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Moore, William, address to Governor, 777.
Moravians, number of, at Bethlehem, 353. Address of, 494.
Morgan, Captain Jacob, letter, 35.
Morris, Robert H., Governor, speech to Indians, 1. Messages (which see). Letters to and from, 9, 10, 31, 32, 35, 45, 97, 100, 105, 113, 122, 127, 134, 136, 160, 167, 179, 189, 191, 192, 230. Speeches to Indians, 107. Horsefield put on his guard against Indians, 191. Attends council of war at New York, respecting Crown Point, 31. Speech to Indians, 55. Blamed for declaration, 116. Succeeded by W. Denny, 220.
New Castle, Captain, at Bethlehem, 173, 175. Report of mission to Six Nations, 297. Has small-pox, 307. Dies with it, 337.
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New Castle county, Sheriff and Coroner elected, 266. Proceedings of Court of Oyer and Terminer at, 558.
New Jersey declares war against Delaware Indians, 194. Prohibits export of provisions, 197. Proceedings of Council respecting Indians, 467. A Delaware Indian hung for shooting a white, 540. Treatment on the West side by persons from Jersey, 634. Newspapers, Sowers', not correct, 245. Mischief done by publish- ing, 307. Sir Charles Hardy reproves, 339, 447.
New York, council of war at, 23. Resolves of Assembly, 36. Governor of, letters to and from, 9, 10, 35, 41, 100, 113, 560. Act respecting export of provisions, 196, 497. Minute of Coun- cil, 497. Sir Charles Hardy resigns government to Governor De Lancey, and embarks, 560. Fort William Henry surrenders to French, 715. One thousand men for relief of, 721, 723. Nicodemus, information from, 479.
Norris, Isaac, resigns-Thomas Leech, 772.
Northampton county, Sheriff and Coroner elected, 266.
Nova Scotia, Inhabitants of, now in Philadelphia, to be dispersed among the counties, 45.
Ogaghradarishah, Indian chief, 170, 182, 281.
Onondago, Indian Council at, 70. Names of Indians at, 72.
Orders, Governor Morris', to Colonel Armstrong, 161. To com- missioners of provincial stores at Cumberland, 162. James Young, 162.
Orndt, Captain Jacob, letters, 267, 305, 429, 475, 723.
Orphans' Court, Philadelphia-Clerk appointed, 501.
Parsons, William, letters to and from, 164, 191, 267, 278, 285. Pemberton, Israel, suggestions respecting the Delawares, 103. With Mr. Callender, applies to examine Minutes, 395. Refused, 397. Pennsylvania, quota of men for Crown Point expedition, 29. Votes 60,000 men, 31. Union flag mentioned, 105. Various letters, &c., from England, on laws, defence, &c., 272-278. Repeal of laws, 275-278. Face of the country described for Lord Lou- doun, 445. Number of Roman Catholics in, 448. Number of inhabitants, and persons capable of bearing arms, 448. Richard Peters' account drawn up for Lord Loudoun, 48. Number of troops required of, 471. Gloomy state of things, 718. Esti- mate of expenses, 780.
Petition, Richard Hill and James P. Moore's, to convey certain lots or lands, 729. Of Philadelphia Shipwrights taken at Oswego, 736. From Northampton county, 757. From Inhabitants of Frontiers, 55. From York county, 233. From French neutrals, 239, 408. From Reverend Captain John Steel, 241. Cumber- land county, 242. Of Captain Goad, of Ship Pusy, 347.
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Merchants of Philadelphia, 393. Philip Bader, 399. From Bethlehem, for a watch, 459. From Pextang, 724. Two Coun- terfeiters, 725.
Peters, William, Letters to and from, 167.
