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English Colonial Treaties

with the

American Indians

ACCOUNT

O F TH E

TREATY

BETWEEN

3|fe Cjctellentp

Venjamin Fletcher C^pt^in General and Go-

vernour in Chief of the Province oiNew-Tork, &c,
AND THE

INDIANS

O F T H E

jfitje Rations;,

The la^ol^aqueis; , ^nerBeiS, ^nnontiaseiBr. CajonjeiEr

and fytmzl3^t$^ at Many, beginning the g%th of
^uiujfy 1694.

Frinted & Sold hy William Bradford, Printer to Their Maje/Iiet,

K/»i William ana Queen Mary, at the Sign of the Bible in

New -York, 1694.

Facsimile Title of No. 3

\ A BIBLIOGRAPHY

OF THE

ENGLISH COLONIAL TREATIES
WITH THE AMERICAN INDIANS

INCLUDING
A SYNOPSIS OF EACH TREATY

BY
HENRY F. DE PUY

NEW YORK

PRINTED FOR THE LENOX CLUB

1917

One hundred and twenty-five
copies printed

INTRODUCTION

During the long period in which Great Britain and
France struggled for the supremacy on the North
American continent the affairs and friendship of the
Indians were of the greatest importance. This was
especially true of the Iroquois and the Western In-
dians. In New England the settlers early became the
masters except of the eastern tribes of Abenakis and
their kindred. The French working through their
missionaries persuaded part of the Abenakis to migrate
to Canada and through them exerted much influence
with those who still remained in territory claimed by
the English. Numerous treaties were made between
these Indians and the Governors of Massachusetts Bay;
and while many of the details in the treaties that were
printed seem to relate only to trade, the real object of
the English was to retain the Indian friendship.

The Iroquois played a more important part than the
Eastern Indians and finally came to be regarded by
the British colonies as a "buffer state" between them
and the French. The Iroquois were well aware of
their importance to both sides and the treaties with
them show what astute politicians they were.

Many of the records of the various treaties with the
Indians exist only in manuscript; some have been
printed in the Journals of the Governors and Councils

or in the ''Votes and Proceedings" of the legislative
bodies; while others were separately printed. It is the
object of this monograph to locate and describe such
as were separately printed. A very brief synopsis of
the contents of each treaty is given, and also the loca-
tion of copies in the principal libraries and private
collections. It is quite probable that they were printed
in very small editions, which would account for their
rarity at the present time. That they are rare is dem-
onstrated by the fact that only one public library in the
country contains one-third of the number of titles re-
corded in this monograph, while thirteen titles are
known by only a single copy. And of two no copy is
known to exist in America. To see the ones described
it has been necessary to visit the various libraries in
Boston, Worcester, New York, Philadelphia, and Chi-
cago. Seventeen public libraries and seven private
collections have been examined and the copies located
in them are recorded herein.

These treaties are original sources of information of
some of the most important events connected with the
settlement of the country and its land titles. This is
especially true of the period covered by the "Old
French War," for it was during that period that the
northern colonies courted the Indians as a protection
against the French. Many pages in them refer to the
negotiations for the return of white captives among the
savages. So full are they of interesting historic details
that the tendency in making the synopses in this book
was to extend them too far. The synopses are intended
to give only a hint as to the main subjects discussed in
the treaties.

Finally, the excuse for printing this work at all is
the belief of the compiler that, to the special student,
the most useful bibliography is the monograph on a
special subject, which can give an idea of the contents
of the books described, as well as their size and loca-
tion.

List of English Colonial Treaties

DATE OF

TREATY

HELD AT

IMPRINT

1677

Virginia

London

1677

1690

Albany

Boston

1690

1694

Albany

New York

1694

1696

Albany

New York

1696

1698

Albany

New York

1698

I717

Georgetown

Boston

1717

I72I

Conestoga

Philadelphia

1721

I72I

Conestoga

London

I72I

Conestoga

Dublin

1723

1722

Albany

Dublin

1723

1722

Conestoga

Philadelphia

1722

1726

Falmouth

Boston

1726

1727

Falmouth

Boston

1727

I 726-7

Falmouth

Boston

1754

1728

Conestoga

Philadelphia

1728

1732

Falmouth

Boston

1732

Falmouth

London

1732

1735

Deerfield

Boston

1735

1736

Philadelphia

1737

1742

Philadelphia

1743

1742

Philadelphia

London

1743

1742

St. Georges

Boston

1742

1743

Connecticut

London

1769

1744

Lancaster

Philadelphia

1744

DATE OF

TREATY

HELD AT

IMPRINT

1744

Lancaster

Williamsburg

1745

Albany

Philadelphia

1746

Albany

New York

1746

1747

Philadelphia

1748

Lancaster

Philadelphia

1748

1749

Falmouth

Boston

1749

1752

St. Georges

Boston

1752

Halifax

1752

1753

Carlisle

Philadelphia

1753

St. Georges

Boston

1753

1754

Falmouth

Boston

1754

1755-6

Ft. Johnson

London

1756

Crosswicks

Philadelphia

1756

Catawba

Williamsburg

1756

Philadelphia

Newcastle

1756

Ft. Johnson

New York

1757

1756

Easton

Philadelphia

1757

Harris Ferry

Philadelphia

1757

Ft. Johnson

New York

1757

Ft. Johnson

Boston

1757

Easton

Philadelphia

1757

1758

Burlington

[Philadelphia

1758]

1758

Easton

Philadelphia

1758

Easton

Philadelphia

1759

17^8

Easton

Woodbridge

1758

1761

Easton

Philadelphia

1761

1762

Lancaster

Philadelphia

1763

Augusta

Charleston

1764

1765

Johnson Hall

Philadelphia

1776

1768

Ft. Pitt

Philadelphia

1769

ABBREVIATIONS.

AAS. American Antiquarian Society, Worcester.

APS. American Philosophical Society, Philadel-
phia.

BA. Boston Athenaeum, Boston.

BM. British Museum, London, England.

BPL. Boston Public Library, Boston,

CPC. Curtis Publishing Co., Philadelphia.

D. Henry F. DePuy, New York.

Friend. Friend's Library, Philadelphia.

HC. Harvard College Library, Cambridge.

HEH. Henry E. Huntington, New York.

HLE. H. L. R. Edgar, New York.

HSP. Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Phila-
delphia.

JCB. John Carter Brown Library, Providence.

LC. Library of Congress, Washington.

LCP. Library Company of Philadelphia, Phila-
delphia.

M. W. S. Mason, Evanston, 111.

MHS. Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston.

N. Newberry Library, Chicago.

NJ. New Jersey State Library, Trenton.

NJHS. New Jersey Historical Society, Newark.

NYHS. New York Historical Society, New York.

NYPL. New York Public Library, New York.

P. Pennsylvania State Library, Harrisburg.

W. Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison.

TREATIES

ARTICLES
PEACE

Between
The Moft Serene and Mighty PRINCE

C H A R L E S II.

By the Grace of God,

King o( England, Scotland^ France and Ireland^

Defender of the Faithj ^c.

And Several

Indian'Kings and QuQens^&c.

Concluded the 19th day oiMay^ ^^77*

pubWeti bp ^ij$ ^aiel!ie0 Commanv*

LONDON^

Printed by John BiV^ Chrijiopher Barkp"* Thomas Ncwcmh

and Henry J£llf, Printers to the Kings

Molt Excellent Majefty. 1(577.

ARTICLES OF PEACE BETWEEN CHARLES
II AND SEVERAL INDIAN KINGS AND
QUEENS CONCLUDED THE 29TH DAY
OF MAY, 1677.

Printed at London, idjj

Collation. Quarto, pp. i8.

Size of Letterpress. 6H6 x i^ViQ.

Copies Located. N. HEH.

Synopsis. The treaty consists of 21 articles, in which the Indians
acknowledge subjection to the British Crown and the British guar-
antee them protection. They provide that no English settlement
shall be made nearer than three miles of any Indian town and that
the Indians shall be "secur'ed and defended in their persons, goods
and properties against all hurts and injuries of the English." They
are also to be protected in their "Oystering Fishing and gathering of
Tuchahoe Curtenemons Wild Oats Rushes buckoone or any thing
else."

The treaty was signed by the Queen of Pamunkey, Queen of
Waonoke, King of the Nancymond Indians, King of the Nottoways
and Captain John West, Son of the Queen of Pamunkey, and their
marks or totems are reproduced in facsimile, on p. i6.

Propofitions

Made ly the Sachems of the three Maquas Cajilei, t& the
Mayor, Aldermen, and Commanalty oj the City of
Albany, and Military Officers of the faid City, and
County in the City-Hall, February x^th. j689

Peiter Schuyler Mayor, ^x}ith ten more Qentlemen^then prefent.
Interpreted by Amout & Hiffe.

The Names of the Sachims, StHttonguitiefs Speaker, Rode,
Sagodd/odquifax, Oguedagoa. Tofoquatho, Odagurafe^ Anharesdois
Jago^hera*

PROPOSITIONS MADE BY THE SACHEMS
OF THE THREE MAQUAS CASTLES TO
THE MAYOR, ALDERMEN AND COM-
MONALTY AT ALBANY, 25TH FEB-
RUARY, 16 "

\_Colophon.~\ Boston. Printed by S. Green. Sold by
Benjamin Harris at the London Coffee House,

i6go.

Collation. Quarto, pp. 12.
Size of Letterpress. 7^ x 554-
Copy Located. NYHS.

Synopsis. At this council there were present Peter Schuyler,
Mayor, "with ten more gentlemen," the representatives of the three
Mohawk towns, eight of whom are named in the treaty, and two
interpreters, Arnout and Hille.

The object of the council seems to hav^e been the offering of con-
dolences for the massacre at Schenectady and to advise as to what
measures were to be taken. The Indians spoke first and after the
usual condolences, stated that they had 100 young men out following
the French and Canadian Indians and hoped for revenge. They re-
minded the Albanians that three years before they (the Mohawks)
were at war with the French but that Corlaer "hindered them to
proceed." But for that they would have prevented the French from
sowing and reaping and they would not now have been in a position
to do much mischief.

To the report of the council is appended an examination of three
French prisoners who give an account of the force at Schenectady
with some details of the fight as well as much information as to the
state of Canada and some preparations that were being made to
attack Albany.

This Treaty was reprinted in the NYHS. Collections for 1869, pp. 165
et seq.

A N S W E R

The Five Nations,

TO THE

QUE S T I O N

Put to Them in May laft

By His Excellency

Benjamin Fletcher^ Captain General and Governour in Chief
of the Province of ^(W-T^rit, Province of PennfUvania^
Country of Netv-Cajfky and the Territories and Traftsof
Land depending thereon in America, and Vice-Admiral of
the lame; Their Majefties Lieutenant and Commander iu
Chief ot the Militia, and of the Forces by Sea and Land
within Their Majefties Collony of ConmfticHty and of all
the Forts and Places of Strength within the fame.

Given at Albaifj the 1 5ch day of jittgup^ i ^ 9 4*

Prcfcat

Facsimile of Page 3. For Title see Frontispiece

ACCOUNT OF A TREATY BETWEEN GOV-
ERNOR FLETCHER AND THE FIVE NA-
TIONS, AUGUST, 1694.

[New York, Wm. Bradford, l6g4.'\

Collation. Pp. 39, A-K in twos. The first two leaves have no pagina-
tion. The third leaf begins 5. The verso of last leaf blank. Sigs. A and I
not marked.

Size of Leaf. 7^ x 5^.

Copy Located. BM.

Synopsis. On verso of title "Lisenced, David Jamison." P. 3:
Heading filling whole page as reproduced. Proceedings pp. [4] to
top half of p. 10; continuing on lower half of same page. "At a
meeting at Albany the i6th Day of August, 1694" to p. 15; continu-
ing, "At a meeting at Albany the 17th Day of August, 1694" to p.
18; continuing, "A conference held at a private House in Albany the
20th of August, 1694" to p. 28; continuing, "At a meeting at Albany
the 22th Day of August, 1694" to p. 31. Pp. 32-33: The Ad-
dress of the River Indians to his Excellency Benjamin Fletcher,
etc., at Albany, August i8th, 1694. Pp. 34-35: The Answer
which his Excellency Benjamin Fletcher, etc., gave to the River In-
dians, August 22nd, 1694. Pp. 36-39: "A Conference had be-
tween his Excellency Benjamin Fletcher, etc., and the Mahikanders
or Lower River Indians and Showannos or Far Indians, at Kingstone
in the County of Ulster the 28th of August, 1694." Ends FiNis on
p. 39.

[I can learn of only one copy of this book which is in the British Museum,
I am indebted to the kindness of Mr. Henry N. Stevens for the reproductions
and description here given. — H. F. DeP.]

An account of this treaty is printed in the NYHS. Coll., 1869, pp. 409-415.

