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hj the Queen and the principal of Conestego, to the Go-- 

 rernor and council, to acquaint that divers Europeans,, 

 namely, "Mitcliel (a Swiss,) Peter Bczalion, James Le 

 Tort, Martin Chartier, the French Glover of Philadel- 

 phia, Frank, a young man of Canada, who Avas lately 

 taken up here, being all Frenchmen, and one from Vir- 

 ginia, who also spoke French, had seated themselves and 

 built houses u])on the branches of the Patowmeck^^ 

 ■within this govermnent, and pretended that they were in 

 search of some mineral or ore; that in the Governor's 

 name, they had required the Indians of Conestogo, to 

 send some of their people with them to assist them, for 

 which the Governor would pay them. That those of 

 Conestogo, not thinking these proceedings to be incon- 

 sistent with their past treaties and leagues of friendship, 

 desired to know wliether the said persons were really 

 sent by the government, and had tlius seated them- 

 selves by their approbation, and whether they had 

 any orders to desire the assistance of the said Indians, if 

 not that they might be called home." 



Harry added in particular, ^' thai ihon!;h Milchel 

 was the person tc/io had first led the rest Ihitheryyet 

 he had left them for many weeks past, and pretended 

 that he wanted one Clark, of Maryland, who it is said^ 

 to be now under an attainder, by an act of assembly' 

 of that government, to assist him in the discovery."* 



On further consideration it appeared that Peter Be- 

 zalion was the only licensed Indian trader, according to. 

 an act passed .-il a general Assembly, October 14, 1700, 

 licid at New Castle. 



Mitchel, who had been in Philadelphia, in the summer 

 of 170(5, wassentforby Governor Evans. The Governor 

 ♦'required to know of him what he intended by travers- 



•Col.Rcc. 11.420. 



