236 HISTORY OF DELAWARE COUNTY. [1725. 



Indian title, their deputies were received "with respect by the 

 Assembly, and a promise made to them that their complaints 

 should be inquired into and redressed.^ 



The difficulties and disputes about the circular line between 

 New Castle and Chester Counties were again renewed this year, 

 but no definite result was arrived at. 



The Affirmation act, before referred to, at length received the 

 royal confirmation. The following extracts from the Records 

 of Haverford Monthly Meeting, at once show the great anxiety 

 of Friends on the subject, and the appliances that were used in 

 those days to secure the royal sanction to a most just and 

 reasonable measure.^ 



3"* mo. 13. . " This meeting refers to the consideration of ffrds 

 — getting of money to pay for negotiating y^ late affirmation act 

 in Great Britain." 



6'^ mo. 12. "Lewis David, Thomas Thomas and Edward 

 William are desired to take frd's contributions in Cash to defray 

 the Charge of having the Royal assent to y*" affirmation act & 

 make report thereof to next meeting." 



7"" mo. 9. " The friends appointed to receive frds contribu- 

 tions towards having y' Royall assent to y" Affirmation act is 

 continued and advised to press friends to bring it in as soon as 

 may be, in order to be paid to Rich'^ Hill before y" yearly 

 meeting." 



lO"' mo. 9^^. " Edw*^ Williams produced a receipt signed by 

 Rich** Hill for eight pounds eighteen shillings, received of him 

 and Thomas Thomas towards negotiating the affirmation act, for 

 account of this meeting." 



Besides the above subscription, this monthly meeting sub- 

 scribed this year £5 10s. Id. towards building Horsham meeting- 

 house, and XIO 10s. 4:d. towards the redemption of the wife and 

 children of John Hanson of New England, who had been carried 

 off by the Indians. "Chester Monthly Meeting also contributed 

 <£10 4s. for this latter purpose. 



The minutes of Haverford Monthly Meeting go to show that 

 Sewell's History of the Quakers was now in press, and that the 

 yearly meeting had subscribed for 500 copies. Fourteen of 

 these copies were taken by Merion and Radnor meetings. The 

 subscription for this work had been commenced in 1723. 



An application was made to the Court, by an insolvent debtor 



1 Gordon's Hist. Penna. 194. 



* The confirmation of this act was received in the Province with so much satis- 

 faction, that it gave rise to two addresses to the throne — one from the Assembly and 

 the other from the Yearly Meeting. For the form of the Declaration of /ddity 

 and nhjunttion, see I'roud's Hist. Penna. ii. 191. The Aftirmation was the same as 

 that now in use, and that which has been adopted by nearly nine-tenths of the citizens 

 of our county 