JOURNAL

or what Pa (Ted in the Expedition of

^\^ Cjccellentp

Coll. Bey vnin Fletcher^ Captain General and

Covernour in Chief of the Province ot New.fork, &c> To
jt LB A NTy to Renew the ovenant Chain vvith the five
Canton Nationsof lidi(i}js,x\tMohA(^c(is^Oncydes^Oi70?jd<i^€s^
Cajfuges and Sifinekes.

Sefuwheriy.y"^^ Tlturfdav i(ur Sun fet his Exceffency im-
i6s)6. 11 barqued at (^/-fff^/v/c/^ On Tf^e/day mora-

This day his Excellency viewed the Fortificat ions of theCIty
and gaveordcrs to the Mayor&c Aldermfin for fnch Reparations
as were found needtul in tne Biock- houfes, Platform > and
Stockadoes.

The27ch, Suni^j afternoon, The Sachims of 0»eid^ and
O^^W^^e arrived ac Ma^y, in the Evening they fupped with
his Excellency g.vmg great expreOlons of the Joy and Satis,
fattion they. had in meeting his Excellency.
.JrVJc^^' ^'r F^^!|'?^y ^ent Capt. J^4o^s fVeems to vi.w
i^.ffr'fe^o '''''^''^' ^"d^'-ing^^Porttohis Excellency
Sordidly "^ P'^'' ''' ^'^^'^' ^^''^^ ^^5 perCorrtxeii

This

JOURNAL OF WHAT PASSED, ETC., BE-
TWEEN GOVERNOR FLETCHER AND
THE FIVE NATIONS AT ALBANY, SEP-
TEMBER, 1696.

[Neiv York, Wm. Bradford, l6g6\

Collation. Quarto, pp. 11.
Size of Leaf. 5^ x 7.
Copy Located. BM.

Synopsis. P. I — Title, caption, etc., as reproduced.

Pp. 2-3 — At a meeting of the Sachems of the Five Nations at
Albany the 29th of Sept., 1696.

Pp. 4-5 — Ditto, I St October, 1696.

Pp. 6-7 — Ditto, 2d October, 1696.

Pp. 8-1 1 — At a private meeting of the Sachems at Albany the
3rd of October, 1696.

The only copy located is in the British Museum. The reproduction and
above description furnished by Mr. Henry N. Stevens.

Propofirions made by tlic Five Nations of

IndiafS, v/^. The Mobjqms^ Oae^des^ Omondog'^i
Cayof^ges 6c Swnchsy to his ExceUency ^tdha^dE^A
of Smomonr^ Capt General and Governour In chief
hisMijefties Province of ^^ ij'-Tbri, ((3V. inAIbanyi
the 2oihoi July, AnnoT>om. 1698

PRESENT

Hb ExoeUcncy Kichard Gart of ttet/omyn. Captain General SrCdvotnour

in Ctiicf 01 Afew-ieHe^ &(•

Cipf. tcH^iOTi SirWiP'i^ Coll. PererScftp^Ur,

Hcitd'ici vmJta^taeT/ garner GrahittiU{ hJq Atto;ncy CewWial

act Lan/iitpL > - , , .„. C^ll. Jhre^M £>' Pe/fter

iJ. yd^e;,, ( AlJcrmcn. ^^,,^^ //, w^i. ^(i;

Hffidnck Henftf ) Ma|or t^nci IVeffeilj^ Mayor,

If eflc/Zf mr A-ccif, Capt Joh* fMfe BleekUi Recoj Jer.

And feveral oilier Gcnilemen.

PROPOSITIONS MADE TO GOVERNOR BEL-
LOMONT BY THE FIVE NATIONS IN
JULY, 1698, AT ALBANY.

Printed at New York by Wm. Bradford

Collation. Folio, pp. 22.
Size of Letterpress. sViTisVi-
Copy Located. NYHS.

Synopsis. There were present Governor Bellomont and a nu-
merous retinue and the representatives of all of the Five Nations;
the Interpreters were Cornelius Velie and Helletie van Olanda.
The conference convened on July 20. Governor Bellomont was
suffering with gout. The Indians complained of an alleged sale of
land by a few of the Mohawks and claimed that it was illegal and
asked to have the "Writing" burned. They complained also of the
attacks of the French and their Indian allies after peace was declared
and of the high price of goods. They state further "that a greater
evil could not have attended all of us in the five Nations as well as
the brethren than the suffering the French to re-settle Candarque
which will always be as a thorn in our sides and keep us in such a con-
tinual alarm and watchfulness that we shall never be able to hunt
freely whilst such a power and fortress is so near not only to annoy
but in a capacity to destroy us." In the discussion on this matter the
Indians took occasion to correct the Governor by reciting the whole
history of the negotiations and acts of Governor Fletcher relating to
Candarque.

The conferences lasted until July 27th and a complete daily re-
port is given of them. Besides these reports the printed account gives
an Examination of Skachkook Indians in reference to murders at
Hatfield ; The Governor's report of the Albany meeting to the Coun-
cil ; Instructions to Col. Peter Schuyler ; A Message sent by the Five
Nations in August regarding their friends who were captives in
Canada.

See Winsor Nar. and Crit. Hist., V, 483, 560.

George Town

Oa Arrmfick^ljknd Aug. pth. 17 17.

Annoque Regni Regis G E O R G 1 1 Magna BritannU,dCc.Qii2iTto,

A Conference of His Excellency the G O V E R N O U R,
with the ,^C!)nn)8 and Chief Men of the Eaftem

GEORGETOWN ON ARROWSICK ISLAND
9TH AUGUST, 1717. A CONFERENCE OF
THE GOVERNOR WITH THE SACHEMS
OF THE EASTERN INDIANS.

[Colophon:'] Boston. B. Green, IJIJ

Collation. Pp. 13. No title page. Caption title.

Letterpress. 65^ x 45^.

Copies Located. AAS. JCB. LC. HLE.

Synopsis. The Governor opened the congress by a speech in which
he refers to various previous treaties w^ith the Indians.

The Indians object to the construction of a Fort but are told by
the Governor that he will build a fort where he pleases. He claims
land on the Kennebec River to which the Indians demur. Finally
the conference is ended by the Indians withdrawing "in a hasty,
abrupt manner without taking leave, and left behind them their Eng-
lish Colours." Later they brought to the Governor a letter of Sebas-
tion Rasles, the Jesuit missionary, containing a message of Vaudreuill
to the Indians in reference to their lands and promising help.

This Treaty is in the Maine Hist. Soc. Coll., iii, 361, and in N. H. Prov.
Papers, iii, 693. See Winsor Nar. and Crit. Hist., V, 424, for other refer-
ences.

The P A R T I C U L A R S of an

INDIAN TREATY

At CONESTOGOE,

BETWEEN

His Excellency Sir William Keith ^ Bart. Governor oi Fennfyhania^
And the Deputies of the Five Nations,

PuWifhcd at the Rec^uefl- of the G E N T LE M E N who were prefen^
and waited upon the Governor in His Journey.

THE PARTICULARS OF AN INDIAN
TREATY AT CONESTOGOE BETWEEN
HIS EXCELLENCY SIR WILLIAM
KEITH, BART., GOVERNOR OF PENN-
SYLVANIA, AND THE DEPUTIES OF
THE FIVE NATIONS, IN JULY, 1721.

Printed by Andrew Bradford at Philadelphia

Collation. Small folio, pp. 8. Sigs. A and B. Caption title.
Letterpress. loY^ x 55^.
Copies Located. D. HEH.

Synopsis.

July 5. Complimentary speeches.

July 6. Governor Keith tells the Conestoga Indians that he has
arranged with the Governor of Virginia to make the Potomac the
boundary of the hunting territory between them and the Virginia
Indians.

July 7. Ghesaont, a Seneca, presents a belt of wampum and seven
bundles of skins and makes a friendly speech in which he complains
of the sale of liquor to the Indians and the small price paid for furs.

THE

PARTICULARS

OF AN

Indian Treaty

A T

BETWEEN

His Excel lency Sir Wi l L I A m Ke I T H,

Bart. Governor of Pennfjhania, and
the Deputies of the Five Nations.

PubliOied

At the Requeft of the Gentlemen
who were preferit^ and waited upon
the Governor in His Journey.

D V B L I N

Re-Printed, by Elizabeth Sadktr, for
Satnnel V-xlkr^ at the Ghht and Scdu,
In MsAth Street, MDCCXXIIl.

July 8. Governor Keith makes a speech of friendship with the
usual presents and warns the Five Nations that they cannot pass
through the colony to make war on Indians friendly to the govern-
ment of Virginia. He counsels them to peace with the English and
other Indians but warns them that the French are artful and not to
be trusted. He promises that wrongs done them by white men will
be avenged and that he will see that they are fairly treated by the
traders. He says he would like to stop the liquor traffic but the
Indians make that impossible.

Present at the Treaty: Governor Keith, Richard Hill, Caleb
Pusey, Jonathan Dickinson, Col. John French, James Logan, Secre-
tary, "with divers gentlemen," Deputies from the Senecas, Onon-
dagas, and Cayugas; Interpreters Smith the Ganewese-Indian, John
Cartledge, and, James le Tort.

TREATY AT CONESTOGOE IN JULY, 1721

Reprinted at Dublin, 1^2^

Collation. Small octavo, pp. 48.
Size OF Letterpress. sy2'>^2%.
Copy Located. LCP.

Synopsis. This is a volume containing the Treaty of July 5-8 at
Conestogoe, pp. i to 27, Treaty at Albany, September, 1722, pp.
28-45, and the Dying Words of Ocanickon, pp. 46-48.

Mr. Hildeburn in "Issues of the Press of Pennsylvania," No. 172, says
this Treaty was reprinted at Dublin and London in 1723 but I have not
found a copy of the London edition.

TREATY

Peace and Friendfhip

Made and Concluded between His Excellency
Sir William Keith, Bart,
Governor of the Province of

Jot and on Behalf of the faid Pr6vince

AND THE

Chiefs of the Indians of the Five Nations,

At ALB A NT/m the Month of September ^ ij%%.

TREATY BETWEEN GOVERNOR KEITH OF
PENNSYLVANIA AND THE FIVE NA-
TIONS MADE AT ALBANY IN SEPTEM-
BER, 1722.

Printed at Dublin, IJ2^

Collation. This Treaty occupies pp. 28 to 45 of a volume containing the
Treaty of 1721, Conestogoe [which see], and the Dying Words of Ocanickon.
Copy Located. LCP.

Synopsis. New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia were repre-
sented at this council by their Governors, who sailed up the Hudson
on a sloop leaving New York August 17th, and arriving at Albany
August 20th. This volume contains only so much of the council
minutes as relates to Pennsylvania. It consists nominally of the
affair of an Indian killed by white traders near Conestogoe but the
speeches of Governor Keith were very conciliatory and the "chain of
friendship brightened."

THE PARTICULARS OF AN INDIAN
TREATY AT CONESTOGOE BETWEEN
HIS EXCELLENCY SIR WILLIAM
KEITH, BART., GOVERNOR OF PENN-
SYLVANIA, AND THE DEPUTIES OF
THE FIVE NATIONS IN JUNE, 1722.

Philadelphia, Andrew Bradford, IJ22

The above title is taken from Hildeburn's "Issues of the Press of
Pennsylvania," No. i86. No copy is located by him and it is evi-
dent that he had never seen one. Possibly he took the title from an
advertisement in a contemporary newspaper.

THE

CONFERENCE

With the Eaftern Indians, at the Ratification
of the PEACE, held at Falmouth in Cafco'Bay,
in fulj and Jugufi, 172^.

CONFERENCE WITH THE EASTERN IN-
DIANS AT FALMOUTH IN CASCO BAY
IN JULY AND AUGUST, 1726.

[Colophon:~\ ^'Boston: Printed for Benj. Eliot, at his
shop in King Street where may also be had the
former Printed Conference with the Eastern In-
dians."

Collation. Pp. 23, A-F in twos.
Size of Letterpress. 75^ x sY^..
Copies Located. AAS. LC. MHS.

Synopsis. The conference lasted from i6th July to August nth.
About forty Penobscots only were present. The English were much
annoyed to find no other tribes there to ratify a peace made at Boston
the previous winter. The Indians added to this annoyance by a sug-
gestion that a conference should be held at Mont. Royal (Mont-
real). They were told that it was beneath English dignity to treat
with Indians on French soil.

The Indians demanded the removal of two houses at Richmond
and St. George, with which the English refused to comply. The
Indians claimed that they did not possess a single English captive.

This Treaty and the one in Falmouth, 1727, were reprinted in Boston, 1754,
by S. Kneeland, 4to, pp. 20, 27.

There is a copy of this reprint at AAS. See Winsor Nar. and Crit. Hist.,
V, 432, for other references to this Treaty.

