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visit, & also should be glad of a pass or recommendation, in writing, that we may be friendly received on the way and at the Valley. "I am Your Brother,
" AUGUS, Chief."
" The above was taken from the Mouth of the said Augus, Tus- carora Chief, by the help of an Interpreter by me.
" ELI FORBES, " Missionary at Onohoquage."
After the Governor had read the Letter, they delivered him a Belt of Wampum to confirm the sincerity of their professions con- tained in the said Letter.
They then delivered the Governor another Belt from the Nanti- jokes and Conoys, as a testimony of their joining the Tuscarora's in the same sincere professions.
The Governor acquainted them that he would take the Letter nto Consideration, & at a proper time return them an answer.
At a Conference with the Indians, held at Lascaster, on Thurs- lay the 12th August, 1762.
PRESENT:
The Honourable JAMES HAMILTON, Esq'", Lieut®. Gov- ernor, &ca.
William Logan, Richard Peters, and Benjamin Chew, Esquires, of the Council of the Province.
Joseph Fox, George Ashbridge, James Wright, Sam1. Rhoads, James Webb, Esq's., of the Assembly, & several Magistrates, & a humber of Gentlemen from Philada & other parts of the Province.
Tomago, or Beaver, Chiefs of the Ohio Delawares, and twenty-
Wendocalla,
Tissacoma, two others, most of them Warriors.
Akis, Lenascokana, Chiefs of the Tuscaroras.
Enasquana,
Miskepalathy, or red Hawk,
Chiefs of ye Shawanese & Wapemashehawey, or White Elk, 10 other Warriors.
Magalakutway,
Cakakey, Chiefs of ye Kickapoe Nat™- Micathie, I Teacott, Wiougha, Chiefs of the Wiwachtanies.
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Cottalinnea, Nenaouseca, Sawnaughakey,
Chiefs of the Twightwee Nation.
Isaac Stille, Frederick Post,
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After the Indians had taken their Seats the Governor opened the Conferences with the following Speech :
" Brethren, the Delawares, Shawanese, Twightwees, Wawaghtanies, Tuscaroras, and Kickapoes :
" With this String I clean your Bodies from the Dust & Sweat, and open your Eyes and Ears, that you may see your Brethren with chearfulness, & hear distinctly what I have to say to you at this Conference."
A String (480).
" Brethren :
"With this String I open the passage to your hearts, that you may speak freely and without reserve, as Brethren ought to do when they meet together."
A String (260).
" Brethren :
" It is now a great while since we had the pleasure of Meeting one another in Council, Wherefore I take this opportunity of Con- doling with you for the Losses you may have sustained by the death of any of your people; and with this String I gather up the Bones of our deceased Brethren & bury them decently, according to the Custom of our forefathers."
A String (460).
46 Brethren :
" With this String I disperse the dark Clouds, which for many Years have hung over our heads, & prevented our seeing each other, that we may, for the future, meet and confer together, as our fathers ased to do, and brighten & renew the Covenant Chain of Friend- ship for our Mutual Benefit & Advantage."
A String (300).
« Brethren :
"As the Council Chamber hath contracted much dust for want of ase, for some Years past, & hath also been stained with Blood, I, with this String, sweep it quite clean, and wipe all Blood from off the Seats, that we may sit and confer together without seeing any thing to interrupt us or make us uneasy."
A String (280).
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& bid you heartily welcome, and assure you that I am ready to do every thing in my power to strengthen and preserve that Brotherly Love and Friendship which so long subsisted between your Ances- tors & His Majestie's subjects of this Government."
A Belt.
The Governor then told them that he had finished what he had to say to them at present, and that if they were prepared to speak to him at this time, he was ready to hear them; if not, he would appoint another time for that purpose.
Beaver, the Chief of the Delawares, then spoke to the Governor, as follows :
" Brother :
" We all rejoice to hear what you have said to us, and are glad that you have cleansed us, & have spoke to us in the manner which our forefathers used to do to one another. As we speak different Languages, We shall be glad of an Opportunity of consulting among ourselves, and shall deliver what we have to say to you to Morrow Morning."
At a Conference with the Indians held at Lancaster on Friday the Thirteenth of August, 1762.
PRESENT :
The Honourable JAMES HAMILTON, Esquire, Lieutenant Governor, &ca.
William Logan, Richard Peters, Benjamin Chew, Esquires, Members of the Council.
