The Deputies of the six Nations having, at their last Visit, agreed to release their Claim to all the Land on both Sides of the River _Sasquehanah_, as far South as this Province extends, and to the Northward to those called the _Endless Mountains_, or _Kittochtinny Hills_; in Consideration whereof, they then received a large Quantity of valuable _Indian_ Goods for the Lands situate on the Eastern Side of the said River, but declined at that Time to receive any for those on the Western Side of the said River, chusing to defer the same till another Visit; a large Number arrived from these Nations at _Philadelphia_, on _Wednesday_ the 30th of _June_, with Deputies duly impowered to receive the said Goods; and acquainted the Governor, that being weary from the Fatigue of their long Journey, they should crave three or four Days to rest themselves before they proceeded to their Business: In the mean time they would wait on the Governor to discourse, according to their usual Method, about News and other Occurrences; which the Governor readily agreed to, and ask'd them when they would chuse to pay their first Visit; which they desiring might be on _Friday_ the 2d of _July_, in the Afternoon, the Council was accordingly summon'd, and met at Mr. _Logan_'s House, where were P R E S E N T, The Honourable _G E O R G E T H O M A S_, Esq; Lieutenant-Governor. _James Logan_, } _Clement Plumsted_, } _Samuel Hasell_, } _Abraham Taylor_, } Esqrs; _Samuel Preston_, } _Thomas Lawrence_, } _Ralph Asheton_, } _Robert Strettell_, } The Chiefs of the _Six Nations_, with the Chiefs of the _Shawanese_. _C A N A S S A T E E G O_, the _Onondago_ Chief, Speaker. _C O N R A D W E I S E R_, Interpreter. The Governor opened the Conference as follows. '_B R E T H R E N_, 'The Proprietor having purchased certain Lands from your Nations about six Years ago, a Moiety of what was agreed to be given in Consideration of that Purchase was at that Time delivered to them, and the other being at their Desire left in the Proprietor's Hands, he pressed you by _Shikalamy_ to send last Year for it, and would have been glad to have seen you, and taken you by the Hand before his Departure. But as the Design of this Meeting is to hear your News, and converse together in a free and friendly Manner, I shall say no more about the Goods than that they lie ready at the Proprietor's House, and will be delivered when you shall have sufficiently rested from the Fatigue of your Journey.' The Chief of the _Onondagoes_ spoke. '_B R E T H R E N_, 'We propose to rest four Days, and then come to the main Business. At present we are at a private Conference about News, and have something of this sort to mention to our Brother _Onas_.' And on the Governor's signifying they would be glad to know what it was, the Chief proceeded. '_B R E T H R E N_,