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report, 196; Thomas Wright killed by the Indians, 197; Inhabitants of the 

 upper part of Chester county alarmed, 198; Governor Gordon goes to Con- 

 estogo and holds a treaty with the Indians, 199; Returns to Philadelphia: 

 Note : Iron works, 206 ; David DiefFenderfer, brief notice of, 207. 



CHAPTER VI. 



Ephrata, p. 211 ; Origin of German Baptists in Europe, and their emi- 

 gration to America, 212; Sieben Taeger Association formed at Ephrata by 

 Conrad Beissel, 215; Change of life among them, 216; They built Kedar 

 and Zion, 217; Singular architecture of buildings, 218; Fractur: Schriften 

 by the Sisters, 219 ; Specimens of original poetry, 220 ; Eckerlein and the 

 bell, 222; Its destination, 223 ; Sabbath school established, 224; Miller 

 succeeds Beissel, 225; JuUana Penn's letter, 229; Poetry dedicated to 

 Miller, 230; Present state of Ephrata, 232; List of names of the first 

 inhabitants of Ephrata, 232 ; Names of some of the early settlers in Lancas- 

 ter county, 233. 



THIRD PART. 



From tJic organization of Lancaster county, one thousand seven 



hundred and twenty-nine. 



CHAPTER L 



Erection and organization of the county, p. 235 ; Boundaries of, 239 ; 

 Seat of Justice, 242 ; James Annesly, 24 3 ; Boundaries of townships, 244 ; 

 First court held at Postlewhaites, 250 ; Extracts of court records, 250 . 

 Morris Cannady indicted, 250 ; Found guilty and sold, 252 ; Constables, 

 OTerseers and supervisors appointed, 252 ; Applicants to be Indian traders, 

 253; Petitions for license to sell rum, 254 ; First court held at Lancaster, 

 255 ; Conrad Weiser, notice of, 256 ; Notes, &c. 260. 



CHAPTER II. 



Road from Lancaster to Philadelphia ordered to be laid out, &c. p. 262 ; 

 Election excitement, or violent contest, 264; Border frays, 265 ; Townships 

 erected, 266 ; Pennsborough and Hopewell, west of the Susquehanna, 266 ; 

 Hanover, 267; Little Britain, 367; James Ewing born, 567; Contest 

 between the Marylanders and inhabitants of Lancaster, 268 ; Cressap and 

 his associates attempt to displace the Germans, 269 ; Is apprehended and 

 imprisoned, 269 ; Governor Ogle send* messengers to Philadelphia, 269; 



