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[Toby G Levy]

        Tom Cresap recalls the time Sherif Sam Smith came to surround
his house with a "small brigade" of helpers. He says his son Daniel was
the "Hero of the battle." Dan is now 40 years old. But Sam Smith burned
the Cresap house down and Cresap relates that one of his people died in
the fire "with his hands in the air."  Cresap was apprehended and brought
to Lancaster to stand trial for murder. On the way he managed to knock
one of his captors overboard off a boat crossing a river.  Then he
managed to knock the blacksmith out who was putting him in irons.

        At this point Cresap asks Mason and Dixon how his story compares
to the one they heard from Smith. Dixon says that Smith's tale was less
lively.

        Cresap was acquitted of the murder charge and took his family to
live in Antietam, which was wilderness at the time. They hunted and sold
furs and skins, until a large shipment was stolen by privateers and the
Cresaps were overwhelmed by creditors.

vw#129: High-Toby - highwayman; robber.

        Cresap was forced to move west again to where they are currently
located. Cresap recalls blazing a trail through the area working with
Delaware Indian Chief Nemacolin.  It was on this trail that Braddock met
his defeat in the French and Indian war.

        Cresap gives Mason and Dixon advice on how to act when they run
into Mohawk Indians. He tells them not to react to their threats. Mason
and Dixon begin bickering and Cresap smooths the water with a joke about
their relationship. Corn liquor is passed around, which Dixon drinks
happily. Mason prefers wine, which is hard to find, and he is told to
try a nearby open air market, where settlers and Indians sell all kinds
of items.

vw#130: mantua - A woman's garment of the 17th and 18th centuries
consisting of a bodice and full skirt cut from a single length of
fabric, with the skirt designed to part in front to reveal a contrasting
underskirt.

Toby