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99. [them] of new troubles - nor were they mistaken, as will be seen in the sequel. The Missionary Zeisberger; and unclear as an assistant to the Mission, together with those faithful families from Friedenshutten, had in the Spring of this Year (1768) gone to the Allegheny River, & there established a new Mission settlement. They had in going there, taken every advantage of water Navigation, but at unclear they were met by an Embassy of 20 Captains from the 6 Nations, who, by a belt of Wampum bid them return, it not being agreeable to them, that they should proceed. They were to be made sensible of the error they had committed, by neglecting first and foremost, to inform the Chiefs of the 6 Nations of their intentions. Of this duty they were now reminded. The Missionary promising them, that nothing should be wanting in yet doing what, by their usages, had been omitted; they were at length permitted to proceed; but [this not being such an easy matter to get over with, the 6 Nations who would be apt to] the Chiefs of the 6 Nations were not so easily pacifyed, they considered the act as degrading them, or as their having lost somewhat of their superiority over the Delawards & [they] felt mortifyed for the moment. They however were at length pacityed. Zeisberger