Joseph Fox, Saml. Rhoads, James Wright, John Morton, Esq" , of the Assembly.
The Chiefs and Deputies of the several Nations of Ind's., as before.
The Governor having told the Indians that he was ready to hear them,
Beaver the Delaware Chief, spoke as follows :
" Brother :
" I have heard what you said to me Yesterday, and am well pleased with it. You have cleansed me, opened my Eyes, and cleansed my Ears in the same manner as our Forefathers used to do. You will now listen to me attentively ; with this String I also open your Eyes & clean your Ears, that you may see & hear what I have to say to you."
A String.
" Brother :
" When our Grandfathers used to meet together, they wiped the Tears from one another's Eyes, & with this String I now wipe the
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Tears from yours, that you may see clearly your Brothers now before you."
A String.
" Brother :
" When our Grandfathers used to meet our Brethren, they cleansed each others Hearts & took away all Grief & Sorrow out of them. By this String I do likewise clean your Hearts, & remove all Sorrow & Grief from them, and strengthen your Breath, that you may speak more freely to your Brothers here before you."
A String.
" Brother :
" It is a great while since we saw one another ; we here present are really very glad to see you and all our Brethren well. It is about four Years ago since we first received any Messages from you, & ever since we have been employed in carrying good News to all the Nations round, who were rejoiced to hear it from you. And we have been likewise ever since endeavouring to bring in your Flesh and Blood, as you required it of us. Mr. Crogham, and the Commander at Fort Pitt, know that we have delivered many of them, & now we bring a few more of them to you. There are some behind yet, and they meet with good Usage, and live as we do, and chuse to stay with us, but I hope they will come to you after some time, because you live better than we do."
A Belt.
" Brother :
" I heard you Yesterday and was much rejoiced to hear you, as were all your Brethren here present. You told me you had re- moved all the dark Clouds that hung over us; I am rejoiced that the dark Clouds are dispersed so that we can see one another clearly.
" By this Belt, I do, on my part, disperse the Clouds. Now, Brother, let us join heartily & put our hands together to put away the Clouds.
" If we should see the Clouds rise again let us join to remove them, & keep peace together, so that our Children and Grand Child- ren when they meet may rejoice to see one another, and live to great Ages in peace."
A Belt.
"Brother :
" We are rejoiced to see one another ; all the dark clouds are now scattered, and the Sun shines clear upon us and all the Nations who are our Friends. We see plainly that good Road which our Grandfathers used when they travelled to your Council Fire, to consult about our Affairs when we lived in Friendship.
" Brother :
" We will join with you to keep that Road open and good, I as- sure you it was never yet quite Stopt up ; We find our old Council
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Fire, which our Grandfathers made, is still burning ; Now, by this Belt, I collect dry Wood to put to the Fire and make it bigger, so that the smoke may rise to the Skies ; when other Nations see it they will know by the light that I have been in Council with my Brethren."
A Belt.
Beaver then got up, & holding a Belt in his hand, said :
" This Belt we received last Fall from Sir William Johnson, at Fort Detroit, who then informed us that he had heard of the good work of peace in which we had been engaged with our Brethren, the English, which Belt represents us, the Delawares, in the Mid- dle, & the Western Nations of Indians at one end, & the English at the other, Hand in Hand together, holding fast the Chain of Friendship, & assured us that if we held this Chain of Friendship fast, our Children & Grandchildren should grow up and live to great Ages. We were so pleased with this that We put it into our Hearts, and have always kept there till now."
"And now, Brother, You have heard from me what passed be- tween Sir William Johnston & me. I assure you I will actually do what was desired of me, and hold fast this Chain of Friendship; I assure you I will always do my part in keeping this Friendship firm, & the Nations to the Westward will do the same. I desire all you, my Brethren, will be strong, & join heartily in keeping this Friendship alive, which, if you do, you and your Grand Child- ren shall arrive at a great age."
A Belt.
" Brother :
"I desire you will take Pity on those of our Brothers that live or come amongst You, & be kind to them ; Our Brethren live among you because they love you; When any of our Brothers, the English, come amongst us, we always take pity on them, and give them Victuals, to make their Bodies Strong, and we desire that you will do the same to such of us as come amongst you, or live with you".
A Belt.
" Brother :
" I have no more to say at present ; I shall wait to hear what you have to say to us at another time. You desired me to bring other Nations of Indians with me, and I have brought them a great way, who also wait to hear what you have to say."
