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8 power__ I say, as a token of this, I take the Coat off my own back, & I give it to you.__ For my part, in this unhappy time, I will be content to wear, an Osnaburg Split Shirt.

 I hear that one of your People has lately been, killed, and that two others were at the same time wounded by some of the white People on the ceded lands in Georgia.___ I feel great grief at the news.___ Mr. Wilkinson is just come from Seneka, and has brought me a talk from the Warriors & Headmen who were nine days ago assembled at that Town in Council upon the occasion of this bad news.__ In this talk the Warrior Tawney, and the Major Warrior, says he remember, that in the last treaty of Peace it was agreed, that if a white man should be killed by their People, the Perpetrators of the Murder should be put to death, and that the same satisfaction should be given by the White People in case in case [2 words strike] one of your people should be murdered by ours.  Tawney also says, that the Warriors & Beloved men will wait to see if this will be complied with or not, & in the mean time they will not think of resentment, or of saying any thing to lessen our friendship.  The Warrior Chenesto, also gave [strike] sends a good talk & says he does not desire to break the line of friendship which the beloved men who are dead & gone drew between us.___ Those talks sound well in my ears; and in return to these good talks, I tell you, that this matter shall with all possible speed be fully enquired into, and if the White people have done wrong, and without provocation have killed your Countryman, you may be assured that those White People who were concerned in such a wicked & black affair shall be punished and thereby your People will have satisfaction according to the Treaty.___ I desire you will tell the Raltins of the Poor Man who has been killed, how much I am concerned at their loss.  I am told he has left a widow & children: I give these presents, to them; [2 words striked] and I desire