298 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1743.

Lib. C. B.

As the Indians expect to be well paid for Everything they
do and the Greatest Men amongst them are not above taking
Money I have rewarded this Chief and his Fellow Travellers
with Ten pounds on Account of the Government of Maryland,
besides what I gave on Acc^t of Virginia. If the Place men-
tioned by the Indians for the Treaty next Spring should not
be agreeable to you, the Interpreter tells me that he believes
they may be prevailed upon to come down to that proposed
by Col Gale
I am S^r
Your most obed^t humble Serv^t
Phil^a 25 April 1743 Geo: Thomas
The honble Thomas Bladen Esq^r
Governor of Maryland

p. 195

The Report of Conrade Weiser the Indian Interpret^r of his
Journeys to Shamokin on the Affairs of Virginia & Maryland
delivered to the Gov^r in Council the 2 I^st day of April 1743
The 9^th of April I arrived at Shamokin by Order of the
Gov^r of Pensilvania to acquaint the neighbouring Indians and
those on Wyomink that the Gov^r of Virginia was well pleased
with his Mediation, and was willing to come to an Agreement
with the Six Nations about the Land his People were settled
upon if it was that contended for, and to make up the Matter
of the late unhappy Skirmish in an amicable Way

(a)
Shikallimo
One of the
Chiefs of the
Six Nations
residing at
Shamokin for
Pensilvania
Affairs.

The Same Day Shikallimo ^(a) his Son and Sachsidowa, who
had been sent to the Six Nations, with an Offer of the Gov-
ernors Mediation to them, returned from Onontago, and the
next day they in open Council delivered the following Mes-
sage, directing their Speech in behalf of the Six Nations to the
Gov^r of Pensilvania according to what was agreed upon by
the Council of the said Indians in Onontago

(b)
The Indian
Name for the
Gov^r of Pen-
silvania.

Brother Onas^(b)

At this critical time We received a kind Message from you,
the Result of the good Friendship subsisting between you and
Us: for such purposes a Road was cleared from Our Country
to Yours, in which at any time Conrad Weiser and Shikallimo
may travel; We open Our Doors with Chearfulness to your
Messengers and are glad to hear from you

He laid down two Strings of Wampum

Brother Onas
We thank you for the Concern you shew for the Misfortune
that befell Our Warriors in Virginia: We take it as a par-
ticular Mark of Friendship: We assure you that notwith-