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from Susquehanna river, and prayed his approbation of 

 the same. The Governor therefore referred the matter 

 to the consideration of the hoard, whether the situation 

 of the place those gentlemen had pitched on for a town 

 might be fit to be confirmed, and that a town should 

 accordingly be fixed there. But the question being 

 asked to whom the land they had made choice of now 

 belongs, and who has the property of it, because it may 

 be in such hands as will part with, or at least, on 

 reasonable terms for that use, and this not being known 

 by any at the board, it was deferred till such time as that 

 could be ascertained. But as it is presumed for any 

 thmg that is yet known, to be unsmweyed land, and that 

 the right is only in the proprietor, it is the opinion of the 

 board, that it is more proper to be granted by the 

 proprietor for such uses, than by any other person. 



Metn.— "The Governor having understood that the 

 right of the land pitched upon for the townstead of Lan- 

 caster, remains yet in the proprietaries, was advised to 

 approve of the place agreed on by Messrs. Wright, 

 Pierce and Mitchel, and the same was confirmed ac- 

 cordingly by a writing dated JMay 1st, 1730. 



According to tradition, it appears, "that on the division 

 of the county, a contention arose as to the most suitable 

 location for the seat of Justice. Wright's Ferry was 



Abraham was a defenceless Mernonitc, his son Christian took a 

 decided and aclive part with the Whigs in the Revolution ; he 

 was an officer in the anny. The sword, with which he so val- 

 iantly del'cndcd his country, was presenled by his widow, to a 

 relative, to Capt. George Eichholtz, while in the service of the 

 United States in 1814. 



Jolui Jiicob Eieliholtz, grandfather of Capt. George, was 

 married to Christian Meyer's sister. Mr. Eiclitioltz was wag- 

 onmaster at the time of Braddock's defeat; and it is said, upon 

 good authority, the fu-st brick-maker in Lancaster county. 