Philadelphia city and county, to compose one Regiment, 41. Pro- posal to disperse inhabitants of Nova Scotia among the counties, 45. Indians at, 46. Watching and lighting 63, 72, 177, 184, 247, 390, 392. Taxes, 60. Militia Companies formed, 62. Justices, 62. Indians seized violently with Peripneumony, 70. One dies, 70. Councils with Indians at, 75, 137. Captain Newcastle arrives, 198. Small pox in, 199. Fines taken from Corporation, 256, 257. Sheriff and Coroner elected, 266. New Castle attacked with small pox, 307. And dies, 337. Num- ber of licensed public houses, 351, 352, 366. Quarters for soldiers, 356, 358. Captain Tulleken and Colonel Bouquet suf- fering for want of quarters, 359, 367. Warrant for to Sheriff, 361. Governor's warrant to Sheriff to procure quarters, 362. Assembly to Governor about, 363, 365, 366. Remonstrance from Mayor, &c., 366, 368, 369, 374-379-381. Petition of Merchants of, to load provisions, 393. Justices of, 433. Governor Din- widdie in, 450. Brocden, Recorder of Deeds, 464. Number of vessels cleared when Embargo was laid, 500. James Humphreys appointed Clerk of Orphans' Court, 500. Indians guarded by Sheriff from Lancaster to, 549. List of Shipwrights from, em- ployed at Oswego, and taken prisoners, 717. Barracks, 737. Justices of, Commisioned, 769.
Phipps, Governor S., of Massachusetts, Letters to and from, 135, 136, 168, 186.
Pitt, William, Letters from, 412, 564.
Post Office, the Western mentioned, 120. Office conducted by B. Franklin and Mr. Harden, of Virginia.
Proclamation, declaring war against Delawares, 89. For a Fast, 120, 591. Suspension of hostilities, 144, 390. Again, 192. of Governor Denny on assuming the Government, 226.
Proprietary, presence of, necessary, 632, 634.
Provisions, export of, prohibited, 122, 124, 126. To be shipped to Boston, 168, 183, 184, 186, 193, 202, 280, 408, 418, 429, 430, 444, 455, 459, 560. To Providence, 151. Maryland ex- ports, 183. History of Embargo on, 197.
Quakers, address against war, 82, 84, 86. And Indians, 105. At Conference at Easton, 215. Four resign as Members of Assem- bly, 292. Take warrant for quarters from Sheriff, 362. Ask to search minutes of Council respecting claims, 394. Refused, 397. Address to Governor on instructions, 400. Threats against, 502, (See Friendly Association).
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Roman Catholics charged with being disaffected, 344. Number of, in Pennsylvania and Chester, 448.
Reports, of Commissioners on War with Indians, and premium for scalps, 78. Of Delegates to Six Nations, 115.
Resolves, of Assembly of New York, 36. Of Pennsylvania, 618. St. Clair, Sir John, memorial respecting Braddock's Road, 592.
Scalps, Indian, premium for, 74, 78, 84, 153, 732, 733. Party to be recalled, 167, 171.
Scarroyady, Letter from, 12. Speech, 79, 90. Drunk, 87. Re- ward proposed, 91. Passport for, 97.
Scull, Nicholas, affirmation respecting the Indian walk in 1737, 400.
Servants, enlistment of, 40, 45, 179.
Shamokin, fort proposed at, 57.
Sharpe, Governor, letters to and from, 14, 32, 132, 341, 571, 716.
Shekellamy, John, afraid of the Dutch at Tulpehoccon, 46. In Philadelphia, 47. Statement of himself and his conduct, 244. Sheriffs elected, 266.
Shippen, Edward, letter from, 294.
Shirley, General W., letters to and from, 19, 39, 45, 109, 111, 112, 120, 127. Instructions to, on Indian affairs, 20. His speech, 20. Plan of operations at Crown Point, 25. Proposes measures to be taken by Western governments, 29. Enlisting servants, 45.
Small-pox in Philadelphia, 199, 307, 358. Among Indians, 307. Among soldiers, 358.
Soldiers seek quarters in Philadelphia-can't be accommodated, 359, 367. Correspondence and negociations about, 351-377, 379-382, 407, 431, 436, 443, 525. One thousand men to be raised for relief of New York, 720.
