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mended to them ought to be conducted; and: they were of Opinion, that as the Shawanese, not the Twightwys (for they knew fo much of it, that the People were of the Twightwy Nation in whofe Bags the Scalps were found) had fent me a Present • of Skins, I fhould in return, fend them a Blanket or a Kettle, and with it a very fharp Meffage, that tho' they had done well in fweeping the Road from Blood, yet that was but a fmall Part of their Duty; they ought not to have fuffered the Twightwys, after their Lye and the Discovery of the Scalps, to have left them, 'till they had given a full and true Account how they came by, them, whofe Scalps they were, and in what Place, and for what Reason the Men were kill'd; and when they had been fully satisfied of all these Particulars, then it was their Duty to have given Infor⚫mation to the Government where the white People lived, that the Murderers might be complained againft, and punished by the Nation they belonged to: And as the Shawanefe had omitted to perform the Part of Brethren, that I fhould reprove them for it, and charge them to make Amends for their Neglect, by ufing all poffible Expedition to come at the Knowledge of thefe Things, and to aid their Brethren the white People in obtaining Juftice.

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The Minutes of the preceding Council being read, Mr. Logan, in pursuance of the Board's Direction of Yesterday, reported, on behalf of himself, and the other Gentlemen to whom it was recommended, that they had confer'd with Mr. Kinfey, and requested him to confult the other Members of the Affembly concerning the making a Prefent to the Indians; and that Mr. Kinfey having collected the Sentiments of feveral Members of the Affembly in Town, whom he had confer'd with on that Subject, found them generally of Opinion, that a Present should at

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this Time be made; but that they had declined nominating any Sum: However, that Mr. Kinfey had given it as his own Opinion, that the Governor and Council might go as far as three hundred Pounds.

And accordingly it is refer'd to Mr. Logan, Mr. Prefton, and Mr. Lawrence, to confider of, and prepare a proper Lift of the Goods whereof the Prefent fhould be compofed, to the Value of three bundred Pounds, as aforefaid; advising with the Interpreter as to the Quantity and Quality.

At a COUNCIL held at the Proprietor's, the 9th of July, P. M.. 1742.

PRESENT

The Honourable GEORGE THOMAS, Efq; Lieutenant-Governor.

Robert Strettell,

James Logan,
Samuel Preston, Abraham Taylor,

Efqrs;

The CHIEFS of the Six Nations.
SASSOONAN, and the Delawares.

NUTIMUS, and the Fork-Indians.
CONRAD WEISER, Interpreter:

The Governor fpoke to the Chiefs of the Six Nations, as follows:

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The laft Time the Chiefs of the Six Nations were here, they were informed, that your Coufins, a Branch of the Delawares, gave this Province fome Disturbance about the Lands the Proprietor • purchased from them, and for which their An⚫ ceftors had received a valuable Confideration above fifty-five Years ago, as appears by a Deed now lying on the Table.-Sometime after this, Conrad Weifer delivered to your Brother Thomas Penn

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your Letter, wherein you request of him, and James Logan, that they would not buy Land, &c.

This has been fhewn to them and interpreted; notwithstanding which they have continued their • former Disturbances, and have had the Infolence to write Letters to fome of the Magiftrates of this • Government, wherein they have abufed your good Brethren, our worthy Proprietaries, and treated 'them with the utmost Rudenefs and Ill-Manners. Being loth, from our Regard to you, to punish 'them as they deferve, I fent two Meffengers to inform them that you were expected here, and 'fhould be acquainted with their Behaviour. - As you, on all Occafions, apply to us to remove all white People that are fettled on Lands before they ⚫ are purchased from you, and we do our Endeavours to turn fuch People off; we now expect • from you, that you will cause these Indians to remove from the Lands in the Forks of Delaware, and not give any further Disturbance to the Perfons who are now in Poffeffion.'

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To inforce this we lay down a String of Wampum.

Then were read the feveral Conveyances, the Paragraph of the Letter wrote by the Chiefs of the Six Nations relating to the Delawares; the Letters of the Fork-Indians to the Governor and Mr. Langborne, and a Draught of the Land; thefe were then delivered to Conrad Weifer, who was defired to interpret them to the Chiefs, when they should take this Affair into their Confideration.

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At a COUNCIL held July 10, 1742,

PRESENT

The Honourable GEORGE THOMAS, Efq; Lieutenant-Governor.

James Logan,

Clement Plumfted,

Thomas Lawrence,
Abraham Taylor,

Samuel Preston,
Samuel Hafell,

Robert Strettell, Efqrs;

The Governor laid before the Board an Extract from the Treaty held here the 7th Inftant with the Indians of the Six Nations, fo far as it related to the Inhabitants of Maryland; as alfo a Letter he had prepared for the Governor of Maryland upon that Subject; both of which being approved, were ordered to be tranfcribed fair, in order to be difpatch'd the following Morning. The Letter was as follows:

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Philadelphia, July 10, 1742.

SIR, THE inclofed Extract of the Speech made by the Chiefs of the Six Nations, before a very numerous Audience, in this Place, with my Anfwer to it, is of fo great Importance to all bis Majesty's Colonies in this Part of his Dominions, and to your Government in particular, that I have employ'd a special Meffenger to deliver it you. I hope you will enable me to fend them a fatisfactory Anfwer. It would be impertinent in me to fay more to one fo well informed as you are of thefe Nations, and of their abfolure Authority over all the Indians bordering upon us, or of the Advantages of maintaining a strict Friendship with them at all Times, but more especially at this critical Juncture.

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Yours, &c.

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An Account exhibited by Conrad Weifer of his Expences upon the Indians, and Indian Affairs, from February laft to July 1, 1742, amounting to 361. 18 s. 3 d. was laid before the Board, and examin'd, and allow'd to be a juft and very moderate Account.

And the Board taking into Confideration the many fignal Services performed by the faid Conrad Weifer to this Government, his Diligence and Labour in the Service thereof, and his Skill in the Indian Languages and Methods of Bufinefs, are of Opinion, that the faid Conrad fhould be allowed, as a Reward from the Province at this Time, the Sum of Thirty Pounds, at least, befides Payment of his faid Account.

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At a COUNCIL held at the 'Great MeetingHoufe, July 10. P. M. 1742.

PRESENT

The Honourable GEORGE THOMAS, Efq; Lieutenant-Governor.

James Logan,

Thomas Lawrence,

Samuel Prefton,

Samuel Hafell, Efqrs;

Abraham Taylor, Robert Strettell,

CANASSATEGO,

SHICKCALAMY, And other Indian Chiefs.

CONRAD WEISER, Interpreter.

And a great Number of the Inhabitants of Philadelphia.

The Governor fpoke to the Indians as follows::

BRETHREN,

This Meeting will be fhort: It is in order to • make you a Prefent from the Governor, the Council, the Affembly, and all our People. William • Penn was known to you to be a good and faithful • Friend to all the Indians: He made a League of Friendship with you, by which we became one

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