tridges, woodcock, plover, snipe and other game of the 

 feathered creation were found in abundance. Our worthy 

 sportsmen improved the glorious opportunity so conveni- 

 ently presented, almost at their own doors, and the fowl- 

 ing piece and faithful dog, were the inseparable compan- 

 ions of many members, on their occasional trips to their 

 favorite little territory on the banks of Schuylkill. 



As the best evidence of the good fowling in olden times, 

 and of the merry mood of the colonists, a faithful copy of 

 an official warrant, bearing date in 1744 is preserved and 

 transmitted to us, amongst the few scattered and imperfect 

 original documents existing, and is worth recording in 

 this place. 



Colony of Schuylkill, ss. 



To 

 and all other Schuylkillians ivhom it may concern. 



WHEREAS great quantities of rabbits, squirrels, 

 pheasants, partridges, and others of the game kind, have 

 presumed to infest the coasts and territories of Schuylkill, 

 in a wild, bold and ungovernable manner; THESE are 

 therefore to authorize and require you, or any of you to 

 make diligent search for the said rabbits, squirrels, phea- 

 sants, partridges and others of the game kind, in all sus- 

 pected places where they may be found, and bring the 

 respective bodies of so many as you shall find, before the 



