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                  then, by the said Governour as from the King of Great brittain the belt was 
                  25 Grains wide & 265 long. Very Curiously woote. there was Seven Images
                  of man holding one another by the hand the first Signifying the Governour of 
                  New york / or Rather as they said the King of Great Brittain / the Second the 
                  Mohack's the third the oneiders the fourth the Cajukers the fifth the onontager
                  the sixth the Sinickers the seventh the Wantats and two rows of black wampum 
                  under their feet through the whole length of the belt to Signifie the road from 
                  albany through the five Nations to the Wantats
                  that Six years ago they had sent Deputies to albany with the same Belt to 
                  Renew the friendship
                  I treated them with a quart of Wisky & a Rool of Tobacco. they signified 
                  their Good Wishes to King George and all his people and were Mighty Pleased 
                  that I looked upon them as brethern of the English
                  This Day I Desired the Deputies of all the Nations of Indians on the Waters of 
                  Ohio to Give me a list of all their fighting men- which they Promised to do.
                  a Great many of the Indians went away this Day because the rest of the Goods did not 
                  Come and the people in this town Could not find Provision enough, the Number 
                  was too Great the following is the Number of Every Nation fighting men Given to me by 
                  their several Deputies in Counsel 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                                                      the Whole Number ---789
                  27 french Mohacks   
                  the Mahickans ---- 15
                                               554

the 9 I had a council with the Sinickers Gave them a large String of Wampum

                 black and white to let them know that I Had a Charge from the President & 
                 Counsel in Philadelphia to make Inquiry who took the people prisoners 
                 lately Taken in Carolina one thereof bring a Great man and that by 
                 what Discovery I had allready made I had found it was some of the Sinickers 
                 did it. I therefore Desired them to Give me their Reason for so Doing 
                 and as they had Struck their Hatchit into their Brethrens Body they Could not 
                 Expect that I Could Deliver my Messuage with a good heart - - - -
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