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(2.) Before they Gave me Satisfaction in that Respect. for they must Consider 5
the English though living in several provinces are all one people and
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 thirty gallons of Whisky to the town. this Day I made a present
to the old Shawano Chief Cackkawatchiky of a Strought Matchcoat a
Blankit a Common Matchcoat a Shirt, a pair of Stockings & a large
twist of Tobacco I told him the President and Counsel of Philadelphia
Remembered their love to him as to their old and true friend and would
cloath his old body once more and wished that he might wear out
these Cloathes and live so much longer as to Give them an - -
opportunity to Cloath him again. there was a great many of the
Shawano Indian present among others the big Huming and the Bride being
two of them that went off with peter Chartier but Protested
against his Proceeding against our traders.
Cachcawatchiky Returned many thanks, & some of the six Nations
Did the Same and Expressed their Satisfaction to see that a true man was
taken notice of, although he was now Grown Childish.
the 11 Staffed in concert with George Croghan a 8. Gallings Cask of Wisky belonging
to the foresaid Henry Nolling who Could not be prevailed upon to hide it in
the Woods but would Sell and Drink himself
I desired the Indians in Counsell to send some of their young men to meet
our people with the Goods and not Come back before they heard or Saw of
them I begun to be afraid they fell into the Hands of the Enemy so Did
the Indians themselves ten Warriors from Niagara Came to town by water. we
Suspected them very much and feared that some of their parties went to
meet our People by hearing of them in Coming down the river
the 12 - two Indians & Robert Callender went out to meet our people with
the Goods had orders not to Come back before they Saw them, or go to
frankstown where we left the Goods.
The same Day the Indian made answer to my Request Concerning the
Prisoners taken in Carolina
Thanayiwon a Sincker spoke to the following purpurt out of Door
in the Presents of all the Deputies of the other. the Speaker
Directed his Discourse to the English in General had a string of Wampum
in his hand and Said Brethern you Came a great Way to Visit us and
many sorts of Evil might have befallen you by the way, which might have