The Treaty Held with the Indians of the Six Nations at Philadelphia, in July 1742: To which is Prefix'd an Account of the first Confederacy of the Six Nations, their present Tributaries, Dependents, and Allies
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The Treaty Held with the Indians of the Six Nations at Philadelphia, in July 1742: To which is Prefix'd an Account of the first Confederacy of the Six Nations, their present Tributaries, Dependents, and Allies
Indians of North America -- Treaties; Iroquois Indians -- Treaties
We received [Transcriber's Note: original has "rececived"] from the
Proprietor's, yesterday, some Goods in Consideration of our Release of
the Lands on the West-Side of _Susquehanna_: It is true we have the full
Quantity according to Agreement; but if the Proprietor had been here
himself, we think, in Regard of our Numbers and Poverty, he would have
made an Addition to them.--If the Goods were only to be divided amongst
the _Indians_ present, a single Person would have but a small Portion;
but if you consider what Numbers are left behind, equally intituled with
us to a Share, there will be extreamly little. We therefore desire, if
you have the Keys of the Proprietor's Chest, you will open it, and take
out a little more for us.
'We know our Lands are now become more valuable: The white People think
we do not know their Value; but we are sensible that the Land is
everlasting, and the few Goods we receive for it are soon worn out and
gone. For the Future we will sell no Lands but when Brother ONAS is in
the Country; and we will know beforehand the Quantity of the Goods we
are to receive. Besides, we are not well used with Respect to the Lands
still unsold by us. Your People daily settle on these Lands, and spoil
our Hunting.--We must insist on your Removing them, as you know they
have no Right to settle to the Northward of _Kittochtinny-Hills_.--In
particular, we renew our Complaints against some People who are settled
at _Juniata_, a Branch of _Susquehanna_, and all along the Banks of that
River, as far as _Mahaniay_; and desire they may be forthwith made to go
off the Land; for they do great Damage to our Cousins the _Delawares_.
'We have further to observe, with Respect to the Lands lying on the West
Side of _Susquehanna_, that tho' Brother ONAS (meaning the Proprietor)
has paid us for what his People possess, yet some Parts of that Country
have been taken up by Persons whose Place of Residence is to the South
of this Province, from whom we have never received any Consideration.
This Affair was recommended to you by our Chiefs at our last Treaty; and
you then, at our earnest Desire, promised to write a Letter to that
Person who has the Authority over those People, and to procure us his
Answer: As we have never heard from you on this Head, we want to know
what you have done in it. If you have not done any thing, we now renew
our Request, and desire you will inform the Person whose People are
seated on our Lands, that that Country belongs to us, in Right of
Conquest; we having bought it with our Blood, and taken it from our
Enemies in fair War; and we expect, as Owners of that Land, to receive
such a Consideration for it as the Land is worth. We desire you will
press him to send us a positive Answer: Let him say _Yes_ or _No_: If he
says _Yes_, we will treat with him; if _No_, we are able to do
ourselves Justice; and we will do it, by going to take Payment
ourselves.
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