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Path, whereby it is stopped, he would cause it to be opened,
now Brethren, I must acquaint you, that all the way from
Harris's Ferry to Patomack, the white People are settled very
thick; so that should your Warriors now use that Path, fre-
quent differences between them and the Inhabitants might
probably arise, by means whereof, the Peace so lately estab-
lished between us may be endangered and I must desire you
for this reason to use your best Interest with your Warriors,
in case they are determined to go to War, that they would
pursue the old War Path from Shamokin, which lies along the
foot of the Allegheney Hills, & which is the nearest way they
can go to their Enemies Country.
A Belt
Brethren
By this Belt you desire a trading House may be erected on
Potomack at Daniel Cressap's House, and that he may have
the Care of it for the Supply of your Warriors, and that I will
send your request to the Governor of Maryland.
Brethren
Your Belt and all you said upon it shall be carefully sent
to Governor Sharpe.
Deogwanda the Onondago Chief's Answer to the Governor.
Brother Onas.
I mentioned to you the other day my desire, that there
should be a Store House kept at John Harris's and that he
might have the Care of the Store for the Warriors.
I desired at the same time, that the Road might be opened
for the Warriors to pass through the back Settlements to the
Southern Indians, you know we are, and always have been at
War with them, and I shall now begin to strike them. You
told me in answer that you thought it best that that Road
should be stopt up, least any differences should arise between
your People and our Warriors, and desired if any Warriors
did go to War, they would take the Old Road, that led to the
Southward under the Mountains; and I now tell you, that as
you desired that Road should be stopt, it shall be so; and I
will take the old Road.
Extract from the Treaty held by the Indians at Lancaster
in the Month of August 1762.
Brother Onas,
I will also acquaint you of another Trading place which is
the place they call Potomack in Maryland One Daniel Cressap
has sent me word by my Warriors this Spring, and he tells
me that if the Governor would order him to keep a Store there.
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