“Brethren, I only sent _Post_ to peep into your cabbins, and to know the sentiments of your old men, and to look at your faces, to see how you look. And I am glad to hear from him, that you look friendly; and that there still remain some sparks of love towards us. It was what we believed before hand, and therefore we never let slip the chain of friendship, but held it fast, on our side, and it has never dropt out of our hands. By this belt we desire that you will dig up your end of the chain of friendship, that you suffered, by the subtlety of the _French_, to be buried.” A belt. “Brethren, it happened that the governor of _Jersey_ was with me, and a great many _Indian_ brethren, sitting in council at _Easton_, when your messengers arrived; and it gave pleasure to every one that heard it; and it will afford the same satisfaction to our neighboring governors, and their people, when they come to hear it. I shall send messengers to them, and acquaint them with what you have said. “Your requesting us to let the king of _England_ know your good dispositions we took to heart, and shall let him know it; and we will speak in your favor to his majesty, who has, for some time past, looked upon you as his lost children. And we can assure you, that, as a tender father over all his children, he will forgive what is past, and receive you again into his arms.” A belt. “Brethren, if you are in earnest to be reconciled to us, you will keep your young men from attacking our country and killing and carrying captive our back inhabitants; And will likewise give orders, that your people may be kept at a distance from _Fort Duquesne_; that they may not be hurt by our warriors, who are sent by our king to chastise the _French_, and not to hurt you. Consider the commanding officer of that army treads heavy, and would be very sorry to hurt any of his _Indian_ brethren.” A large belt. “And brethren, the chiefs of the _United Nations_, with their cousins, our brethren, the _Delawares_, and others now here, jointly with me send this belt, which has upon it two figures, that represent all the _English_, and all the _Indians_, now present, taking hands, and delivering it to _Pesquitomen_: and we desire it may be likewise sent to the _Indians_, who are named at the end of these messages;[101] as they have all been formerly our very good friends and allies; and we desire they will all go from among the _French_ to their own towns, and no longer help the _French_.