South Carolina, militia for defence of 581, 582.
Sowers' Newspaper, reports of transactions of government respect- ing Indians not true, 245.
Spangenberg, account of Indians, 119. Requests removal of In-" dians from Bethlehem, 173. Names of the Delawares there, 174.
Speeches, General Shirley to Six Nations, 21. Scarroyady, 79. Indian, 105. Of Indian Chief at Lancaster, 485.
Stanwix, Colonel John, letter, 599.
Stephens, Colonel, letter from, 289.
Sussex county, sheriff and coroner elected, 266. Tattamy, Moses, 358.
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Taxes for defence of State, 396. Contrary to Proprietary Instruc- tions, 396. Governor's message respecting, 396. Assessments, 451.
Teedyuscung, message from, 477. Message to, 546. Minutes of mission to, 589. Charles Thompson, his Clerk, visits Philadel- phia, 725. Asks Lands for Delawares, 727.
Thompson, Charles, Secretary to Teedyuscung, wishes copies of letters, 724.
Tinker, John, Governor of Rhode Island, letters to and from, 151. Union flag mentioned, 105.
Webb, Colonel, commander pro tem., 180.
Weiser, Conrad, Journal at Harris' Ferry, 33. In Philadelphia, 47, 182. Consultations with, 182. Letters, 35, 245, 302, 309, 621, 736. Informs of effects of reports in Sowers' newspaper, 245. Murder at Berks county, 302. Memorandum of transac- tions with Indians at Reading, 489. Written opinion on various subjects-Scalps, &c., 735.
Wyomink, Mr. Hughes building forts and Indian houses, 730, 734. Caution of C. Weiser in settling Indians at, 735, 736. Commissioners appointed, 754. Their commission, 754, 756.
York county, petition from, for protection, 234. Sheriff and Coroner, 267.
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" At a Council held at Carlisle, Thursday the 15th January, 1756.
"PRESENT :
"The Honourable BOBERT HUNTER MORRIS, Esquire, Lieu- tenant Governor.
" James Hamilton, William Logan, Esquires.
"Joseph Fox, Esquire, Commissioner.
" The Belt, " Silver Heels,
Newcastle,
Seneca George, Indians.
" Jagrea,
Isaac & Others,
" Interpreters : " Conrad Weiser, " George Croghan.
" The Indians having taken their Seats the Governor spoke as fol- lows :
"' Brethren ---
" ' I came to this Part of the Province and brought with me some of the wise and governing Part of the People of Pennsylvania, with Intention to hold a Treaty with the Indians that were yet our Friends, and for that purpose sent Messages to the several Branches of Sasquehannah to invite them to meet me at Harris' Ferry, but from the Confusions that attend the present Times, I have reason to believe that the Messengers I have employed have not been able to go to all our Friends upon that River, so that the number of Indians now met is not so large as it would otherwise have been ; however, you that are come I esteem our Hearty Friends, and thank you for meeting us here, which I take the kinder, considering the Dangers that at present attend those who are our real Friends. And in the first Place, you will permit me to thank you for the kind Expressions of Condolence which the Old Belt, in your behalf, VOL. VII .- 1.
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made me at Harris' in my way to this Town, upon the Losses we had sustain'd and the Blood that was shed by our Indian Enemies, which he was pleased to say was a common Loss and affected you as well as us, thereby signifying that we were one People and our Cause the same ; And you will allow me by this String to wipe the Dust from your Eyes and Ears, and to desire that what I shall now say to you in behalf of the People of Pennsylvania may be heard with Attention and make a proper Impression on your minds.'
" Gave a String.
"' Brethren :
""' You very well know, and your Ancestors must have informed you, of the Antient Friendship that has subsisted between the Peo- ple of this Province and the several Tribes and Nations of Indians, as well those of the Six United Nations as others in their Alliance, from the Time that William Penn first landed in this Country till within these few Months.
