it came in the form of seeders -- that was their name, seeders from washington's 2,813-acre tract at miller's run. here is a picture of some of their descendents. the american frontier always attracted more than its share of religious groups seeking their zion in the howling wilderness. members of one such band, the seeders, a poor but earnest sect of scotch irish calvinists, had the misfortune of staking their claim to a frontier haven on land already claimed by the father of their country. having known for a decade that washington claimed the land where they squatted, upon learning that he was on his way to assert his rights, they sent a delegation to deter and dissuade him. the seeders, and i'm quoting from washington's diary here. the seeders came to set forth their pretensions -- he under lined that. he wrote in his diary about this initial meeting and to inquiry about my rights. but he saw through their pretext of reasonableness and would not concede anything without visiting the tract himself. when the two sides met at miller's run, both asserting their rights, the trouble ens