The Indians being likewise come & seated.

The Proprietor told them that having at the former meeting fully ratified & confirmed all the Articles of Friendship between this Government & the several Nations in whose Name & Behalf they were come hither, these following Goods are now given to bind our Words, to wit:

Four fine Guns,
Eight Strowds,
Eight Blankets,

Eight Shirts,

Four Hats,

With some Rum, Pipes, Tobacco and Bread.

The Governor then spoke to the Indians by the Interpreter as follows:

"My Friends & Brethren :

"Our Honble Proprietor having returned an Answer in behalf of "this Government, to what you delivered, & having ratified with "you all those great Articles of Peace and Friendship so long since "concluded between you & us, I am now to speak to you of a mat"ter of the greatest Importance to the Preservation of our mutual "Friendship and good Understanding.

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"You are fully sensible from what has passed at this present time, as well as from what has been the Subject of all our former Trea"ties with the Indians, that the doing of exact Justice to each other, "is the foundation & Groundwork on which all the Articles of our "Treaties are built, and which ever of us fails in this Point, contra"dicts by their Actions what in the strongest Words and Expre sions have mutually agreed to perform. I need not say much to show "how exactly carefull we have been to give the Indians all reason"able Satisfaction in every matter for which they could have any just "Ground of Complaint, & you may all remember that when two of 66 our People had been so wicked as to kill two of our Indian Friends, (6 we brought the guilty Persons to a Trial in the same manner as if 66 they had killed a white Man, and they both suffered Death for the "Crime they Committted. We have therefore the greatest Reason "to expect from the Indians, that in cases of the like Nature they "should be exactly carefull to deal by us as we do by them, and we "think ourselves ill treated if the least Delay or Hesitation is made "in doing us Justice, when any of our People have suffered by the "Wickedness or Folly of yours.

"Ullaloes, the Ganawese Chief, may remember that in the Summer 1733, he came hither with Four others of that Nation, to Sat"isfy us that there was no Truth in a Report that then was spread, "of three of their young Men having killed two white People in "Virginia, the Winter before. Ullaloes assured us he had seen the "Scalps that those young Men had brought home; that they were "of Indians, & not of white Men, and that these Ganawese War"riors entirely denied they had been guilty of any such Crime as "was laid to their Charge. But however they may have endea"voured to impose upon you, whom we believe to be honest and VOL. III.-26

"good Men, yet it is but too true, that in the back parts of Virginia "they cruelly Murdered a poor Man and his Wife, & scalped them "both. The Information of this affair has been so particularly given "to the Governor of Virginia, and there are so many concurring "Circumstances now discovered by the Accounts of several who saw " & conversed with those Indians on their Return homewards, that ແ we cannot but believe them guilty. And as that Governor has "demanded_those guilty persons to be delivered up to him to be "punished, I must require of you the Names of those Indians & "that you will order them as soon as possible to be secured; and if "you will undertake to carry them to Virginia, & deliver them up "to the Governor there, he hath assured me that he will receive "you as his friends, and give you an handsome Reward for your "trouble."

The Governor hereupon delivering a large Belt of Wampum told the Indians he expected from them a full and satisfactory Answer. The Indians having for some time consulted together, Ullaloes, the Ganawese Chief, answered by the Interpreter:

"Brethren :

"It is true when I came here about this matter, I told you I had "( seen the Scalps, and that they were of Indians and not of white "Men: when I returned home I was very careful in making a fur"ther Enquiry, but I could find out nothing that could make me "believe those were guilty whom you suspected. I thought this "whole affair had been long since at an End, and did not expect "that after we had renewed together our Leagues of Peace & Friend"ship it would again have been mentioned; but whether those three "Indians of our Nation who returned that year from the Southward "were guilty or not, they are not now alive, for, in a fight with the "Flatheads, last Spring was a year, near Roanoake River in North "Carolina, they were all killed, as a young Man now here named "Enachscappi, who was in that fight, and saw them with nine more "fall before he fled, can fully testify."

Ullaloes then desiring that the Governor would take back the Belt of Wampum was asked whether the Person called the Ganawese Collonel was not one of the three; he answered no, he was then at Patowmack hunting, and was not further to the Southward; that he is alive; would have been here at this time, but having burnt his Leg is not able to travel.

The Governor receiving back the Belt of Wampum, told the Indians that what he had now said proceeded from another Letter which he had lately received from the Governor of Virginia, but as the accused Persons whether guilty or not are dead, it is to no purpose to mention any thing further of them. That he must caution all those now here from suffering any of their People to goe into those parts for the future, without some sufficient Credential from this Government to show that they are come as Friends, for otherwise they may expect to be treated as Enemies, the Governor and People of Virginia being greatly provoked at the inhuman Barbarity of the

late Murther, which must undoubtedly have been committed by none but Indians.

The Indians promising to take all proper Care herein, and adding that they intended to sett out to morrow on their Return home, were invited to drink a friendly Glass, after which they took leave of the Proprietor, Governor and Council.

The Board then taking into Consideration the Services of Conrad Weyser the Interpreter, on the present Treaty and on the two late Messages from the Six Nations, are of Opinion that the sum of Twelve pounds be paid him for his Trouble.

And that the Account exhibited by him of £6, 12, 8, expended for Provisions lodged at Shamokin for the Entertainment of the Indians of the Six Nations, who were expected there this Summer, be likewise allowed.

