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when we met a proper Person to be an Interpreter between
us and our brother Cresap who has of late Seemed angry with
us and we did not know for what and finding he did not give
us Victuals so chearfully as usual our Young men went out
and killed Sundry of his Hogs at which he flew into a Passion
with us and had it not happened that there was a Proper
Interpreter who told us that our Brother Tograhogan did not
Pay for the Victuals which they took and was Promised to be
given us at the Treaty of Lancaster on our Travels to and
from War therefore we refer you to the Treaty, and as the
White People has killed up the Deer, Buffelos, Elks & Bears
there is nothing for us to live on but what we get from the
White people and having no White People on the Road from
Onondago to Our Brother Cresaps house we are often very
hungry and Stays three or four days to Rest ourselves and
Our Young men very unruly goes into the Woods and kills
Our Brother Cresaps Hogs & Sometimes Cattle Therefore
We recommend this to you in hopes you will do us Justice
and Provide for us according to the Treaty, which will prevent
any differences that may arise between us & your People.
If any of your People hurts any of us we shall look upon it
as if done by you This we Speak now in Publick before our
friend Christopher Gist and Several Indian Traders, Who puts
their Marks in this Paper to Testify We have told you all this
his his
Henry X —— Musk X Ratt
mark mark
his —— his
Barley X The X Ground
mark mark
The aforesaid Papers being read and considered of It is the
humble Advice of this Board to His Excellency that he be
pleased to lay them before the Assembly at their Meeting in
Decemr
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