CONFERENCE

With the Eaftern Indians at the furthei
Ratification of the PEACE, Held at Fal.
mouth in Cafco/Baj, in July 1727.

ifalmOUtl), July nth, I727#

CONFERENCE WITH THE EASTERN IN-
DIANS AT THE FURTHER RATIFICA-
TION OF THE PEACE, HELD AT FAL-
MOUTH IN CASCO BAY, IN JULY, 1727.

Printed at Boston 1 72 J

Collation. Quarto, pp. 31. A-H in twos. Caption title. No colophon.
Letterpress. 7^x5^.
Copy Located. AAS.

Synopsis. The selection of Falmouth as a meeting place seems
to have been objectionable to the Indians who with the exception of
the Penobscots refused to go there the year before. This year the
same objection was made but a ship was sent for them and the
Norridgewocks and Wowenocks came. The treaty, dated Boston,
15th December, 1725, was read and confirmed by the signatures of
the four chiefs whose totems are reproduced. It attempts to settle
the disputes as to land, captives, etc.

This Treaty was reprinted in 1754 with the Treaty of 1726. See Winsor
Nar. and Crit. Hist, V, 432.

TWO

INDIAN TREATIES

THE ONE HELD AT

CONESTOGOE

In MAr 1728.

AND THE OTHER AT

PHILADELPHIA

In yUNE following,

BETWEEN

The Honourable Patrick Gordon Efq; Lieut
Governour of the Province of Pemifyhaniai and
Counties of New-Cafikj Kmtt and Sujfex upon
De/aivarcy

AND

The Chiefs of the CotteftogoCj Ddaioare^ Shavjanefe
and Canaivefc Indians.

TAKEN from the Minutes of Council, and publiflied by Authority.

THi Covernmir h.tvin£ UJf Fall tc^iiaimtd ibe Induns of Concdogoe, i) Mr Wright,
thjt he dcfgHed.it ^iju them, fr [mat their feeple were come home oki cfthe Heodt in the
Spring, rtceivtiijn Acconm Mti -.hrtt Hieki fiuce /rem Mr Wright, that Ctft. ClviJity
the Chief ef ihcft Induitvs «•«/) kii Peoflt were relumed mireupm the Gnememr dif.
patched an Exfrefi to nitjuaint the Jndianj, thm ke would meet ihemjhoui the IJJ cf May
infttni at Conf llog-jc, where he defrei that the Chief,, of all the Indians might be frefem,
end thai Capt Civility would difpaich Meffengeri to S.dbon.iii, Opckinit Mid M.mriwk)-
bickon Chieti of the DcUwarci, who tne up ihe Rixier Safquthannah <# ke there.

purfiitnt t«lhn 4ppoiiiimml, the Covemeur atierdedwith fotne Memhri of Coitncil, and
liivori ether Geialemtn, to the Nnrnter of abiut Thirty, who velutitarih »' rred iheir Comply
tbuher, fet out from Philndclphu on the aid of Mny. '"d on ih, lid in the Eumni
tame to the Houfe of Mr. Andrew C6rni(h, ahomua Mi.''e diflant fie,', the Indian-T.i*'".
The S4' and r%ih Daji were fpent m waiting for feme other Perfom e^\pei}ed al iljt Tii-iij,
aai mt^niKM Ciiilitiei, andmilK iC'h the ffejij l/egan ai fellowt.

TWO INDIAN TREATIES HELD AT CONES-
TOGOE IN MAY, 1728, AND AT PHILA-
DELPHIA, IN JUNE, 1728.

[Colophon:~\ Printed by Andrew Bradford, PhiJa.

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Synopsis. The meeting at Conestogoe was May 26th and 27th.
Attended by Lt.-Gov. Gordon and others and Indians of the Cones-
toga, Delaware, Shawanese, and Canawese tribes. The Governor
related the details of trouble between the whites and Indians at
Mahanatawny Iron Works and at the house of John Burt.

The meeting at Philadelphia was June 4th and 5 th. Deeds of
lands from the Indians dated September, 17 18, were shown to the
Indians to assure them that said lands had been paid for and this
deed is printed in the treaty as is also the petition of Palatines in re-
gard to their land.

CQO ^OQQCvJ<^G303C>CC<^GQC503C^OC<SQ30g ?00000

CONFERENCE

of His Excellency

' Jonathan Belcher^ Eiq;

Captain General and Govcmour in Chief of His Majefiy's
Province of the ^aCfacljufctt^^Bap in ^liXll^c
CnslanD, with eOelUafeenft chief sachem" of the
I^CnObfCUt Tribe, JtOJOtt one of the Chief Captains
of the fame Tribe, SLOjCUS Chief Sachem of the
^O^riDgcUJOCli Tribe, 3lDia\Dan Do chief sachem
of the |digll)acfeCt Tribe, and il^CD^gancffCtChief
Sachem of the !^'mCVCfC0gj5Ul Tribe, with other
Chief Men of the faid^nU (ail Tribes at jfaimDUt|)
in CafCO-Ba^, 3IUl^ 1752. Annoq; Regni Regis
G E O R G I J,- Secundi, Magnx Britannia-, f C- Sexto^
Falmouth^ Monday, ^uh C4. i 7 S ^, '
Facsimile Title of No. 14

CONFERENCE BETWEEN GOVERNOR BEL-
CHER AND INDIANS OF THE PENOB-
SCOTS, NORRIDGEWOCKS, PIGWACK-
ETS, AND AINERSCOGGINS AT FAL-
MOUTH AND CASCO BAY, JULY, 1732.

Printed at Boston by B. Green

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A — F in twos.

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Synopsis. One cannot read this treaty and not be struck with the
difference between the methods used with these Eastern Indians and
the method followed by New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia with
the Six Nations and kindred tribes. All these latter conferences and
treaties were marked by great dignity and the following of set forms.
No speech ever went unanswered and it was seldom answered the
same day but only after taking time for deliberation. At Falmouth,
Governor Belcher replied to the Indian speeches at once and pressed
the Indians for immediate answers. They told him they did things
only after deliberating among themselves, but it made no difference
to the Governor, nor did he mark his answers with presents as the
Indians did.

The Governor had been to inspect the English forts at St. George's,
Brunswick, Richmond, etc., and had invited these Indians to meet
him. His principal business with them seemed to be to advise them
to give up the French religion and adopt that of the English and to
drink less rum. The Indians tried to transact other business such as
arranging for proper trading posts, regulation of hunting rights, etc.,
but they got short answers from His Excellency.

This Treaty was reprinted at London, 1732, and there' are copies of the
reprint at JCB. and Harvard. See Winsor Nar. and Crit. Hist., V, 432.

CONFERENCE

Between his Excellency

Jonathan Belcher Efq;

Captain-General and Governour in Chief
Of His M A J E s T Y 's Province
o F
Maffachufet S'Bay in New-England :

AND THE

CHIEF SACHEMS

O F

Several IndianTribes, with other Ghief
Men of the faid Tribes,

At Falmouth, in Gas co-B a y, in Ngw-Ettg-*
land, July i-Jii. Annoq;Regni Regis GEO RGII

Secundi, Magoae Britannis, &c. Sexto.

I O N D O N.

Printed for N. Cholmondeley, at the Corner of ThavUs-Inn,
Holbourn; and fold by E. Nutt, ac the Royal-Exchange i
A. DoDD, without Temple-Bar i and the Bookfellers of
Undon and fVeJiminJler.

{Irici Shpence.)

( • )

CONFERENCE

Held at T>eerfieldm the County of H^mp/hire ^thc
Twenty feventh Day of /Iiip^ fly ^nno Regni
Regis GEORGIf Secundi, Magn2e,Britan-
nise^Francise et Hiberniae, &c. NonOyMw^;
Domini, 1 735. By & between His Excellency

JONATHAN BELCHER, Efq;

Captain General and Governour in Chief
in and over His Majefty's Province of the

Mn[fachufetts-^ay in 'Neve England,

AND

£)unt(luntO0S0e and others, Chiefs of the CtgMtvaga Tribe
of Indians, &c. who were accompanied by a Number of the
St. Francois Indians, who at their own defire were included ia
theTreaty with thtQ^niitra^as^the whole being Twcntyfeven.

CtirifclUpOt Captain, with his Lieutenant and feveral others
of the Chiefs of the Houffatonuoc Indians Scc. being upwards
of Forty in the whole.

ispatfcaiunit, iI5aunatttoogI)ifau, and d^empaitK,

Three Chiefs of the Scautacook I'ribe and others, including
Seventeen of the Moheegs^ making Eighty in the whole.

A His

iat^

CONFERENCE AT DEERFIELD, 27TH
AUGUST, 1735, BETWEEN GOVERNOR
BELCHER AND THE CAUGHNAWAGAS,
ST. FRANCIS, HOUSSTONNOUCS, SCHA-
TIGCOKES AND MOHEGAN TRIBES.

^Boston, I735\

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Synopsis. About 140 Indians were present. Unlike the confer-
ences with the Eastern Indians much formality was observed and
wampum belts exchanged. Peace was renewed. The Indians were
well entertained but no business of importance was transacted. Dur-
ing the conference Rev. John Sargeant was ordained in the presence
of the Governor and the Indians.

This was reprinted in Maine Hist. Coll., IV, 123. See Winsor Nar. and
Grit. Hist., V, 433.

TREATY

O F

FRIENDSHIP

HELD WITH THE

CHIEFS OF THE SIX NATIONS,

A T

PHILADELPHIA

I N

SEPTEMBER and OCTOBER, 173^.

'P H I LAD E LV H \ A.'

Printed and Sold by B. FRANKLIN, at the New Prmting-Officc

near the Market. M,DCC,XXXVIL

TREATY HELD AT PHILADELPHIA BEGIN-
NING SEPTEMBER 28, 1736, WITH THE
SIX NATIONS.

Printed by Franklin at Philadelphia, lyjy

Collation. Folio, pp. 14. Sigs. [A] to D in twos.
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Synopsis. Except the Mohawks, all the Six Nations were repre-
sented. There were about 100 Indians in all. Thomas Penn and
James Logan were present, with Conrad Weiser as interpreter. The
preliminary council was held at James Logan's at Stenton. They
were informed that while the council would be held at Philadelphia
that as there was smallpox in the town they should not spend much
time there.

The object of the treaty was to confirm the one made four years
before.

THE

TREATY

HELD WITH THE

INDIANS

O F T H E

SIX NATIONS,

A T

PHILADELPHIA.

In J U LT, 1742.

PHILADELPHIA:

Printed and Sold by B. F R A N K L I N, at the New-Printing-
office, near tlie Market. M,DCC,XLIII.

TREATY WITH THE SIX NATIONS AT
PHILADELPHIA, JULY 2-12, 1742.

Printed by Franklin at Philadelphia, IJ43

Collation. Folio, pp. 25. Sigs. [A] to F in twos, with the leaf forming
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Synopsis. There were present at this treaty delegates from the
Onondagas, Cayugas, Oneidas, Senecas, Tuscaroras, Shawanese, Nan-
ticokes, and Delawares; and one entire page is filled with the names
of these delegates. The council was presided over by George Thomas,
lieutenant-governor, with Conrad Weiser and Cornelius Spring as in-
terpreters. The presents made to the Indians are specified.

The principal business was to settle the complaints that each side
made against the other of encroachments on their lands. The whites
promised to remove their people from the Indian lands and the Indi-
ans gave a like promise. One of the claims made by the whites
was that fifty years before they had bought land at the Forks of the
Delaware from the Delawares which the latter now refused to vacate.
After the Indians had investigated this claim Canassatego made his
famous speech to the Delawares. "But how came you to take upon
you to sell land at all? We conquered you; we made women of
you; you know that you are women and can no more sell land than
women ; nor is it fit that you should have the power to sell land since
you abuse it. This land that you claim is gone through your guts.
You have been furnished with clothes, meat and drink by the goods
paid you for it; and now you want it again like children as you
are," etc.

THE

TREATY

Held with the

mti IAN s

O F T H E

SIX NATIONS

A T

Thiladelphiay in July 1742.

To which is Prefix*d

An Account of the Jirft Confederacy of the SIX
NATIONS, their preftnt Tributaries,
Dependents, and Allies.

LONDON:

Re- printed and Sold byT. Sowle Ravlton r.ni
Luke HiTfDC)ac the Bibic Ccorge'Tc:,.,
Lembard'Street,

[ Price Six-Pence. ]

It was also at this treaty that the Indians expressed their good
opinions of James Logan and Conrad Weiser. Of the latter they
said : "The Business the Five Nations transact with you is of great
consequence and requires a skillful and honest person to go between
us, one in whom both you and we can place Confidence. We esteem
our present Interpreter to be such a person, equally faithful in the
interpretation of whatever is said to him by either of us; equally
allied to both; he is of our nation and a member of our Council as
well as yours. When we adopted him we divided him into two
equal parts. One we kept for ourselves and one we left for you.
He has had a great deal of trouble for us, wore out his shoes in our
messages and dirtied his clothes by being amongst us so that he has
become as nasty as an Indian."

