county, 34 ; Penn's effort to improve the condition of the natives, 35 ; 

 Efforts to christianize the Indians, 35 ; Penn's new treaty with the Susque- 

 hanna, iShawancse and Ganawcse, &c, natives, 36; A new form of Govern- 

 ment framed, 37 ; Penn appoints Andrew Hamilton deputy governor : sails 

 for England, 37. 



CHAPTER IV. 



Prince William dies, p. 38 ; Anne ascends the tin-one, 38 ; Penn in favor 

 with her, 38 ; State of affairs in the province, 39 ; Disquiet among the Indi- 

 ans, 39 ; Messenger sent to the Conestogo Indians : Secretary of the council 

 and shcrilf of Chester and New Castle are sent to thcin, 40; Thomas 

 Chaliiiey preaches at Conestogo, 41 ; Governor visits the ('onestogo Indi- 

 ans, 44 ; Indian eloquence, 44; Gov. Evans' strange character, and second 

 journey to Susquehanna, 45 ; Governor's journal of his interview with the 

 Indians, 40; Nicole apprehended at Paxtan, conveyed to Philadelphia and 

 imprisoned, 51. 



CHAPTER V. 



Cause of disquietude among the Indians, p. 53; Indians at Conestogo 

 send a messenger to the council, 53 ; Mitchell and other Europeans intrude 

 Upon the Indians, 54 ; Governor Evans' explanation of Mitchell's course, 

 66; Critical juncture, 55; Evans rc-called, 56 ; Gooliiii appointed governor, 

 56; Penn's embarrassment, 56; Quitrcnts, 56; Emigration impeded, 57. 

 Gookin sends a message to the Indians at Conestogo, 57 ; Swedish mission- 

 ary at Conestogo, 59; His sermon and Indian chief's answer, 59-60; 

 French and Worley on a message to Conestogo. 



SECOND PART. 



From the earliest settlements made within the present limits of the 

 county to its organization in the year 1729. 



CHAPTER r. 



Preliminary remarks, p. G7; Unsettled state of aftliirs in Europe, C8 ; 

 Consequent emigration of Swiss, Germans, French and others, into America, 

 70; Into Pennsylvania, 72; Swiss Mennonites settle in Pequea Valley, 74; 

 Purchase ten thousand acres of land, 76; Make improvements, 78, Others 

 purchase buds, V'.) ; T!ic Mennonites call a mectin;; to send a person to 

 Europe Ibrlhc residue of their families, 80; Kendig goes and returns wiih a 



