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A String.
" Two days ago one of our men was murdered. I do not charge you, personally, with that murder, but as it has been committed in
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your Country, the Blood must remain upon your heads till the murderer be delivered up to be punished Capitally.
A String.
" I received this three last prisoners, which you now deliver up, and I bring the Bones of the people who fell in the War, so the place be no more seen.
A String.
" Your readiness in complying with every condition I have already required of you, convinces me that your Intentions are upright, & consequently I will now treat you as Brethren, and speak to you as such.
A String.
" Brother :
" You ask Peace; the King, my Master, and your Father, has ap- pointed me to make War upon you, but he has other Servants who are employed in the Work of Peace, and his Majesty has been pleased to impower Sir William Johnson to make Peace with the Indians. It is to him, therefore, that you are to apply, but before I can give you leave to send to him, two things are necessary to be settled; the first is that, as peace is not yet made, you will deliver to me four Officers or Hostages, Viz": Two for the Senecas, & two for Custalogo's tribe, who are to remain in our hands, at Fort Pitt, till the Peace is concluded with S". William Johnson, as a Security that you shall commit no hostilities or violence against any of his Majesty's Subjects or Propertys, and when the Peace is made, they shall be delivered back to you.
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"The Second is, that the Deputies you are to send to Sir William Johnson be fully impowered by you to treat for your tribes, and that you engage to abide by what they shall stipulate in that Treaty. Sir William Johnson will settle every thing concerning Trade, or any other point necessary to render the Peace everlasting.
A Belt.
" Brother :
"The deputys you are to send to Sir William Johnson, as well as the Hostages to be deliver'd in my hands, are to be named & pre -. sented to me for my approbation.
A String.
" I will inform ST. William Johnson of what has passed between. us, and I speak to you now on your own Belts, that your deputys may repeat to Sir William Johnson all you have said to me.
A Belt.
" Brothers :
" I believe that you have now delivered up all the prisoners you had in your Tribes, but, if any should yet be discovered amongst. you hereafter, you are to deliver them at Fort Pitt, as well as any? of those now delivered up that might return to you.
A String.
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" Brothers :
" You have not mentioned to me Capt". Pipe & Capt". John, who are both detained at Fort Pitt, but I have not forgot them, but as you have now delivered to us all our people, I will return to you these two; there are still more of your people among us, but as they are not my prisoners I cannot dispose of them, but I will re- commend it to the General to have them given to you when the peace is concluded." The Col. then for the first time took the Chief by his hand, which occasioned great Joy amongst them.
At A Conference held with the Turtle & Turkey Tribes of the Delawares, at Camp as aforesaid, November the 10th.
PRESENT :
Col. Bouquet, with the Officers mentioned in the former Con- ferences and several other Gentlemen of the Army.
Indians.
King Beaver, Chief of the Turkey Tribe & 20 Warriors ; Keli- pama, Chief of the Turtle Tribes with 25 Warriors; Custalogo, Keyashuta, with the Indians prest as yesterday.
" Brother :
" It gave us great satisfaction to hear the good Speech you made yesterday to one of our Tribes, and as you desired at Tuscarowas to see your Flesh and Blood, I now deliver you thirteen, who are the last we have remaining in our two Tribes, and it will likewise give us great pleasure that you will take us once more by the hand as your Brethren, that we may have the road now open for us in peace to see you.
A String.
" Brother :
" I return you a great many thanks in behalf of the Chiefs, Warriors, Women & Children of our three tribes, who are all glad to embrace peace once more with their Brethren, and we likewise return God thanks for giving us the opportunity to take you by the hand in peace, which shall never more be broke on our side. Our young men shall now think of nothing but hunting, to exchange their Skins and Furs with their brethren for Cloathing.
A Belt.
" Brother :
"Should we at any time discover any of your people who are not now delivered to you, they shall immediately be sent you, as well as those who may attempt to return to us.
A String.
"Col. Bouquet desired to know before he spoke to them, the reason there was no Chief of the Turtle Tribe ; they answered
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their Chief was not present, but that his Bro" Kalatama acted for him; the Col. asked them whether they would chuse to have the Speech delivered yesterday to the Senecas & Custalogo Tribes repeated to them, which they said they would be glad to hear from himself, upon which the same was repeated, with the following addition, that an Englishman who had murdered some of our people had brought the scalps to their nation should be immediately delivered up, & that each Tribe should deliver the same number of Hostages, & appoint the same number of Deputys, as had been stipulated to Sr. William Johnson."