And the Provincial Treasurer is desired to pay the same accordingly.

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At the Courthouse of Philadia, August 26th, 1735.

PRESENT:

The Honble PATRICK GORDON, Esqr., Lieut. Governor.
With some of the Magistrates.

Eighteen Switzers, who, with their Families, making in all forty five Persons, were imported here in the Billinder Oliver, Samuel Merchant, Master, from South Carolina, were this day Qualified as usual, and their Names are hereunto subjoined:

Hans Bucher,

Lazarus Wanger,
Hans Koller,
Christian Brenholtze,
Hans Michel Pingly,
Christian Swalher,
Hans Lyinburger,
Abraham Mauslin,

Johannes Marti,

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Ulrich Meysler,
Jacob Stelly,
Christian Weber,
Ulrich Willem,
Johannes Otter,
Jacob Wilhelm Haross,
Pieter Henckels,
Hans Lyinburger, junr.
Hans Bucher, junr.

At a Council held at Philadia, September 10th, 1735.

Hetaquantagechty & Shekellamy, with three other Indians, coming to Town yesterday, on a Message from the Six Nations, were now heard, & by Conrad Weyser Interpreter, Hetaquantagechty said as follows:

That the Six Nations had sent to him & Shekellamy two of those Indians, who are now present, to witt: Sayadiock & Čannughskaya, with an Excuse to be delivered to us, for their not coming this Fall to Philadelphia, as they had intended. That they had considered fully of all that had been treated of between this Government & them, & were determined to have brought a full Answer to it, but their Chiefs being obliged to meet the Governor of New York at Albany about this time, they could not for that Reason come hither. That they are concerned lest we should think from so long a Delay that they may have neglected what passed between us, but that we may depend on it, that some of the principal Men of each Nation will visit us early in the Spring, & send Notice to us of their coming.

And hereupon he presented some Strings of Wampum.

He then proceeded to say, that at the great Treaty held here three years since, the Six Nations were desired to join with us in endeavouring to bring back the Shawanese from Allegheney, to whom, with our Words on that Occasion, we had desired that a Belt of Wampum then given might be presented. That according to our Desire some Chief men of the Six Nations had gone to Allegheney, & carried that Belt with five others from these Nations; that they had delivered them to the Shawanese there, & had been very pressing with them to return towards Sasquehannah, assuring them that the Six Nations would take them under their Wings & protect them, but that the Shawanese had entirely refused to leave that place, which they said was more commodious for them, that nevertheless they accepted of all the Belts, & in return of them had given others.

Then presenting the Belt in return to that from this Government, he said the Shawanese gave it with Expressions of their being in perfect Friendship with us, and desiring to remain so.

He added hereupon that one Tribe of those Shawanese had never behaved themselves as they ought; they seemed not to have good Designs; the Six Nations were not satisfied with them.

That he must now acquaint us with a melancholly piece of news, occasioned by these Shawanese That a great Man of the Tsanandowas named Sagohandechty, who lived on Allegheny, went with the other Chiefs of the Six Nations, to prevail with the Shawanese to return; that he was the Speaker, & pressed them so closely that they took a great Dislike to him, and some Months after the other Chiefs were returned, they seized on him & murdered him cruelly. That the Six Nations greatly resented this Barbarity, and think it ought not to pass unrevenged, but they would willingly have our Advice on the Occasion; and whether as that tribe of the Shawanese has fled to the Southward, it might not be proper to write to the Governour of Virginia, who is a warlike man, to acquaint him

with what they have already done, and what Mischief they may still doe if they are not cut off.

Hetaquantagechty then delivered a Letter addressed to the Governor of Pennsylvania, from one Ab. Wendall, dated from the Tsanandowas' Country, & wrote in low Dutch, giving an Accot. of what had happened to Sagohandechty, as related above which some Chiefs of that Nation had desired might be wrote & sent by the two Messengers, lest they should want an Interpreter when they came thither.

It was then asked them how many of the Chiefs of the Six Nations went amongst the Shawanese, & of what Nations they were, & their Names.

To which they answered that Togohaghski, of the Onandagoes, Aronghuana, of the Cayooges, Sonytowana & Achscutax, of the Tsanandowas, with the other Indian Chief that was killed, were the Persons.

They added that the Tribe of Shawanese complained of is called Shaweygira, & consists of about thirty young Men, ten old Men, & several Women & Children; that it is supposed they are now returned to the place from whence they first came, which is below Carolina.

Being asked if they had any thing further to say, they answered they had finished what they had to deliver.

The Indians being withdrawn,

The Board on considering this Message, are of Opinion that since the Chiefs of the Six Nations had thought fitt to have it committed to writing, a written Answer should be in like manner returned, the Substance whereof might be interpreted to these Messengers, & Mr. Logan was desired to prepare the same.

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At a Council held at Philadia., September 12th, 1735.

The preceeding Minute being read, a Draught of a Letter to the Chiefs of the Six Nations, in Answer to that wrote by Mr. Wendall, was laid before the Board, & being read was approved, & is in these Words:

"Our very good friends & Brethren,

"We have received by your Messengers, Syadioch & Cannugh"skaya, the Letter wrote by your order by Abraham Wendall, with

*The Governor continues indisposed.