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Brother you said the other day in Counsel if any thing befell us from
the french we must let you know of it. we will let you know if we
hear any thing from the Ffrench be it against us or yourselves
you will have peace, but it is most Certain that the 6 nation
and their allies are upon the point of making warr against the
french let us keep up a true Correspondents and let us hear allways
of one another.
they Gave a belt.
Scayhuhady and the half King with two others had Informed
me that they often must send messengers to Indian towns and
nations and had nothing in their Counsel bag (as they being
beggars) Either to reccompence a messenger, or to Get wampum to
do their Business, and begged I would assist them withe something.
I had saved a peice of strowds and 1/2 Barrel of powder, 100 lb of
Led, 10 Shirts, 6 Knives, 1 lb of Vermilion, and Gave it to them now
for the foresaid use. they Returned many thanks and were
mighty pleased.
The old Sinicker queen from above Mentioned Came to inform me
that sometime ago She had sent a string of wampum of three
fathom to philadelphia by James Dunnings to Desire her
brethern Would send her up a Cask of powder and some small
shot to Enable her to send out the Indian boys to Kill turkeys
and other fowles for her, wilst they men are gone to war against
the french that they may not be starved
I told her I had heard nothing of her messuage, but if she had
told me of it before I parted with all the powder and lead I Could
have let her have some and promised I would make Inquiry
perhaps the messauge had lost it by the way to philadelphia
and Gave her a shirt, a Dutch wooden pipe and Some Tobacco
She seemed to have taken a little affrunt because I Took not
Sufficient notice of her in Coming down. I told her she acted very
Imprudent not let me know by some of her friends who she was
as She knew very well I Could not know by myself. She was satisfied