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                        that Every cask of Wisky shall be sold to you for five Books in your 
                        towns. and if the traders offer to sell wisky to you and will not let 
                        you have it at that price, you may take it from him and Drink 
                        it for nothing.
                                           Gave a belt.
                        Brethern here is one of the traydors, whom you Know to be a very 
                        sober and honest man, he has been Robbed out of the value of 300 books 
                        and you all know by whome let therefore satisfaction be made 
                        to the Trader.
                                           Gave a string of Wampum
                        Brethern I Have no more to say.
                        I Delivered the goods to them, having Divided them Before into 
                        Five shares. gave a share to the sinikers. a share to the Cajuckers
                        Onontagers oneidas an mohacks. the third Share to the Delawares
                        the fourth to the wantats. Zisagechroanu and Mahickens; the 
                        fifth to the Shawanos.
                        the Indians Signified great Satisfaction and joy and were well 
                        pleased with the Cessation of arms. the rainy weather hastened them 
                        away with the Goods into some houses, and night Coming on

the 18 the speech was delivered to the Delawares in their own Language and

                        also to the Shawanos in their language by Andrew Montour in my 
                        Present and some of the tradors. I acquainted the Indians I was 
                        Resolved to leave them tomorrow and return homewards.

the 19 Scayhuhady, Tanughrishon and Oniadagarehra, with a few more

                       came to my lodging and spoke to the following purport.
                                        Brother onas, we Desire you will hear what we are going to say to you 
                       in behalf of all the Indians on ohio, their Deputies have sent us to you
                       we have heard what you have said to us and we return you many 
                       thanks for the Kindness in Informing us of what passed bettween 
                       the King of great brittain and the french King In Perticular we 
                       Return your many thanks for the large presents, the same we do 
                       to our brother Assariquoh who joined our brother onas in making 
                       us a present our bretheren have indeed tied our hearts to theirs
                       we at present Can but Return thanks with an Empty hand
                       till another opportunity serves to Do it sufficiently. we must 
                       Call a great Counsl  and Do Every thing Regular in the mean
                       time look upon us as your true brethern.