be charged by his own People with Selling them. Upon this
assurance We sent to Conegochiege for two hundred pounds
Worth of Goods more, and as soon as they were brought up
We advised the Indians thereof and desired to know if they
would choose to receive them in the afternoon and to hear
your Excellency's answer to the Message which they had sent
you by Mr Ross. Our proposal being accepted the Goods as
well those that were purchased with the one hundred pounds
granted by the Assembly as those purchased with the two
hundred pounds (the price of four Scalps) were after Dinner
laid on a Table in two Seperate parcels, and when all the
Indians except a few who were left to guard the Prisoners
were Assembled (Capn Beall the Commandant of the Fort,
Capn Armstrong who was come thither from Pensilvania with
a message from Governor Denny to the Cherokees, and sev-
eral other Officers of the Maryland and Pensilvania Troops
being also present) We addressed ourselves to Wahachey the
Chief saying that We were come thither by your order and
" that We were about to deliver your Excellency's answer to
their message which answer Capn Pearls would interpret to
them" & then We proceeded.
Brother Wahachey of Keeway & Bretheren of the Cherokee
Nation. I have received the Message which you sent by Mr
Ross to advise me of your being come to Fort Frederick,
I rejoice at your arrival & bid you welcome by this String of
white Wampum (gave a String) I have heard of your Fame &
your good intentions towards us from your Brother of Virginia
and have for a long time had a great desire to see you, but it
happens that now you are come I am unable to meet you, this
I am sorry for but I hope you will excuse me since I have sent
Mr Wolstenholme and Mr Ridout to communicate my Senti-
ments to you. I have appointed them because I know that
they have a particular regard for you, and because I am Con-
fident they will deliver my words faithfully; They will in my
name and on behalf of the People of Maryland make a league
with you which I hope will last as long as the Sun & Moon
shall endure, to Confirm it I present you this Belt of Wampum,
gave a Belt. Bretheren When Mr Ross was with me I gave him
orders to supply you with such Provisions as you should stand
in need of as a farther mark of my Friendship towards you
I have now sent you a present (pointing to that of one hundred
pounds Value) was it in my power I would send you a larger
but as it is not I hope you will not consider the value of the
present so much as the inclination of him that sends it.
Bretheren now we have made a League of Friendship and
are known to each other I will speak to you more freely on
the purpose for which you are come. You say that your good
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