The Honourable _G E O R G E T H O M A S_, Esq; Lieutenant-Governor.
_James Logan_, }
_Thomas Lawrence_, }
_Abraham Taylor_, } Esqrs;
_Samuel Preston_, }
_Samuel Hasell_, }
_Robert Strettell_, }
_C A N A S S A T E G O_, }
_S H I C K C A L A M Y_, } And other _Indian_ Chiefs.
_C O N R A D W E I S E R_, Interpreter.
And a great Number of the Inhabitants of _Philadelphia_.
The Governor spoke to the _Indians_ as follows:
'_B R E T H R E N_,
'This Meeting will be short: It is in order to make you a
Present from the Governor, the Council, the Assembly, 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 People. This League
has often since been renew'd by friendly Treaties; and as you
have declared that the Friendship shall always last on your
Parts, so we would have you believe that it shall remain
inviolable on ours while the Sun and Moon endure.
'I gave you some Expectation of a Present, and we have it now
ready to deliver to you. This Present is made you by the
Governor, Council, Assembly, and all our People, in
Consideration of the great Miseries and Distresses which you our
good Friends have lately suffered. This will be some Relief to
you for the present, and it's to be hoped your own Industry will
soon retrieve your Circumstances.
'It has sometimes happened, and may happen again, that idle and
untrue Stories are carried to you concerning us your Brethren;
but our Desire is, and we expect it from you, that you will give
no Credit to them; for we are, and always will be, your steady
and sincere Friends.
'It is a Custom when we renew our Treaties with our good Friends
the _Indians_, to clear the Road, and make our Fire burn bright:
We have done so upon this Occasion; and, in Token of our
Sincerity, we deliver you, as a Present from the Governor, the
Council, the Assembly, and all the People of _Pensylvania_, the
following Goods, _viz_.
24 _Guns_.
600 _Pounds of Lead_.
600 _Pounds of Powder_.
25 _Strowdes_ }
90 _Duffil_ } _Match-Coats_.
30 _Blankets_.
62 _Yards of Half-Thicks_.
60 _Ruffled Shirts_.
25 _Hats_.
1000 _Flints_.
50 _Hoes_.
50 _Hatchets_.
5 _Pounds of Vermilion_.
10 _Dozen of Knives_.
8 _Dozen of Gimblets_.
2 _Dozen of Tobacco-Tongs_.
25 _Pair of Shoes_.
25 _Pair of Stockings_.
25 _Pair of Buckles_.
Whereupon the Chiefs, and all the _Indians_, returned their solemn
Thanks; and _Canassatego_ said, 'They had no more to say as to publick
Business at present; but they had somewhat under Deliberation, which,
when they had duly considered, they would communicate.'
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At a C O U N C I L held at the Proprietor's, _July_ 12, 1742.