THE INIJIAN TKEATY llEhV AT LANCASTER. 73 



"The World at tlio first was made on the other side of the Great water 

 different from what it is on this side, as may be known from the different 

 Colour of Our Skin and of Our Flesh, and that whieh you call Justice 

 may not be so amongst us. You have your Laws and Customs and so 

 have we. The Great King might send you over to Conquer the Indians, 

 but looks to us that God did not approve of it, if lie had, he would not 

 have Placed the Sea where it is, as the Limits between us and you."' 



"Brother Assaraquoa.- 



" Though great things are well remembered among Us, Yet we don't 

 remember that we were ever Conquered by the Great King, or that we 

 have been employ'd by that Great King to conquer others ; if it was so 

 it is beyond our Memory. We do remember we were employed by Ma- 

 ryland to Conquer the Conestogo's, and that the Second time we were at 

 War with them we carry'd them all off." 



"Brother Assaraquoa: 



"You Charge us with not acting agreeable to our Peace with the Ca- 

 tawbas ; we will repeat truly t© you what was done : The Governor of 

 New York at Albany, in behalf of Assaraquoa, gave us several Belts 

 from the Cherikees and Catawbas, and we agreed to a Peace if those 

 Nations would send some of their Great men to Us to confirm it face to 

 face, and that they would Trade with us, and desired that they would 

 appoint a time to meet at Albany for this Purpose, but they never came." 



"Brother Assaraquoa; 



"We then desired a Letter might be sent to the Catawbas and Cheri- 

 kees to desire them to come and confirm the Peace. It was long before 

 an Answer came, but we met the Cherikees and Confirmed the Peace, 

 and seat some of Our People to take care of them untill they returned to 

 their own Country. 



" The Catawbas refused to come, and sent us word that we were but 



Women; that they were men and double men for they had two P s; 



that they could make Women of us, and would be always at War with 

 us. They are a deceitful People ; Our Brother Assaraquoa is deceived 

 by him; we don't blame him for it, but are sorry he is so deceived." 



" Brother Assaraquoa : 



"We have confirm'd the Peace with the Cherikees, but not Avith the 

 Catawbas. They have been Treacherous, and know it, so that the War 

 must continue till one of Us is destroyed. This we think Proper to tell 

 you, that you may not be Troubled at Avhat we do to the Catawbas. 



" Brother Assaraquoa : 



"We will uow Speak to the Point between us. You say you will 

 agree with us to the Koad. We desire that may be the Road which was 

 last made (the Waggon Poad.) It is always a custom among Brethren 

 or Strangers to use each other kindly. You have some very ill-natured 



