Journal of Christian Frederick Post, June 20, 1758 - 2
on which there started out a great number of Indians out of the Houses,
many with painted Faces and upwards of 40 strangers of
different Tribes, some of whom I knew. I observed that they are
upon their guard, & have scouts out. We went to Teedyuscungs
house, which was as full as it could hold. He told me that some
of their people were gone to Shamokin a little before our arrival.
I met there Captive woman Cobus Decker’s Daughter from
Jerseys near Minisinly and an Indian Trader Lawrence Bork
of Lancaster County, who has been with them the whole time of
the war. When we had been awhile there Teedyuscung called all
their Men together.
First I told them in general the intent of my coming and told
Teedyuscung my instructions and gave him the Governor’s
answers with a string of Wampum; with which they all seemed
well pleased. I then read to them the speech & repeated
it three times, that they might get the full meaning of it: Augustus
interpreted it, and they were well pleased and satisfied and were
very attentive to the Words which they had heard, & returned
many Thanks for the same. Then delivered the Belt. Then Teedy
uscung showed me two chiefs and several other Indians from
Allegheny who proposed to go down to Philadelphia; but the
idle reports which they had all along heard had them suspicious
and afraid. I told them that I was glad to see them, and as I had
been twice married among them; I had a Great Love towards
their nation and would speak very free with them and they
might believe me. After we had discoursed awhile together, they
shook Hands with me, and tole me Brother, we are very glad
to see you, & have a long Time wished to become one of the Inhabitants
of Pennsylvania with whom we could speak ourselves. For we
cannot believe all that we hear, and know not what is true and
what is false. Then the rest of the People, women and Children
came to see me, and welcomed me to their Town. But unhappily
a woman had brought 5 gallons of Rum of some Body did not know
his name, but supposed he was a Jew in Easton, with which most
of them got drunk, 2 beat their wives almost to Death. And I
know that those who suffer such abuse, must sigh & groan to
God, against those who sell them the Liquor.
28th: The Indians from Allegheny came early to visit me, invited
me to their Fire, & to break fast with them on Bears meat &, Turkey
At Breakfast they asked me many Questions which I gave them
a true answer to. They said that the Indians thro the many idle
[Transcribed by Alexa Ishibashi]
