| CANASSATEEGO, | } | And sundry Chiefs of the |
| SHICKALAMY, | } | Six Nations. |
SASSOONAN, and Delawares.
NUTIMUS, and Fork-Indians.
CONRAD WEISER, Interpreter.
| Pisquetoman, | } | |
| Cornelius Spring, | } | Interpreters to the Fork Indians. |
| Nicholas Scull, | } |
CANASSATEEGO said:
'BRETHREN the Governor and Council,
The other Day you informed us of the Misbehaviour of our Cousins the Delawares, with Respect to their continuing to claim, and refusing to remove from some Land on the River Delaware, notwithstanding their Ancestors had sold it by a Deed, under their Hands and Seals, to the Proprietaries, for a Valuable Consideration, upwards of Fifty Years ago; and notwithstanding that they themselves had about —— Years ago, after a long and full Examination, ratified that Deed of their Ancestors, and given a fresh one under their Hands and Seals; and then you requested us to remove them, inforcing your Request with a String of Wampum.—Afterwards you laid on the Table our own Letters by Conrad Weiser, some of our Cousins Letters, and the several Writings, to prove the Charge against our Cousins, with a Draught of the Land in Dispute.—We now tell you, we have perused all these several Papers: We see with our own Eyes, that they have been a very unruly People, and are altogether in the Wrong in their Dealings with you.—We have concluded to remove them, and oblige them to go over the River Delaware, and quit all Claim to any Lands on this Side for the Future, since they have received Pay for them, and it is gone thro' their Guts long ago.—To confirm to you that we will see your Request executed, we lay down this String of Wampum in Return for yours.'
Then turning to the Delawares, holding a Belt of Wampum in his Hand, he spoke to them as follows:
'COUSINS,