THE IXDIAX TREATY HEM) AT LANCASTER. ,59 



Whicli was received with tlic usual Cercinouy. 



"Brotlier, the Governor ol' Maryland: 



"You tell us that when about seven years ago you heard Ijy Our 

 Brother Onasof our Claim to some Lands in your Province, vou took no 

 notice of it, believing, as you say, that when we should come to reconsider 

 that matter we should find that we had no right to make anv Complaint 

 of the Governor of Maryland, and would drop our demand. And that 

 when about two years ago we mentioned it again to our Brother Onus, 

 you say We did it in such terms as looked like a design to Terrify you ; 

 and you tell us further, that we must be beside ourselves in using such a 

 rash expression as to tell you we know how to do ourselves Justice if you 

 should still refuse. It is true we did say so, but without any ill design — 

 for we must inform you that when we first desired Our Brother Onas to use 

 his influence with you to procure us satisfaction for Our Lands, We at the 

 same time desired him, in case you should disregard our Demand, to write 

 to the Great King beyond the Seas, who would own Us for his Children as 

 well as you, to compel you to do us Justice. And two years ago, when 

 we found that you paid no regard to Our Just demand, nor that Brother 

 Onas had convey 'd our Complaint to the Great King over the Seas, we 

 were resolved to use such Expressions as would make the greatest Im- 

 pressions on your minds, and we find it had its effect, for you tell us 

 'That your Wise men held a Council together and agreed to Invite us, 

 and to enquire of Our Eight to any of your Lauds; and if it should be 

 found that we had a Eight we were to have a Compensation made for 

 them ;' and, likewise, you tell us that our Brother, the Governor of 

 Maryland, by the Advice of these wise men has sent you to brighten the 

 Chain, and to assure us of his willingness to remove whatsoever impedes 

 a good understanding between us. This shows that your wise men 

 understand our Expressions in their true sense. We had no design to 

 Terrify you, but to put you on doing us the Justice you had so long de- 

 layed. Your wise men have done well ; and as there is no obstable to a 

 Good understanding between us, except this aftiiir of the Land, we on 

 our Parts do give you the Strongest assuraiices of our Good Dispositions 

 towards you, and that we are as desirous as you to Brighten the Chain 

 and to put away all hindrances to a perfect good understandmg; and in 

 token of our sincerity we give you this Belt of Wampum." 



Which was received, & the Interp'r ordered to give the ,Io-hah. 



"Brother, the Governor of Maryland: 



"When you mentioned the affair of the Land Yesterday, you went 

 back to old Times, and told us you had been in possession of the Prov- 

 ince of :^[aryland above One hundred Years; but what is one hundred 

 years in comparison to the length of Time since our Claim began.'* 

 Since we came out of this Ground? For we must tell you that long 



