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Interprett by R^t Sander, and afterward by Armour who then
came home.

Lib. R, R. R.

Brethren:
Wee Come here in Corlaers house and make you
acquainted that the Indians called Diconondaages (or Indians
with holes through their noses) have been in our Country and
lamented the death of our people and have made a Covenant
with us, wherein they include all the whole stroak Westwards
as also Corlaer (that is the Governm^t) and desired us to make
it acquainted to the Bretherne, Doe give three small Bea-
vers:
2: Wee Excuse ourselves wholly that wee have had noe
hand in killing the English Christians in Virginia, Yea doe
declare to have done noe harme at all there, and are very
sorry and doe weep in our land for the Evill done there, but
doe seek to live in a peaceable land and not to intermeddle
ourselves in any warr against the Christians and desire that
this may be signified to Corlaer, Doe give three small
Severs:
3: Say: Wee are the Governo^rs Subjects as alsoe the
whole stroake Westwards, our houses are his houses; And
because the Onnondages have made proposalls to us by
p^rsents, as also to the whole nations on that stroake, that if any
harme did befall them, that wee and the whole stroake quite
to Corlaer — should joyne together in order to assist one
another, doe ask what they shall doe in this Case, and desire
if any bad Rumours of warr should come That good care
might be taken by the Governo^r that noe mischiefe befall them
in their whole Country, for it would be also p^rjudiciall to yo^r
Brethren in their Bever Trade:
Doe also desire that all the harme which is Committed by
any of their stroake or Confines of the Country, to the Chris-
tians may be forgiven and buryed in Oblivion, Doe give one
Bever.

Answere upon the Sinnikes propos:

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Brethern:
Wee understand by yo^r proposition, that the Indians called
Djonondadaages have beene in yo^r Country, to bemoane the
death of yo^r people, which is yo^r manner amongst one another,
but not usuall amongst the Christians, and that you have a
good Correspondence and understanding, one amongst
another is acceptable to us, but are more gladd to heare that
you say you have noe hand in killing of the Christians in Vir-
ginia, and hope you will not give way to such an Evill which
wilbe a meanes, that you may live and dwell peaceably in yo^r

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