A Belt.
Novem", 10th .- In the evening return'd the Officer and three Men of Virginia Volunt®. who had been sent the 2d instt, with a Message to the Wyandots, and brought the following Messse from one of their Chiefs :
" To Colonel Bouquet.
"As I have rece'd certain intelligence that all our Chiefs have left their Towns, & gone some distance to the Westwd to hunt, I hope you may not take it amiss that I do not proceed after them, being unacquainted of the places they may resort to. But I will send one of your young men this Winter to deliver your Message to them, their answer to which you shall be acquainted with early in the Spring, at which time we can conveniently carry all our pri- soners to Fort Pitt.
Signed,
" OTERUNQUE."
Wrote the 8th November, near the head of Scioto.
The above Officer was informed at a Delaware Town that the Wyandots had pass'd that Town with a number of horses which they had stole from the English.
At a private Conference held with the Chiefs of the Delawares, 11th Inst.
PRESENT : 1
Col. Bouquet, Capt. Reid, Capt. Ourry, Mr. Alexander McKee. Indians :
Custalogo, King Beaver, The new comer.
King Beaver spoke :
" Brother :
" Yesterday you desired that we would appoint & present to . you the hostages to be left in your hands. We have named Six, and also five to go to S" William Johnson. They are men of Ex- perience, on whom we can rely, and proper to treat for us. Their names are :
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Hostages :
Mondeaticker, Mendies or Davis, Killachkpcher, or Andrew Trump,
Katepacomen, or Simon Girty, Pessquelonckina, or To Com- pass, Waytskonowas.
Deputies : Telapiskeva, Luquest, or flower.
Killbuck, Keyereyanghing, Lahalapowhy, or Kitchin,
" Brother :
" You desire to know the Deputys & Hostages we should appoint ; you have now their names, and these are the men. You also re- quired of us the man who had killed one of your Soldiers ; it is not in our power to deliver him, but as soon as we can discover who he is, & of what Nation, we shall inform you, and then you can de- mand him of his Chief."
A String.
Colonel Bouquet's answer.
" Brothers :
"I am glad you have appointed the deputys and Hostages re- quired of you. I have no objection to the persons you mentioned ; they shall be well treated, & we shall take the same care of them as of our own people.
" I am satisfied for the present with what you say in regard to the man who has struck us; as soon as I shall know of what Nation he is, I shall demand him of his Chief, and you will then be clear of the blame.
" I do not think it proper that any of your people should go to our Settlements, The Inhabitants not yet being reconciled to you, but if some of you are desirous of going to Fort Pitt, you may with safety."
A String. The Beaver spoke :
" Brother :
" We now produced to you the Deputies we intend to send to Sir William Johnson ; as they cannot understand nor express them- selves in English, We beg you will send an Interpreter with them." A String.
Col. Bouquet's Answer.
" Brothers :
" You shall have from me all necessary assistance, & if you tell me what man you chuse for an Interpreter, I will appoint him."
A String. The Beaver's reply :
" As Owens speaks our language so well, and is accustomed to the Woods, We should be glad that he could accompany them."
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Colonel Bouquet :
" They shall have him."
The Colonel then spoke to their Chiefs :
" The Chief of the Turtle Tribe having given me great reason to be dissatisfied with his Conduct, I depose him this moment; he is no more Chief; That Tribe is therefore to choose another Chief, & present him to me, and I will confirm him, and he shall be King of the Turtle Tribe, and acknowledged as such by the English."
A Belt.
Richoumeack, for the Two feathers, & Cockadau, is to go with the Captives to Fort Pitt.
Minutes of a Conference held with the Shawanese, Nov. 12th, 1764.
PRESENT :
Col. Bouquet, with the Officers and several Gentlemen, as men- tioned in the former Conferences held with the Delawares.
Indians :
Keissenancthat, &
Lawissimo,
Nimisha,
Binsivasina,
Shawanese,
Ewenecumee,
Chiefs, Red Hawke,
Keightughque, & 40 Warriors.
The Red Hawke, Speaker.
" Brother :
" We are come to this place to see you, & thank God that we are here met together, which gives us all a great deal of pleasure. " Brother :
" You will listen to us, who are your Young Brothers, & as we discover something in your Eyes which shews you are not satisfied with us, We now wipe away every thing bad between us, that you may see clearly ; and as you have heard many bad Stories, We likewise clear your Ears, that you may hear us speak, & remove every thing bad from your heart, that it may be like the heart of your Ancestors when they thought of nothing but good; we now hope, as you are a Warrior, that you will think of nothing but good.
