74 LETTER III. 



" great way to brighten the Chain of Friendfliip 

 '* between him and them, and between his Peo- 

 ** pie and your People: that the Chain of Friend- 

 " ihip between him and the Cherrokee Indians is 

 ** like the Sun, which both fhines here and alfo 

 " upon the great Mountains, and equally warms 

 the Hearts of the Indians and of the EngliJJj : 

 That as there are no Spots or Blacknefs in the 

 Sun, fo there is not any Ruft or Foulnefs in this 

 Chain ; and as the Great King has faflened one 

 end of it to his own Breaft, he defires you will 

 carry the other end of the Chain, and fallen 

 it well to the Breaft oi Moytoy oi'feUiquo^ and 

 to the Breafts of your old Wife Men, your 

 Captains, and all your People, never more to 

 be broken or made loofe; and hereupon we 

 *' give two Pieces of Blue Cloth. 



** The Great King and the Cherrokee Indians 

 being thus faftened together by the Chain of 

 Friendrtiip, he has ordered his People and 

 Children the EngliJJo in Carolina^ to trade with 

 '• the Indians^ and to furnifh them with all man- 

 *' ner of Goods that they want, and to make hafte 

 " to build Houfes, and to plant Corn from Charles 

 *' Town towards the Town of the Cherrokees be- 

 *' hind the Great Mountains ; for he defires that 

 '' the Indians and EngUJh may live together as the 

 '* Children of one Family, whereof the Great 

 '' King is a kind^ and loving Father, And as the 



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