The Governor then acquainted Beaver that he was well pleased to hear what they had said to him, and that he received it into his Heart, and should take a proper Opportunity to give them an answer.
The Governor rose and went to the place where the English Pri- soners sat, and received them, one by one, from the hands of King Beaver, and here follow their names :
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Thomas Moore,
taken from Potowmack,
Philip Studebecker,
Conegocheague,
Maryland. Ditto. Pennsylvania. Ditto.
Peter Condon,
Mary Stroudman,
Conegocheague,
Ditto.
William Jackson,
Tulpehoccon,
Ditto.
Elizabeth McAdam,
Little Cove,
Ditto.
John Lloyd,
Ditto.
Ditto.
Eleanor Lancestoctes,
Ditto.
Dorothy Shobrian,
Big Cove,
Ditto.
Richard Rogers,
Virginia.
Esther Rogers,
Ditto.
Jacob Rogers,
South Branch,
Ditto.
Archibald Woods,
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Christopher Holtomen,
Ditto.
Rebecca Walter,
Ditto.
Hans Boyer, a Boy, not known from whence.
Friday, August 13, 1762.
This afternoon Tokahaion, and a number of the Six Nation In- dians coming to Town, about Fifteen of them waited on the Governor at his Lodgings, & Tokahaion spoke to the Governor as follows : " Brother :
"We were some time ago invited by you and our Brethren, the Quakers of this Province, to come to this Treaty at Lancaster, with our Cousins, the Delawares. Agreeable to this Invitation, we came down as far as Harris's Ferry, where we heard that you intended to return Home to-Morrow, which induced us to make all the haste we could to this place, that we might have the pleasure of seeing you. On our Way one of our Brethren died, but our hurry was so great that we threw his Body aside, and did not so much as stay to bury him. We are just come to Town, and pay you this Visit to take you by the hand, and let you know we are glad to see you; We must request. of you to order your People to lock up all Rum, and not let our Indians have any 'till the end of our Conferences. He added that they had seen the Cabbins which had been built to accommodate them, but that they were at so great a distance from the place where their Cousins, the Delawares, were lodged, that they could not conveniently discourse with them, wherefore he desired that others might be provided near to them to-Morrow.
The Governor took them by the hand, and after bidding them welcome, told them that they were misinformed respecting his de- signing to return home to-Morrow, that as he heard they were on their way, he had waited some days in expectation of their Coming,
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& was now glad to see them ; that he would do every thing in his power, during their stay here, to render their Situation easy & agree- able to them, and would give strict Orders that no Rum should be sold to them ; that the Field where the Delawares were encamped, being too small to accommodate them, he had pitched on a place which he judged most convenient, where Cabbins had been built by his order for their reception, at a considerable Expence of Time and Money, which he hoped they would be well pleased with ; but if, on Tryal, they should still be dissatisfied with that Situation, he would remove them where they thought most proper; and that when they had rested themselves, after the fatigues of the long Journey they had come, he would speak to them, and give them sufficient Notice of the time, that they might be prepared to meet him in Council. They were refreshed with a Draught of Beer, and then took their Leaves, and departed.
At a Conference with the Indians, held at Lancaster on Satur- day the 14th of August, 1762.
PRESENT :
The Honourable JAMES HAMILTON, Esqr., Lieuten' Governor, &ca.
William Logan,
Richard Peters,
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Benjamin Chew,
Joseph Fox,
James Wright,
John Morton, George Ashbridge, Joseph Gibbons, bly, &ca.
Esqrs., of the Assem-
Samuel Rhoads,
David McConaughy,
The Western Indians, as before.
Kinderuntie, or the Garr,
Hogastees,
Senecas.
Hajentora, Speaker, &ca., )
Tokahaion,
Totinyentunya,
Onechsogaret,
Cayugas.
Gachradodo,
Soghiowa,
Dochneghdoris, or John Shacalany,
Diohaguaande,
Hoghsetagegle,
Onondagoes.
Cagentorongua,
Thomas King,
Conogoragheri, or Hans George, Oneidas.
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Ganigal, Tionaskocto-Tuscaroras.
Teedyuscung, Tapeskohonk, or Samuel, Wehololahund, or Joseph Pepy, Memenowal, or Augustus, .
Delawares.
