76 LETTER III. 



" Lands which belong to the Great King ; and 

 *' if any fuch attempt fliall be made, you mufl: 

 *' acquaint the Ejiglijh Governour therewith, and 

 *' do whatever he diredls, in order to maintain 

 *' and defend the Great King's Right to the 

 ** Country of Carolina \ whereupon we give 

 *' Five Hundred weight of Swan Shot and Five 

 " Hundredweight of Bullets." 



*' That if any Negro Slaves fliall run awayin- 

 *' to the Woods from their EngliJJ:) Matters, the 

 *' Cherrokee Indians fliall endeavour to apprehend 

 *' them, and either bring them back to the Plan- 

 '* tation from whence they run away, or to the 

 '^ Governour ; And for every Negro fo appre- 

 *' hended and brought back, the Indian wha 

 " brings him fliall receive a Gun and a Watch 

 " Coat; whereupon we give a Box ofVermili- 

 " on, Ten thoufand Gun-flints, and Six dozen 

 '' of Hatchets." 



'* That if by accidental Misfortune it fliould 

 '^ happen, that an EngVijJdman fliould kill an In- 

 *' dian^ the King or Great Man of the Cherrokees 

 *' fliould firfl: complain to the EngliJId Govern- 

 *' our, and the Man who did it fliall be puniflied 

 •' by the Efiglifi Laws, as if he had killed an 

 *' Englijhnan , and in like manner, if an I?:- 

 *' dian kills an Englipvian^ the Indian who did 

 '' it fliall be delivered up to the Governour, and 

 " be puniflied by the fame Englijl: Law, as if he 



" were 