A String.
"Brother :
" When you arrived at this place, & we were informed of your desire, we immediately set about gathering your flesh & Blood, and accordingly all that could be collected by this time we have here brought to you, but there remains more among us, which you may assure yourselves you may see in the spring.
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" Brother :
"One Year and an half ago we made a Peace with you at Fort Pitt, which was soon after broke, but that was neither your fault nor ours, but the whole blame is to be laid on the Ottawas, who are a foolish People, and are the cause of this War. When we now saw you coming this road, you advanced towards us with a Tomahawk in your hand, but we, your younger Brothers, take it out of your hand and send it up to God to dispose of it as he pleases, by which means we hope never to see it more ; And now, Brethren, we beg leave that you, who are a Warrior, will take hold of this Chain of Friendship & receive from us, who are always Warriors, & let us think no more of War, but to take pity on our old men, Women and Children.
A String.
" Brother :
" Since the peace we made at Fort Pitt, many of our Young men on both sides have been killed by this War, occasioned by the Ottawas, but I now bury their bones, so that they shall be no more seen.
" Brother :
" Now we have thrown away every thing bad out of our hearts, we hope you will hear favourably, our good men who are not now at home, but will surely come and speak with you in the Spring at Fort Pitt, and then you shall hear nothing but good.
A Belt.
" This is all your younger Brethren have to say to you at
· present."
They then produced the following Messages, Letters, and Trea- tys, which were read :
" A Treaty held with them in April 21th, 1711."
" A message from Governor Gordon, December 4th, 1750."
" A Letter from Thomas Penn, Jan' 18th, 1732."
" Another Letter from Governor Thomas, 15th August, 1742."
"" After which he added, now Brother I beg that you who are Warriors may forget our disputes, and renew the ancient Friend- ship which appears by these papers to have subsisted between our Ancestors."
Col. Bouquet's answer :
" Captains and Warriors :
" I have heard your Speaker & have seen the papers you have laid before me; I shall take them into Consideration, & to-morrow morning I will give you my answer at this place, in the meantime I will receive the few prisoners you have brought us." They deliv- ered 36 prisoners.
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At a Conference held with the Shawanese at Muskingham, 14th Novr., 1764.
PRESENT :
Colonel Bouquet, with the same Officers and Indians at a Con- ference of the 12th.
Col. Bouquet's Speech to the Shawanese :
" Captains and Warriors :
" The Speeches you deliver'd the day before Yesterday would have been agreeable to me if your actions had cor- responded with your words. You spoke much of your disposition for a peace, but at the same time you neglected to comply with the only Condition upon which you can obtain it. To set this matter in a clear light, I will repeat to you what has pass'd between me & your chiefs : I received a message by two Indians at Fort Pitt, of the Six Nations, who are impower'd by the Senecas living upon the Ohio, the Delawares, Shawanese, to ask for peace. I told them if they were desirous of peace, your Chiefs should come to Tusca- rowas, and speak themselves to me; accordingly, Kussenauchtha met me at that place a month ago, with some of your people, and having heard the Condition prescribed to the Senecas and Dela- wares, he told me he likewise accepted them for the Shawanese, & that they would certainly come to me at this place in ten days, when they would deliver up all their prisoners. In consequence of that Engagement, I did not attack you as I had intended, but have waited for you at this place ever since. You are come at last, bring- ing only a small parcel of the prisoners, and you propose putting off the rest till the Spring. The Delawares have been equally con- cerned with you in this War; they have submitted to the Condi- tions I required of them, fully complying with every part of their Engagements with me, & have given me entire satisfaction by their Conduct in the Course of this Transaction. What right have you to expect different terms ? I shall cut this matter Short with you, and before I explain myself further, insist upon your giving me an immediate answer to the questions I shall ask you.
A String.
" Ist. Will you immediately collect and deliver up all the pris- oners in your possession, Men, Women, and Children, & the French, living among you, with all the Negroes you have taken from us, either in this or in any other War, & that without exception or Eva- sion whatsoever.
"2d. Will you give Six of your people as Hostages, to remain in my hands as Security that the above prisoners shall. be delivered without delay, and that your Nation commit no Hostilities against the persons or propertys of his Majesty's Subjects."
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Their answer.
(Benwisaker, Speaker).
