A letter from the Cornplanter, in excuse for his not meeting Council this morning according to appointment, and requesting further time to prepare the statement he wishes to make to Council,

was read

Two patents were directed to issue to Colonel George Morgan for four city lots, numbered in the general plan of city 1769, 1770, 1776 and 1777, which were purchased from the Commonwealth at a public auction or vendue held on the thirtieth of May, 1782, for the sum of seven hundred and thirty pounds, by Doctor John Morgan, who by his deed dated the twentieth of December, 1781, conveyed the same lots to the said Colonel George Morgan, who on the twenty-second instant paid into the Treasurer the ballance of the said purchase money.

Mr. Butler informed Council that Jesse Fell, Esquire, the Sheriff elect of Luzerne county, has not appeared, not knowing that the act of Assembly of the fifth of March last required his attendance in Philadelphia to enter into recognizance, and moved that a commission be issued to Colonel Timothy Pickering and Nathan Dennison, Esquires, to take his recognizance and bond; whereupon it

was

Resolved, That a commission be issued to the said Timothy Pickering and Nathan Dennison, authorizing them to take from the Sheriff and Coroner of the county of Luzerne the several recognizances and bonds required of them by the said act of Assembly; and that the said Commissioners make a report to Council of their proceedings in the premises.

An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of the Honorable Christopher Kucher, Esquire, for the sum of thirty-nine pounds, in full for his attendance in Council, from the twentieth of August until the eleventh of November, 1790, inclusively.

On motion, Joseph Lorentz was appointed Coroner of the county of Northumberland, and George Graff, Coroner of the county of Lancaster.

James Clunie, Esquire, Sheriff of the county of Dauphine, attended and requested Council to issue a commission authorizing

John Kean and John Dentzell, Esquires, to take the recognizance and a bond with sureties, which the act of Assembly of the fifth of March last requires, from Michael Rahm, the Coroner of that county, who has not appeared before Council to enter into the same; whereupon, it was

Resolved, That a commission be issued to John Kean and John Dentzell, Esquires, authorizing them to take from the said Coroner the recognizance and bond aforesaid, and that the said Commissioners make a report to Council of their proceedings in the premises.

Colonel Robert Clark and Jacob Rahm were offered and accepted as sureties for Michael Rahm, the Coroner of the county of Dauphine.

Upon the second reading of a petition from Thomas Wigton of Luzerne county, who was convicted of assault and battery, and imprisoning Job Whitcomb and Thomas Coleman contrary to law, and fined by the Court of General Quarter Sessions of the said county, in the sum of five pounds, praying remission of the said fine, and the petitioner being well recommended to Council for the said remission, it was

Resolved, To remit the said fine of five pounds.

A petition from William Dean, Esquire, and others, complaining of irregular proceedings at the last election of Sheriffs in Mont gomery county, was read and referred to Messrs. Gregg, Butler, Martin, Miles and Willing.

The reports of the Comptroller and Register General's reports upon the following accounts, were read and approved, vizt:

Of John Chaloner, Esquire, Auctioneer of the Northern Liberties, for the State duty upon sales at auction, from the eighteenth of April, untill the fifth day of July, 1790, amounting to one hundred and seventeen pounds fifteen shillings and seven pence and three farthings.

Of John Craybill, for the time of his servant Michael Dugan, who was inlisted into the Continental army in May, 1776, amounting to thirty pounds, not allowed by the Comptroller General and Register General.

Of Frederick Hillback, for twenty-two breakfasts furnished to a part of the Cumberland county militia, on the twenty-fourth of December, 1776, while on their march to Camp, amounting to sixteen shillings and six pence.

The committee on the petition from William Dean and others, relative to the return of Sheriff in Montgomery county, agreed to meet this day.

The committee on the complaint of William Dean and Christian Dull, respecting the election of Sheriffs for the county of Montgomery, requesting that John Richards, Henry Sheetz and John Pugh, Esquires, in whose hands the boxes containing the talley lists and votes are, be supoenaed to attend Council on Tuesday next, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, in the Council, with the boxes containing the papers aforesaid.

The Cornplanter and the five Indians who accompanied him attended, and made to Council the following representation:

The Fathers of the Quaker State, Obeale or Cornplanter, returns thanks to God for the pleasure he has in meeting you this day with six of his people.

FATHERS: Six years ago I had the pleasure of making peace with you, and at that time a hole was dug in the earth, and all contentions between my nation and you ceased and were buried there.

At a treaty then held at Fort Stanwix between the six nations of Indians and the Thirteen Fires, three friends from the Quaker State came to me and treated with me for the purchase of a large tract of land upon the Northern boundary of Pennsylvania, extending from Tioga to Lake Erie for the use of their warriors. I agreed to the sale of the same, and sold it to them for four thousand dollars. I begged of them to take pity on my nation and not buy it forever. They said they would purchase it forever, but that they would give me further one thousand dollars in goods when the leaves were ready to fall, and when I found that they were determined to have it, I agreed that they should have it. I then requested, as they VOL. XVI.-33.

were determined to have the land to permit my people to have the game and hunt upon the same, which request they complied with, and promised me to have it put upon record, that I and my people should have that priviledge.