This Treaty was reprinted in Colden's " History of the Five Indian Na-
tions of Canada," London, 1747, p. 45.

THE TREATY WITH THE SIX NATIONS.
REPRINT OF TREATY AT PHILADEL-
PHIA, 1742.

London [w. d. IJ4J ? ]

Collation. Octavo, pp. xii, 37 [i].

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Synopsis. The preface to this edition has a list of twenty Indian
tribes with their numbers, place of residence and their relations with
the English and Six Nations. It refers to Colden's "History of the
Five Nations," which, it says, is ready for the press and soon to be
printed, referring, of course, to the first London edition of that
book, 1747.

CONFERENCE

Held at the Fore at St. Georges m the County
oi%rJ^ the fourth Day oi /Jugujl, Anno Regm
Regis GEORGIJ Secuncli, Magn^ Britaiiniae,
Franciae et HihGm\Xy&c. Decimo Sexto, Annoq,-
Domini, 1742.

BETWEEN

His Excellency

JVILLIAM SHIRLET, Efq;

Captain General and Govemour in Chief in and over His
Majeftj's Province oftheMa/^/j«/?//r-iy<r)' in New-Englajid,

A N D T H E

C6/^ Sachems & Captains

OF THE

or ^aco, ^u giol)n's;, Befcoininoncontp or :xme'

refCOSgmg and ^t 5fV*anciS Tribes of INDIANS,
Avguft 2. I 7 4 2»

CONFERENCE AT ST. GEORGE'S THE 4TH
DAY OF AUGUST, 1742, BETWEEN WIL-
LIAM SHIRLEY AND THE CHIEF SA-
CHEMS AND CAPTAINS OF THE PENOB-
SCOT NORRIDGEWOCKS, ETC.

[Colophon:] Boston: Printed by J. Draper, IJ42

Collation. Quarto, pp. 19. A-E in twos.

Letterpress. 7^x5^-

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Synopsis. The Council began on the 2nd of August and closed
on the 7th. On his arrival in Boston, Governor Shirley had sent
a letter to those tribes notifying them of his appointment as Governor
and notifying them that if they wished to send delegates to him they
would be transported in the Province sloop. Accordingly they sent
two delegates to Boston in December who laid before the Governor
their difficulties in trade "arising from a scarcity of provisions, tobacco,
powder and shot, and the truck master not understanding your lan-
guage, and desired that two men might be appointed twice a year to
view the truck houses; and that an account of the prices of beaver
peltry and other goods might be publicly posted there." The Gov-
ernor had promised to examine their complaints and the greater part
of this conference was occupied in settling them.

See Winsor Nar. and Crit. Hist., V, 434.

GOVERNOR AND COMPANY OF CONNECTICUT,

AND

MOHEAGAN INDIANS. BY THEIR GUARDIANS.

CERTIFIED COPY

O F

BOOK OF PROCEEDINGS

BEFORE

COMMISSIONERS OF REVIEW,

MDCCXLIII.

LONDON
PRINTED BY W. AND J. RICHARDSON.

MDCCLXIX.

GOVERNOR AND COMPANY OF CONNECTI-
CUT AND MOHEGAN INDIANS, 1743.

Printed at London in Ij6g

Collation. Quarto, pp. [2], xxi, 283. Folding map.
Size of Letterpress. 8§^ x 5^.
Copies Seen. NYHS.

Synopsis. While this work is not the record of a treaty or In-
dian council, but rather a report of the evidence taken in the trial to
determine the rights of the Mohegan Indians to land claimed by them
and the Colony of Connecticut, it is included here on account of its
relating to Indian lands about which so many treaties were made.
The great length of the work prevents any adequate synopsis. The
commissioners appointed to consider the cause were the Governors of
New York and New Jersey with their respective councils or any
five or more of them. The five who tried the cause were Cadwalader
Colden, Phillip Cortlandt, and Daniel Horsmanden, of New York;
and John Rodman and Robt. Hunter Morris, of New Jersey. The
evidence submitted consisted of public records, Indian deeds, etc.,
which are copied in this report, as is also Mason's Pequot War which
was put in evidence. The great importance of this record cannot be
adequately shown in a brief notice. To the decision rendered Messrs.
Horsmanden and Morris dissented and Mr. Horsmanden's opinion
in dissent was printed in London, 1769.

TREATY,

Held at the Town of

Lancafter^ ia Pennsylvania,

By the Homourable the

Lieutenant-Governor of the PROVINCE,

And die Honourable the

CommifTioners for the PROVINCES

O F

Virginia and Maryland,

WITH THE

INDIANS

OF THE

SIX NATIONS,

In y U N Ey 1744.

P H I LAD E L P HI A:

Pruned a-nd SolJ by B. FRANKLIN, at the New-Printing-Office.
near the Market. M,DCC,XLIV.

TREATY HELD AT LANCASTER, PA., WITH
THE SIX NATIONS, IN JUNE, 1744.

Printed at Philadelphia by Franklin in I J 44

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Synopsis. The council was convened on Friday, June 22, 1744,
Lt.-Gov. George Thomas of Pennsylvania presiding, with deputies
from Maryland and Virginia and from the Senecas, Onondagas,
Oneidas, Cayugas, and Tuscaroras, with Conrad Weiser as Inter-
preter.

This treaty was held to settle the disputes between the colonies of
Maryland and Virginia and the Six Nations relative to lands claimed
by the Indians in those colonies. It was of such importance that it
lasted until July 4th and produced a great deal of discussion in which
the Indians showed much ability and a knowledge of the history of
Indian affairs. The troubles were finally adjusted and payment
was made to the Indians. It was during the meetings of this treaty
that the Governor of Maryland received the name Tocarryhogan.

The troubles between the Six Nations and the Cherokees and
Catawbas were mentioned and the Indians gave the Council a state-
ment of the trouble.

The death of John Armstrong, an Indian trader, was discussed
and the Indians promised satisfaction for his murder.

Franklin mentions this Treaty in a letter to Wm. Strahan dated
Sept. 18, 1744, and says he is sending Strahan 200 copies for sale.
This statement probably indicates that a large number of copies
were printed, which may account for its apparently being less rare
than most of the other issues.

THE

TREATY

Held with the

I N D IJ N S

OF T H E

SIX NATIONS,

A T

LancaJIer, in Pennfyhania, in

June, 1744.

To which IS prefixM,

An Account of the firft Confederacy of the SIX
Nations^ their prefent Tributaries, De-
TENDENTj, and Allies, and of their Religion^
and Form of Government.

WILLIAMSBURG:
Printed and Sold by WiLtiAM Parks.

TREATY AT LANCASTER IN JUNE, 1744.
Reprinted at JVilliamsburg, Va., by William Parks

Collation. Octavo, pp. xii + 79.
Size OF Letterpress. 7x3%.
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This Treaty was also reprinted in Colden's " History of the Five Indian
Nations of Canada," London, 1747, p. 87.

There is a Journal of Witham Marshe, secretary of the Maryland
Commissioners, kept during this treaty published by the Mass. Hist.
Soc, Coll. vii, 171. It was also reprinted at Lancaster, 1884, with
annotations by W. H. Egle with the following title:

See also Winsor Nar. and Crit. Hist., V, 566.

A N

ACCOUNT

O F T H E

TREATY

Held at the C I T Y of

Albany y in the Province of NEW-TORK,

By His Excellency the

Governor of that Province,

And the Honourable the

Commissioners for the Provinces

O F

Massachusetts, Connecticut

AND

P E NNSTLVANIJy

WITH THE

INDIANS

OF THE

SIX NATIONS,

In OCTOBER, 1745.

PHILADELPHIA:

Printed by B. FRANKLIN, at the New-Printing-Office,
near the Market, M,DCC,XLVI.

TREATY HELD AT ALBANY IN OCTOBER,
1745, BETWEEN THE PROVINCES OF
MASSACHUSETTS, CONNECTICUT, AND
PENNSYLVANIA AND THE SIX NA-
TIONS.

Printed by Franklin at Philadelphia, IJ46

Collation. Folio, pp. 20.

Size of Letterpress. 9^ x 5^^.

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Synopsis. There were present at this treaty the Governor and
deputies of New York and Commissioners from the Colonies of Mas-
sachusetts, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania, and Indians from all of
the Six Nations except the Senecas. At a preliminary meeting of
the Commissioners it was resolved that the New York and New Eng-
land delegates should make a joint speech to the Indians and that
afterward the Pennsylvania Commissioners should hold a separate
council.

The joint speech of New York and New England told the Indians
of the war that then existed between France and Great Britain, of
the attacks and depredations of the French and their Indian allies
against the English settlements, and advised the Six Nations to join
the Colonies in retaliation. It reproved the Mohawks for treating
with the French at Montreal a few months before. The Indians
replied that they were true friends of the English and would not
permit the French or their Indian Allies to cross their lands to attack
the English, but that before they declared war it was necessary that
they should first demand satisfaction of the Canadian Indians which
would require about two months' time. They explained their con-
ference with the French at Montreal. The answer was satisfactory
to all except the Massachusetts commissioners who said that the year
before at a conference at Boston between the Mohawks and Eastern
Indians the former had reproved the latter for hostility to the Eng-
lish and threatened them with war if they committed any hostile acts.
In this connection there is an interesting reference to the Boston con-
ference in the "Itinerarium of Dr. Alexander Hamilton," privately
printed by Mr. W. K. Bixby, St. Louis, 1907. Hamilton was in
Boston in July, 1 744, and records in his diary of July 24th, some ac-

TREATY,

BETWEEN

HIS EXCELLENCY

The Honourable George Clinton,

Captain General and Governor in Chief of the Province of Hew-
York, and the Territories thereon depending in AMERICA,
Vice-Admiral of the fame^ and Vice-Admral of the Red
Squadron of His Majefiys Fleet »

AND

The Six United Indian Nations, and other Indian Nationj^
depending on the Province of NEW'TORK*

Meld at A LEANT in the Months oiAugufi and September^
I 746.

J>!EW-rORK:

Printed and Sold by James Parker at the New-Printing

Oifice in Beaver-Street, 1746.

count of this conference in which he says that Hendrick, a chief of
the Mohawks, said to the Eastern Indians: "We, the Mohawks, are
your fathers and you are our children. If you are dutiful and obe-
dient, if you brighten the chain with the English our friends and take
up the hatchet against the French our enemies, we will defend and
protect you; but otherwise if you are disobedient and rebel you shall
die every man, woman, and child of you and that by our hands. We
will cut you off from this earth as an ox licketh up the grass." It
was apparently this promise that the Massachusetts commissioners de-
sired the Mohawks to make good.

The business of the Pennsylvania Commissioners related to the
negotiations with the Catawbas (between whom and the Six Nations
the Governor of Pennsylvania was trying to make peace) and to some
Pennsylvania Indian traders who had been robbed by the Shawanese.
The Indian reply to the latter matter was probably not satisfactory.

TREATY BETWEEN GOVERNOR CLINTON
OF NEW YORK AND THE SIX NATIONS,
HELD AT ALBANY IN AUGUST AND
SEPTEMBER, 1746.

Printed by Parker at New York in I 'J 46

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Synopsis. There were present Governor George Clinton, Cad-
walader Golden, Ph. Livingston, and John Rutherford of the Gov-
ernor's council, and the Commissioners of Massachusetts and many
others and the Indians of the Six Nations. Sir Wm. Johnson, then
only Mr. Johnson, was there at the head of the Mohawks. The pur-
pose of the conference was to get the Indians to espouse the side of the
English in the war against the French. The hatchet had been given
to them the previous year at the Albany conference and they had
promised to try to get satisfaction from the Canadian Indians. Now,
however, they promised to join in the war.

This Treaty was also reprinted in Colden's 'Tive Indian Nations of Can-
ada," London, 1747, p. 153.

TREATY

BETWEEN THE

P R E S I D E N T ami COUNCIL

O F T H E

Province of Pennsylvania,

AND THE

INDIANS di OHIO,
Held at PHILADELPHIA, Nov. i^. 1747.

PHI LA WE L P H I A:

Printed and Sold by B. F R A N K LIN, at the New

Piinting-Ofllce, near the Market. MDCCXLVIII.

TREATY WITH THE OHIO INDIANS AT
PHILADELPHIA IN NOVEMBER, 1747.

Printed by Franklin at Philadelphia, I J 48

Collation. Folio, pp. 8.

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Synopsis. There were present at this treaty the President and
Council and a delegation of Indians of the Six Nations from the Ohio
country. Conrad Weiser was present as Interpreter.