"' This Friendship has ever been sacred on our Parts, and we cannot accuse ourselves of having violated any Treaties that ever subsisted between us, but on the contrary have at all Times and upon all Occasions given Marks of our Love and Affection for our Indian Allies. You cannot be Strangers, Brethren, of the manner in which we have lately been treated by some that not many months before gave us the strongest Assurances of their Fidelity, and of their own Accord renewed the former Friendship subsisting between them and us.
""'They have in the most cruel and barbarous manner fallen upon our peaceable Inhabitants, living quietly under the Faith of those Treaties that subsisted between us, and slaughtered them without Distinction of Age or Sex. Such a Treatment is what we least expected, and having settled in Peace were not prepared to resist such an Attack. But tho' we have been unused to a Warlike Life and were at first unprepared for War, yet our Enemies may be assured that we are not incapable of it, or defending ourselves. In behalf of the People of Pennsylvania, I desire you will tell me who these Indians are that have acted so unfairly by us, and whether, in this particular, they have the Advice and Consent of the Six Nations ; and I further desire you will tell me what is the Reason of their becoming our Enemies, and whether they have any just Cause of Complaint against us, for they never complained to us of any Injury.'
" Gave a Belt.
""' Brethren :
"' In this critical State of our affairs, I do in the Name and Be- half of the Province, desire your Advice and Assistance, in what manner we may best put a Stop to the Ravages of our Enemies ;
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and as it may be necessary to send Messages to several Tribes of Indians in Alliance with us, and it is dangerous to send our own People, I must desire some of you will undertake to carry such Messages, as there may be thought Occasion to send.'
" Gave a Belt."
" At a Council held at Carlisle, Friday the 16th January, 1756. " PRESENT :
" The Honourable ROBERT HUNTER MORRIS, Esquire, Lieu- tenant Governor.
" James Hamilton, - Esquires.
" William Logan,
" Joseph Fox, Esquire, Commissioner.
" The Belt,
" Seneca George,
" Newcastle,
" Jagrea,
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" Silver Heels,
" Isaac and
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" Conrad Weiser,
" George Croghan, S Interpreters.
" The Belt after reciting the Substance of what was said yesterday by the Governor, upon the first Belt, delivered himself as follows :
" When the Indians of the Six Nations, living on the Ohio were first informed of the French Designs to take Possession of Lands upon that River, they resolved, in Conjunction with the Shawo- nese and Delawares, and other their Allies, to hinder them from doing it, and sent the late Half King to the French Commander then on his march, with a Body of Men for that Purpose, to forbid him to proceed and to require him to return home to Canada ; that the Half King and others with him, persuant to that Resolution, met the French Commander and forbade him accordingly ; he paid no Regard to their Prohibition but moved on, which led them to enquire into the Cause of that, their Boldness and Presumption in taking Possession of a Country belonging to the Six Nations, not only without their Leave, but contrary to their express and solemn Prohibition by the Half King; and they then first learnt that the French had prevailed upon the Shawonese, who were a Nation in Alliance with the Six Nations, and living by their Sufferance upon a Part of their Country, and upon the Delawares, who were a tribe conquered by and entirely dependent upon them, to enter into a separate and private Treaty with them, by which they, the Shawo- nese and Delawares, had agreed not only to permit the French to take Possession of the Country upon the Ohio, as far as they would, but
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to assist them against the English, if their Aid should be found necessary in the Contest, which the taking Possession of that Country should occasion.
""'That in consequence of this secret Treaty, and upon the Persua- sions of the French, who have acquired a considerable Influence over those Two Tribes, they had fallen upon the English and done the Mischiefs complained of without any just Reason or Cause that they knew of or ever heard. That the Shawonese indeed pretend that the Imprisonment of some of their Chiefs in South Carolina is the Cause of their Conduct ; but we look upon that as a mere Pretence, as those Chiefs were released upon the Application of the Govern- ment of Pennsylvania, and by them return'd in Safety to their na- tive country.'
" Gave a Belt.
