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A great many of the Indians went away this day 7. because the rest of the goods did not come, & the people in this town could not find provision enough, the number was too great. The following is the number of every nations fighting men, given to me by their several Deputies in council in so many little sticks tied up in a bundle. the Sinickers - 163. Onontagers - 35 the Shawanos - 162. Cayukers - 20. the Wantats - 100. Oneiders - 15 the Zisagechroanu. 40. Delawares - 165 the Mohacks -- 74. brought over 554 among whom are 27 French Mohacks. 789. the Mahickans - 15

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the 9. I had a council with the Sinickers gave them a large string of wampum black & white, to let them know that I had a charge from the President & Council in Philadelphia, to make inquiry who took the people prisoners lately taken in Carolina, one thereof bring a great man; & that by what discovery I had already made, I had found it was some of the Sinickers did it. I therefore desired them to give me their reason for so doing, & as they had struck their hatchet into their bretherens body, they could not expect that I could deliver my message with a good heart before they gave me satisfaction in that respect. For they must consider the English though living in several provinces are all one people; & doing mischief to one is doing it to the other. Let me have a direct & plain answer. the 10. A great many of the Indians got drunk, one Henry Nolling had brought near 30 gallons of Whisky to the town. This day I made a present to the