Conversation with the Indians, April 19, 1756 - 2
of this Province & the Indians & were very desirous to know
what could be the occasion thereof, there have been a great
number of White People for some years past settled in this
Province, who of different Principle from the first Settlers &
perhaps thro' the misconduct of some Imprudent persons
amongst them & the rashness of some their own Young Men
there may have been occasion given on Each Side wch
hath brought on so great a disturbance that their Cousins ye
Delawares have been very cruell in murdering the
Inhabitants & Laying waste the Country wch has greatly exaspe
:rated the Governor. that a Warr against them was now declar'd
& the people were determin'd to Revenge themselves upon them
and yet there were a great Number of People who were of the
same faith & Principles with their Brother Onas who had
been dead Some years, [affected] & Could not go
to Warr, who were nearly affected to observe such a breach
of Friendship with the Indians & were very desirous of
demonstrating the Sincerity of our Love towards them, by
exerting our utmost endeavours to restore that peace &
Harmony wch formerly Subsisted between us, to effect wch :
we were not unwilling (as Onas was absent & we had
not the Comand of his money) at our own espence & in our
own persons, thro: the assistance of the Governor, who had
been consulted on ye occasion to go into their Country, or by
any other method they should on consideration exercise to
Scarroyada
What hath been said to us present. I Suppose
may be also intended for our Brethren of the Six nations
& in their name I shall answer --
We have always maintained a great esteem for
the memory of Onas who is dead, & for the People of this
Province, we so have formerly been told they were such
who were of the same [Spirit] Heart with him & could not join in Warr
[Transcribed by Marie Pellissier]
