"a string of Wampum, acquainting us, that according to our Request "some of your People had gone to the Indians settled on Ohio, & "endeavoured to perswade them to come & live nearer to you & us, "but they would not hearken; your Messengers further say you had "delivered the Belt we sent to the Shawanese, which they had re"ceived, & had sent another for us which we have also received; & "that they declared tho' they could not return back they would live "in Peace. When our good Brother Tyoninhogaroe was with us, we gave him very good reasons why those People should return "both for their own advantage, & for yours, & ours.

We are very "much grieved for the Loss of that great Man, our good Friend, "whom those barbarous People murthered. Those that did that "wicked Act we hear were strangers, that came about four years "since from the Westward or Southward to Ohio, but we know not "from whence, nor to what parts they are gone, but we shall enquire, and if we can learn we shall inform you when we see you; "for as three Summers are now past since we hoped to see some of our good friends of the Chiefs of the Six Nations here, we shall "not now doubt but according to your Letter we shall see some "Chiefs of each Nation next Spring, & then we may discourse fur"ther of all these matters. In the mean time, as we mourn with you "for the Loss of that good Man, We send you by these Messengers, "six Handkerchiefs to wipe and dry away tears, and as you have "endeavoured to preserve Peace & Friendship amongst all the Na"tions & People about you, we hope the same will continue both "Northward & Southward. We also send two Strowds to confirm "this Letter, which is put both into English & Dutch, that you may "the more easily get it read & Interpreted; we have also acquainted "your Messengers with the Substance of it, that they may relate it. "to you.

"We are your very loving Friends & Brothers,

Addressed thus:

"JOHN PENN,
"THOMAS PENN."

"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 accompanied 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 powder & 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 Entertainment 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 Weyser, for his Expence & Trouble in coming with them & serving as Interpreter.

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 66 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 แ 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 sce66 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

"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.

E.

At a Council held at Philadia., September 27th, 1735.

The Honble PATRICK GORDON, Esqr., Lieut. Governor.

James Logan,

Samuel Preston,
Clement Plumsted,
Thomas Laurence.

PRESENT:

Ralph Assheton,

The Governor acquainted the Board that he had called them together 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 Buchanan, Esquire, the High Sherif of Lancaster County & his Assistants, 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 Maryland 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

"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 "C 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, because 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 66 same persons who rescued the said Francis Clapsaddle, and the 66 same time presented a Gun at the Deponent, and told him that "they belonged to Maryland, and would not suffer any Officer of

"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 Provocation, & 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 Majesty'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 apprehended 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.

At a Council held at Philadia, October 3d, 1735.

PRESENT:

The Honble PATRICK GORDON, Esqr., Lieut. Governor.
James Logan,

Thomas Laurence,

Thomas Griffiths,

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.