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I am now going to reply to the Governor of Maryland, but
as I do not understand making Beads I shall send him
nothing but Paper.
Brother
While I was coming from home my Thoughts were very
bad I was enraged against the Enemy who have been murth-
ering my Brethren, but now I have been out and killed some
of them I am better satisfied in my Mind, my Brother the
Governor of this Province has sent us this Belt (holding in
his Hand the Belt that was first given the Day before) to
welcome us hither, and to open a Path from my Country this
shall be done, at present it is only a small Track but I will
make it a large Path, all my young Men have taken hold of
this Belt, they are determined to make the Path broad, and
will take Care that no Blood be shed upon it, I will keep this
Belt to remind our young Men to freshen the Track, and I
will immediately send off to my Nation that they may see
these Belts (holding up all the Belts, and Strings that had
been given him) and know how kindly we have been received,
and treated in this province. I will also send them a Speech,
and invite them hither to go out to War with us, and to
receive Presents as we have done, these are not only my own
Sentiments, and my own Resolutions but all the young
Warriors that are with me agree with me and are come to
the same Determination. This String (holding up the black
String that was first given) my Brother the Governor sent
to sharpen my Hatchet he may depend on our doing so
therewith, and that we will always have it stained with the
Blood of the Enemy, the very Sight of this String makes me
angry with them, they have often sent to me calling me their
Father but I looked on them with Disdain and as Enemies.
My Talk with the Governor of Maryland shall be always
straight I shall never deal double with him and I hope his
Language to us will be always straight and true, (then
holding up the black String that was last given he said,)
I received this Yesterday with a Speech to invite me to
War, which I receive as it came from our Father King
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George, the Governor our Brother having sent you to deliver
it, and you may be assured that so long as King George will
furnish us with Clothes, I will continue to destroy his and
our Enemies, I have been along here to War and having
killed a few of the Enemy have received a small Present,
but when I come this Way again with my People, I will kill
more of the Enemy and hope to receive a larger Present I
hope our Father King George will take Care to furnish us
with Cloaths and I desire he might be informed of what I
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