300 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1743.

Lib. C. B.

Day (this Summer) before we can finish them, We therefore
desire you will set your heart at Ease, and think on nothing
but what is good: We will come down & treat with you at

*A Place
near Harris'
ferry on Sus-
quehannah.

Canataquany* to morrow Morning (next Spring) since you
live so near the Sea and at such a great Distance from Us.
We accept kindly of your Invitation; our Brother the Gov. of
Pensilvania recommended your Message to Us, which he
would not have done, if he had not been satisfyed your Inten-
tion was good, We therefore promise you by these strings of
Wampum to come and treat with you at the af^d Place

The Speaker laid down four Strings of Wampum

Then the Speaker directed his Speech to the Gov^r of Pen-
silv^a and said

Brother Onas
The Dutchman on Skokoniady (Juniata) claims a Right to
the Land merely because he gave a little Victuals to our War-
riors who stand very often in need of it, This String of Wam-
pum serves (the Speaker then took two Strings of Wampum
in his hands) to take the Dutchman by the Arm, and to throw
him over the big Mountains within your Borders, We have
given Skokoniady (Juniata) for a hunting Place to our Cousins
the Delaware Indians and Our Brethren the Shawanoes, and
We Ourselves hunt there sometimes. We therefore desire
you will immediately by force remove all those that live on
the said River of Skokoniady

Here he laid down two strings of Wampum
Then the Speaker in behalf of Cachawatsiky the Shawanese

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Chief at Wyomink and of Nocheconna the Shawanese Chief
at Ohio related their Answers to two Messages that were
sent with some Strings of Wampum by the Council held at
Shamokin the first time Conrade Weiser was there He began
with Nocheconnah's Answer directed to the Gov^r of Pensil-
vania

Brother the Governor of Pensilvania
I live upon this River Ohio harmless like a little Child, I
can do nothing, I am but weak and I don't so much as intend
mischief: I have nothing to say, and do therefore send these
strings of Wampum to Cachawatsiky the Chief man again,
He will answer your Message as He is the older and greater
Man

Then Sachsidowa took up the strings of Wampum and
spoke in behalf of Cachawatsiky as follows