" Brother :
"What you have now required, we agree to; Six of our people shall go with you as Hostages, and I, myself, will immediately re- turn to our lower Town, and collect all your flesh and Blood, that you may see them as soon as we can carry them to Fort pitt; as to the Frenchmen you desire to be delivered up, we cannot do it ; they are your prisoners, do with them what you please ; but we be- lieve they are return'd before this time to their own Country."
Here they named the following Hostages :
Red Hawke, or Mesquepalathee, Keightighqua, or Tawnamebuck, or Comblade, Wakecawpa, or White Legs, Ewickunwee, or Hurst- ler, Neightthakeina.
Colonel Bouquet's answer :
" Captains & Warriors :
"As you have consented to the Terms I offered you, I will now treat you with the same indulgence I have shown to the Delawares, and put you in the way to renew the Friendship which formerly subsisted between us.
A String.
"I came here determined to strike you with a Tomahawk in my hand, but since you have submitted, it shall not fall upon your heads, I will let it drop and it shall no more be seen. I bury the bones of all the people who have fallen this War, and cover the place with leaves, so that the place shall no more be perceived.
A Belt.
"Having now buried the dead, and seen that you have removed every thing bad from your hearts, I will again treat you as Brothers & speak to you as such.
A String.
"Brothers,
"As you are now going to collect all our Flesh and Blood remain- ing among you, to deliver them up as soon as possible at Fort pitt, I desire you will use them with tenderness, and look upon them as Brothers and no longer as Captives, and as they have several rela- tions who are anxious to see them, I intend to send some of them with you from this Army, and I intend to send some to assist you in bringing them to Fort pitt .- I hope you will give them all the assistance in your power.
A String.
"Brothers,
"I have now settled with you every thing as Warriors, what re- mains concerns the peace, and will be settled with your Chiefs."
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Colonel Bouquet's speech to the Chief of the Shawanese :
"Brothers,
"Every condion preliminary to a peace having been concluded upon between us, I permit you to appoint Deputys to go to Sir William Johnson to make peace ;- The same Deputys are to have the like power to treat for your nations, and you are to promise to execute punctually what shall be stipulated to them at that Treaty ; as soon as you have appointed them you will present them to me & I will give them Letters for Sir William Johnson, to inform him of what has passed between us at this place."
A Belt.
The Cochnewagas, addressing the Shawanese with a string of Wampum, told them they were glad to see them settle matters peace- ably with their Brethren the English, & bid them be strong in doing good, & that then peace would last forever.
A String.
King Beaver, addressing the Shawanese.
Grand Children,
"I gives me great pleasure to see you comply with every thing required of you by your Brothers the English, and as they have de- sired to see all their Flesh and Blood, be strong, deliver them all up as we have done, & then we may expect everlasting peace, and observe what our Uncle Cochnewaga Indians have said to you."
A Belt.
Keyashuta, addressing the Shawanese.
" Brothers,
" Be strong and perform every thing you promise, & I desire you will appoint some of your wise men with the Deputys going from the Delawares and us."
Bennawisker, returned the Cochnewagas and Senecas thanks for the good advice they gave them, and said his nation would hold fast by the Friendship now settled, as it was what they long wished for. A String.
Then told Colonel Bouquet that he would immediately go back · to his Towns, to make his people acquainted of what had pass'd, as it would give them all a great deal of pleasure.
The end of the Journal & Conferences with ye Western Indians.
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" By the Honourable JOHN PENN, Esquire, Lieutenant Gov- ernor and Commander-in-Chief of the Province of Pennsylvania, and Counties of Newcastle, Kent, and Sussex, on Delaware.
"A PROCLAMATION.
" WHEREAS, I have received information from Colonel Henry Bouquet, Commanding his Majesty's Forces on an Expedition against the Delaware and Shawanese Indians, and others concerned with them in committing Hostilities against his Majesty's Subjects within this Province, that at several Conferences he very lately held with the said Enemy Indians, and Senecas living on the Ohio, at Tuscarowas, Muskingham, & other places in the Indian Country, They had, in the most humble and submissive manner, sued for peace, and had ageeed to and complied with the Terms he had pre- scribed to them, by the actual delivering up above Two hundred Prisoners, & giving Hostages as a Security for restoring all that yet remain in their possession, and that they should commit no further Hostilities against any of his Majesty's Subjects; And upon these Conditions, that he had granted the said Delaware and Shawanese Indians, & Senecas living on the Ohio, permission to send Deputies from their respective Tribes to Sir William Johnson, his Majesty's sole Agent for Indian Affairs, to conclude with him a final and lasting Peace. I have therefore thought proper, by and with the advice of the Council, to issue this Proclamation, hereby strictly charging and commanding all Officers, Soldiers, and others, his Ma- jesty's Subjects within my Government, that they cease and forbear carrying on an Offensive War, or committing any Acts of Hostility against any of the said Delaware, Shawanese, or Seneca Indians, until my further pleasure shall be made known therein, as they will answer the contrary at their peril.