""' Brethren:
""'In answer to that Part of your Speech desiring our Advice upon the present critical State of your affairs, we can only say that we are ready and willing to give you our best Advice and Assistance, but as you have sent Messages to the Six Nations in their great Council, we think it very prudent to wait their Return that we may know their Resolutions, and this we are the rather inclined to as we ourselves, by your Messengers Scarrooyady and Montour, sent a Message of our own to enforce yours, and giving thereby our Senti- ments to the United Council ; and we would not have you uneasy at not receiving an Answer, for the Season of the Year is bad and the Members of the great Council live remote from each other, and require Time to get together.'
" The Belt then spoke as a Warrior.
"'Brethren :
""'We are sorry our Number is not greater, but few as we are we are all Warriors and at your Service whenever you call upon us. We esteem the Blood that has been shed in this Country as running from our own Veins, and as the French are the Cause of it, we esteem our Enemies, and shall, whenever you think proper, severely revenge it upon them. The coming Spring shall furnish you and us with a favourable Opportunity, when we shall gladly join and assist You against them.' "
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" At a Council held at Carlisle, Saturday the 17th January, 1756, "PRESENT :
"The Honourable ROBERT HUNTER MORRIS, Esquire, Lieu- tenant Governor.
" James Hamilton, - " William Logan,
Esquires.
" Joseph Fox, Esquire, Commissioner ..
" The Belt, David,
" Seneca George, Jagrea,
" Silver Heels, Isaac,
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" Newcastle,
"Conrad Weiser,
"George Croghan, Interpreters.
The Old Belt addressing himself to the Governor and People of Pennsylvania, in behalf of themselves and the Government of Vir- ginia, and holding a Stick with an Indian Scalp and two Belts of Black Wampum tied at the End of it, said :
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""' We now by this Belt of Wampum put you in mind of your Message of Condolence sent to us on the Death of Tanacharrison (the Half King), and as he was accounted by us a Ruler both amongst the Warriors as well as in Civil matters, you said Right that his Death had greatly affected us all. We take your Message of Condolence very kind, and return you our Thanks for the Re- gard you have shewn us in sending us that Message. And as his Death was occasioned by our Enemy, the French driving him from the Lands he was settled on near the Ohio, we sent out some of our Warriors at two different Times to revenge ourselves on them either by taking some Prisoners or Scalps on his Account ; but by some Accident they were disappointed going thro' their Journey. Yet we have by your assistance, fortunately taken one of those Indian Enemies nearer home, and now inform you that we think it very proper your Message of Condolence for our Brother's Death should be sent by you, by way of New York, over the Mo- hock's Country to the Six United Nations and to their several Towns; and we have agreed to join with you in this Message and to send this Scalp (lately taken from our Enemy who as we have mentioned was the occasion of this, our Friend's Death), and in order to confirm our said Message have joined with your Belt, another of our own, in order to comfort and ease the Hearts of the Indians of the Six Nations, and to let them know that our said Brother's Death did not pass unnoticed, or was forgotten by us.'
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"Then he delivered to the Governor the Belts and said Scalps tied together, and proceeded :
" 'Brethren-
"' As we cannot tell how far our Enemy (Onontio's Children) may incline to enter their Claim to the Lands in these Parts, we desire you would immediately take possession and build a Fort at Shamokin, least they, who are a cunning, designing People, should take Possession before you & prevent you, and we desire also that you would place some proper Person to live always there to man- age Indian Affairs (mentioning Conrad Weiser, or in case of his Refusal some other proper Person), that we may have him to ad- vise with in all difficult Matters, and that this may be a place of Refuge in Times of Distress for us with our Wives and Children to fly to for our Safety, and be also a Security for you, and prevent their taking these Lands to themselves.'