The Indians came without invitation. They informed the council
that at the beginning of the war with France the Six Nations had been
advised by the English Colonies to remain neutral but that after the
French and some of their Indian allies had attacked the English settle-
ments the Indians had been requested repeatedly to take up the
hatchet. That the old men at Onondaga had refused to do this but
that "at last the young Indians, the Warriors and Captains consulted
together and resolved to take up the English hatchet against the will
of their old people and to lay their old people aside as of no use but in
time of Peace." This they had done and were now come to ask for
more and better weapons with which to carry on their war. They
also said that "When once we the young warriors engaged we put a
great deal of fire under our kettle and the kettle boiled high and so it
does still (meaning they carried on the war briskly) that the French-
men's heads might soon be boiled. But when we looked about us to
see how it was with the English kettle we saw the fire was almost out
and that it hardly boiled at all and that no Frenchmen's heads were
like to be in it. This truly surprises us and we are come down on
purpose to know the reason of it. How comes it to pass that the
English who brought us into the war will not fight themselves? This
has not a good appearance and therefore we give you this string of
wampum to hearten and encourage you and to desire you would put
more fire under your kettle."

They received a plausible answer and a small present and a promise
of another present the following year and expressed themselves satis-
fied.

TREATY

HELD B V

COMMISSIONERS,

Members of the COUNCIL of the

Province of P E N N SY LVA N I A,

At the Town of LANCASTERy

With fomc Chiefs of the SIX NATIONS at OHIO, and
others, for the Admiflion of the Twightwee Nation into the
Alliance of his Majesty, (:Sc. in the Montli of Jul)', 1748.

P H I LA D E L P H I A:

Printed and Sold by B. F R A N K L 1 N, at the New
Printing-office, near the Market. MDCCXLVIII.

TREATY AT LANCASTER BETWEEN THE
PROVINCE OF PENNSYLVANIA AND
SOME OF THE SIX NATIONS AND THE
TWIGHTEES AND SHAWNESE IN JULY,

1748.

Printed by Franklin at Philadelphia, 1^48

Collation. Small folio. Title and Report 2 11., pp. i to lo. Sigs.

[C], D, E and F in twos.
Size of Letterpress. 10x55^.
Copies Located. D. NYPL. BM. APS. CPC. M. Friend.

Synopsis. Some of the Six Nations came to intercede for the
Twightees and Shawnese who asked to be taken into the friendship of
the English. The Twightees described themselves as living on the
river Oubache and having twenty towns and one thousand warriors.
They were received with satisfaction and a treaty was drawn up to be
signed by both parties. The Shawnese on the other hand were re-
minded that part of their nation had broken the old treaty existing
between them and they were taken on probation.

JOURNAL

OF TT H F

PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

COMMISSIONERS

Apptiinted for Managing

A Treaty of Peace :

To be Began and Held at Falmouth^ in the County of
Torn, the Twenty-fevcnth ot September^ Anno Domini
One thoiifand fcvcn hundred and forty-nine ;
BETWEEN

Thomas Hutchinfon^ yohn ChoatCj Ifrael
JVilliams^ and Jmnes Otisy Efqrsj

Commissioned by the Honourable

SPENCER PHIPS, Efq;

Lieutenant-Governor.r and Commander in Chief, in
and over His Majefty's Province of the Maffachujetts-
Bay in New-England^

on the one Part ;

AND THE

EASTERN INDIANS

on tlie other Part.

BOSTON ; NEW-ENGLAND : Printed by John Draper,
Printer to Hi^ Honour the Lieutenant-Governour and Council.

JOURNAL OF THE TREATY MADE AT FAL-
MOUTH IN SEPTEMBER, 1749, BETWEEN
MASSACHUSETTS AND THE EASTERN
INDIANS

Printed at Boston by Draper

Collation. Quarto, pp. 17, [i].

Size of Letterpress. 8J4 x 5^.

Copies Located. LCP. HC. JCB. LC. AAS. MHS.

Synopsis. This treaty began September 29, and ended October 17,
1749. There were present the Commissioners of Massachusetts and
the Norridgewoclc and Penobscot Indians. The principal matters of
importance at this peace-making council were in relation to the captives
that had been taken on both sides and were to be returned without

This Treaty was reprinted in Maine Hist. Coll., iv, 145. See also Winsor
Nar. and Crit. Hist., V, 450.

JOURNAL

OF THE

PROCEEDINGS

O F

Jacob JVendell^ Samuel Watts,
Thomas Hubbard and Chambers
Rupl, Efq-;

COMMISSIONERS

appointed by the Honourable

SPENCER PHIPS,E(q;

Lieuteiiaiit-Governour and Commander in Chief, in and
over His Majefty's Province of the Majfachufetts-
Bay in New- England ,

to Treat with the feveral Tribes
O F

Caftem f ttt)tatt0,

in order to Renew and Confirm

a general PEACE.

BOSTON in N EIF-E N G L A N D :

Printed by 3io[)n £)rapCC, Printer to the Honourable the Lieutcnant-
GoviRKouR and Council, i 7 52.

JOURNAL OF THE TREATY AT ST.
GEORGE'S IN OCTOBER, 1752, BETWEEN
MASSACHUSETTS AND THE EASTERN
INDIANS.

Printed at Boston by Draper, IJS^

Collation. Quarto, pp. i6. Sigs. A and B in fours.

Size of Letterpress. 7^ x 4%.

Copies Located. LCP. N. BPL. JCB. LC. AAS.

Synopsis. The Council began October 13 and ended October
20th, 1752. Present the Commissioners of Massachusetts and the
Penobscot and Norridgewock Indians. The object was to renew
and confirm a general peace. Governor Dummer's Treaty and the
one at Falmouth, 1 749, had been broken by the Indians and this coun-
cil promised amends. There was much discussion about the return
of captives taken at Swan Island and North Yarmouth.

See Winsor Nar. and Crit. Hist., V, 450.

-- 29

1^{$S§i^.^^^^^^^l^^

TREATY, T R A I T E,

OR.

/^Tticles of Peace and Faendfl\ip re-
newed, between

Kl ExCCLLCNCV

O U.

Articles de la Paix et de L'Amitic
rcnouvclle^ Entrc

Son Excellence

Peregrine Thomas Hopfon, Efq; Peregrine Thomas Hopfon^ Ecuyer,.

Captain General and Governor in
Chief, 111 and over His Majefty's
Province of Nova-Scotia or ^cca-
dky Vice Admiral of tlie fame,
and Colonel of one of His Majef-
ty's Regiments of Foot, and His
Majedy's Council on Behalf of
His Majedy ;

AND

Major Jean Bapiijle Cope,

Chief Sachem of thcfii-^^en CLt(Mu^
Tribe of Mickmaci Indians, inha-
biting the Eaftern Coaft of the
jaid Province, and Andrew Hod-
ley Martin^ Gabriel Martin^ and
tranciff^eremiahy Members and
Delegates of the faid Tribe, -for
themJelves and their faid Tribe,
their Heirs, and tlie Heirs of tlieir
Heirs forever ; Begun, made and
concluded in the Manner, Form
and Tenor foUo\ving„ Fiz^

\. JJf'-^^K^f T is agreed thit the Articles of
^ I ^ SubmifTion ami A;jrMmfnt
^ ' ^ made at Boflon m Ntw-Iing-
^^m land, by the Delegates of the
Pent^COt, NerriJgwolkf and St. John's In-
dians, in the Year 1^25, ratified and con-
firmed by all Uk Neva'Scolia Tribes, at /tn-

napolis

Capitaine General ct Gouvcrneur en
Chef, pour le Roy de la Grande-
Bretagnty At la Province de la
NouvelU-EcoJfe^ ou U Accadie,
Vice Amiral de la dite Province,
et Colonel d'un Regiment d'ln-
fanterie, et Ic Confeil de fa Ma-
jeftfe dans cettc Province en Fa-
veurde fa dittc Majcll6 d'un Pare j

Le Major yean Bapiijle Cope,

Chef Sachem dc la Tribu CAiSe*\ iicQcn
•'fift— » des Sauvages Mickmack^ ha-
bitans les Cotes de TEfl de la dit-
te Province, et Andre Hadley
Martin^ Gabriel Martin^ et Fran-
qois yeremicy Membres et Envoycs
de la fufditte Tribu pour cux
menves, leurs Heritiers ct les Hc-
ritrers de leurs Heritiers a Jamais,
d'une autre Parte ; le dit Traite
commence, Fait ct conclu^ dans
la Manicre, Forme ct Teneur qui
fen fuivcnt,

■1. ^^^ ^' cO convenu que les Articles
^ /T^ de Soumidion et d' Agreement
SS ^ fait a Billsn dans la Neimlk^
^V«l AngUterre, par les Sauvages

Depute dc Tnolfiei, Narridgwolli, ct dc U

Riviere de St, Jean, dans lAnne* tyt?.

ratifii ct confirmcs par touted les Tr ibos dc
^ la

TREATY BETWEEN GOVERNOR HOPSON
AND THE MICMAC INDIANS, IN NO-
VEMBER, 1752.

Printed at Halifax by John Bushnell, I J S3

Collation. Folio, pp. 4.

Size of Letterpress. io|4 x 6J^.

Copies Located. NYHS. NYPL.

Synopsis. This treaty is printed in parallel columns in English
and French. There are eight articles. The first article renews
former treaties. The second buries the hatchet; the third makes an
offensive and defensive alliance; the fourth relates to hunting and
fishing privileges and the Indian trade; the fifth and sixth relate to
presents of food, blankets, etc., to be given annually to the Indians.
The seventh binds the Indians to aid shipwrecked mariners and con-
duct them to Halifax; and the eighth determines the manner of set-
tling disputes. The Treaty was signed at Halifax, Nov. 22, 1752.

E A

HELD WITH THE

H I

0 I N D I

A T

A N

C A

R L I S .

In October, 1753

L E,

P H I LA D E L P H lAt

Printed and Sold by

B. F R A N K L 1 N, and

D. H A L L

at tte

l^cw-Printing-Offct, near the Market.

MDCCLin.

TREATY HELD IN OCTOBER, 1753, AT CAR-
LISLE BETWEEN THE PROVINCE OF
PENNSYLVANIA AND THE OHIO IN-
DIANS.

Printed at Philadelphia by Franklin, I J S3

Collation. Folio, pp. 12.

Size of Letterpress. 123^ x 63^.

Copies Located. D. LCP. HSP. N. Friend.

Synopsis. There were present for Pennsylvania, Richard Peters,
Isaac Norris, and Benj. Franklin. The Indians represented were
the Twightees, Shawnese, Wyandots, Delawares, and those of the
Six Nations residing on the Ohio. The interpreters were George
Croghan, Andrew Montour, and Conrad Weiser.

The Indians had lately held a conference with Virginia at Win-
chester. They came to ask for assistance against the French who
at that time had an expedition in their country. It was this French
expedition that Washington met later in the year. The Indians
got a few presents and some kind words and were hurried home to
protect their frontiers.

CONFERENCE

Held at St. George^s in the County of Tork,

on the Twentieth Day of September^ Anno Regni
Regis G E O R G 1 1 Secundi, Magnce Brita?inic8
Francite et Hibernlee^ Ficefimo Septhno, Annocjuc
Domini, 1753.

BETWEEN

Sir IFilliam Pepperrell, Baronet, yacob
Wendell^ T'homas Hubbard^ and yohn
JFinJlow^ Efqrs; and Mr. yames Bowdoin.

COMMISSIONERS

Appointed by His Excellency

m LLI AM S H I R L E r.YXo^y

Captain General and Governour in Chief, in and over
His Majefty's Province of the Majachufetts-Bay in
New-England^

to Treat with the

Caftttn Snuians

of the one Part,

and the 31nDianS of the Penobfcott Tribe

of the other Part.

BOsrON in N Epy-RNG L AND :

Printed by ©aiTtuel i&neelanti, Printer to the Honourable Houfc of

Representatives, i 7 5 3.

A CONFERENCE HELD AT ST. GEORGE'S
20TH SEPT., 1753, BETWEEN SIR WM.
PEPPERRELL AND OTHERS, THE COM-
MISSIONERS APPOINTED BY GOV.
SHIRLEY, AND THE EASTERN INDIANS.

Printed at Boston, 1 7 S3

Collation. Quarto, pp. 26.

Size of Letterpress. 7^4 x 4^.

Copies Located. HC. N. JCB. AAS. HEH. MHS.

Synopsis. Like most of the Eastern treaties the principal busi-
ness of the Indians was to get lower prices for trade articles and of
the whites to oppose the French and secure the return of captives.
Both of these subjects were much discussed.

See Winsor Nar. and Crit. Hist., V, 450.

JOURNAL

O F T H E

PROCEEDINGS

A T

Two CONFERENCES

Begun to be held at Faltnouth in Cafco-Bay, in the County
of Yorkf within the Province of the Maffachufetts-Bay
in New-England, on the Twenty- Eighth Day of j'fe/j^
17 54)

BETWEEN

His Excellency
fVILLI^M SHIRLET, Efq;

Captain- General, Govemour and Commander in Chief, m
and over the Province aforefaid,

And the Chiefs of the

And on the Fifth Day of July following,
Between His faid ExcELtENcv
and the Chiefs of the

^Senobftot fnuians.

