Our good Friends and Brethren, the Six united Nations,
Ie have considered what you said concerning your Title to some Lands now in our Province, and also of the Place where they lie. Altho' we cannot admit your Right, yet we are so resolved to live in Brotherly Love and Affection with the Six Nations, that upon your giving us a Release in Writing of all your Claim to any Lands in Maryland, we shall make you a Compensation to the Value of Three Hundred Pounds Currency, for the Payment of Part whereof we have brought some Goods, and shall make up the rest in what Manner you think fit.
As we intend to say something to you about our Chain of Friendship after this Affair of the Land is settled, we desire you will now examine the Goods, and make an End of this Matter.
We will not omit acquainting our good Friends the Six Nations, that notwithstanding we are likely to come to an Agreement about your Claim of Lands, yet your Brethren of Maryland look on you to be as one Soul and one Body with themselves; and as a broad Road will be made between us, we shall always be desirous of keeping it clear, that we may, from Time to Time, take care that the Links of our Friendship be not rusted. In Testimony that our Words and our Hearts agree, we give you this Belt of Wampum.
On presenting of which the Indians gave the usual Cry of Approbation.
Mr. Weiser acquainted the Indians, they might now look over the several Goods placed on a Table in the Chamber for that Purpose; and the honourable Commissioners bid him tell them, if they disliked any of the Goods, or, if they were damaged, the Commissioners would put a less Price on such as were either disliked or damnified.
The Indians having viewed and examined the Goods, and seeming dissatisfied at the Price and Worth of them, required Time to go down into the Court-House, in order for a Consultation to be had by the Chiefs of them concerning the said Goods, and likewise that the Interpreter might retire with them, which he did. Accordingly they went down into the Court-House, and soon after returned again into the Chamber.
Mr. Weiser sat down among the Indians, and discoursed them about the Goods, and in some short Time after they chose the following from among the others, and the Price agreed to be given for them by the Six Nations was, viz.
| l. s. d. | |
| Four Pieces of Strowds, at 7 l. | 28 00 00 |
| Two Pieces Ditto, 5 l. | 10 00 00 |
| Two Hundred Shirts, | 63 12 00 |
| Three Pieces Half-Thicks, | 11 00 00 |
| Three Pieces Duffle Blankets, at 7 l. | 21 00 00 |
| One Piece Ditto, | 6 10 00 |
| Forty Seven Guns, at 1 l. 6 s. | 61 02 00 |
| One Pound of Vermillion, | 00 18 00 |
| One Thousand Flints, | 00 18 00 |
| Four Dozen Jews Harps, | 00 14 00 |
| One Dozen Boxes, | 00 1 00 |
| One Hundred Two Quarters Bar-Lead, | 3 00 00 |
| Two Quarters Shot, | 1 00 00 |
| Two Half-Barrels of Gun-Powder, | 13 00 00 |
| ________ | |
| 220 15 00 | |
| Pensylvannia Currency. |
When the Indians had agreed to take these Goods at the Rates above specified, they informed the Interpreter, that they would give an Answer to the Speech made to them this Morning by the honourable the Commissioners of Maryland, but did not express the Time when such Answer should be made. At 12 o'Clock the Commissioners departed the Chamber.