"Given under my hand and the Great Seal of the said Province, at Philadelphia, the fifth day of December, in the fifth Year of His Majesty's Reign, and in the Year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and Sixty-four.
" JOHN PENN ..
"By His Honour's Command. " JOSEPH SHIPPEN, Jr., Secretary. "GOD SAVE THE KING."
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At a Council held at Philada on Friday the 7th December, 1764.
PRESENT :
The Honourable JOHN PENN, Esquire, Lieutenant Gov- ernor, &ca.
Lynford Lardner,
Thomas Cadwalader,
Esq.3
Richard Penn,
The Governor laid before the Board a record of the Conviction of Jane Ewing, of Chester County, for murder, at a Court of Oyer and Terminer and General Gaol Delivery, held at Chester the 30th day of November last, before William Allen, Esqr., Chief Justice, and Alexander Stedman, Esqr-, one of the Justices of the Supream Court, by which record it appeared that the said Jane Ewing was legally tried and convicted of Felony and murder, committed on her own Bastard male Child, the 3d day of April, 1763, and had received sentence of death for the same; The Board taking the matter into Consideration, advised the Governor to defer the coming to a resolution on it till a future time, in order to discover from the Friends or neighbors of the said Jane Ewing, whether there may not be some favourable Circumstances in her case to alleviate her Guilt.
The Commission of the Peace for Bucks County was again con- sidered, and the following Gentlemen were agreed on to be Justices of the General Quarter Sessions of the Peace & of the County Court of Common Pleas for the County of Bucks, and a Commission was issued accordingly, viz* :
The Members of the Proprietary & Governor's Council, &
Gilbert Hicks,
John Wilkinson,
Joseph Hart,
Wm. Yardley,
Richard Walker,
Henry Winecoop,
John Jameson,
Robt. Patterson,
Jno. Abr. Denormandie,
Wm. Irvin,
Jacob Bogart,
Benj. Mathews,
Thomas Barnsley,
John Greer,
Joseph Kirkbride,
John Harris.
A special Commission was also issued appointing John Adlum and William Smith, Esq's, Justices of the Peace and of the County. Court of Common Pleas for the County of York.
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At a Council held at Philaday, on Wednesday, ye 9th Jan'y 1765.
PRESENT.
The Hon'ble. JOHN PENN, Esquire, Lieuten" Governor, &ca.
Benjamin Chew, Lynford Lardner, Esq"s. Richard Penn,
The case of Jane Ewing, convicted of Felony and Murder com- mitted on her own Bastard Male Child, being again considered, & there appearing to the Board not a single Circumstance in her fa- vour, but on the contrary, it being reported to the Governor by the Justices of the Supream Court that she discovered on her Tryal no kind of remorse, & that her case was attended with aggravated Circumstances, the Council advised the Governor to issue a War- rant for her Execution on Saturday the 19th day of January instant.
In the Council Chamber, Philada., Thursday 10th Jany. 1765. PRESENT:
The Hon'ble. JOHN PENN, Esquire, Lieutenant Governor, &ca.
Lynford Lardner,
Richard Penn,
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A Committee of Assembly yesterday waited on the Governor, and acquainted him that the House were met pursuant to Adjourn- ment, and requested to know at what hour to day they might present their new Speaker, whom they had made choice of at their last meeting, during his Honour's absence, in the room of Isaac Norris, Esqr-, who, by his indisposition, was rendered incapable of attending on the publick Business, And the Governor having appointed this day at 12 o'clock for that purpose, sent a Verbal Message by the Secretary, to the Assembly, that he was ready in the Council Cham- ber to receive the House with their Speaker, & required their atten- dance.
The whole House accordingly attended, and presented Joseph Fox, Esqr., as their Speaker, whom the Governor was pleased to approve of. Mr. Speaker then said as his predecessor had already claimed, in behalf of the present Assembly, their usual privileges, it was unnecessary for him to renew that Claim, except in respect to himself as Speaker, Viz: " That his unwilling mistakes might be excused, and not imputed to the House," which the Governor was pleased to allow.
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