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taught us that they are all perlidious, and their Claim to Freedom and 

 Independency, puts it in their power to act as Spies, to entertain and give 

 intelligence to our Enemies, and to furnish them with Provisions and 

 Warlike Stores. To this fatal intercourse, between our pretended Friends 

 and open Enemies, we must ascribe the greatest of the Eavages and 

 Murders that have been committed in the course of this and the last In- 

 dian War. We, therefore, pray that this grievance be taken under con- 

 sideration and remedied. 



"Fifthly. We cannot help lamenting that no Provision has been hith- 

 erto made, that such of our Frontier Inhabitants as have been wounded 

 in defence of the Province, their Lives and Liberties, may be taken care 

 of, and cured of their Wounds at the publick Expense. We, therefore, 

 pray that this grievance may be redressed. 



"Sixthly. In the late Indian War this Province, with others of his 

 Majesty's Colonies, gave rewards for Indian Scalps, to encourage the 

 seeking them in their own Country, as the most likely means of destroy- 

 ing or reducing them to reason, but no such Encouragement has been 

 given in this War, which has damped the Spirits of many brave Men, 

 who are willing to venture their Lives in parties against the Enemy. 

 We, therefore, pray that public rewards may be proposed for Indian 

 Scalps, which may be adequate to the Dangers attending Enterprizes of 

 this nature. 



"Seventhly. We daily lament that numbers of our nearest and dearest 

 relatives are still in Captivity among the Savage Heathen, to be trained 

 up in all their ignorance and barbarity, or to be tortured to death with 

 all the contrivances of Indian cruelty, for attempting to make their escape 

 from bondage ; we see they pay no regard to the many solemn Promises 

 which they have made to restore our Friends who are in Bondage amongst 

 them. We, therefore, earnestly pray that no trade may hereafter be per- 

 mitted to be carried on with them, until our Brethren and Relatives are 

 brought home to us. 



"Eighthly. We complain that a certain Society of People in this 

 Province, in the late Indian War, and at several Treaties held by the 

 King's representatives, openly loaded the Indians with Presents, and that 

 J. P., a leader of the said Society, in deliance of all Government, not only 

 abetted our Indian Enemies, but kept up a private intelligence with them, 

 and publickly received from them a Belt of Wampum, as if he had been 

 our Governor, or authorized by the King to treat with his Enemies. By 

 this means the Indians have been taught to despise us as a weak and dis- 

 united people, and from this fatal Source have arose mauy of our Calami- 

 ties under which we groan. We humbl}^ pray, therefore, that this 

 Grievance may be redressed, and that no private subject be hereafter per- 

 mitted to treat with, or carry on a Correspondence with our Enemies. 



