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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 

 could 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, Io» Hameler 

 Ritt, Antonis Shart, Johan Peter Pacht, Jocham Michaei 

 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 the 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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