Board the Sloop, fully prepared to Ratify the Articles agreed. on, which is what we justly expect, having not failed of a Punctual and Honourable Compliance of what was engaged on our part; we bid you heartily farewell. WM. DUMMER.

Which Letter was JOHN WENTWORTH,
P. MASCARENE.

Signed

Which Letter was accordingly Express'd per the Sloop Merry-meeting Thomas Sanders Master.

On the 23d. the aforementioned Indians came hither, and waited on the Lieut. Governour, with a Message from their Sagamore Wenemouett, That they were sent to know whether His Honour was Arrived here or not. The Lieut. Governour Acquainted them that the Lieut. Governour of Piscataqua, and Major Mascarene from Nova Scotia, the same Gentlemen that were at the Treaty at Boston, were now with him here to receive the Ratification of the Treaty from the Indian Tribes: That he had received the Letter from Wenemouett their Sachem, and had wrote an Answer thereto per Capt. Sanders, but least that should miscarry, he would send a Copy of it by them: And they having refreshed themselves, and received Necessaries for their Return, were Dispatched about Six of the Clock that Evening.

On the 29th, Wenemouett, the Chief Sachem, with a Number of his Principal Men, & others, arriv'd in Capt. Sanders Sloop, and on the 30th the Conference for the Ratification of the Treaty was entered upon, and Concluded the Sixth of August, as appears by the following Pages.

ANNO REGNI REGIS GEORGII MAGNE BRITANNIÆ &C. DUODECIMO ET DECIMO TERTIO.

At a CONFERENCE Begun and Held at Falmouth, in Casco-Bay, July 10th, Annoque Domini, 1726, for the Rati

fication of the late Treaty of Peace, had with the Eastern Indians at Boston, By and Between His Honour WILLIAM DUMMER Esq; Lieut. Governour and Commander in Chief, in and over His Majesty's Province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New-England, The Honourable William Tailor Esq; John Wheelwright Esq; Elisha Cook Esq; Joseph Hammond Esq; Samuel Thaxter Esq; John Turner Esq; Thomas Palmer Esq; His Majesty's Council of said Province being Present.

The Honourable JOHN WENTWORTH Esq; Lieut. Governour, and Commander in Chief of His Majesty's Province of NewHampshire in New England, being attended by George Jaffery Esq; Shadrach Walton Esq; Richard Wibird Esq; of His Majesty's Council of said Province. And Major PAUL MASCARENE, Commissioned by the Honourable LAURANCE ARMSTRONG Esq; Lieut. Governour and Commander in Chief of His Majesty's Province of Nova Scotia, or L' Acadie.

On the One Part,

And

WENEMOUETT Chief Sachem & Sagamore of the Penobscutt Tribe, Espegnect Second Chief of said Tribe, Edgeremouit, Sousack, Seconkii, Cesar Moris, Geneket, Decemanbo, Scowees, Guiliean, Victor Martyn, Hassangk, Seauseen Augustin, Stannezzes, Bartholomew, Francois Loron Junr. Francois Xavier, Louis, Paul Petteremenit, Hassang Junr. Arrexis, Junr. Pier, Sousack, Junr. Acteon, Chiefs and others, of the said Tribe of Penobscutt, as well in behalf of the Tribe, as of all the other Tribes ofthe Indians, mentioned in the aforesaid Treaty, Seguaron, alias Loron, Arexis, Francois, Xavier, Meganamoumba, Four Indian Delegates that Sign'd the said Treaty being also Present On the other Part. Lt. Gover. Dummer. I Am very glad to see you here, You are all Welcome to Casco.

Indians. We come to wait on the Governour to know when

it will be his Pleasure that we should see him again, in order for the Treaty. The Business requires haste, and the Governour has been here a long time waiting; we want to have the Business over, that so we might get home again: All the In dians that are expected at the Ratification are now Arrived.

Lt. Gov. We will be ready at Three a Clock for the Treaty, in case you are ready, and it will suit you.

Indians. If the Governour will Fire a Great Gun when he is ready for the Treaty we shall know by that when to come off from the Island.

Lt. Gov. We will Fire a Gun, and hoist the Jack at the Mast-head of the Commodore, for the Signal when we are ready.

