the West side of Sasquehannah River, not above " one Mile to the Southward of the house of John Hendricks.
" JO'N. POWELL."
The Deponent aforesaid being asked under what Government these People owned themselves,
" Answered that he knows they call themselves Marylanders, be- " cause when he was some time agoe over Susquehannah, he had " taken a prisoner, one Francis Clapsaddle, by virtue of a Writt for " Debt from Lancaster County, that one of the Persons that rescued " the Prisoner in the Deposition aforesaid Mentioned, was one of the " same persons who rescued the said Francis Clapsaddle, and the " same time presented a Gun at the Deponent, and told him that " they belonged to Maryland, and would not suffer any Officer of
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" Pennsylvania to come over the River; and that in particular the " Man who presented the Gun at the Deponent when Clapsaddle was " rescued, calling himself a Marylander, and was one of the Persons "who assaulted the Sherif and this Deponent, in the manner set " forth in the aforesaid Deposition.
" The foregoing Deposition, and Interrogatory and Answer there- "unto, were taken in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, held at " Philadelphia the 24th day of 7br, 1735, Daniel Dulany, Esqr., " Attorney General of the Province of Maryland, being present, who " being desired to cross examine the Deponent, (if he thought fit,) " declined the same.
" JOS'A. LAURENCE, pton."
The Governor hereupon desired the Advice of the Board, in what manner it might be most proper to proceed in the present Case, against the Rioters, most of whom tho' pretending to be Inhabitants of Maryland, are notwithstanding actually settled on Lands lying far within the unquestionable Bounds of this Province.
The Board Expressed their just Resentment on so heinous a Pro- vocation, & observing that this Procedure is of the same Nature with many others that of late have been countenanced & encouraged by the Government of Maryland, who seem inclined, notwithstanding all the strong Instances that have been made for preserving His Ma- jesty's Peace, to continue in their Violences, are of Opinion that if the Sherif of Lancaster is detained by any Officer of Maryland, within the Limits of that Province, a Demand should be forthwith made, by Letter to the Governor of Maryland, for setting him at Liberty, & that Precepts be issued by the Justices of the Supreme Court, before whom the Examinations in this affair have been taken, for apprehending such of the Rioters whose Names are known, or can with certainty be discovered, & in case they cannot be appre- hended by Virtue of such Warrants, that a Proclamation be issued by the Governor promising a Reward of Twenty Pounds, to be paid out of the Publick Treasury of this Province, for apprehending every Person concerned in the said Riot, so as that he be convicted thereof in any Court of this Province. E.
At a Council held at Philadia, October 3d, 1735.
PRESENT :
The Honble PATRICK GORDON, Esqr., Lieut. Governor. James Logan, Thomas Griffiths,
Thomas Laurence, Charles Read. Esquires.
The Returns of the Elections of Sherifs and Coroners for the City and County of Philadelphia, & Counties of Bucks and Chester, this ensuing year, being laid before the Board, the following Persons were nominated to those Offices, to witt :
For the City & County of Philadelphia. Joseph Brientnal and John Roberts being returned for Sherifs, and Owen Owen & David Evans for Coroners, Joseph Brientnal is appointed Sherif and Owen Owen Coroner.
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For the County of Bucks. Timothy Smith & Jobn Hart being returned for Sherifs, and William Atkinson & Jonathan Woolston for Coroners, Timothy Smith is appointed Sherif and William At- kinson Coroner.
For the County of Chester. John Owen & Benjamin Davis being returned for Sherifs, and John Wharton & Henry Lewis for Coroners, John Owen is appointed Sherif and John Wharton, Coroner.
And Commissions are ordered to be issued accordingly, the Sherifs giving Security as the Law directs.
The Return from the County of Newcastle being brought to the Governor, whereby Henry Newton & John Gooding are returned for Sherifs, and Henry Gonne & James Hamilton for Coroners, His Honour thought proper to appoint John Gooding to be Sherif and Henry Gonne to be Coroner.
The same day in the afternoon, out of Council.
The Return from the County of Lancaster being made and Sa- muel Smith & James Mitchell being returned for Sherifs, and James Armstrong & William Caldwell for Coroners, Samuel Smith is ap- pointed Sherif and James Armstrong Coroner. E.
October 5th.
The returns for the Elections in the Counties of Kent & Sussex being received, the following Persons were by the Governor nomi- nated to the Offices of Sherif & Coroner there :
For the County of Kent. Daniel Rodeney & Cæsar Rodeney being returned for Sherifs, and Nicholas Lockerman & Samuel Berry for Coroners, Daniel Rodeney is appointed Sherif and Nicholas Lockerman Coroner.
