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looking upon the Governor, as if William Penn was 

 present, they desire, that m case any disorders should 

 hereafter happen between their young and ours, we 

 would not be too hasty in resenting any such accident, 

 until their council and ours can have some opportmiity to 

 treat amicably upon it, and so to adjust all matters as 

 that the friendship between us may still be inviolably, 

 preserved. 



Presents another parcel of dressed skins and desires .• 

 That we may now be together as one people, treating 

 one another's children kindly and affectionately on all 

 occasions. He proceeds, and says : Tliat they consider 

 theroselves, in this treaty, as the full plenipotentiaries 

 emd representations of the Five Nations, and they look 

 upon the Governor as the Great King of England's 

 Representative, and therefore they expect that every 

 thing now stipulated Avill be made absolutely firm and 

 good on both sides. 



Presents a bmidle of bear skins, and says: That 

 having now made a firm league with us as becomes owe 

 brothers, they complain that they get too little for their 

 slcins and fm's, so as they cannot live by their hunting. — 

 They desire as, therefore, to take compassion on 

 them and contrive some way to help them in that 

 particular. 



Presenting a few furs, he speaks only as for himself to 

 acquaint the Governor that the Five Nations having 

 heard that the Governor of Virginia wanted to speak 

 with tliem. He himself, with some of his company, 

 intend to proceed to Virginia, but do not laiow the way 

 how to get safe thither. 



At a comicil held at the house of John Cartledge, Esq. 

 near Conestoga, July 8th, 1721. Present, Gov. Keith, 



