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who lived in Chester County, voluntarily offered himself to go 

 to the Indian encampment, provided five others were named to 

 accompany him ; and to proceed without weapons. This being 

 agreed upon, the party rode to the place designated ; but instead 

 of meeting with i'>00 warriors, they found the old King quietly 

 lying with his lame foot on the ground, and his head on a pillow 

 — the women at work and the children at play. When informed 

 of their mission, the old man was displeased, and said the Indian 

 women who raised the repoi-t ought to be bunit to death ; adding 

 that the Indians had nothing against the English, but at the 

 same time reminded the men, that about X15 was still due on 

 the land that had been purchased from them ; which the messen- 

 gers assured him should be paid. Thus terminated the most 

 serious Indian trouble that ever befell the European inhabitants 

 of the land now embraced within the limits of Delaware County. 

 At the earnest solicitation of Thomas Lloyd, to be released 

 from the cares of government, that worthy gentleman, with his 

 associated Commissioners, was this year superseded by the ap- 

 pointment, by William Penn, of John Blackwell as his Lieute- 

 nant Governor. 



Besides the Indian conveyances that have already been no- 

 ticed, there was still another executed, in 1685, for all the lands 

 " lying between Macopanackan als. Upland, now called Chester 

 river or creek, and the river or creek of Pemapecka, now called 

 Dublin creek, Beginning at the hill called Conshohockin, on the 

 River Manaiunck or Skoolkill, from thence extends in a paralell 

 line to the said Macopanackan als. Chester creek, by a South- 

 westerly course, and from the said Conshohocken hill to y* afore- 

 said Pemapecka, als. Dublin creek so far as the creek extends, and 

 so from thence North westerly back into y*" AVoods, to make up 

 Two full Dales journey as far as a man can go in two dayes from 

 the said station of y"' s** paralell line at Pemapecka, also begin- 

 ning at the said paralell Macopanackan, als. Chester creek, and 

 so from thence up the said creek as far as it extends ; and from 

 thence North Westerly back into the Woods to make up Two full 

 Dayes Journey, as far as a man can go in two dayes from the s** 

 station of the s"* paralell line at y' s'* Macopanackan als. Chester 

 creek. ''^ 



Some delay occurred before arrangements were made for ascer- 

 taining the western boundary of the above strangely described 

 purchase ; but when made, it will be seen by the following letter 

 and annexed diagram, that it was not without ample prepara- 

 tions for obtaining the greatest possible distance out of the "two 

 full Dales Journey : " 



1 Penn. ^rehires, i. 92. 



