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also understood that the Mahikanders, have beene in yo^r land
with p^rsents. it is well that the ffreindship doth continue
betwixt you.
That the Brethren come here and lament the fire that has
beene lately here, You doe well, It is God's pleasure so to
doe, But that the Brethren doe thinke that it is for want of
Understanding, that wee doe not come and bemoane the
death of yo^r People, is not customary amongst us as under the

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Heathen Concerning the Covenant with the Brethren doe say
will keepe fast and inviolable, shall not be wanting in our
povit soe long as the Brethren behave themselves well; But
the Brethren must knowe that any offending amongst us
cannot be left unpunished wee know not of any wrong or
p^rjudice that is done to the Brethern by any of our people.
The Brethren seeme to be affray'd of Enemys of the Indians
Eastwards or Southwards, wee knowe of noe harme but you
must looke out of yo^r Eys.
And shall by the first oppertunity make them at New Yorke
acquainted of yo^r requested; of 900 comeing to yo^r Country:
Given s 90 Z white
2 fatts Rum
This is a true Coppy Examined p me
Ro^l Livingstone Sec^r

A letter to Capt. Brockhouse:

Honoured S^r June 24th^th 1682.
The seaventh day after our departure from you being the
23^d instant wee arrived here at Albany, and that day obtained
the favour of the Comissarys to come to us, who readyly
procured us five Belts of Peake to send to the five nations to
come to speake with us, w^ch this morning Arnold went away
with, since his goeing wee have received Informacon that there
were gone two Troopes of the Onneydes downe into Mary-
land, and a third preparing to goe, the Consequence of w^ch
wee beleive may prove Evill to Our Country, this S^r putts us
upon Enquiry of the Commissarys whether yo^r Hon^rs Instruc-
cons you were pleased to acquaint us with were putt in
practice: that the said Indians should not attempt any more to
goe downe into Maryland or Virginia to disturb or destroy
any of his Majestyes subjects there, and vpon the discourse
wee find that the Indians have noe sure comands laid vpon
them, only some kind of words vsed to some scattering
Indians tending to that purpose, and thats all) Now S^r please

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to mind what any Evill consequence this wilbe (w^ch is) wee
are here come to treate for a peace, and they whome wee are
to treate w^th are cutting the Throats of his Maj^tys Subjects in