For the County of Sussex. Cornelius Wiltbank & John Shank- land being returned for Sherifs, and Daniel Nunez & William Selt- huge for Coroners, John Shankland is appointed Sherif and Daniel Nunez Coroner.
At a Council held at Philadia., October 15th, 1735.
PRESENT :
The Honble PATRICK GORDON, Esqr., Lieut. Governor. Samuel Preston, Thomas Griffitts. Ralph Assheton, Esquires.
The Representatives of the Freemen of this Province elected the first Instant, having met yesterday pursuant to the Charter & Law, & having proceeded to the Choice of a Speaker, notified the same to the Governor, who appointed to receive them this forenoon at his house.
And the said Representatives accordingly attending, Andrew Ham- ilton, Esqr., addressing himself to the Governor, said that they hav- ing done him the Honour to nominate him to be Speaker, he was now before His Honour for his Approbation. The Governor an- swered that he made no objection to the choice of the House. After
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which the Speaker made the usual requests for the full Enjoyment of & Protection in their just Rights & Priviledges, & the Governor having assured them of the same, they withdrew. E.
January 13th.
The House of Representatives having met pursuant to their Ad- journment from the 15th of October last, & having notified the same to the Governor, the following Message was this day sent down to the House :
" Gentlemen :
" Tho' by the Blessing of God I am at present much recovered " from the severe Indisposition which, ever since my receiving your " House with your Speaker in October last, has lain heavy upon me, " yet my precarious State of Health will not at this Season of the "year permit me without emminent Danger of a Relapse, to leave " my Bed Chamber ; for this Reason I must deny myself the Plea- " sure of seeing you together this Day, and of speaking to you be- " fore your entering on the Business of the Country at this Session, "pursuant to your Adjournment ; Leaving therefore, such matters " as may at this time be expedient for the Public Service to arise " from yourselves, I shall only assure you of my readiness to give " all due Dispatch, as far as my Health and Strength will allow, "to whatever shall be laid before me for my Concurrence, that " can advance the true Interest and real Happiness of Pennsyl- " vania.
" P. GORDON."
To which the House next day returned the following Message : " May it please the Governor,
" It is with Pleasure we receive the Governor's Message by which " we are informed he is much recoverd from a long and severe Fit "of Sickness; yet as that recovery is not perfect, the Danger which " may accrue by his exposing himself at so severe a season of the " year, will not permit us to press an Opportunity Personally to con- " gratulate him upon this Occasion.
" We heartily thank the Governor for the fresh Assurances he is " pleased to give us, of his readiness to concur with this House in " every thing that may tend to advance the true Interest and Hap- " piness of this Province ; And as it is our Duty, it shall be our " Care, to contribute what lies in our Power towards so good Pur- " poses.
" Signed by order of the House. A. HAMILTON, Speaker."
On receiving which the Governor said :
" That he thanked the House for the Regard they expressed for " his Welfare, and they might be assured his Professions of Readi- " ness to concur with them in the real Service of this Province, "should always be made good by his Actions."
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At a Council held at Philadia, January 23d, 1735-6.
PRESENT :
The honble PATRICK GORDON, Esqr., Lieut. Governor.
James Logan,
Samuel Hasell,
Samuel Preston,
Thomas Griffitts,
Clement Plumsted,
Charles Read.
{ Esquires.
Ralph Assheton,
The Minutes of several preceeding Councils being read & ap- proved :
A Resolution of the House of Representatives now sitting, having been last night brought up to the Governor by several Members, His Honour laid the same this Day before the Board, whose Advice he desired on the Occasion. And the said Resolution being read is in these Words :
Jovis die, January 22d, P. M.
" Resolved upon the Question :
"That Whereas, sundry Petitions from a considerable Number of " the Inhabitants of the respective Counties of Philadelphia, Bucks " and Chester, have been presented to this House, and read, com- " plaining that the holding a Court of Chancery, as it is now used "in this Province, is contrary to our Charter of Priviledges, and "may be attended with divers Inconveniences; that therefore a " Message be sent to the Governor, requesting him that he will be "pleased to inform this House how the said Court of Chancery is " constituted.
"Signed by order of the House.
" A. HAMILTON."
Whereupon the several Minutes of Council relating to the Court of Chancery were directed to be read, & accordingly the Minute of the 2d of Febry. 1726-7, soon after the present Governor's Acces- sion to the Government, & the Minutes of the 8th of June, 6th & 9th of August, 1720, being read, It is Ordered that Transcripts thereof be made & sent down to the House.
A Return of the Road laid out from Macousie to the Road leading from New Quessohopen thro' North Wales to Philadelphia, pursuant to an Order of this Board, bearing date the 27th day of March last, being this day read in these Words :
" To the Honble the Governor and Council.
