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consider wIklI he sliouhi do with regard to his province and his determi- 

 nation should be governed by the conduct of the future Assembly. 



This letter eft'ected an instantaneous change in the minds of the people; 

 a. new Assembly was chosen [1710;] harmony of action ensued between 

 this Assembly and Gookin; they completed by their laws the organization 

 of the courts of justice, and voted to the Queen tlie sum of £2000, although 

 they were well informed oi' her determination to go to Avar with France. 



In thr month of June, 1711, the Governor visited Conestogo and as the 

 juinutes o1' his journey exhibit the lirst official account of actual settlers 

 in Lancast^M- (.•ounty. they are given in full: 



At Conestogo, June 18, 1711. 



P]u-:si:.\T: 'i'hc lion. Charles Gookin, Esq., Lieut, Governor, and Joseph 

 Growdon, Jvichard Hill, Griffith Owen, Caleb Pusey, Esqs. 



A present of 50 pounds of powder, 1 piecci of Stroudwater, 1 piece of 

 IJuffils, 1(H) pounds of shot- — being laid upon the floor, the Governor, by 

 Indian Harry, the Interpreter, thus s})oke: 



"(jovernor Penn, upon all occasions, is willing to show how great a 

 regard he bears to you; he therefore has sent this small present (a 

 foreruunej- of a greater one to come next spring) to you, and hath re- 

 quired me to acquaint you that he is about to settle some people upon 

 the branches of the Potomac, and doubts not but the same mutual friend- 

 ship which has all along as brothers passed betwixt the inhabitants of 

 this Government and you, will also continue betwixt you and those he 

 is about to settle ; he intends to present five belts of wampum to the Five 

 Nations, and one to you of Conestogo, and requires your friendship to 

 the Palatines^ settled near Pequae.'''' 



To which they answer: 



'■ Tliat they are extremely well pleased with the Governor's speech; but 

 a.s tlicy are at present in war with the Toscororoes and other Indians, 

 they think that place not safe for any Christians, and are afraid if any 

 damage should happen to these, the blame may be laid upon them, that 

 .settlement being situated betwixt them and those at war wdth them, Afi 

 to the Palatines, ihc7j are, in their opinion, safely seated, but earnestly 

 desire that the death of Le Tore may be now adjusted, for that they shall 

 not think tliem.selves safe till it is. 



July 18th, Tuesday about twelve. 



The Senoquois and Shawnois met the Governor and Council. Opessah, 

 chief of the Shawnois, by Martin Chartier, interpreter, thus spoke : 



" Were it possible for us by presents, or any other way, to atone for 

 the lives of those men our young people unadvisedly slew, we would be 

 partly willing to make satisfaction, and such a condescension would 

 forever be gratefully remembered and more eagerly engage us, and for 

 the i'uture render us more careful. The uneasiness we had on that ac- 