Kakolopomet, or Compass,
Naywolaken, Penowotis, or John Philip,
Ullauckquam, or Rob. White, Olaykenawighttamen, or Jemmy, Canahatch, or Last Night,
Tuchsar, or Sam,
Packsowamuchquis, or Charles, Packetallam, or Sam Adams, and several others,
Nantycokes and Conoys. ·
A List of the Northern Indians, including Men, Women, and Children, at the Treaty at Lancaster, August, 1762.
Oneidas, Onondagoes, -
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Nanticokes,
Conoys,
Senecas, 97. Cayugas, & Saponys, & a Mixture of Shawanese & Munseys. J
128.
Teedyuscung, and the Delawares with him, 176. In all, 557.
The Governor sent a Message to the Six Nations, & those that came along with them, to acquaint them that he was going into Con- ference with the Western Nations, at which they might be present if they pleased; and on their coming in & taking their Seats, the Governor spoke to the Western Indians as follows :
" Brethren :
" The Delawares, Shawanese, Twighttwees, Wawachtamies, Tus- caroras, and Kickapoes.
" I return you thanks for your Speeches of Yesterday, which were very agreeable to me ; and I shall now give you an answer to such parts thereof as require one.
" Brethren :
" Before I take notice of what you said Yesterday, let me remind you of the strict Friendship which was established with your Fore- fathers by our old Proprietor, William Penn, on his first arrival in this Country, & how happily it subsisted between them and their Children, till the troubles which unfortunately broke out some Years ago, and stopt up the Road between us ; The many Messages which we have since, from time to time, sent you by Frederick Post and Teedyuscung, and the great Pains we have taken to drive away the evil Spirit, plainly shew how sincerely we have been dis- posed to renew that Friendship.
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" Brethren :
" You acquainted me that after receiving our first Message about Peace, which was about four Years ago, you made it known to all the Indian Nations on this side, and over the Lakes, who were glad to hear the good News, and as we desired you to deliver up our Flesh & Blood, you say that you have, from time to time, deliv- ered up many at Fort Pitt to the Commanding Officer, and to Mr. Crogan, and that you have now brought in a few, which you deliv- ered to me Yesterday. You likewise say you have yet others in your Possession, & that some of them chuse to live with you; but you made no doubt of their coming to us, some time hence, as we live better than the Indians.
" Brethren :
" For the Prisoners that you have delivered at Fort Pitt, as well as for those you have now brought along with you, and delivered to me, I return you my hearty thanks; but you must remember that on reestablishing and renewing the ancient Chain of Friend- ship with us, you repeatedly engaged to deliver us all our Flesh and Blood, which you have taken from us by the instigation of the Evil Spirit. On these assurances and engagements we have relied, and as we cannot enjoy the blessings we expected from that peace, . till the parents and relations of those prisoners have them restored to them, I must insist on your taking every measure in your power to deliver them up, agreeable to your Engagements, which will be the only means of strengthening and establishing a lasting peace to us and our Children yet unborn."
A large Belt of 13 Rows.
" Brethren :
"You Yesterday, by this Belt, said you would join with me in dispersing the dark Clouds which have for some time hung over our head; and desired I would join with you, in hearty endeavours to prevent any more Clouds from rising, or if they should chance to rise, from coming to an Head.
" Brethren :
" God, who made all things, has given us Eyes to see and Tongues to speak to each other, freely and openly; and I assure You if I should see any little Clouds arise, at never so great a dis- tance, I will take every measure in my power to prevent their en- creasing & communicate it to you forthwith; and if you do the same to me at all times, it will prevent any Clouds from gathering to an head, so as to disturb the Public Peace & Tranquility, which have been lately so happily established between us."
A Belt of Seven Rows.
" Brethren :
" It gave me great satisfaction Yesterday, to hear you declare your Intentions to keep open the Council Road between your Na-
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tion & us. As a small Interruption on that Communication may be attended with dangerous Consequences to us both, I heartily join with you in keeping the Road open & perfectly clear from Ob- structions, for our mutual use and advantage.
" I likewise take it kind in you to heap up dry Wood on our Council Fire, and I, on my part, shall still add more Wood to it, that the smoke thereof may be seen by the most distant Nations of Indians, to the sun setting, that are in Friendship with his Maj- esty's Subjects."
A Belt of 9 Rows.