B 0 S TO N \n NE JF-E NGLAND :

Printed by John Draper^ Printer to His Excellency tie
GovEENouR and Council. 1754.

JOURNAL OF TWO CONFERENCES BE-
TWEEN GOVERNOR SHIRLEY AND THE
NORRIDGEWOCKS AND PENOBSCOTS
AT FALMOUTH, 1754.

Printed at Boston by Draper, IJS4

Collation. Folio, pp. 27. Sigs. [A] to G in twos. Sig. A has the first
and last leaves.
Size of Letterpress, lo^ix^}^.
Copies Located. LCP. N. LC. HEH.

Synopsis. The meetings were from June 28 to July 6th. The
first meetings were with the Norridgewocks. Governor Shirley had
come to them at their request instead of sending commissioners. He
told them he proposed to build a fort on the Kennebec, to which the
Indians objected. There was much talk of the various Indian depre-
dations in the past two years and some plain language used on both
sides. The Norridgewocks attempted to put the blame of some out-
rages on the "Albany" Indians but Governor Shirley gave the names
of the leaders showing them to be Eastern Indians. Things were
made smooth as they usually were at Indian treaties and a general
understanding arrived at.

The Penobscots had agreed to be present but were not there when
the Governor arrived. Fearing from a French letter that he had in-
tercepted, and which is printed in the treaty minutes, that they were
kept away by French influence he sent for them and they finally came
and held a friendly council.

The list of outrages committed by the Indians mentioned in the
minutes and discussed include Swan Island, Sheeps-cot, Richmond,
Brunswick, North Yarmouth, New Meadows, and others.

See Winsor Nar. and Crit. Hist., V, 450.

An A ccouNT of

CONFERENCES held,

AND

TREATIES made.

Between Major-general

Sir William Johnson^ Bart.

AND

The chief Sachems and Warriours

OP THE

Skaniadaradighronos^

Mobmoksy
Oneidas,
Onondi^aSg
Cayugas,

Tujiaroras,
jiugBjuageys,

CbugnutSy

Mabickanders^

Sbawanefe^

Kanujkagos^

ToderigbronoSy and

Ogbguagoes,

Indian Nations in Ncrfb Americay

At their Meetings on difftrent Occafions at Fort Johnfin

in the County of Albany y in the Colony ofNrw Tor A,

in the Yean 1755 and I756.„
WITH
A Letter from the Rev. Mr. Hawlev to Sir

William Johnsoit, written at the Defire

of the Delaware Inoi ans.
And a PREFACE
Giving a (hort Accoimt of die Six Kations, fome

Anecdotes of the Life of Sir William, and Notes

iUufiiatiog the Whole;

AHo tat AppEKDiY
Containing an Account of Conferees betntreen feverat
Qualeeis in Plntadtlphia^ and ibme of the Heads of
the Six KaHonsy in April f 7S6*

LOHDOfi:

Fainted for A. Millas, in the Strand. M DCC LVL
C ?ivx tj, 64. ]

ACCOUNT OF CONFERENCES HELD AND
TREATIES MADE BETWEEN SIR WM.
JOHNSON AND VARIOUS TRIBES OF IN-
DIANS IN THE YEAR 1756.

Printed at London, 7/5^

Collation. Octavo, pp. Title verso blank i 1. pp. xii + [3] to 77.

Size of Letterpress. 6^ x sJ/^.

Copies Located. D. HSP. APS. N. W. JCB. LC. HEH. and others.

Synopsis. This contains a summary of several meetings in the
years 1.755 ^nd 1756. They relate principally to the war with the
Delawares and Shawnese. The first conference was December 7th,

1755, with five of the Six Nations, at which Johnson informs them of
the depredations of the Delawares and advises them to put a stop to
their barbarities as the Delawares are supposed to be Dependents of
the Six Nations.

The next account is December 26. Three tribes of the Six Nations
who say they are looking after the River Indians and Shawnese and
ask for a fort to protect them from the French. For some reason
Johnson's answer to this speech was not given until 17th February,

1756. Then follows a letter from the Rev. Gideon Hawley to Sir
William Johnson written at the request of the messengers sent by
the Six Nations at Johnson's request to the Delawares. The letter is
dated Onhughquagey, December 27th, 1755. It gives the Delaware
version of the cause of their taking up the hatchet.

Johnson had called a general Indian Council and it began on
February i6th, 1756, although some of the Indians had arrived before
and speeches are given as early as February 2nd. At this conference
all matters of importance to the Indians and English were discussed.
Johnson tells them of the death of Braddock, congratulates them on
the success at Lake George and warns the Six Nations that if they
do not now exert the authority they claim over the Delawares that
they will soon have the latter for enemies instead of friends. This
conference extended through the whole month of February. It was

TREATY

Between the Government of New-Jerjeyt

AND THE

INDIANS,

Inhabiting the ieveral Parts of laid Province,

Held at

CROSWICKS,

In the County of

BURLINGTON

On Thurfday and Fruiay the ei^lah and ftintb Day of January , iys6*

THILADELTHIA:
Printed by WILLIAM BRADFORD, Printer to the Province of

Nrju-Jerfey,

attended by Rev. Dr. Ogilvie, Rev. Gideon Hawley, Captain Butler
and others.

The volume ends with an abstract of the conference between the
Quakers and some of the Six Nations at the house of Israel Pemberton
at Philadelphia in April, 1756. See No. 37.

See also Winsor Nar. and Crit. Hist., V, 581, and 584.

TREATY BETWEEN THE GOVERNOR OF
NEW JERSEY AND THE INDIANS OF
THAT PROVINCE IN JANUARY, 1756, AT
CROSSWICKS.

Printed at Philadelphia by Wm. Bradford

Collation. Small folio, pp. ii. Sigs. [A] to C in twos.

Size of Letterpress. 9 x 55^.

Copies Located. NYPL. LCP. APS. M. D.

Synopsis. There were present the Commissioners of New Jersey
and the Indians of four tribes, Cranberry, Pompton, Crosswick and
South Jersey. The Conference was for the purpose of taking up the
complaints on either side. The Indians made their most serious com-
plaint against the sale of rum to the Indians. The Commissioners
as usual sympathized with them and did nothing.

TREATY

HELD WITH THE

CATAWBA and CHEROKEE INDIANS^

AT THE

Catawba-Town and Broad-River

iN THE

Months of February and March 1756.

By Virtue of a Commiliion granted by the Honorable
ROBERT DINWIDDIE, Efquire, His Majefty's
-Lieutenant-Governor, and Commander in Chief of the Colony
and Dominion of VIRGINIA, to the Honorable
Peter Randolph and William Byrd, Efquires, Members of
His Majefty's Council of the faid Colony.

Publijhed by Order of the GOVERNOR.

"WILLIAMSBURG: Printed by W. Hunter. M,dcc,lvi.

TREATY HELD IN FEBRUARY AND MARCH,
1756, BETWEEN THE GOVERNOR OF
VIRGINIA AND THE CATAWBA AND
CHEROKEE INDIANS.

Printed at Williamsburg by W . Hunter, IJS^

Collation. Quarto, pp. xiv, 25. Sigs. A in two, B-E in fours, F in two.
Size of Letterpress. ^Yz x 55^.
Copies Seen. BA. NYHS.

Synopsis. The treaty with the Catawbas was held at Catawba
town, February 20 and 21, 1756, and that with the Cherokees, March
13 to 17, 1756, at Broad River. To both tribes Governor Dunwiddie
sent speeches by his Commissioners Peter Randolph and William Byrd.
The speeches are printed. The Indians are reproached for some
perfidious actions but a treaty is made by which both tribes are to
fight against the French.

SEVERAL

CONFERENCES

Between fome of the principal PEOPLE amongd the

(QUAKERS

T E N N S r LVA N lA

AND THE

DEPUTIES

FROM THE

^7X INDIAN NATIONS,
In Alliance with Britain;

In order to recbim their Brethren the Delaware
Indians from their DefeilioHf and put a Stop to their
Barbarities and tioftiiitles.

To which is pr fijt*d
(As introJudlory to the faid Conferences)

Two ADDRESSES from the faid QUAKERSs

one iQ the Lieutenant-Governor, and the other to the
Gencril'Afikmbly of the Province of Pennfylvania ; as alfo
the Lieutenant-Governor's DECLARATION of WAR
againd the faid Dela-yjarc JndiUnSf and their Adherents,

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE:

FriflCed by I. Thompson and Companv.
M D c c L V I.

CONFERENCES BETWEEN SOME QUAKERS
AND SOME OF THE SIX NATIONS. IN
APRIL, 1756, AT PHILADELPHIA.

Printed at Newcastle upon Tyne in IJS^

Collation. Octavo, pp. 28.

Size of Letterpress, 6^ x 3%6.

Copies Located. D. BPL. JCB. and others.

Synopsis. Although this is not an official treaty it deserves mention
as an attempt to mediate between the Delawares who were on the
warpath and the Province of Pennsylvania which had just declared
war on them. The conference took place at the house of Israel
Pemberton on the 19th, 21st and 23rd, Fourth Month. There
were present on the 21st, twenty Quakers, seven Indians and some In-
dian women and Conrad Weiser, Daniel Claus and Andrew Mon-
tour as Interpreters.

The Quakers reminded the Indians of the peaceful conduct of
their forefathers and assured them of their good feeling and asked the
Indians to find some way to reach the Delawares and persuade them
to make peace. The Indians replied that they were glad to know
that there wxre some people left with peaceful principles. "We
thought that the people of that profession were all dead or buried in
the bushes or in the ashes." They promised to send messengers to
the Delawares but advised the Quakers that it would be dangerous
for any of them to attempt to go.

An account of this conference is also given in the Account of Con-
ferences with Sir Wm. Johnson printed in London the same year.
See No. 34.

The volume also contains addresses to the Lt. Governor and the
General Assembly with the Lt. Governor's answer and the Proclama-
tion declaring war on the Delawares.

TREATY

WITH THE

Shawanefe and Delaware Indians^

Living on and nedr the Sufquehanna River.
NEGOTIATED

At FoRt-Johnson, in the County of Albany^

i N

The Province of N E W - Y O R K,

By the Honourable

Sir William Johnson^ Baronet,

His Majefiy'i Sole Agent, and Soperintendant of the Affairs of the Sir
Confederate Nations of Indians, their Allies and Dependents.

(Publijkedjrom the frlgind Records,)
By Order of His Excellency the Right Honotuable

JOHN Earl of LOUDOUN,

CommuMler in Chief of all His Majefty's Forcet in Ntrtb-4intn{a, ke. 5cc.

WITH

A PREFACE.

EXPLAINING

The Rise and Progrzss of the laid TREATY.

N E H^ - r 0 R K: _

Printed and Sold by J. Parker and fT. fFeyman, at the Nev-Printsng'

Office in Bcaver-ftreet. Mdcclvii.

TREATY WITH THE DELAWARES AND
SHAWNESE AT FT. JOHNSON IN JULY,

1756.

Printed at New York by Parker & Weyman, IJ S7

Collation. Folio, pp. 10.

Size of Letterpress. io>^ x lY^.

Copies Located. HSP. HC. HLE.

Synop.sis, The Preface gives a good summary of Indian affairs
for 1755 and 1756, Johnson had held a treaty in February with the
Six Nations and asked them to remonstrate with the Delawares and
Shawnese who were devastating the frontiers of Pennsylvania. The
messengers sent by the Six Nations to these two tribes returned in
April with a belt asking Sir William to meet them at Onondaga in
May or June at a great Council of the Six Nations. Johnson went
to Onondaga in June, but the Delawares and Shawnese did not ap-
pear until the Council Fire had been covered, so he invited them to
meet him at Ft. Johnson and this folio records the treaty so held.

Sir William as usual was very frank in his speech about the perfidy
of the Shawnese and Delawares, but told them he was willing to be-
lieve they were bewitched by the French. If they had real grievances
he was willing to remove them and if they were willing to cease their
depredations he was ready to make a peace. To this the "Delaware
King or Chief" [probably Teedyuscung] replied he would inform his
people on his return home of what had been said and send an
answer. At this Sir William called a meeting of the few chiefs of the
Six Nations and told them what he intended to say to the Delawares
and asked them to second it. They in turn gave the Delawares a
scolding so that the next day the Delaware chief promised to keep
his people at Tioga quiet but said he had no control of the Delawares
who lived near the French at Ft. Duquesne.

An interesting episode at this treaty was the receipt during the
council of the king's patent creating Johnson a baronet and appoint-
ing him sole agent of Indian affairs. He showed and explained the
patent to the Indians. A Seneca Chief made a congratulatory
speech and Sir William furnished a "tub of punch."

N U T E S

O P

CONFERENCES,

HELD WITH THE

INDIANS, at EASTON,

In the Months of July and November ^ 1756*

TOGETHER WITH

Two MESSAGES fent by the Government to the

Indians redding on Safquebanriah ; and the REPORT of the Com-
mittee appointed by the Assembly to attend the GO VERNOR at
the laft of the faid Conferences.

