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was made, for which I then paid the Indians ten thousand Dolkirs. But 

 before the Treaty was finished, Sir William Johnson informed me that 

 the Indians expected to be paid for the 500 acres of Land, part of the 

 Conestogo Manor, where Sohaes dwelt; I accordingly agreed to pay 

 them for it. The Price agreed on was two hundred Pounds, York 

 Money, or five hundred dollars, the Value of which was then delivered 

 in Goods to Togaiaio, the Cayuga Chief, to be distributed as he thought 

 proper, and the Deed I now show you, for the land I bought of the In- 

 dians at that Treaty, signed by the Chiefs of the Six Nations, expressly 

 includes this five hundred acres of Land. 



"Having, therefore, already purchased the Land twice, it cannot rea- 

 sonably be expected that I should pay for it again. However, as you 

 have come from a great Distance, under an Expectation of selling this 

 Land, and perhaps did not receive so great a Proportion of the Goods I 

 delivered at Fort Stanwix, as should have been paid to the Eelations of 

 Sohaes, and to show you the Desire I have to preserve Peace and Friend- 

 ship with the Indians, and that Avhen they pay me a visit they should 

 not go away dissatisfied; I am willing to make you a Present, which I 

 hope you will think a generous one ; I, therefore, desire you will accept 

 of these three hundred Dollars. 



A Belt. 



The Indians, accordingly, very gladly accepted the three hundred 

 Dollars, and signed a Receipt for the same on the back of the Deed exe- 

 cuted at Fort Stanwix, expressing it to be in full Satisfaction of all 

 claims of Sohaes' Family to the said five hunded Acres of Land. 



William Henry to President Beed, 1780. 



Lancaster, July the od, 1780. 



Sir: In a Letter from Col. Atlee, of the 1st inst., I have the following 

 Paragraph from your Excellency's of the 22d ult.: 



" Tlie Deficiencies of Lancaster County in the Taxes is become a most 

 serious Consideration. The Treasurer informs us that only Three Town- 

 ships have paid off their Fifteen Million Taxes, while the Counties here 

 which have been invaded, distressed and plundered, have paid oft* their 

 Fifteen Million, their Forty-five, and Three of their Monthly Taxes. Is 

 not this melancholy?" I am sorry Mr. Rittenhouse has not understood 

 my last Letter to him on that Subject, though perhaps the Fault may be 

 my own ; be that as it may, the Fact is, that the whole of the First Tax 

 for 1779, except a Balance in the Hands of Three of the Collectors (who 

 are sued) is paid into my Hands ; and I have paid at Sundry Times about 

 £163,000 to the Treasurer, and by his Order, &c.; and have Orders of 

 Congress for more than the Amount of the First Tax; at the Time I 

 wrote so the State Treasurer there were but Three Townships who had 



