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The BARRIER between the ENGLISH and
FRENCH in that Part of the World..

WITH

Particular Accounts of their Religion, Manners, Customs, Laws,
and Government; their feveral Battles and Treaties with the
European Nations; their Wars with the other Indians;

AND

A true Account of the present State of our TRADE with them..

In which are fhewn,

The great Advantage of their Trade and Alliance to the British Nation ga
and the Intrigues and Attempts of the French to engage them from us;
a Subject nearly concerning all our American Plantations, and highly
meriting the Confideration of the British Nation.

By the Honourable CADWALLADER COLDEN, Efq;
One of his Majefty's Counsel, and Surveyor-General of New-York.

To which are added,

Accounts of the feveral other Nations of Indians in North-America, their
Numbers, Strength, &c. and the Treaties which have been lately.
made with them.

The SECOND EDITION.

LONDON::

Printed for JOHN WHISTON at Mr. Boyle's Head, and
LOCKYER DAVIS at Lord Bacon's Head, both in Fleet-
Street, and JOHN WARD oppofite the Royal Exchange.

MDCCL.

Jos: Banks

B

TO THE HONOURABLE

GENERAL

OGLETHORP E.

SIR,

T

HE Indian Affairs have ever appeared to your Judgment of fuch Importance to the Welfare of our own People, that you have ever carefully applied your Thoughts to them; and that with fuch Succefs, that not only the present Generation will enjoy the Benefit of your Care, but our latest Pofterity bless your Memory for that Happiness, the Foundation of which was laid under your Care, provided that the People here, whose

Duty

Duty and Interest is chiefly concerned, do on their own Parts fecond your Endeavours, towards fecuring the Peace, and advancing the Profperity of their Country.

The following Account of the Five Indian Nations will fhew what dangerous Neighbours the Indians have once been; what Pains a neighbouring Colony (whose Interest is oppofite to ours) has taken to withdraw their Affections from us; and how much we ought to be on our Guard. If we only confider the Riches which our Enemies receive from the Indian Trade (though we were under no Apprehenfions from the Indians themfelves) it would be highly imprudent in us to fuffer fuch People to grow Rich and Powerful, while it is in our Power to prevent it, with much lefs Charge and Trouble, than it is in theirs to accomplish their Designs.

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