"IN PURSUANCE of an Order from the Honble Board of the " 27th March, 1735, having viewed the Road leading from Maquen- " usie to the Road leading from New Cosshehoppa, thro' North Wales " to Philadia, We do find there is great Occasion for the said Road, " and accordingly have caused the same to be laid out. The Courses "and Distances whereof are as followeth, vizt : Beginning at a " marked black Oak Tree, at a Corner of the Lands of Peter "Traxler and Henry Sheat, in Maquenusie aforesaid, Thence ex- " tending South Sixty seven Degrees, East fifty six perches, to a " Post, Thence along the Line dividing Peter Traxler and Jeremiah "Traxler's Lands, South twenty seven Degrees, East one hundred
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"perches, to a marked Hickery, Thence by vacant Land crossing " a Branch of Lehy Creek, South seventy one Degrees, East eight " hundred and fifty four pches, to a marked Hickery and White Oak " Standing together on a barren Hill; Thence South sixty two " Degs 30 Mints, East Crossing another Branch of Lehy, Four " hundred and eighty four pches to a marked black Oak ; Thence " South fifty three Degrees, East crossing another Branch of the " same Creek, two hundred & forty pches to a marked black Oak ; " Thence South fifty six Degrees 30 Mints, East crossing another " Branch of the same Creek, Eighty pches to marked White Oak ; " Thence South sixty one Degrees 30 Mints, East eighty six pches "to a Post ; Thence South fourteen Degs, East one hundred and " forty two pches to a marked Hickery; Thence along the Land of " Derick Jansen, South twenty nine Degs, East Sixty two pches to " a Post, South one Deg. West twenty six pches, to a marked Ches- "nut, South nineteen Degs, East eighty six pches, to a marked " black Oak; Thence along the Land of Christian Crawl & vacant " Land, South twenty eight Degs, East one hundred & eighty pches " to a marked Chesnut, South East eighty four pches, to a Post, " South eighty nine Degs, East forty four pches to a Post, South " sixty nine Degs, East along Vacant Land and John Myer's Land, " & crossing a Branch of Perkiomy Creek two hundred & one pches - " to a Post, Thence South thirty six Degrees, East forty eight Per- " ches, to a small Hickery marked, South two Degs, East Seventy " four pches to a Post, South eighteen Degs, East fifty four Peaches " to a marked Hickery, South three Degs, East forty perches, (part " along Dewaldt Maighling's Land,) Thence along the same Land " South one Deg, East ninety seven pches, to a marked black Oak, " Thence South twenty nine Degs, West sixty six pches to a marked "Chesnut, Thence South three Degs, East twenty six pches to a " marked Hickery, Thence South twenty one Degs, East forty pches, " part along Henry Geber's Land, South fifteen Degs, West thirty "two pches to a marked Hickery, South forty nine Degs, East " twenty pches, to a markrd Hickery, South nine Degs, East thirty " eight pches, to a marked white Oak, South nine Degs, West twelve " pches to a Post, South thirty eight Degs, (crossing another Branch " of Perkeomy Creek,) sixty four pches to a Post, South four Degs, " West along vacant Land fifty four Perches to a Post, South thirty " eight Degrees, East twenty pches to a Post, South fifty nine Degs, " East one hundred & two pches to a Post, South five Degs, West " one hundred & two pches to a marked Chesnut, South twenty five "Degs, East twenty pches to a Post, South forty, East fifty two .' pches to a marked Red Oak, Thence along Peter Walber's Land, " South nine Degs, West forty perches to a marked Red Oak, " South twenty three Degs, West thirty six pches to a marked Hick- "ery in the Line dividing between sd Walber and Ulrich Rics, " Thence along the same Line South, crossing two small swamps " eighty pches to a Post, Thence along sd Walber's Land South "fourteen Degs, East sixty pches to a Post in a Line leading near sd " Walber's house ; Thence along the same Lane South fifteen Degs,
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" East crossing a Small branch sixty pches to a marked White Oak, " Thence by the Land of Alexr. Tippen, South twenty seven Degs, " East eighty two pches to a Post, Thence by Land of Leonard "Knup, South forty one Degs, East Sixty eight pches to a post, (all " the above Courses in Bucks County.) Thence by the Lands of sd "Knup & George Smitt, and of Robert Thomas, in the German " Tract, South nine Degs, East (crossing the line dividing between " the Counties of Bucks and Philadia, at the Distance of one hun- " dred and sixty pches,) Six hundred and forty perches to a marked " Tree, Thence along Robert Thomas' Lands, South ten Degs thirty " Minutes, West sixty pches, to a small black Oak marked near sd "Roberts Lane, Thence North sixty five Degs, East crossing another " Branch of Perkeomy sixteen pches, to a marked white Oak, South " twenty Degs, East one hundred and fifty four pches to a marked " white Oak, South sixty one Degs, East