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The Governor thereupon acquainted the Indians that he and his Coun- 

 cil would take their Speech into Consideration, and give them an answer 

 on Thursday morning. 



At a Council held at Philadelphia, on Thursday, 18th Mav, 1775. 



PRESENT : 



TheHonorable JOHN PENN, Esquire, Governor. 

 William Logan, Andrew Allen, ^ 



Benjamin Chew, Edward Shippen, Junr., f Esquires. 



The eight Cayuga Indians being sent for, attended at the Board in 

 order to receive the Governor's Answer to their Speech on Tuesday last, 

 which the Governor in part delivered to them; but as it appeared to the 

 Board that the Indians did not clearly and fully comprehend his mean- 

 ing, the Person who undertook to interpret to them not being sufficiently 

 acquainted with their Language, and the Indians expressing great Dis- 

 satisfaction on being informed that this Land had already been purchased 

 and paid for, it was agreed that Isaac Still, a Delaware Indian Interpreter, 

 should be immediately sent for, to interpret the Governor's answer to 

 the Indians in Council, on Saturday morning next. 



At a Council held at Philadelphia, on Saturday 20th May, 1775. 



PRESENT : 



The Honourable JOHN PENN, Esquire, Governor. 

 William Logan, Andrew Allen, ) 



James Tilghman, Edward Shippen, Junr., f ^ 



The eight Cayuga Indians, by desire of the Governor, again attended 

 the Board, with the Indian Interpreter Isaac Still, and having taken 

 their seats, the Speaker repeated over the speech he had delivered to 

 the Governor on Tuesday last, which was the same in substance as 

 entered on the minutes of that Day, and the Governor returned them 

 his Answer, which was fully explained to them by Isaac Still, and is as 

 follows. Viz: 



"Brethren: The Tract of Land you mention, consisting of 500 

 Acres, part of the Conestogo Manor, where old Sohaes dwelt, was in- 

 cluded in a purchase long since made from the Indians, notwithstanding 

 which, I agree that Sohaes and his Family had the Proprietaries' permis- 

 sion to live thereon as long as they chose to remain in the inhabited 

 part of the Country. Some time after the Death of Sohaes, aiid all his 

 Family that resided there in the year 1763, there was a Treaty held at 

 Fort Stanwix, to which I was invited by Sir William Johnson, in order 

 to treat with the Indians, concerning the Purchase of a large Tract of 

 Land, part of which lay in the King's Governments and ])art in the 

 Province of Pennsylvania; At this Treaty the last great Indian purchase 



