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                      By way of Discourse the speaker said that the six nation warriors 
                      often met English men trading to the Catabaws and often found that 
                      the English betrayed them to their enemy and some of the English
                      traders had been spoke to by the Said Speaker last year in the 
                      Cheerkees Country and told not to Do so - that the Speaker and many 
                      others of the 6 Nations had been afaired along time that Such 
                      a thing by some of their warriors at one time or another would be done.
         27         the same day had a Counsel with the Sinikers & the Onontagers about the wantats              
                      to Receive them into our Union. I gave a large belt of Wampum and 
                      the Indians Gave two.and Every thing we agreed upon what Should 
                      be said to the wantats. the same Evening a full Counsel was appointed 
                      and met accordingly a speech was made to the Wantats as follows by 
                      Afserharhu a Siniker. Brethern. the Ionontaty Hages last spring
                      you sent this belt of Wampum to us (having the belt then in his 
                      hands) to Desire us & our Brethern the Shawanos and our Cousins,
                      the Delawares, to Come an meet you in your retreat from the 
                      french. and we accordingly Came to your assistance and brought 
                      you here, and we Received you as our own flesh. we Desire you will 
                      think you now joined us and our brethern the English and you become one people with us.
                      then he layd that belt by and gave them 
                      a very large String of Wampum. the Speaker took up the belt and
                      Said. Brethern. the English our brethern bid you 
                      welcome and are Glad you escaped out of Captivity you have
                      been Kept as Slaves  by Ohontio notwithstanding he Called you all 
                      along his Children but now you have brooke the rope wherewith you 
                      have been tied,& become freemen. and we the United 6 Nations 
                      Receives you to our Counsel fire and make you members thereof 
                      and we will secure your Dwelling place to you against all manner 
                      of Danger. Gave the Belt
                      Brethern, we the united Nations & all our Indian allies with our 
                      Brethern the english look upon you as our Children though you are our 
                      Brethern. we desire that you will give no Ear to the Evil spirit that spreads 
                      lies and Wickedness. let your minds be Easy and Clear, & be of the Same 
                      mind with us Whatever you may hear. nothing shall befall you but 
                      what of Nececity must befall us in the same time. Gave the Belt.
                      Brethern. we the Six united Nation and all our Indian Allies with
                      our Brethern the English are Extreamely Glad to See you here
                      as it happened Just at the same time when our brother onas