. A history of Pennsylvania. counties of Philadelphia, Bucks,and Chester had already been laid out.^ The next matter which claimed Penns attention was theboundary between Pennsylvania and Maryland, and on ac-count of this, as well as to show courtesy, he visited LordBaltimore at West River, Maryland. Though the two pro-prietors were very courteous to each other, nothing was accom-plished. Penn showed a letter from the king directing Bal-timore to accept two degrees of latitude of sixty miles each, ^ Three thousand has been given as the number, but careful students Ijehevethat two thousand is n
. A history of Pennsylvania. counties of Philadelphia, Bucks,and Chester had already been laid out.^ The next matter which claimed Penns attention was theboundary between Pennsylvania and Maryland, and on ac-count of this, as well as to show courtesy, he visited LordBaltimore at West River, Maryland. Though the two pro-prietors were very courteous to each other, nothing was accom-plished. Penn showed a letter from the king directing Bal-timore to accept two degrees of latitude of sixty miles each, ^ Three thousand has been given as the number, but careful students Ijehevethat two thousand is nearer the fact. 2 Philadelphia County at that time embraced what is now Montgomery-County, and Chester County the present Chester and Delaware Counties. WILLIAM PENN IN PENNSYLVANIA 35 measured north from Watkins Point. Baltimore, however,replied that no letter could make void his patent, and by thishe would stand. Penn and the Indians: Treaties. - Meanwhile WilliamPenn had not neglected the Indians, though records speak of. Pennsylvania, West New Jersey, Delaware, and MarylandIN 1689 no formal treaties with them until 1683. The common storytells of a great treaty at Shackamaxon in 1682. There is littledoubt that a truthful picture of the method in which treatiesWTre made wdth the Indians is given by this tradition,which tells us that Penn and his friends met the Indians under Watkins Point the southernmost point of Maryland. 36 HISTORY OF PENNSYLVANIA the widely spreading branches of an ancient elm ^ at Shack-amaxon (Kensington). Penn had neither sword, nor scep-ter, nor crown, but was distinguished by the sign of his office,a skyblue sash tied round his waist. Bjefore him were car-ried various articles to be given to the Indians, and in hishand was a roll of parchment on which was written the treatyto be ratified. Penn spoke of the kindly feeHngs that he enter-tained toward the Indians, and his desire to do them justice;
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