conrand weiser visited croghan's homestead at aughwick on september 3, 1754 to investigate the situation and reported to governor hamilton that croghan had a plentiful bounty of butter, milk, squash, pumpkins, and ample acres of the best indian corn he had ever seen. included in the pennsylvania colonial records, weiser also reported that; "…he had encountered about twenty cabins about croghan's house, and in them at least 200 indians, men, women and children…" (hazard 1878, 149). from announcements regarding runaway slaves near the frontier, we know that croghan was listed as a contact person for their return. croghan attracted quite a population with his entourage of partners, employees, servants, slaves, and pack teams, when widespread violence and military actions disrupted his thriving business.