sixty pches, to a Post, " Thence along the Lands of the sd Robert Thomas & Danl. Levar " South seven Degs, East one hundred & thirty two pches to a Post, "Thence along Levar's Land South twenty three Degs, East one " hundred & sixty pches to a marked white Oak, Thence South one " Deg, East sixty pches to a marked white Oak, thence South nine- " teen Degs, West thirty six pches to a marked white Oak, Thence " along Bartell Kuchar's Land, South fifty five Degs, West fourteen " pches to a Post, South twelve Degs, East fifty six pches to a mark- " ed Hickery, South one Deg, 30 Mints, West seventy eight pches " to a Post, Thence South twenty Degs, West one hundred and " twenty four pches to a marked white Oak, Thence along the land " of Christopher Newman, South Six Degs 30 Mints, East forty " pches to a Post, South thirty Degs, East forty pches to a marked " black Oak, Thence along vacant Land South twenty eight Degs, "30 Mints, East thirty four pches to a marked white Oak, Thence "South nine Degs, East eighty perches, to a marked black Oak, " Thence South thirty six Degs, West forty six pches to a marked " Hickery, Thence along Martin Ter's Land, South twenty five Degs " West twenty six pches to a Post, South five Degs, East thirty six " pches to a Post, Thence South ten Degs, East seventy two pches " to a marked white Oak, South twenty one Degs, East forty four " pches to a Post on the North West side of the said road leading " from Cosshehoppa, thro' North Wales to Philadia, opposite to a " marked white Oak, near a great Rock on the South East side of " the same Road, Laid out the 16th day of August, Ao. Di., 1735.
his " ROBERT M THOMAS, Mark " JOHN ROBERTS, " HUGH EVANS, "JAN. JANSEN."
The Board on Due Consideration had of the said Return, and of the Draught accompanying it, doth approve and Confirm the Road, laid out as in the said Return mentioned, which is hereby declared to be the King's Highway or Public Road, and It is ORDERED
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that the same be forthwith cleared & rendered commodious for the Public Service.
A Petition of sundry Inhabitants of the Counties of Chester and Lancaster, setting forth the Want of a High Road in the Remote parts of the said Counties, where the Petitioners are seated, and that a very commodious one may be laid out from the Ferry of John Harris, on Susquehannah, to fall in with the High Road leading from Lancaster town, at or near the Plantation of Edward Kennison, in the Great Valley in the County of Chester ; & therefore praying that proper persons may be appointed to view and lay out the same, was read ; the prayer of which Petition being granted, It is ORDERED that James Armstrong, John Forster, John Fredrick, Rece Price, Hans Graaf, John Davis, John Mendenhall, of the County of Lan- caster, Edward Nicholas, Phenias Lewis, Richard Buffington, Samuel Osborne, James Elridge & Richard Pierce of the County of Chester, or any seven of them, view the Place where such Road is wanted, & if they are satisfied that there is a necessity for such Road, that they or any seven of them lay out the same. James Armstrong or John Forster being one of the number in laying out the same thro' Pex- tang, John Fredrick or Rece Price being one of the number in lay- ing out the same thro' Quatapahalab, Hans Graaf or John Davis or John Mendenhall being one of the number in continuing the same from Quatapahalah aforesaid, till it falls in with the Division Line between the Counties of Lancaster & Chester, Edward Nicholas Phenias Lewis, Richard Buffington, Samuel Osborne, James Elridge & Richard Pierce, or any three of them, being of the Number in continuing the said Road from the Division Line aforesaid, till it falls in with the High Road from Lancaster, at or near the Plantation of Edward Kennison. And that of the said Road laid out by Course & Distance as straight as possible, for the general Accommodation of the Inhabitants, & with as little Damage as may be to any private Persons, a Return be made to this Board, together with a Draught of the said Road.
A Petition of sundry inhabitants of the Townships of Tredyffrin East-town, Willis-town, & places adjacent to the County of Chester, setting forth that by an order of this Board a Road was directed to be laid out from the town of Lancaster to the ferry on Schuylkill at the upper end of high Street, which road is brought no further than to the House of John Spruce, in Whiteland township, in the said County of Chester, to the great Inconveniency of Persons travelling with Waggons and other heavy Carriages, & therefore praying that Orders may be given for perfecting the said Road, agreeable to the former Directions of this Board, was read, Whereupon It is OR- DERED that the Persons named for that Service be required to ex- ecute the Order of this Board of the 4th of October 1733, & make Return thereon with all Convenient Dispatch.
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