" The Belt then acquainted the Governor, ' that as they had been at a Loss for some proper House to come to when they came among the Inhabitants, they had agreed among themselves, for the future, to make use of William Blythe's in this Town, and had now brought him into Council with them and requested the Governor would consent to it, and that William Blythe might take upon him (the Indian) Jagrea's name, in order to direct any of their Breth- ren, the Indians at their several Towns, whose House to enquire for when they come to see their Brethren of Pennsylvania ; and as we may want on some Occasions to send you a Message from the Indian Country, and we having adopted Thomas Græme, who is now among us, as a Warrior, we now inform you that we have given him the name Kos Showweyha (Newcastle's Indian name), and Newcastle we call Ah Knoyis, for the future, and Jagrca, Sata Karoyis, and to confirm this We Give a String of Wampum.'
" The Governor then acquainted the Belt and the other Indians that he joined with them in sending the Message of Condolence to the Six United Nations of Indians, and in their manner of doing it, and should very soon forward it by way of New York to their several Towns, and should also at their Request make immediate Provision for the building a strong House at Shamokin, and that he should desire and depend on their Assistance in guarding the Men he should send on that Account from any Attacks of any of our Enemy Indians.
" The Governor likewise informed the Indians that he approved their Choice of Blythe's House, and their exchanging his Name for Jagrea's, and their Choice of Thomas Groene, and the Exchanging of his Name with Kos Showeyha.
" And then the Governor acquainted them that in behalf of their Brethren of Pennsylvania, he had provided a Present for them in
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these distressing Times, which he had ordered to be delivered to them, and it was delivered accordingly."
" At a Council held at Lancaster, Friday the 23rd January, 1756. " PRESENT :
" The Honourable ROBERT HUNTER MORRIS, Esqr., Lieu- tenant Governor.
" James Hamilton, Richard Peters, Esquires.
" Joseph Fox, Esquire, Commissioner.'
" The Connostogoe Indians.
"The Connestogoe Indians having remained peacable in their Town on the Manor of Connestogoe and received a Support from the Pub- lick since the first Attacks of the Indians on this Province, it was thought advisable to send for them and give them Assurances of a future Support and a small Present as a Testimony of the Regards of the Government for them. They were therefore sent for, and when seated the Governor made the following speech to them :
"' Brethren-
"' I sent for you that I might have the Satisfaction to see you and take you by the Hand, which I have not had an Opportunity to do since I came to the Government.
"""" I have the Pleasure to observe by the several Papers you have produced to me that a firm Peace and kind Intercourse have always subsisted between the Indians of Connestogoe and the good People of this Province.
"' Until lately this Province has enjoyed a perfect Peace and Tranquility with all the Indians, nor did we in the least imagine that it would ever be otherwise, having on all Occasions behaved towards them with the sincerest Affection, and assisted them when- ever they wanted our good Offices.
""'Some of them, however, thro' the Instigation of their and our common Enemy, the French, have, in Breach of their Treaties against the Ties of Gratitude, and without the least Cause of Of- fence given on our side, fallen upon our peacable Inhabitants, and as soon as this happened the Government, ever careful to preserve inviolable their Engagements, gave you Notice of it, and at the same time sent their Orders to your good Friend and Neighbour, Mr. James Wright, to supply you with Cloathing and Provisions, that you might not be exposed to Danger by going to hunt at a dis- tance from your Habitations.
"'In further Token of our sincere Regards for you, Ido, on behalf of the Inhabitants of this Province, ratify and confirm the several
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Treaties of Peace, Amity, and Friendship subsisting between us, and expect you will do the same on your Part.'
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"' I expect you will not leave your Place of Residence without first acquainting me with your Intentions and the Place where you propose to remove to.'
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"'I expect, further, that in Virtue of your Leagues with us, you will not harbour any strange Indians. You may be assured all such have bad Designs, and therefore I must insist upon it if any strange Indians shall presume to come amongst you that you in- stantly give notice thereof to Mr. James Wright, or some of the Magistrates of this County, that they may be apprehended and ex- amined. And if in any way whatever any thing comes to your Knowledge that can do hurt to us, that you would make us ac- quainted with it with all possible Dispatch.'
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