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in two months' time to wait upon the Governor 

 personally, to return their hearty thanks for such lo\'>e 

 from him and his Government." 



James Logan, Secretary, being on business up the 

 farther end of the Great Valley, on the road to Cones- 

 toga, went to the Susquehanna, at the request of the 

 Governor, where he, by appointment with the Indians, 

 who were desirous to speak with him on the 27th of 

 June, met them at the house of John Cartledge, The 

 chiefs of the JMingoes or Conestogoe Indians, the sachem 

 or chief of the Shawanese, the chief of the Ganawese, 

 wltli several of their people and some of the Delaware^, 

 had assembled there ; John Cartledge and Peter Bi- 

 zaillon, interpreter, having seated themselves; James 

 Logan addi'essed the Indians, '•telling them that as they 

 had been long expected at Philadelphia, in pursuance of 

 their own messages for that purpose ; but instead of 

 coming, had lately sent to the Governor, desiring some 

 reasons that he would come up to them. Here their old 

 friends, with whom they had been acquainted in their 

 treaties for twenty years past, being now come on 

 business into these parts were willing to hear from 

 themselves, not only how it was with them, but tli^e 

 occasion of their delaying their journey to Philadelphia 

 so long, and at length sending the said message to the 

 Governor. They hereupon sat silent without appearing 

 ready to speak to any thing, and making no return, the 

 secretary pressed them to answer him, telling them that 

 he asked these questions in behalf of the Governor and 

 Government, that they themselves had appeared desi- 

 rous to speak to him, and that as they now had an 

 opportunity they ought to proceed and speak their minds 

 freely. To which at length they answered, that there 

 had been lately killed, by the southern Indians, twelve 



