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     Communicate to us at which day and place appointed we the Lib. X.

     Said psons nominated (Mr Vanderheyden only Excepted) mett

     and there Stayed till the 26th Instant by reason tht the King of

     the Susquehen and one of the Shavanole Kings were not

     Come the reason as was Suppoased of theire delay being a

     great fresh that filled the Runs & so retarded there Travell

     but they not Appearing the said 26th day we thought it not

     Convenient to stay any Longer one of the Shavanole Kings

     by name Penascok & Owhalla King of the Delleware Indians

     together with nine of his great men being mett according to

     Appointmt Capt Jos Hanse together with Hendrick Peterson

     & Cornelius Cornagys being Chosen and Sworn Interpreters

     Pursuant of the Aforesd Or& We proceeded to Informe them

     that Whereas Att a Committee Held att Annapolis June the P. 173

     1st 1697 we were required to Represent that Certain Indians

     Outlyers upon the mountaines the names of Severall whereof

     were discovered and in another Order of Councill Inserted

     were Indians properly belonging to the Nation of the Susque

     hano which Nation were by the said Order required (foras

     much as they were in Amity with us) That they should call in

     theire mountaine Indians or be accomptable for them in Case

     of any Injuries or Damage To which they Answered it was

     Just & reasonable.

       It was Demanded if any of the said Indians nominated were

     Resident among them, to which they Answered in the Nega

     tive.

       2dly We Informed them what measures were taken abt the

     Piscataway Indians which they well approved of desireing

     that the Amity & friendship wch they the said Shavanole &

     Delaware Indians ever professed to the English might stand

     & remaine Inviolate.

       3d!y Beshaccus A Dellaware Indian and Interpreter Chosen

     by the Susquehanahs being asked if he had any thing to

     Communicate on the behalfe of the said Nation Sayd he Re

     ceived no further Instruction from them then that they would

     be prsent att the day & place appointed and seems to be under

     some Consternacon for theire non Appearance.

       4thly It was acquainted them tht the prsents delivered by

     Beshaccus & Capt Hagrup to Coll Jon Thompson for his Excy

     were faithfully delivered & tht the said prsents were by his

     Excy Kindly Recd and tht he Expected to see them Att Annap

     olis where he would fully Satisfy them for their prsents.

       And we acquainted them likewise that his Excy never took

     any prsent from the Indians but he gave-them in Return for

     the same more then they were worth & that he Comonly tooke

     but one thing of a Sort and gave them back the rest on

     they shook hands with us in token they were well pleased &

     Satisfyed with his Excys kind acceptance.