Captains have not received any pay as yet. An Exact Account will be sent to You as soon as possible. "I remain Your Honour's most obed humble Serv "SAM PERRY." Names of the Officers, viz.: Captain John Deimer, Lieut. John Wildt, Ensign Wm. Franklin, Under the Command of the above Officers has been Muster'd in two different Musters of two Months, each from the 25th June to the 24th of this Instant Inclusive, viz.: 16 Sergeants, 16 Corporals, 8 Drumers, & about 190 Private Men. "Sir: "NEW YORK, 26th Oct 1746. "I am favoured with Your Letter of the 20th Instant, and in answer thereto I can inform You that I have paid the Troops raised in the Government of Pennsylvania to the 24th of June last, and the Subalterns two Months' Pay from the Dates of their Commissions. It is not in my Power at present to transmit to you an Exact Account of what Sums are due to these Troops without exact Lists, which, by the Distance they are at, cannot be readily obtain'd, besides the frequent Desertions make it uncertain; but I have ordered Captain Perry, their Commanding Officer (who lately' came down here upon account of His Health), to transmit to You their Numbers as nearly to truth as he can. "I am, Sir, Your most humble Servant, "The Honble. Tho' Lawrence, EsqTM" "G. CLINTON. The joint Letter of Governor Knowles & Governor Shirley, & the Extract of the Duke of New Castle's Letter, were again read, & on considering the same the Board was unanimously of opinion that the Assembly shou'd be immediately summon'd to meet on the 23d of November next, And the Writts being wrote were sign'd by the President & four Members of Council & Dispatch'd to the several Sheriffs, one of which is order'd to be enter❜d: "The Honourable the President & Council of the Province of Pennsylvania, "To the Sheriff of the County & City of Philadelphia within the said Province, Greeting: Having recieved some Dispatches of great Importance to His Majesty's Service, which it is necessary should be forthwith laid be fore the Assembly of this Province, We have, therefore, thought fit to convene the said Assembly before the time to which they now stand adjourn'd. These are, therefore, to require and command You on receipt hereof to Summon the Representatives chosen for the said County & City of Philadelphia to meet in Assembly at the said City on Monday the Twenty-third Day of November next, and thereof to make return to Us on the same Day. "Given under our Hands & the Lesser Seal of the said Province at Philadelphia, the 29th Day of October, in the Twenty-first Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord, George the Second, of Great Britain, & King, Annoqz Domini, 1747. "THOMAS LAWRENCE, “ABRAHAM TAYLOR, "ANTHONY PALMER, "ROBERT STRETTELL, "JOSEPH TURNER." At a Council held at Philada., 6th Nov 1747. PRESENT: The Honoble. ANTHONY PALMER, Esqr., President. The Minutes of the preceding Council were read & approv❜d. The Board resum'd the Consideration of Indian Affairs, & call'd for Mr. Weiser's Letter of the 15th October last, which was again read in these words: "St: "On the Sixth of this Instant I set out for Shamokin, by the way of Paxtang, because the Weather was bad. I arrived at Shamokin on the 9th about Noon. I was surprised to see Shikalamy in such a miserable Condition as ever my Eyes beheld; he was hardly able to streth forth his Hand to bid me welcome; in the same Condition was his Wife, his three Sons not quite so bad but very poorly, also one of his Daughters, and two or three of his Grand-Children all had the feaver; there was three buried out of the Family a few Days before, viz Cajadies, Shikalimy's Son-in-Law, that had been married to his Daughter above 15 Years, and recon'd the best Hunter among all the Indians, Item his Eldest Son's Wife, and Grand Child. Next Morning I administer'd the Medicines to Shikalimy and one of his Sons, under the direction of Doctor Graeme, which had a very good Effect upon both; next Morning I gave the same Medicine to two more (who would not venture at first); it had the same Effect, and the four Persons thought themselves as good as recover'd, but above all Shikalamy was able to walk about with me with a stick in his Hand before I left Shamokin, which was on the 12th in the Afternoon. "As to what passes among the Indians the Six Nations (except the Mohocks) have not yet declared against the French; some of their Cheifs are now in Canada, but for what reason is not known. It is generally believed by the Indians that they are about bringing over the French Praying Indians to the five Nations' Country, or lay a Stop to their War against the English. Shikalamy says if they miss in their Schemes, War will then be declared against the French; some of the Siniker's Young Men have followed the Example of the Mohocks and went to Warr against the French, and had five of their Company killed by the French. The Young People of the Six Nations are inclined to fight the French. "Shikalamy told me further that the Governor of Canada has sent a Message to all the Indians about the Lakes and desired them to take up his Hatchet to fight the English; that two of the Nations had accepted it, but Shikalamy does not know which Two; all the rest of the Six Nations refused it at once. "The Zis-gechroona, or Jonontadyhagas, or both, jointly have sent a large Black Belt of Wampum to all the Delaware and Shawnese Indians Living on the Rivers Ohio and Sasquehanna, to invite them into the War against the French; the Belt came to Shamokin with the said Message; Shikalamy saw the Belt, but the Delaware Indians that brought it could not remember which of the above mentioned two Nations (or whether jointly) had sent it. That one hundred Men of the Delawares were actually gone to meet the Jonontady hagas about Deoghsaghronty, where 70 or 80 of the Six Nations