The Hon'ble GEORGE THOMAS, Esq; Lieut. Governor.
_James Logan_, _Robert Strettell_, }
_Samuel Preston_, _Abraham Taylor_, } Esqrs.
The CHIEFS of the _Six Nations_.
_SASSOONAN_, and _Delawares_.
_NUTIMUS_, and the _Fork-Indians_.
_CONRAD WEISER_, Interpreter.
The Governor spoke to the Chiefs of the _Six Nations_ as follows:
'_BRETHREN_, [Transcriber's Note: original has "BRRTHREN"]
The last Time the Chiefs of the _Six Nations_ were here, they were
informed, that your Cousins, a Branch of the _Delawares_, gave this
Province some Disturbance about the Lands the Proprietor purchased from
them, and for which their Ancestors had received a valuable
Consideration above _Fifty-five_ Years ago, as appears by a Deed now
lying on the Table.--Sometime after this, _Conrad Weiser_ delivered to
your Brother _Thomas Penn_ your Letter, wherein you request of him and
_James Logan_ that they would not buy Land, _&c._--This has been shewn
to them and interpreted; notwithstanding which they have continued their
former Disturbances, and have had the Insolence to write Letters to some
of the Magistrates of this Government, wherein they have abused your
good Brethren our worthy Proprietaries, and treated them with the utmost
Rudeness and Ill-Manners. Being loth, from our Regard to you, to punish
them as they deserve, I sent two Messengers to inform them that you were
expected here, and should be acquainted with their Behaviour.--As you,
on all Occasions, apply to us to remove all white People that are
settled on Lands before they are purchased from you, and we do our
Endeavours to turn such 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 Persons who are
now in Possession.'
_To inforce this we lay down a String of_ Wampum.
Then were read the several 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. _Langhorne_,
and a Draught of the Land; and then delivered to _Conrad Weiser_, who
was desired to interpret them to the Chiefs when they should take this
Affair into their Consideration.
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At a COUNCIL held _July_ 10, 1742.