Indians. It is the desire of our Ancient Men that the Gov ernour would give Orders that all the Vessels in the Harbour, and Taverns on the Shore, may be restrained from Selling our Young Men any Strong Liquor, which may prevent Mischief." Lt. Gov. We approve very much of that, and shall give Orders accordingly.

Indians. We also desire that any Vessels that come in be restrained from Selling Drink to our Young Men, we wan't very much to get home, and desire the Business may be done. Lt. Gov. How many Indians are there in the whole.

Indians. About Forty.

Lt. Gov. You shall be supplied with Provisions needful for you. Then the Indians withdrew.

POST MERIDIEM.

PRESENT

Lieut. Governour DUMMER, with His Majesty's Council of the Massachusetts Bay, Lieut. Governour Wentworth, &c. and Major Paul Mascarene.

WENEMOUETT, Chief Sachem &c. of the Indians: Capt. John Gyles, Capt. Joseph Bane, Capt. Samuel Jordan, who

were Sworn to the True and Faithful Discharge of their Office in Interpreting in the present Negociation.

Lt. Gov. of the Massachusetts-Bay. Interpreters, You are now to Acquaint the Indians, that you have been Sworn well and truly and faithfully to Interpret in the Negociation now depending.

Indians. We desire that Capt. Jordan may Interpret to us, because we understand him plainest, and the other two will stand by.

Lt. Gov. There is here Present the Lieut. Governour of the Province of the Massachusetts Bay, and His Majesty's Council of said Province, The Lieut. Governour of New-Hampshire, with several of His Majesty's Council of said Province, and Major Paul Mascarene from the Government of Nova-Scotia or L' Acadie, and we are come Pursuant to the Treaty of Peace lately had at Boston, and to receive the Ratification of the said Treaty from you. We are ready to Ratify the Articles of the Treaty on Our Part, and we suppose you are also ready to Ratify the same on your Part, and that's what we have to say now.

Loron. Speaker. The Lieut. Governour has mentioned the same thing that we are come for, The Treaty we had the last Winter so far as it was then finished, There are none but the Penobscut Tribe here at present, Others that we expected are not here at this Place, which is the Place the Government expected we should meet at, We sent Messengers to the other Tribes, and acquainted them of the time the Governour Appointed to meet, but being so soon, they are not yet come, we sent to the Canada Tribes to come over to the Treaty according to the Time appointed by the Governour, but they have not come, they have sent a Letter, and two Wampom Belts, one to the Governour, and one to the Penobscut Tribe.

Lt. Gov. Who do you mean by the Canada Indians.

Loron. We mean the Narridgwocks, St. Francois & Wowenock Indians.

Lt. Gov. What do you mean by giving an Answer to the Canada Indians Letter.

Loron. The St. Francois Indians as we have said sent to the Commissioners lately sent to Canada, and gave for Answer, that this Government should go to Mount-Royal, when we Treated with them, that so we should all be before Our Fathers.

Lt. Gov. What do you mean by the Canada Indians Letter, I never received any Letter of their's.

Loron. We mean the Belt that was sent.

Lt. Gov. Do you mean by the Letter any thing that was said at Canada before the Treaty was held at Boston.

Loron, Speaker. We mean only what was said at Canada this Spring, nothing before, When the Belt was sent to the Governour, meaning the Canada Indians Belt, there was Letters sent of the 30th of June & 1st of July from Wenemouett then at St. Georges, to desire that as the Governour was the furthest from the Canada Indians, that he would send an Answer to Wenemouett, that we may both joyn in the Answer to the Canada Indians as we were Brothers.

Lt. Gov. You may go on, I would have you to say, all you have at present to say.

Loron. We tho't when we sent the Letter and Belt from the Canada Indians, that we should receive an Answer to it for Our further Proceeding, but instead of that we received the Governour's Direction to meet him here for the Ratification of the Treaty. As to the first Motions of Peace when we heard of it from the Governour we were very glad of it, and were ready to join in the Peace, and made Proposals in order to effect it, and particularly about the Lands, and the English quitting the two Houses, viz. Richmond & St. George's which