Living at Canoyinhagy were also expected; they intend to cut off a French Settlement to the South of Lake Erie. "Another such Black Belt of Wampum was sent by the aforesaid Indians to the Six Nations to the same purpose. "Shikalamy said that himself and the Indians about Shamokin keep their Ears open to the said Nations, and they will act according as the Six Nations act. "Whilst I was at Shamokin 14 Warriors came down from Diaogon, about 150 Miles above Shamokin, to go to War against the Catawbas. "On my Return, about three Miles this side Shamokin I met eleven Onontages coming from War; they, with some of the Cajukers, in all 25 Men, had an Engagement with the Catawbas, in which five of the Cajukers were killed. The Onontagers said the Catawbas were 200 Men; I sat down and smoked a Pipe with them; I had some Tobacco and a little Rum left with which I treated them, and we discoursed about the Warrs. Their Captain was a very Intelligible man; I told him before we parted that we their Brethren of Pennsylvania long to hear of the Six Nations how things go concerning the War with the French, whether or no they had engaged in it, that if they had we were desirous our Brethren the Council of Onontago would let us know; If they have not, we had nothing to say to them, well knowing that our Brethren the Six Nations were People of Understanding and experienc'd in the War; we therefore leave that intirely to them, only we wanted now and then to recieve a Message from them in these critical Times and to hear of their Welfare. I gave the Captain a Peice of Eight to remember what has been said to the Council at Onontago. In my going. up I saw a French Scalp at the House of Thomas McGee; some Indians from Ohio had brought it there; Thomas McGee was gone to Philadelphia; I left it where it was; The same Day I met the Indian that brought it there; he desir'd me to take it to the Governor in Philadelphia since Thomas McGee was not at home, who was desir'd to do it, and pressed very hard upon me to receive the Scalp for the Government of Pennsylvania, in who's favour the Scalp was taken, and at the Government of Pennsylvania's Request the Indians of Canayiahagon had taken up the Hatchet against the French, and that I was the fittest man to receive it. I told him that I had been concern'd in Indian Affairs these many Years, but I never knew that the Government of Pennsylvania had given the Hatchet or employ'd any body to kill French Men, and that I was sensible the Government had never requested the Indians at Canayiahagon to kill French Men, and therefore I could not recieve the Scalp, and as I was well inform'd that this Scalp had been taken in time of Peace I could in no ways receive it; all White People would look upon such Actions with Contempt, and as my Commission for the Transaction of Indian Affairs did not extend to Ohio or Canayiahagon, but reached only to the Six Nations, I must leave that Affair to those that had Correspondents that way to inform the Government of it, and recieve an answer. I hoped he would excuse me, and so we parted in Friendship. "I must at the Conclusion of this recommend Shickalamy as a proper object of Charity; he is extreamly poor; in his Sickness the horses have eat all his Corn; his Cloaths he gave to Indian Doctors to cure him and his Family, but all in vain; he has nobody to hunt for him, and I cannot see how the poor old Man can live; he has been a true Servant to the Government & may perhaps still be, if he lives to do well again. As the Winter is coming on I think it would not be amiss to send him a few Blankets or Match Coats, and a little Powder & Lead if the Government would be pleased to do it, and You could send it up soon. I would send my Sons with it to Shamokin before the Cold Wheather comes. "Olomipies is Dead; Lapaghuitton is allowed to be the fittest to succeed him, but he declines; he is afraid he will be envied, and consequently bewitched by some of the Indians. However this must lie still till next Spring, according to what Shickalamy says. "It is my humble opinion that the Present intended for the Indians on the River Ohio should be larger. If that what George Croghan is to take with him is intended for the Indians at Canayiahagon, the Indians at Ohio our much nearer Neighbours should not be pass'd over without something. I arrived this Day about 12 of the Clock at my House in good Health, & I hope this will find You in perfect Health & profound Peace of Mind, who am "Sir, "Your ever Dutiful, "Tulphockin, October 15th, 1747. "CONRAD WEISER. "TO RICHARD PETERS, Esq Secretary of the Province of Pennsylvania.' Resolved, That a Present of Goods to the value of Sixteen Pounds, or thereabouts, be made to Shikalamy, & that it be forthwith provided & sent to Mr. Weiser, with a request to dispatch it immediately by one of his Sons to Shamokin. Mr. Logan inform'd the Council that there was a Waggoner of George Croghan's in Town, and that he had by Mr. Croghan's Order call'd for the Goods design'd as a Present to the Indians on Ohio & at Canayihage, & he desir'd to know whether he might deliver them. The Secretary having likewise receiv'd a Letter from Mr. Croghan in answer to his about these Goods, it was read, and the Council not receiving that Satisfaction which they expected as to the Person who was to be trusted with the Carriage of the Goods & the delivery of their Message to the Indians, Mr. Logan received directions to send the Goods by this Waggon to John Harris', to remain there till further Order, and the Secretary is order'd to dispatch an Express forthwith to Mr. Weiser to let him know that the Goods are sent there, & that the Council will proceed no further without consulting him, & as the Season was far advanced they desir'd he wou'd not fail to come & attend the Board as soon as possible. |