extended to our province, and the peace party and war party, locally, were formed at once (Pa. Gazette, May 24, 1744). As there was a fear of attack upon defenseless Pennsyl- vania, the war party received many new supporters. The county now had two peace party men in the As- sembly (Wrigbt and Blunston

peace and an assemblyman there. He saw greater opportunity and greater need of strong men on the frontier—that is on the Susquehanna—about 1726, as the line between civilization and savagery at that time was the Susquehanna River. All beyond that river was "the wild and woolly West." In Wright's career

blow, and John Wright was defeated (do., p. 264). He was not again a member of the Assembly until 1725 (do., p. 457). His first activity when he again appeared in the Assembly was on a committee to meet the Land Commis- sioners of Pennsylvania and try to mollify Indian complaints, particular- ly that