PHI LAD E LP H lA-

Printed and Sold by B. F R A N K L I N, and D HALL, at the

New-Printmg-Office^ near the Market. MPCCLVII.

MINUTES OF CONFERENCES AT EASTON
IN JULY AND NOVEMBER, 1756.

Printed at Philadelphia by Franklin, I J 57

Collation. Folio, pp. 32.

Size of Letterpress. 12^ x 6^.

Copies Located. HSP. APS. CPC, JCB.

Synopsis. This is a record of two conferences and two messages
to the Indians in an attempt to stop the Indian depredations on the
frontiers. The first message refers to the conference in February at
Ft. Johnson and the one at the home of Israel Pemberton in April
and is dated Phila. April, 1756. The Governor sends a message to
the Delawares and Shawnese on the Susquehanna by some of the
Indians who were at Pemberton's. He offers peace if they give
up their captives.

The second item in the book is the account of a conference at Easton
beginning July 28, 1756, with Teedyuscung and fourteen other Dela-
wares. In his speech the Governor recounts the causes of the trouble
with the Delawares and Shawnese in great detail and Teedyuscung
promised to do all the English asked. The account shows something
of the amount of wampum required for a treaty.

The third part of the book is a council at Easton beginning Novem-
ber 8th, with the Delawares and Shawnese. Teedyuscung is again
in the lime-light quibbling on his old grievance about land. Captain
Newcastle, one of the Sachems of the Six Nations who attended the
conference in July, had died in the meantime.

MINUTES

O F

CONFERENCES,

HELD WITH THE

INDIANS,

At Harris's Ferry, and at Lancaster,

In March, April, 2sA May, 1757.

PHILADELPHIA',

Printed and Sold by B P R A N K L I N, and D. H A L L, &t the
Nm-Printiti^Officiy near the Market. MDCCLVa

TREATY HELD IN MARCH, APRIL AND
MAY, 1757, BETWEEN GEORGE CRO-
GHAN REPRESENTING SIR WM. JOHN-
SON, AND THE INDIANS AT HARRIS
FERRY AND LANCASTER.

Printed at Philadelphia by Franklin, 1757

Collation. Large folio, pp. 22. Sigs. [A] to F in twos.

Size of Letterpress. 12^/2 x 6^.

Copies Located. NYPL. LCP. HSP. APS. CPC. N. P. M. LC. D. Friend.

Synopsis. These minutes cover two distinct conferences ; the first
was held at the house of John Harris in April with George
Croghan alone of the whites and the second in May at Lancaster at
which Governor Denny attended with a large following. At both
places there were deputies from all of the Six Nations and also from
the Delawares, Nanticokes and Conestogas. The printed account
is George Croghan's report to Sir Wm. Johnson of the Minutes
kept at the conferences. There is also a report of Conrad Weiser of
a journey to Shamokin in April, 1743, on the affairs of Virginia and
Maryland.

It was expected that Teedyuscung and his Delaware followers
would come to the treaty to settle the complaints he had made the
previous year at Easton but although the Indians waited more than
a month for him he did not come. He sent various excuses, one of
which was a shortage of provisions, on which the Governor sent him
a supply but still he did not come. The Mohawks said the Dela-
wares had sent them a haughty speech in which they said they were
no longer subject to the Six Nations. It was evident that Teedyus-
cung did not want to treat with the whites when the Mohawks were
present. This appeared later in the year at the treaty at Easton. The
conferences were of some interest and importance but the results were
small.

See Winsor Nar. and Crit. Hist., V, 596.

PROCEEDINGS

AND

TREATY

WITH

The Shawanefe^ Nanticokes^ and Mohikander

INDIANS,

Living

At Otfwingo, on one of the Weft Branches of the
Sufquehanna River

NEGOTIATED

At For/- 7oy6;^«, in the County of Albany, in the Province

of N E W -r 0 R K ,

B Y

The Honourable Sir William Jobnfon^ Bart. ^c.

PtJBtlSHEO
By Order of his Excellency the Right Honourable

JOHN Earl of LOUDOUN,

Commander in Chief of all His Majefl;'j Forces in Utrtb-Amtnta, tic.

N E ly - r 0 R K:

Printed and Sold by J. Parker and W "Wevmaw, at the New Pfinting-OIRcc in
Biavtr-Sirtett mocclvk.

CONFERENCE WITH THE MOHICKAN-
DERS, SHAWANESE AND NANTICOKES
AT FT. JOHNSON, IN APRIL, 1757.

Printed at New York by Parker & Weyman, IJSJ

Collation. Folio, pp. 14. The signature marks are peculiar. Title, verso
blank, i leaf; pages iii — 6, Sig. A in two; pp. 7-10, no mark; pp. 11-14, D
in two.

Size of Letterpress. loj/g x 5%6-

Copies Located. HLE. LCP. HC. D.

Synopsis. The year 1757 was exceptional for treaties with the
Indians. At the same time that this treaty was being held at Ft.
Johnson, George Croghan, Sir Wm. Johnson's deputy, was meeting
the deputies of these and other Indians at Harris Ferry and Lan-
caster. These delegates came to Ft. Johnson by an error. In the
previous January Sir William had sent a belt to the Shawnese
Chief for information and with a request that they would be ready
to join the English arms if they should be called upon. The message
was understood by them to be an invitation to a council at Ft. John-
son and they came accordingly. Sir William was equal to the occa-
sion and made them welcome and by his good address and diplomacy
secured their friendship and sent them home well pleased. The
Mohickanders gave him an interesting account of how they happened
to be living at Otsiningo on the Susquehanna with the Shawnese
and Nanticokes.

The proceedings also give an account of why the Cayugas were not
present. They had intended to come with these Indians having
been asked by Sir William to come to Ft. Johnson but they had re-
ceived intelligence from the Oneidas that the latter expected to be
attacked by the French and the Cayugas were therefore holding them-
selves ready to assist the Oneidas.

Sabin, No. 65,759, cites a Boston edition the same year in folio but I
have not seen it. Winsor Nar. and Crit. Hist., V, 581 and 596 refers to
Sabin but cites no location of the Boston edition.

MINUTES

o F

CONFERE SCES,

HELD WITH THE

INDIANS,

E A S T O JSl,

In the Months of Ji/Vj', and Aui^ujl^ 1 75 7.

P H I LA D E L P H 1 A:

Printed and Sold by B. FRANKLIN, and D. HALL, at the
New-Printing-OJice, near the Market. iMDCCLVH.

TREATY HELD IN AUGUST, 1757, AT
EASTON BETWEEN THE PROVINCE OF
PENNSYLVANIA AND TEEDYUSCUNG,
KING OF THE DELAWARES, REPRE-
SENTING TEN TRIBES OF INDIANS.

Printed at Philadelphia by Franklin, IJ S7

Collation. Large folio, pp. 24. Sigs. [A] to F in twos.

Size of Letterpress. 12^ x 6^.

Copies Located. D. LCP. HSP. APS. CPC. N. LC. HLE. Friend.

Synopsis. There were present Governor Denny with his Council
and many other officials and citizens, Teedyuscung and the representa-
tives of the Ten Nations, i.e. the Six Nations with the Delawares,
Shawnese, Nanticokes and Mohicans. George Croghan attended to
represent Sir William Johnson and wrote the published report.
Thomas McKee, Conrad Weiser and John Pumpshire were the In-
terpreters.

The Treaty was a most important one, for at it peace was made
between the Province of Pennsylvania and the Indians that had for
years devastated frontiers. Teedyuscung did most of the talking for
the Indians and proved a most difficult person to negotiate with. The
fact that the Six Nations had called the Delawares women and for-
bidden them to sell land still rankled in his mind and he insisted on
taking up some of the old land questions which Governor Denny
told him had been referred by the Crown to Sir William Johnson to
investigate and settle. He objected to going before Sir William
whom he said he did not know though he admitted that he was the
great friend of the Indians. Evidently he feared to meet there the
great men of the Six Nations who would take charge of affairs and
relegate him to a back seat. So captious was he that he was finally
reproved by another Delaware Chief who said, "What, has not our
brother desired you to bring us down by the hand to make Peace?
Why don't you do it? We have been here these twenty days and have
heard nothing but scolding and disputing about land. Settle the
Peace and let all these disputes stand till after." The peace was
finally declared, the Indians gave up some of the prisoners they had
taken and promised to send in the others.

The official deliberations began on July 25 th and ended on August
7th.

See Winsor Nar. and Crit. Hist., V, 596.

MESSAGE

FROM

Mis Excellency Francis Bernard, Erq;

Captain General Governor and Commander in Chief of New-Jerfey, &c.

T O

The MINIS INK INDIjiNS.

CONFERENCE

In Confequence thereof.
Held at BURLINGTON, Mgujl .the.jth and 8th, 1758.

Province of N E fF • J E R S E r

(L.S) By Hii Excellency FRANCIS BERNARD, Efq; Captain General.
Governor, and Commander in Chief of his Majefly's Colony of

New-Jerfey^ i^c

To Tcxdeulcung, King oj the Delaware Indians, by Mofes Totamy and Ifaac

Stelic, Meljcngen aeputedby me:. Greeting,

WAS furprifed on my Arrival here, with Jiis Majefty's Royal Commlffion,
as Governor of this his Province, to find, that Invafions have been lately
niadepn the Inhabitants of this Colony, and much 31ood fhed by Indians,,
luppofcd to be thofe of Mimjirik or Pompton, who have refided within
this Colony, and have fome Time fince withdrawn themfelves • And as I have
no Knowledge of any Reafon they, or any of them, have for being difcontented,
01 offering Violence to the Inhabitants of bis Majefty's Colony under my Go-
vernment , and no publick Complaints have been made by the Indians of
Mtmjink or Pomptou^ formerly Inhabitants of this Colony, at any of the
Conferences held between the Commiflioners of New-Jerfey, and the Indian.
Inhahitants of the fame , to prevent any further Hoftilities, I hereby fend you
this Power, to go to the Indians of Mtmjink and Pompton, formerly Inhabi-
tants of this Colony , and in my Name, to dcfire them to defift from Hoftilities,
and kindly to invite them to a Conference with this Colony ; and to afTurc them
jbat they fhall be received in the moft friendly Manner, and every Endeavour
(hall be iifed to cft.iblifli and confirm a Friendthip between the Sabjedtsof our
Great King GEORGE, our common Father, and them, as a Thing of the
greateft Ufe. / You are to enforce the natural AfFedlion between us and them,
and how much it is for their Intercft to be at Peace with a People, who have
the Means of making them happy and cafy, and have, by the Bleflings of Pro-
vjdence, Provifions, and every NeceiTary of Life in plenty, fufBcient to fup-
ply their Frienda in Diftrefs.

A As

A MESSAGE FROM HIS EXCELLENCY
FRANCIS BERNARD, ESQ., TO THE MIN-
ISINK INDIANS. AND A CONFERENCE
HELD AT BURLINGTON, AUGUST THE
7TH AND 8TH, 1758.

Philadelphia, I'J^S

Collation. Pp. 6. Caption title.

Size of Letterpress. 10 x 5§^.

Copy Located. HSP. [The Brinley copy.]

Synopsis. The first item in this paper is a letter from Governor
Bernard to Teedyuscung to the effect that depredations on the New
Jersey settlers have been committed by the Minisink Indians and the
Governor asks him to confer with that tribe and invite them to a
conference. This letter which constitutes the "Message" is dated
25 June, 1758.

The conference was attended by the Governor and several members
of the Council and the Indians with John Pumpshire as interpreter.
After the usual formalities the Indians informed the Governor that
they received his overtures for peace with great pleasure and sug-
gested a council at the Forks of the Delaware where the Council Fire
was kindled at the next full moon after that date. To this sug-
gestion the Governor agreed.

MINUTES

O F

CONFERENCES,

HELD AT

0 AT,

In OCTOBER, 1758,

Witli the Chief Sachems and Warriors of the Mohawks^

Oneidwsy Qttondaects, Cajugar^ Senccas, Tufcaroras, Tuteloes, Sianiada-
nadi^roms, confifting of the Namicokes and Gonoyu who now make oiie
Naliori , CbugnuU^ Ddawar6St Uaamies, Maiickanders, or Mohichm ;
Mini/inks, and fy/i^t'ttgerft or Pitwjilom.

PIIlLAJOhELPHJA:

Pxiatcd and Sold by B. F R A N K L I N, and D. H A L L, at the

Nm-Print'mg-OJJice, near the Market. MDCCLVIH.

CONFERENCE AT EASTON IN OCTOBER,
1758, BETWEEN THE GOVERNORS OF
PENNSYLVANIA AND NEW JERSEY
AND INDIANS OF THE SIX NATIONS,
DELAWARES, MINNISINKS AND MANY
OTHER TRIBES.