" Brethren :
"Yesterday you shewed me a Belt with the figures of three men in it, which you say you received from Sir William Johnson, last fall, at the Conference he held with all the Western Nations of In- dians at Fort Detroit, repeating what he said to you on it, all which Transactions there I am acquainted with, by Sir William Johnson, who, as His Majesty's Superintendent of Indian Affairs, did then renew the ancient Covenant Chain of Friendship, in behalf of all His Majesty's Subjects, with all those Western Nations of Indians. You say further, that since you received that Covenant Belt, you : laid it close to your Heart; and by this Belt you assure me that you, and all the Western Nations, are determined to adhere strictly to that Treaty and renewal of Friendship; and desire me to be strong & hold it fast.
" Brethren :
" You must remember that you then not only promised Sir Wil- liam Johnson to deliver up all our Flesh and Blood who were pris- oners in your several Towns and Countries, But that this promise was an express Condition of that Treaty, made between him and you. This matter lies so near to my Heart that I should not act as your true and sincere friend, if I did not speak with the greatest freedom & plainess to you about it, and tell you again that it is im- possible we can look upon you as our Brethren, if you detain from us our Flesh and Blood ; we cannot sleep quietly in our Beds till we see them all; our very Dreams are disturbed on their account ; we demand of you nothing more than the right which God and Na- ture has given us.
"If we had among us ever so few of your Children, would you think that any professions of friendship we could make to you were sincere, if we withheld them from you but for one Day? Your Brother Teedyuscung, may remember that at our first confering with him, at Easton, we had then one of your people in prison, and he thought it so grievous a thing, that he told us he could not speak freely to us, & should look upon what we said as coming from not our Hearts, but from our Mouths only, until the said prisoner was restored to him, which was immediately done. Can you then delay doing us that Justice which you yourselves expected & received
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from us ? We do not well understand your meaning, when you say some of the Prisoners chuse to live with you. If you intend it as a reason for not delivering them up, till they consent to come, we must inform you that we cannot admit of it. They were born Sub- jects of our Great King, & as such he has a right to demand them. You have, it is true, by the delivery of some of the Prisoners, performed your Agreement in part, but as we know, and you ac- knowledge, there are a great many yet behind, we now insist posi- tively, that you do not fail, immediately on your return, to collect every one that remains among you, & deliver them up to us. Re- lying, therefore, on your honesty, & that You will faithfully com- ply with an engagement you have so solemnly made with us, I do, by this Belt, in behalf of all his Majesty's Subjects of this Province, lay hold of that Covenant Belt, and will keep it fast, that we, our Children & Grand Children, may long enjoy the blessings of Peace, and live together as Brethren till they are old men."
A Belt of 15 Rows.
" Brethren :
" I thank you for the kind entertainment which you always give to any of our people who live with you, or come among you. I am persuaded that such of you who have either lived or come amongst us occasionally, have always found that we received & treated them with the same kindness that we used to do. We are Brethren, & while we live & love like Brethren, we shall be sure to give one another a Share of what we have."
A Belt.
At a Conference with the Six Nation Indians, held at Lancaster, on Monday, the 16th August, 1762.
PRESENT :
The Honble JAMES HAMILTON, Esquire, Lieutt. Governor, &ca., &ca., as before.
The Governor, addressing himself to the Indians present, spoke as follows :
" Brethren of the Six Nations, and all other our Brethren now present, We are glad to see you, & with this String we bid you heartily welcome."
A String.
" Brethren :
" So long a Journey as you have now taken, must have been very fatiguing, and made your Bodies very dirty ; with this String, therefore, I clean your Bodies, & wipe off all the Sweat and Dirt from them."
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" Brethren :
" As you came along you must have hurt your feet with the Stones, & torn your Legs with the Bushes and Briars; I therefore apply some healing Oil to them, and make them well."
A String
" Brethren :
" With this String I open your Eyes & clean your Ears, that you may see your Brethren clearly, & hear distinctly what they shall have to say to you."
A String.
" Brethren :
" With this String I clear your Throats and open the passage to your Hearts, that we may confer together freely & affectionately, as our Forefathers used to do."
A String.
" Brethren :
" Having now cleansed your Bodies, opened your Eyes and Ears, cleared your Throats & made a passage to your Hearts, I am now ready and disposed to hear every thing that you have to say to me."
Then Thomas King stood up, and spoke as follows, viz" : " Brother :
" We are well pleased to hear what you have said to us, and as we are of different Nations, & speak different Languages, we shall take time to consider and explain what you have said, and to- morrow, after Breakfast, I shall give you notice when we shall be ready to speak to you."
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