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for two years) at the end of two years and six months, 

 from the time of the survey of the said lands, (one-half 

 year's interest of tht3 whole being abated), one hmidred 

 and eighteen pounds furtlier, part thereof with mterest, 

 included within one year, then next after one hundred 

 and twelve pounds (the interest being included) further 

 part thereof, within one year, then next after, the sum of 

 one hundred and six pounds full residue thereof, that of 

 all interest for the same, within one year, that next fol- 

 lowmg, so that the said five hundred pounds and interest, 

 as aforesaid, is to be paid in six years next after the time 

 of sm'vey. And also that the said purchasers, their heirs 

 aiid assigns, shall pay imto the proprietary and Governor 

 William Penn, his hehs and assigns, the sum of one 

 shilHng sterling aforesaid, quit-rent yearly forever, 

 for every hundred acres of the said ten thousand 

 acres of land, and that said purchasers shall have said 

 lands free of quit-rent for the two first years next after 

 the sm'vey thereof, and the said purchasers requesting of 

 us a warrant for the location and survey of the said land 

 aforesaid. These are, therefore, to authorize and require 



concessions to plant a family within three years after it was 

 surveyed, on every thousand acres. These regulations were, 

 however, not generally observed. 



By warrant, dated, July 5, 1712, there were surveyed, Nov. 

 1, 1712, Pequea, now Strasburg township, for Amos Strettle, 

 33S0 acres, who afterwards sold it in smaller tracts ; the prin- 

 cipal persons to whom he sold, prior to 1734, were Henry 

 Shank, Ulrich Brackbill, Augustine /Widower, Alexander 

 Fridley, Martin Miller, George Snavely, Christian Musser, An- 

 drew Shultz, John Fouts, Jacob Stein, John Hickman, John 

 Bowman, Valentme Miller, Jacob Hain, John Herr, Henry 

 Cai^penter, Daniel Ferree, Isaac Lefevre, Christian Stoner, 

 John Beiers, Hans Lein, Abraham Smith, John Jacob Hoover, 

 Septimus Robinson, Samuel Hess, Samuel Boyer, John 

 Musgrove. 



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