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phia to my house & one of the Women, but I hope not Dangerously,
this Day I Delivered the Goods to them and they are well Pleased
for my Adding two half Barrells of Powder to the four which they
was to have, George Croghon was Present & he undertook to find
men and Horses, to carry the Powder and the Lead with two Casks
of Liquor for them to Ohio I was Obliged to allow them the Liquor
because they all followed my Advise & did not get Drunk neither in
Town nor by the way Scaiohady after they had Received the Goods
spoke to me in the following manner " Brother I am very Glad that
our Bretheren in Philadelphia took into their serious Consideration
what we have said to them, the French Party is very Strong among
us, & if we had failed in our Journey to Philadelphia, or our Expec-
tation would not have been Granted by our Bretheren in Philadel-
phia, the Indians would have gone over to the French to a man, &
would have Received Presents or Supplies from the French, who
have Offered it, but now I hope we have got the Better of them. Let
me Desire you to set out early in the Spring with the supplies, our
bretheren hath been pleased to Promise us, and send somebody be-
fore you, to give us timely Notice, that we may meet for we are
scattered up & Down the Country, & we will send three or four men
to meet you by the way & Convey you to the Place Appointed Pray
Dont miss & let us that are for our brethren the English not be
ashamed, the French Party who Speak now under the Ground will
Speak Above the Ground if you should Miss, but if you Arrive early

U. H. J.
Liber No. 34

May 10

in the spring all the Indians will unite heartily & the French Party
will be brought over to us They spoke to me and George Croghon
who must be my Guide. I made answer that nothing should be
wanting on my side, what I could do, And if I was Alive & well,
I hope to see them in their Country next spring, before the Grass
comes out, or at farthest when they begin to Plant their Corn,
Saciody Pressed upon me to Put the Government in mind of what
he had said against the Traders in Rum, that it might be suppressed,
for the Indians (said he) will Drink away what they have, and be
not able to do any thing against the Enemy for want of Ammuni-
tion, and if Rightly Considered, Death without Judge or Jury to
any man that carries Rum to Sell to any Indian Town is the only
remedy to Prevent that Trade, and a just Reward to the Traders
for nothing else will do; it is Abomination before God & Man, to
say nothing of the Particular Consequences, it is altogether hurt-
full to the Publick for what Little Supplies we can give to carry on
the war is not half Sufficient, they must buy the Greatest Part with
their hunting, and if they meet with Rum, they will buy that before
anything, and not only Drink away their Skins but their Cloathing
& everything that they may get from Us, In short the Inconveniences
occasioned by that Trade are Innumerable, at this very time the
English & French Parties will fall out & Murder one another in

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