- ent wills and a few early assessment lists. All these, taken together,would make a very small volume, if reduced to print. There is nothing at all in our Court House in manuscript form, dated be- fore 1729. This is so because, prior to that date, we were part of Chester county. Indeed, there is very

the Chester county records which I have examined and where I found the proceedings; one in 1724, from the "Lime Stone Rock," in Salisbury township, at the head branch of the Pequea Creek, and running almost directly southward to John Churchman's, on the Maryland line. It extended eventually to

of Conestoga, for a warrant for these men, but he says the justice only made sport of him, and told him he could not expect any fa- vors in Lancaster county (do. 313). He also charged that John Cartledge offered a reward to any one who would burn Cresap's house, and drive him and his family south (do

voted with the Quakers, •as they did later. It is curious to note that at this time, when Lancaster county's lead- ing candidate received 753 votes, the highest vote of Philadelphia county was 904 votes, of the city of Philadel- phia was 207 votes, and the highest vote of Chester county was 724 votes

and William Caldwell for Coroners. - 4 C., 86. Land to be purchased from Indians from the mouth of the Susque- hanna to Kekachtarorum Hill. - 4 C., 88. Lands on Susquehanna belong to Five Nations by conquest. - 4 C., 94.. Chester County men have framed a plot to steal the lands of the Dutch across the

Philadelphia county, Chester county and Bucks county are given, showing how large the vote was for the differ- ent candidates. In Lancaster county, only, the names of those elected are mentioned, but the vote is not given, which is very much to be regretted. From the item it appears that the Chester county

.' " July 6, 1727: "A serious slander against John Jones, of Conestoga, who at one time was in the Chester prison, complained of and warned against," August 24, 1727: "Notice, on October 2, 1727, will be sold by public sale, two tracts of land at head of Apoquinomie Creek, in New Castle county, belonging to