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John, his brother, for many years an Indian agent, was 

 at one time held in high estimation by the proprietary's 

 agents ; but like many others, the day of trouble came upon 

 him ^^andhe was not remember ed.^^* A warrant ' for land ' 

 was issued, dated "Octobe? 1st, 1718, for him to take up 

 on the north side of Conestoga creek at some convenient 

 place, three hundred acres, and to make an addition 

 thereunto of two hundred acres, to be by him enclosed 

 and held for the conveniency of pasturage for the term 

 of fourteen years, in consideration of his services among 

 the new settlers." 



It was at the house of this gentleman a number of 

 councils were held with the Indians. We have been in 

 the house, built in 1719, in Avhich the councils were 

 held. It is nov/ owned by Benjamin Wright, of jManor 

 township. 



It appears from the Public Records at West Chester, 

 that Jolm Cartlidge sold liquor by the small, prior to 

 1718, among the neighbors on the banks of the Cones- 

 toga. It was so reported by his vigilant " fellow inhabi- 

 tant," to the court. Christian and Joseph Stoneman, 

 Sigismund Landart, all late of Germany, took up lands 

 on the Conestoga, prior to 1719, and Francis Neiff on 

 the west branch of Little Conestoga, prior to 1715. 



The following persons located lands in 1719: Jenkin 

 Davis, late of Wales, near or on the branch of Cones- 

 toga creek, George Steward, near the Susquehanna, 

 James Le Tort, on or near Susquehanna, where he had 

 his station as Indian trader, and received a warrant for one 

 hundred acres. Le Tort, Bizaillon and Chartier, had 

 resided some years previous to the commencement of 

 Swiss settlements among the Indians; Chartier was 



*John Cartlidge was one of His Majesty's Justice of Peace, 

 appointed in 1718, July 4th.— CoZ. Rec. III. 40. 



