Part 7 (2/2)

_C O N R A D W E I S E R_, Interpreter.

And a great Number of the Inhabitants of _Philadelphia_.

The Governor spoke to the _Indians_ as follows:

'_B R E T H R E N_,

'This Meeting will be short: It is in order to make you a Present from the Governor, the Council, the a.s.sembly, and all our People. _William Penn_ was known to you to be a good and faithful Friend to all the _Indians_: He made a League of Friends.h.i.+p with you, by which we became one People. This League has often since been renew'd by friendly Treaties; and as you have declared that the Friends.h.i.+p shall always last on your Parts, so we would have you believe that it shall remain inviolable on ours while the Sun and Moon endure.

'I gave you some Expectation of a Present, and we have it now ready to deliver to you. This Present is made you by the Governor, Council, a.s.sembly, and all our People, in Consideration of the great Miseries and Distresses which you our good Friends have lately suffered. This will be some Relief to you for the present, and it's to be hoped your own Industry will soon retrieve your Circ.u.mstances.

'It has sometimes happened, and may happen again, that idle and untrue Stories are carried to you concerning us your Brethren; but our Desire is, and we expect it from you, that you will give no Credit to them; for we are, and always will be, your steady and sincere Friends.

'It is a Custom when we renew our Treaties with our good Friends the _Indians_, to clear the Road, and make our Fire burn bright: We have done so upon this Occasion; and, in Token of our Sincerity, we deliver you, as a Present from the Governor, the Council, the a.s.sembly, and all the People of _Pensylvania_, the following Goods, _viz_.

24 _Guns_.

600 _Pounds of Lead_.

600 _Pounds of Powder_.

25 _Strowdes_ } 90 _Duffil_ } _Match-Coats_.

30 _Blankets_.

62 _Yards of Half-Thicks_.

60 _Ruffled s.h.i.+rts_.

25 _Hats_.

1000 _Flints_.

50 _Hoes_.

50 _Hatchets_.

5 _Pounds of Vermilion_.

10 _Dozen of Knives_.

8 _Dozen of Gimblets_.

2 _Dozen of Tobacco-Tongs_.

25 _Pair of Shoes_.

25 _Pair of Stockings_.

25 _Pair of Buckles_.

Whereupon the Chiefs, and all the _Indians_, returned their solemn Thanks; and _Cana.s.satego_ said, 'They had no more to say as to publick Business at present; but they had somewhat under Deliberation, which, when they had duly considered, they would communicate.'

At a C O U N C I L held at the Proprietor's, _July_ 12, 1742.

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