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Give ear, said Tawenna, my brethren, of Philadel- 

 phia, the Conestogoe Indians, the ShaAvanese, the 

 Ganawese, and Delawares, have somewhat to say, 

 which they will speak presently. 



They say, they look upon the Governor as if William 

 Penn himself were present. They are four nations and 

 among them are several foolish people, as if they were 

 just sprung from the earth; but that since their first 

 friendship with William Penn, they never have received 

 any wrong or injury from him or any of his people. — 

 That several foolish people among them committed follies 

 and indiscretions, but they hope these will never inter- 

 rupt the friendship which is between their people and 

 us, for that they and all William Penn's people are as 

 one people, that eat as it were, with one mouth, and are 

 one body, and one heart. 



Then presenting a belt of wampum of eight rows, 

 they say : They would not have the Governor grieve too 

 much for the rash inconsiderations that' of late have been 

 committed; they must be buried and forgot, for that what 

 has happened was done by their friends ; if it had been 

 done by their enemies, they would have resented it, but 

 that we and they are one ; that they have always met 

 with justice and kindness from William Penn, and from 

 all the Governors whom he had sent here, and thus do 

 all the Indians of Conestogoe, Delaware, the Shawanese 

 and Ganawese, say. That they are extremely glad and 

 satisfied with Avhat the Governor said to those yesterday, 

 it greatly rejoiced their hearts that they had no such 

 speech made to them since the time that the great 

 William Penn was amongst them, all was good, and 

 nothing was amiss. 



Then presenting four strings of wampum, they say : 

 They will visit the Governor at Philadelphia, after the 



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