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families to the colony of New York, in 1710, or 1711, 

 where they settled. But their families increasing, and 

 being in that Government confined to the scanty allow- 

 ance of ten acres of land to each family, whereupon they 

 conld not well subsist, being informed of the kind recep- 

 tion which the Germans usually met within the province 

 of Pennsylvania, and hoping they might, with what 

 substance they had, acquire larger settlements in the 

 province of Pennsylvania, did leave their settlements in 

 New York, and came with their families; applied to the 

 Governor, who granted them permission to settle." 



The names of many of these are still preserved 

 recorded, viz : Johannes Yans, Peter Ritt, Conrad Schitz, 

 Paltus Unsf,. Toritine Serbo, Josap Sab, Jorge Ritt, 

 Godfreyt Filler, Johannes Claes Shaver, lo. Hameler 

 Ritt, Antonis Shart, Johan Peter Pacht, Jocham Michael 

 Cricht, Sabastian Pisas, Andrew Falborn.*" 



As the settlements were now becoming numerous, and 



settlers located in various parts, they came frequently and 



more closely in contact with the Indians ; and in despite 



of the efforts of the Government to prevent bloodshed, 



owing to some violence on the part of both whites and 



natives, a person named Thomas Wright was killed by 



some Indians at Snaketown,. forty miles above Conestoga. 



John Wright addressed a letter, carried by Jonas Deven- 



port, to Secretary Logan, at Philadelphia, which was 



laid before the council, Sept. 27, 1727. The account in 



the letter stated, that on the 11th of September, several 



Indians, together with one John Burt, an Indian trader, 



and Thomas Wright, were drinking near the house of 



Burt, who was singing and dancing with the Indians, 



and tlie said Wright; Burt bade Wright to knock down 



the Indian, whereupon Wright laid hold of the Indian, 



•Col. Rec. III. 341. 



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