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thing hereafter falls out, you may be assured I shall as 

 well know how to do justice, as I have now showed you 

 mercy, for which they return the Governor their hearty 

 thanks, and Opessah assures that if hereafter any such 

 thing should happen, he himself would be executioner, 

 and burn them that should dare do it. 



The Senequois acquaint: 



That Opessah being thereto solicited by John Hans 

 Steelman, had sent out some of his people, either to 

 bring back or kill Francis De Le Tore and his company. 

 Opessah, he affirms he was entirely innocent, for that 

 John Hans came to his cabin, where he and his young 

 people, who were there going a hunting, were in coun- 

 cil, told him that some of his slaves and dogs (meaning 

 Le Tore and company) were fled, therefore desired him 

 forthwith to send some of his people to bring them back 

 or kill them, and take goods for their trouble, at which 

 motive Opessah being surprised, told him that he ought, 

 by no means, to discourse after that manner before young 

 people Avho were going to the woods, and might, 

 by accident, meet those people, and therefore ordered 

 him to desist, utterly denying his requesl. 



The Senoquois also acquainted the Governor that Le 



Tore had taken a boy from them and had sold 



him at New York, and requested the Governor 



would enquire after him, that he might hear from him 



again.^' 



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