Fathers:-The six nations then requested that another talk might be held with the Thirteen Fires, which was agreed to, and a talk was afterwards held between them at Muskingum. Myself with three of my chiefs attended punctually, and were much fatigued in endeavoring to procure the attendance of the other nations, but none of them came to the Council Fire except the Delawares and the Wyandots.

Fathers-At the same treaty the Thirteen Fires asked me on which side I would die, whether on their side, or the side of those nations who did not attend the Council Fire. I replied, listen to me fathers of the Thirteen Fires, I hope you will consider how kind your fathers were treated by our fathers, the six nations, when they first came into this country, since which time you have become strong, insomuch, that I now call you fathers.

In former days when you were young and weak I used to call you brother, but now I call you father. Father, I hope you will take pity on your children, for now I inform you that I'll die on your side. Now father I hope you will make my bed strong.

Fathers of the Quaker State:-I speak but little now, but will speak more when the Thirteen Fires meet, I will only inform you further, that when I had finished my talk with the Thirteen Fires, General Gibson, who was sent by the Quaker State, came to the fire, and said that the Quaker State had bought of the Thirteen Fires a tract of land extending from the Northern boundary of Pennsylvania at Connewango river to Buffaloe creek on Lake Erie, and thence along the said Lake to the Northern boundary of Pennsylvania aforesaid. Hearing this I run to my father, and said to him father have you sold this land to the Quaker State, and he said he did not know, it might have been done since he came there. I then disputed with Gibson and Butler, who was with him about the same, and told them I would be satisfied if the line was run from Conewango river thro' Chatochque Lake to Lake Erie, for Gibson and Butler had told me that the Quaker State had purchased the land from the Thirteen Fires, but that notwithstanding the Quaker State had given to me one one thousand dollars in fine prime goods which were ready for me and my people at Fort Pitt, we then agreed that the line should be run from Conewango river thro' Chatochque Lake into Lake Erie, and that one-half of the fish in Chatochque Lake should be mine and one-half theirs. They then said as the Quaker State had purchased the whole from the Thirteen Fires, that the Thirteen Fires must pay back to the Quaker State the value of the remaining land. When I heard this my mind was at case, and I was satisfied. I then proposed to give a half mile square of land upon the line so agreed upon to a Mr. Hartzhorn who was

an Ensign in Generals Harmar's army out to a Mr. Britt a cadet who acted as a clerk upon the occasion, and who I well know by the name of Half-Town, for the purpose of their settling there to prevent any mischief being committed in future upon my people's lands, and I hoped that the Quaker State would in addition thereto give them another half mile square on their side of the line so agreed upon for the same purpose, expecting thereby that the line so agreed upon would be known with sufficient certainty, and that no disputes would thereafter arise between my people and the Quaker State concerning it. I then went to my father of the Thirteen Fires and told him I was satisfied, and the coals being covered up I said to my children you must take your course right thro' the woods to Fort Pitt. When I was leaving Muskingum my own son who remained a little while behind to warm himself at the fire was robbed of a rifle by one of the white men, who, I believe, to have been a. Yankee. Myself with Mr. Joseph Nicholson and a Mr. Morgan then travelled three days together thro' the wilderness, but the weather being very severe they were obliged to separate from me, and I sent some of my own people along with Mr. Nicholson and Mr. Morgan as guides to conduct them on to Wheelen. After I had separated from Mr. Nicholson and Mr. Morgan, I had under my charge one hundred and seventy persons of my own nation consisting of men, women and children to conduct thro' the wilderness through heaps of briars, and having lost our way, we, with great difficulty reached Wheelen. When arrived there being out of provision I requested of a Mr. Zanes to furnish me and my people with beacon and flour to the amount of seventeen dollars, to be paid for out of the goods belonging to me and my people at Fort Pitte. Having obtained my request, I proceeded on my journey for Pittsburg, and about ten miles from Wheelen my party were fired upon by three white people, and one of my people in the rear of my party received two shot thro' his blanket.

Fathers:-It was a constant practice with me throughout the whole journey to take great care of my People, and not suffer them to commit any outrages or drink more than what their necessities required. During the whole of my journey only one accident happened which was owing to the kindness of the people of the town called Catfish, in the Quaker State, who, while I was talking with the head men of the town, gave to my People more liquor than was proper, and some of them got drunk, which obliged me to continue there with my People all night, and in the night my People were robbed of three rifles and one shot gun; and though every endeavour was used by the head men of the town upon complaint made to them to discover the perpetrators of the robery, they could not be found; and on my People's complaining to me I told them it was their own faults by getting drunk.

Fathers: Upon my arrival at Fort Pitt I saw the goods which I had been informed of at Muskingum, and one hundred of the