Printed at Philadelphia by Franklin, I J 5^

Collation. Large folio, pp. 31. Sigs. [A] to H in twos.

Size of Letterpress. i2^x6>^.

Copies Located. D. HSP. APS. CPC. N. P. JCB. M. LC.

Synopsis. Present, Governors Denny and Bernard with their
Commissioners and others. George Croghan, Deputy agent under
Sir Wm. Johnson, 507 Indians representing fifteen tribes and Conrad
Weiser, Henry Montour, Stephen Calvin, Isaac Stille and Moses Tit-
tany, Interpreters. This conference was held to settle many things
left undone at the Treaty made at Easton in 1757. At that treaty
Teedyuscung, the Delaware chief, had been the chief man and done
all the talking for the Indians but now the great chiefs of the
Six Nations were present and one of the first questions they asked
was "Who made Teedyuscung a great man and wherefore is he
called a King?" He was careful at this Conference to call the Six
Nations "Uncles" and they treated him with scant courtesy. He
had promised the previous year to return all the captives he had, which
he had not done. One of the Oneida Chiefs rebuked him saying:
"Remember, cousin, you have made this promise in our presence. You
did it indeed before and you ought to have performed it. It is a
shame for one who calls himself a great man to tell Lies," with much
more to the same effect.

Many land matters were taken up and the government of Pennsyl-
vania agreed to renounce its claim to part of the land, it had bought
at Albany three years before and deed it back to the Indians.
New Jersey also settled the claim of the Minnisinks for all the land
they claimed in New Jersey.

THE

MINUTES

TREATY

HELD AT

E A S T O N, in Pemifylvama,

In Oaober, 1758.
B Y

The Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania,

AND

The Governor of New-Jersey j

WITH

The Chief Sachems and Warriors of the

MOHAWKS. NANTICOKES and CONOYS.

ONEYDOS, CHUGNUTS.

ONONDAGAS. DELAWARES,

CAYUGAS, UN AMIES,

SENEGAS. MOHICKONS,

TUSCARORAS, M I NI S INK S, and,

TUTELOES, WAPINGS.

Woodbridge, in Nem-Jerfey :

Punted and Sold by James Porker, Printer lo the Government of

Nnc-Jer/ty, 175?-

One of the events of the Conference was the arrival of the messen-
gers who had accompanied Christian Frederick Post on his journey
to Ohio. They reported a message from the Ohio Indians and an
answer was sent in return.

This Treaty appears with the date 1759 on the title in the LCP, HLE,
and Friends copies.

CONFERENCE AT EASTON IN OCTOBER,

1758.

Reprinted at Woodbridge, New Jersey, by James
Parker J lys^

Collation. Folio, pp. 35.
Size of Letterpress. 10x5^^.
Copies Located. NYHS. NJ.

M I N U T E S '

O F

CONFERENCES,

HELD AT

BOSTON,

In A U G U S ty i-j6u

\(Vith the Chief Sachems and Warriors of the

0 NO NDAGOES, f CAYUGAS,

ONEIDASy t NANTtCOKES,

MOHICKONS, 1 DEL ATF ARES,

rUTELOESy i CONOrS.

PHILADELPHIA:

Printed and Sold by B. F R A N K L I N, and D. H A L L. at tlic
Niw-Printhig-Office, near tbc Market. MDCCLXI.

MINUTES OF CONFERENCE IN AUGUST,
1761, AT EASTON, WITH ONONDAGAS,
CAYUGAS, ONEIDAS, NANTICOKES,
MOHICANS, DELAWARES, TUTELOES
AND CONOYS.

Printed at Philadelphia by Franklin, Ij6l

Collation. Folio, pp. 18. Sigs. [A] to E in twos.

Size of Letterpress. 125^ x 6H-

Copies Located. LCP. HSP. CPC. BPL. P. D.

Synopsis. Present Lt. Gov. James Hamilton and others with
representatives of the eight tribes to the amount of nearly 500.
Samuel Weiser, James Sherlock, Joseph Pepy, Interpreters. The con-
ference began August 3rd and ended August 12th. The business of
the treaty consisted largely of questions about law and captives.
Teedyuscung was there again trying to open up questions that he
himself had settled at previous treaties. The question of the settle-
ment made by the Connecticut claimants at Wyoming was discussed.
The Indians were requested to annul the sale of any lands they had
sold to Connecticut settlers. The Cayugas said they had given to
Sir Wm, Johnson all the white captives of their tribe, but the Dela-
wares and others had not complied with their promise made at Easton
in 1758 to do so.

MINUTES

o I

CONFERENCES,

HELD AT

LANCASTER,

In AUGUST, i-j6z.

With the Sachems and Warriors of feveral Tribes of

Northern and JVeftern INDIANS.

PHILADELPHIA:

Printed and Sold by B. F R A N K L I N, and D. H A L L, at the
NewPrinting-Office, near the Market. MDCCLXIII.

MINUTES OF CONFERENCES AT LANCAS-
TER IN AUGUST, 1762, WITH NORTHERN
AND WESTERN INDIANS.

Printed at Philadelphia by Franklin, Ijdj

Collation. Folio, pp. 36. Sigs. [A] to G in twos.

Size of Letterpress. 12^x6^/2.

Copies Located. LCP. HSP. APS. CPC. P. HEH. D. Friend.

Synopsis. The conference began August 1 1 th and ended August
28th. Present Lt. Gov. James Hamilton and others with repre-
sentatives of the Delawares, Shawnese, Twightees, Wawachtanies,
Tuscaroras and Kickapos. Isaac Stille and Frederick Post Inter-
preters. These were all from the Ohio country or the West. On
the 14th representatives of the Senecas, Onondagas, Cayugas, Oneidas
and Conoys attended. The affairs of this conference were most
interesting from the fact that many captives were brought to the
meeting to be given up and as the names of these captives are given
as well as their captors and the localities where they were taken, the
printed minutes take on an interest that is lacking in some printed
treaties.

The Connecticut claims to land at Wyoming were discussed and
the Indians said that Connecticut had paid some Indians $2,000.00
for this land but that the sale had never been discussed in the Councils
of the Six Nations and was therefore void.

Teedyuscung was again in evidence and his affairs were finally
disposed of.

JOURNAL

OF THE

CONGRESS

OF THE FOUR

SOUTHERN GOVERNORS,

AND T H fj

SUPERINTENDENT OF THAT DISTRICT,

WITH THE.

FIVE NATIONS OF INDIANS,

AT AUGUSTA, 1 763.

SOUTHiCAROLIN A.-
CHARLES-TOWN: PmNTiD BY PETER TIMOTHY, M.BCc.ixr-r.

JOURNAL OF THE CONGRESS OF THE FOUR
SOUTHERN GOVERNORS . . . WITH
THE FIVE [SOUTHERN] NATIONS OF
INDIANS AT AUGUSTA IN NOVEMBER,

1763.

Collation. Folio, pp. [4] + 3 to 45.
Size OF Letterpress. 11^x5^.
Copy Located. W. J. DeRenne.

Synopsis. The first twenty-one pages are taken up with the cor-
respondence and deliberations over the place of holding the treaty,
Augusta being finally determined upon. The Congress was finally
opened November 5 with Governors Wright of Georgia, Boone of
South Carolina, Dobbs of North Carolina, and Lt. Gov. Fauquier
and Superintendent John Stuart representing the Southern Colonies
and about 700 Indians of the Cherokees, Choctaws, Chickasaws,
Creeks and Catawbas. The Interpreters were John Butler, James
Beamer, John Watts, James Colbert, Stephen Forrest and John
Proctor. Governor Wright opened the conference and made Super-
intendent Stuart spokesman for the whites. The minutes of the pro-
ceedings and reports of the various speeches occupy pages 21 to 38,
in which much friendship is professed on both sides, one Indian say-
ing they were "as good friends as if they had sucked one breast."
He thought the Traders made all the trouble and thought theirs
number should be limited to two.

Pages 38-41 record the Treaty agreed upon. The white people
were to be secure. The Indians forgiven past offenses. They were
to live together as one people. The Traders were to be protected.
Justice was to rule and all murderers were to be executed. And the
Boundaries occupied by the various tribes and the Whites were de-
fined. The remaindc. is devoted to correspondence about the treaty
in which is expressed distrust in the good faith of the Creeks, Fifty
copies of the Treaty were ordered printed. The Conference was a
very important one and the foregoing gives no idea of the details of
the grievances of both sides that were discussed.

E W

OF THE

TITLE

I N D I ^ N y4,

A TRACT OF COUNTRY

O N THE

RIVER OHIO

CONTA INING

Indian Conferences zx.'Jihnfon-Hall, in May, 1765 — the
Deed of the Six Nations to the Proprietors of Indiana— the
Minutes of the Congrefs at Fort Stanivix^ in OSfober and
Novemhir^ 1768— the Deed of the Indians, fettling the
Boundary Line between the Englifh and Indians Lands —
and the Opinion of Counfel on the Title of the Pro-
prietors of Indiana.

PHILADELPHIA:

Printed by S T Y N E R and C I S T, in Second-
Jlreet^ near Arch-Jlrcei. m dcc lxxvj.

VIEW OF THE TITLE TO INDIANA

Printed at Philadelphia, IJjO

Collation. Octavo, pp. 4.6.
Size of Letterpress.

Copies Located. LC. HEH. AAS. H. R. Wagner.

It is said that it was also issued without imprint and date but I have not
seen such a copy.

Synopsis. In the spring of 1763, a number of Traders were
plundered by the Shawnese, Delawares and others of the Ohio River
Indians of goods and furs to the value as was claimed of £80,000.
They represented their case to Sir Wm. Johnson, who laid it before
the Indians at the councils held at Ft. Johnson in 1765 and 1768.
At the latter the Indians agreed to give the traders a tract of land
south of the Ohio, and bordering on it and on the Monongahela
in payment. This grant by the Indians was not confirmed by the
King in 1770 when he ratified the treaty of 1768 establishing a
boundary line but the case was reserved for later consideration.

To more effectually prosecute their claims the traders gave power
of attorney to William Trent and during the negotiations and lobby-
ing necessary in London to get it allowed it became known as the
"Case of Wm. Trent."

Probably the first publication to contain these treaties is the "Case."
It is a quarto lO^^ inches by 8^4 with 8 pp. giving a resume of the
traders' case, and 24 pp. of Appendix which prints the Minutes
of the two treaties and the Indians deeds. This quarto I have seen
only in the New York Public Library, and that copy shows no evi-
dence of ever having had a title page; the only title is the caption to
the first leaf, case. It was probably printed in London about 1770.
The Appendix of the "Case" is the same as the "View of the Title to
Indiana" except that in the latter the legal opinions of Dagge and
others have been added.

This same subject is discussed in "Report of the Lords Commis-
sioners for Trade and Plantations on the Petition . . . for a Grant
of Land on the River Ohio," etc. Lond. 1772. The treaties were
again reprinted in "Plain Facts: being an Examination into the

MINUTES

CONFER ENCES,

HELD AT

F 0 R T ' P I T r^

In APRIL AND M A V, 1768,
UNDER THE DIRECTION OF

GEORGE C/^OGZ/^A; Efquire,

Deputy Agent for 7 ;VZ)/^;V AFFAIRS,
WITH THE

CHIEFS and WARRIORS

OF THE

Oho and other IVeftern INDIAN S,

PHILADELPHIA:

Printed and 5oId by WILLIAM GODDARD, at the Nev, Prmt.ng-
Ofjicz, in MarUt-Streit.

Rights of the Indian Nations of America to their respective Coun-
tries," etc. Phila. 1781, said to be by Samuel Wharton. Wharton
and Franklin were both interested in pressing the Claim at London
and it is not improbable that some of the tracts relating to it were
written by them. The whole case became a great land scheme which
was finally combined with others and was known then as The
"Walpole Company."

MINUTES OF CONFERENCE AT FT. PITT
IN APPvIL AND MAY, 1768.

Printed at Philadelphia by Hall, IJOq

Collation. Folio, pp. 22. Sigs. [A] to F in twos.
Size of Letterpress. 12^ x 6^.
Copies Located. LCP. HSP.

Synopsis. This conference was between George Croghan, Deputy
Agent for Indian Affairs, and Indians of the Six Nations, Delawares,
Shawnese, Munseys and Mohicans. Over iioo Indians attended.
Henry Montour was Interpreter.

The murders of Indians and whites was the first business and a
list of them is given. A Shawnese Chief accused the whites of hold-
ing forts in the Ohio country against the wishes of the Indians but
he was reproved by a speaker of the Six Nations who said that it was
agreed that when the French were driven out the English should
hold their forts. The alleged treaty of Col. Bradstreet with the
Indians in 1764 was produced to confound the Shawnese in their
contention.

One of the interesting cases considered was a settlement made at
Redstone Creek by some Pennsylvanians. They were ordered to
leave by the Governor but the Indians objected and asked them to
remain.

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